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    How We Almost Crashed Before We Launched

    Tough Mudder vet Nicholas Horbaczewski created the Drone Racing League in early 2015 to appeal to video game and Formula One fanatics. The business, in New York City, has raised more than $8 million—despite a rocky debut that taught Horbaczewski the danger of overpromising and underdelivering.
    by As told to Leigh Buchanan Jun 29, 2016 2 minutes
    THE SPORT OF THE FUTURE The first full-scale Drone Racing League event took place in Miami in December 2015, says Nicholas Horbaczewski, shown here in his New York City office. He aims to turn the new sport into the next big thing for video game and auto-racing fans.

    EARLY ON, we confidently invited a group of angels and VCs to attend our first race, which we billed as the Grand Prix of Drone Racing. At Drone Racing League, we mount cameras on our drones and release video after each race on our YouTube channel, Facebook,

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