Is drone racing ready for the mainstream?

Dr. Scot Refsland didn't know he was standing on hallowed ground in the aviation world. He was just looking for a scenic backdrop (and more importantly a legal area) to hold the U.S. National Drone Racing Championships in New York City. His journey eventually took him to the picnic point on Governors Island, with the Statue of Liberty to the left and the Manhattan skyline to the right, painting a picture-perfect postcard of the city. The National Drone Racing Championships were held on Governors Island in New York City the first weekend of August as the best pilots in the country dueled for the right to represent Team USA in the world championships in Hawaii this October. What Refsland didn't know at the time was that this was the same location where Wilbur Wright (of Wright brothers fame) built the first aerial canoe in 1909.