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Paul Nurkkala Found His Pro Racing Career Fixing a Toy Drone

SportTechie’s Athletes Voice series features the views and opinions of the athletes who use and are powered by technology. SportTechie caught up with 2018 DRL Allianz World Champion Paul “Nurk” Nurkkala to talkabout how he got into drone racing, and how professional drone racing can expand its reach.

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Like many people, Paul “Nurk” Nurkkala spent his first few years of adulthood at a sensible job—he was a computer programmer living in Indianapolis.