'Be one with the drone' Elite athletes compete head-to-head in DroneRaceLeague, which kicks off next month.
At the sound of the buzzer, three drones shoot into the air and careen through an obstacle course at up to 80 mph. The unmanned flying machines buzz like angry bees as they swarm overhead, darting past one another behind a safety net.
2016 and 2017 DRL Allianz World Champion Jordan"Jet" Temkin told ABC News that he feels an out-of-body experience when he's piloting a drone in the first-person. Each of the drones in the league's 600-drone fleet is illuminated with more than 200 LED lights in a specific color. Each pilot is assigned a color, and races one of the identical drones through an obstacle course, according to league rules.
DRL is one of several drone racing leagues along with MultiGP, DR1 Racing, and the Drone Champions League. Each uses its own formula to provide similar opportunities to drone racers.
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