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Dolphins Owner Invests $1 Million in Drone Racing League

Commonly referred to as the worst movie of the Star Wars saga, “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” does have one redeeming feature—pod racing.

Ask anybody of a certain age, including this writer, and they will tell you of their numerous vivid dreams of being inside one of those machines, and racing it across some perilous landscape.

While it is most probable that these dreams will never turn to reality, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is hoping to bring nerds everywhere the next best thing, with a $1 million investment in the up-and-coming Drone Racing League.