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other way up

Inverted Motorsports flies the BAE Hawk in the Jet World Championship. Real jets fight in a marked box of sky above the arena, and the person pulling the trigger sits on the ground.

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Next roundDoha, 24 Feb 2029
AirframeBAE Hawk
Season14 rounds
Format1 pilot + 1 gamer

Until the first launch in Doha

—days
—hours
—minutes
—seconds

Two seats. One of them is on the ground.

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The pilot

Flies the Hawk, holds the corridor, puts the jet where the shot is. Never touches a weapon.

Meet the units
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The gamer

Sits at a sealed station on the ground with a live radar feed. Every shot and every flare is theirs alone.

Meet the units
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The Hawk

A two-seat trainer that behaves itself at low altitude. We run two, keep a third as a spare, and fly the same type all season.

The aircraft

From the hangar

All news

Season 2029

Full calendar

Founding partner places are open. The first names on an Inverted Hawk go here.

Be the first
The nose · open
Fuselage · open
Fuselage · open
Tail · open
Wings · open
Digital · open

Worn the right way up

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The Upside.
Members fly first.

You get the round report before anyone else, first pick of the store, the members' patch and a seat in the Q&A after each Grand Battle. Founding places stop at 500.

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Who flies.
Who shoots.

We enter two Competition Units. Each one is a Hawk, a pilot in it and a gamer at a station on the ground. The pilot cannot score alone and the gamer cannot get close alone, so they train as a pair from the first day.

Unit 01

Hawk 01 · selected, revealed with the line-up

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Pilot

Visor down, for now

Selected, training on the Hawk, and already flying the corridor in the simulator with the gamer beside them. Name and callsign go public with the full line-up, before the first launch in Doha.

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Gamer

Back to the camera

The first seat we filled. Reads a radar picture faster than anyone we tested, and has never once asked to fly the jet. Revealed with the line-up, alongside the pilot they shoot for.

Unit 02

Hawk 02 · seats still being decided

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Pilot

Announced soon

Members hear first.

Follow the reveal

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Gamer

Announced soon

Members hear first.

What a unit does on Sunday

Brief

Pilot and gamer walk the corridor on the map, agree who they are hunting and where the resets are. The crew chief signs the jet off.

Launch

The Hawk takes the queue. The gamer takes the station, headset on, radar feed live. From here the only voice the pilot hears from the team is the gamer's.

Engage

The pilot puts the jet in position. Only the gamer can fire or drop a flare. The championship server rules on every shot, and nobody argues with it.

Score

+1 for a confirmed hit, −1 for one sustained. A hit jet smokes, leaves the corridor, lands and joins the back of the queue.

Leadership

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Team Principal

Sets the standard

Owns the entry, the partners and the one rule the team will not bend: both seats score, or neither does.

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Head of Flight Operations

Gets the jets there

Airworthiness, ferry planning, the spare airframe and the weather call. Fourteen venues, two Hawks on the ramp at every one.

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Head of Combat Systems

Owns the shot

The data feed, the gamers' preparation and the debrief after every sortie. Turns a radar picture into a confirmed hit.

The crew

Eleven of us travel with two jets for fourteen rounds. Ask anyone in the hangar what the gamer is looking at, and they will tell you.

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Crew chief

Signs both jets off. Last word on the ramp.

Avionics

Positioning feed, radios, the sealed JWC equipment.

Airframe

Hawk structures and engine, between and during rounds.

Combat systems ×2

Prepare the gamers, read the data, run the debrief.

Operations ×2

Freight, ferry flights, crew travel, base set-up at each venue.

Content ×2

Hangar, station and simulator, every round.

Hospitality

Runs the suite and the Thursday walk-through.

Safety pilot

Second seat for media and hospitality flights.

IMG-TEAM-HQ · hangar with two Hawks and the simulator room

The base

One compact hangar holds both Hawks, the spare and a glass-walled simulator room with two linked stations. On the road, the whole operation goes into freight on Monday morning. From the second season, the simulator opens for corporate days and the academy.

2+1Hawks, plus a spare airframe
2linked simulator stations
14rounds on the road

Simulator days and the academy

BAE Hawk

We picked it for how it flies at 1,500 feet. The brochure numbers came second.

IMG-HAWK-HERO · side profile in livery
TypeBAE Hawk
Seats2, pilot + safety
Fleet2 + 1 spare
DeclarationProvisional

Why a trainer

Honest at corridor speed

The Hawk was built to teach people to fly fast jets, so it stays predictable when you push it. In the corridor everything happens low and tight, and a sloppy turn gets you shot.

A season we can fly all of

A trainer fleet costs less to keep flying. That is how we can promise to turn up at all fourteen rounds, including the long-haul ones.

The second seat

The back seat lets us take partners, cameras and guests up in the same jets we fight in. No second aircraft type, no extra airframe.

Specification

Competition equipment is supplied and sealed by JWC. The team may not modify the station, the smoke system or the countermeasure cartridges.

ConfigurationTandem two-seat
WingLow, straight-tapered
EngineSingle turbofan
Speed classSubsonic
Crew2, tandem
Competition floor1,500 ft AGL (JWC)
Smoke systemJWC-supplied
CountermeasuresJWC pyrotechnic cartridges

The livery

Graphite all over, a cyan inverted V on the tail and our name in white along the side. The rest is bare on purpose, ready for partners. The map below shows each panel.

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Two jets, one type

Every aircraft a team enters must be the same type for the whole season, declared at registration and checked at the pre-season compliance inspection. We bring a spare to every round, so a technical problem never costs us a start.

Throttle Jet Team is the other Hawk in the championship. The Airframe Award goes to the aircraft type with the most points, so every point they score helps the Hawk. We still want to beat them.

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See it fly.

The calendarSit with the team

Fourteen rounds.
Five continents.

Season one starts in Doha on 24 February 2029 and finishes in Miami on 17 November, with a break for freight on 1 September. Dates follow the JWC working calendar and can still move.

Every round. Both seats. Every Sunday.

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Real jets.
Real scoreboard.

Jets fly a marked corridor of airspace above the arena. A gamer on the ground fires simulated weapons through a central server. Hits are scored. A hit jet trails smoke, leaves the corridor and rejoins the queue. Nobody gets shot.

The corridor

A defined box of airspace above the arena. Nothing flies below 1,500 feet over the crowd.

The unit

One jet, one pilot in it, one gamer on the ground. They score together.

The split

The pilot flies and positions. Only the gamer fires or drops a flare, from a sealed station.

The server

A central system reads every jet's position many times a second and rules on each shot. Its call is final.

The score

Plus one for a confirmed hit, minus one for a hit sustained. Negative scores are possible.

The hit

Smoke on, exit the corridor, land, rejoin the queue. Then go again.

Your weekend

Thu

Opening ceremony, the Village opens, technical inspection, hangar walk-throughs. The quiet day, and the one to meet the team.

Our hangar walk-through is at 16:00. It is the only hour the canopy is open for photos.

Fri

Practice sorties, support programme, first sight of the gamers at their stations. The corridor is live for the first time.

Stand at the station side of the Village after practice. The gamers debrief in the open.

Sat

Qualifying, support combat, display flying. Qualifying sets the Sunday order.

Bring ear protection for children. The Hawk is quieter than most, but it is still a jet.

Sun

The Grand Battle, then the Grand Podium and the closing show. Both our units fly. The score is live on the venue screens.

Sit where you can see the length of the corridor, not the start of it. The hits happen mid-box.

Exact session times are published per round in the JWC Technical Regulations.

What is won

Grand Battle Prize

Best pilot and gamer pair of the event.

Best Pilot

Highest individual score across the season.

Best Gamer

Highest individual score across the season.

Best Team

Highest cumulative team points. Level on points, it goes to a sudden-death sortie.

The Airframe Award goes to the aircraft type with the most points across all teams. The Hawk's chances depend on two teams.

Glossary

Corridor
The marked airspace above the arena where engagements happen.
Competition Unit
One aircraft, one pilot, one gamer. A team enters two.
Gamer
The ground-based operator of all weapons and countermeasures.
Combat System
The central server that tracks positions and adjudicates hits.
Grand Battle
The Sunday competition session that decides the round.
Sortie
One flight from launch to landing.
Hit
A shot the server confirms. Plus one to the shooter, minus one to the target.
Smoke
The system that marks a hit jet so everyone can see it.
Countermeasures
Flares and electronic measures the gamer deploys against a lock.
Queue
The launch order on the ramp. A hit jet goes to the back of it.
Inspection
Thursday's technical check of every aircraft and station.
Village
The fan, esports and partner area at every round.

Questions people ask

Is it dangerous for the crowd?

No jet flies below 1,500 feet over spectators, and the corridor sits back from the crowd line. The weapons are simulated. Only the smoke and the flares are real, and both are checked on Thursday.

Is the shooting real?

No. Shots are fired by the gamer at a ground station and adjudicated by a central server using the jets' positions. A hit turns the target's smoke on.

How fast are they going?

Fast enough that the corridor is crossed in seconds, slow enough that a turn matters. The Hawk is subsonic; the contest is about position, not speed.

Can I meet a pilot or gamer?

Thursday's hangar walk-through and the suite on Friday and Saturday both include scheduled time with the team. See Experiences.

What should I bring?

Ear protection for children, sun cover, and something to sit on if you are in the Village. Binoculars are optional; the screens carry the score.

Is there a simulator I can try?

Not at rounds in the first season. From the second season the team base runs simulator days and an academy; join the waitlist on Experiences.

Where do I sit to see the corridor?

Along its length, not at its end. Each round's venue map on Season marks the corridor side.

How do I follow the team between rounds?

Join The Upside. Members get the round report first and a Q&A after every Grand Battle.

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A livery with a result every Sunday.

With us you get your name on two jets, four athletes to work with and a result to talk about after every round. The championship sells category exclusivity and the Official JWC title. You can have both, and we check your category with JWC before anything is signed.

Rounds14
Markets5 continents
Athletes2 pilots + 2 gamers
Founding placesAll open

Be the first name on the jet

This wall is empty because nobody has signed yet. The Jet World Championship has not flown a single round, so whoever takes the nose of an Inverted Hawk will be the first title partner this sport has ever had. Nobody gets to be first after that.

Title

Title · the nose of both Hawks, the gamers' chest and the team's name · waiting for its first partner

Primary

Founding primary · open
Founding primary · open

Associate

Founding associate · open
Founding associate · open
Founding associate · open
Founding associate · open

Digital and regional

Founding digital · open
Founding regional · open
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Founding regional · open
Founding digital · open

The inventory

Title

1 slot

  • Jet nose, both aircraft
  • Gamers' chest
  • Naming rights to the team
  • First call on suite and athlete days
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Primary

2 slots

  • Fuselage
  • Gamers' sleeves
  • Ground-crew uniform
  • Shared content series
Talk to us

Associate

4 slots

  • Tail or wings
  • Gamers' cap
  • Digital overlay on the station feed
Talk to us

Digital

5 slots

  • In-game skin
  • Social output
  • Geo-targeted activation in one market
Talk to us

We put each proposal together with the partner, so there is no rate card here. Prohibited categories: tobacco and vaping, adult content, unlicensed gambling, political parties, weapons, sanctioned entities. Personal sponsorship of individual pilots or gamers is not permitted; everything flows through the team.

Where you sit on the jet

Pick a tier to see where it sits. The gamers wear the same layout on their kit.

Why now

Founding places close when the first jet launches in Doha.

1stseason of a new sport. Every name on the jet will be a first
14rounds across five continents, each one ending in a score
4athletes to build a story around: two pilots, two gamers

Start the conversation

What happens next: a category check against the JWC register, a call within five working days, a proposal with your brand on the livery.

I agree to be contacted about partnership with Inverted Motorsports.

Fill in the required fields and tick the consent box.

Sent. We check the category against the JWC register first, then call you within five working days.

The nose is still available.

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Worn the right way up

The launch collection opens with Season 2029. Register on any product to hear first. Athlete-name items are team products and carry no personal sponsorship.

Store

Goes with

Sit with the team,
not near it.

Our suite is the team's own room at every round, run by the people who look after the jets. It is smaller than the championship hospitality, and closer to the hangar.

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The suite

Weekend pass · Friday to Sunday · 40 places per round

All three public sessions from the team suite. Catering through the day, an escorted hangar walk-through timed to the schedule, a crew briefing on the combat system, and scheduled time with the pilots and the gamers. Groups of eight or more take a private table.

Thursday in the hangar

Half day · groups of up to 10

The quiet day. Technical inspection from the hangar, the canopy-open hour, and a session with the crew chief on what the jet has to pass before it flies. Ends before the opening ceremony.

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Simulator day

Team base · from Season 2 · groups of up to 12

An hour in the pilot seat and an hour at the gamer station, flown against each other on the two linked stations, debriefed by a team pilot and a team gamer. Most people leave with a strong opinion about which seat is harder.

Join the waitlist

The academy

Team base · from Season 2 · published curriculum

An amateur pilot and gamer programme in the simulator, with a head-to-head at the end of each course. It is also where the team looks first for its next seats.

Register interest

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WhereWhenGroupIncludes
The suiteEvery roundFri–Sun1 to 40Three sessions, catering, hangar walk-through, athlete time
Hangar ThursdayEvery roundThu, half dayUp to 10Technical inspection, canopy hour, crew chief
Simulator dayTeam baseSeason 2Up to 12Both seats, head-to-head, debrief
The academyTeam baseSeason 2Course intakeCurriculum, assessment, final head-to-head

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The best seat is the one with a headset on.

The Upside.

Members fly first. Round reports before anyone else, store drops before they open, and a seat at the Q&A after every Grand Battle.

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Annual

  • Everything in Free
  • Early access to store drops
  • 10% off the store
  • The members' patch
  • Season 2029 poster, digital
  • Priority on suite passes
  • Members' Q&A after each round
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Founding

Limited to 500, numbered in order

  • Everything in Member
  • Numbered founding card
  • Your name on the Season 2029 founders' panel in the hangar
  • One Hangar Thursday at a round of your choice
  • First call on simulator days
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Every round, both seats, every Sunday. In your inbox first.

Every seat matters.
Most are on the ground.

Two jets, eleven people, fourteen rounds on five continents. The hangar kit packs on Monday and unpacks on Wednesday somewhere else. If that sounds like a reason to apply rather than a warning, read on.

Open seats

From the second season the team also recruits pilots and gamers through its academy.

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If you can tell us what the other seat is doing, apply.

Assets, facts, people.

Fact sheet

TeamInverted Motorsports
Founded2026
ChampionshipJet World Championship, founding team
AirframeBAE Hawk (declaration provisional)
Units2 Competition Units: 2 pilots, 2 gamers
Season 202914 rounds, 24 Feb to 17 Nov
PressUse the contact form, subject Media

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Inverted Motorsports is a founding team of the Jet World Championship, the combat sport in which real jets fight inside a marked corridor of airspace above the arena with a pilot in the air and a gamer on the ground. The team enters two BAE Hawks across the fourteen-round 2029 season.

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Contact

General

Questions about the team, the season or the store.

Partnerships

Founding partner places on the jet and the gamers.

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Hospitality

The suite, Hangar Thursday and simulator days.

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