Drones are most associate with underground mission , Amazon deliveries , and mutilated baby — in other word of honor , not the makings of an exciting sport . But first - person - sentiment drone racing is a fast - developing and immensely electrifying contest , and thanks to ESPN , a whole bunch of citizenry are about to chance on it .
ESPN and the International Drone Racing Association have ink a multi - year deal to circularize the good of drone racing . The first installment will be the U.S. National Drone Racing Championships , to be host on Governor ’s Island in New York at the origin of August . ESPN will stream all three days live online , and wrap up the highlights into a one - minute television billet .
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It get sense : in the space of a couple of years , drone racing has gone from a recess mutant play in warehouses , to something that take place in Dubai stadium with a $ 250,000 prize . It ’s also a sport that will transfer well to TV : pilot apply a tangible - time provender from the pilotless aircraft to do the flight , and all that first - mortal action will make for capital TV .
[ ESPNviaArs Technica ]
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