
Speedboat's 200mph record attempt goes horribly wrong after being caught by gust of WIND on Arizona lake
A high-speed attempt to break records at the 2025 Desert Storm Shootout in Lake Havasu City, Arizona ended in a shocking crash — but remarkably, everyone walked away with only minor injuries.
Freedom One, a skater racing boat from Kansas City, Missouri, was flying down the course at over 200 mph on Saturday when trouble struck.
Wind gusts — reported to be around 30 mph — suddenly caught the vessel, sending it airborne in front of stunned spectators.
'We saw the race team proceed down the course, and they started out really well, nothing out of the ordinary,' Ray Lee, owner and publisher of Speedboat Magazine, told AZ Family.
'Then it was about halfway, three-quarters of the way down the course when we saw the nose start to lift.'
Video from the event shows Freedom One flipping multiple times before slamming back into the water.
The violent crash unfolded around noon, but somehow, both racers survived with only moderate injuries.
Freedom One Racing had set its sights on breaking records at the Desert Storm Shootout, an event where boats race solo to clock the highest speeds over a three-quarter-mile stretch.
'It's as fast as you can go in that three-quarter of a mile, and they have radar guns kind of throughout there, and one at the end, so you're really just racing against yourself,' explained Freedom One Racing Boat Tech Ryan Olah.
Olah said the boat was custom-built to handle extreme speeds: 'We built this boat to be a record breaker pretty much everywhere we go.'
Despite the harrowing crash, the mood among the Freedom One team was surprisingly upbeat.
'Today they've been in great spirits, joking around, a little bit sore and banged up, but for the most part they're happy,' said Olah.
One racer suffered a broken collarbone and injured ribs, while the other had a 'semi-fractured' knee, according to Olah.
The boat itself took a beating but is expected to be repaired.
'The boat can be fixed, it's all just parts and a little bit of time, so we were just glad that nobody had any major injuries,' he added.
Beyond their need for speed, Freedom One Racing is known for giving back to the communities where they compete.
Over the weekend, the team raised nearly $20,000 for local charities, even clinching the 'King of the Desert' title at the event — crash and all.
Hashtags

Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
![2025 Libema Open: Branstine [231st] vs. Ruse [80th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2Fauthoring%2Fimages%2FDataSkriveSportsbookWire%2F2025%2F04%2F16%2FSSBK%2F83116869007-14991234.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26crop%3D1199%2C676%2Cx0%2Cy73%26format%3Dpjpg%26width%3D1200&w=3840&q=100)
![2025 Libema Open: Branstine [231st] vs. Ruse [80th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fall-logos-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fusatoday.com.png&w=48&q=75)
USA Today
17 minutes ago
- USA Today
2025 Libema Open: Branstine [231st] vs. Ruse [80th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Libema Open: Branstine [231st] vs. Ruse [80th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview Carson Branstine (No. 231 ranking) will take on Elena-Gabriela Ruse (No. 80) in the Round of 16 of the Libema Open on Thursday, June 12. Ruse is the favorite against Branstine for this match, with -275 odds against the the underdog's +270. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 6:35 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Carson Branstine vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse matchup info Tournament: Libema Open Libema Open Round: Round of 16 Round of 16 Date: Thursday, June 12 Thursday, June 12 Court Surface: Grass Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Branstine vs. Ruse Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Branstine has a 73.3% to win. Branstine vs. Ruse Betting Odds Branstine vs. Ruse matchup performance & stats


CNBC
17 minutes ago
- CNBC
Elon Musk's favorability among Republicans dropped 16 points since March, Quinnipiac says
Elon Musk's official role in the Trump administration recently came to an end. Many Republicans won't be sad to see less of him, according to the results of Quinnipiac University's latest public opinion survey. While a majority of Republicans still hold a favorable view of Musk, the number fell to 62% in the poll out Wednesday, down from 78% in March, Quinnipiac said. Overall, the Quinnipiac poll found that 30% of self-identified voters surveyed in the U.S. hold a favorable opinion of Musk, according to polling from June 5 to June 9. Republican and Democratic voters remain deeply divided in their views of the world's richest man, who contributed nearly $300 million to propel President Donald Trump back to the White House. Only 3% of Democrats surveyed said they held a favorable of view of the Tesla CEO, who was once seen as an environmental leader appealing to liberal values. Musk didn't respond to a request for comment. Musk and Trump had a very public falling out last week that started with Musk's disapproval of the president's spending bill and escalated into an all-out war of words that played out on social media. Musk said on Wednesday that he regretted some of the posts he made about Trump last week, adding that "they went too far." Even with a slide in his favorability, Musk is still popular among Republicans after his time running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an effort to dramatically slash the size of the federal government. Among the Republican respondents to the early June poll, 80% rated Musk and DOGE's work as either excellent or good, while 13% said it was either not so good or poor. In the March poll, 82% of Republicans surveyed said they thought Musk and DOGE were helping the country. Read the full survey results here.
Yahoo
17 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Metsera Unveils First-in-Class Once-Monthly Amylin Candidate MET-233i's Positive Phase 1 Results
Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) is one of the 13 Biotech Stocks with Huge Upside Potential. Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) reported encouraging Phase 1 results for MET-233i, its once-monthly amylin analog, which showed a mean weight loss of up to 8.4% at Day 36 after subtracting the placebo. A laboratory technician researching a sample of cells in a biotechnology laboratory. The candidate supported monthly dosing with the longest half-life of any known amylin analog, 19 days. MET-233i had no safety indications and was well tolerated. The trial included 80 overweight or obese participants, with individual cases resulting in weight loss of up to 10.2%. MET-233i displayed high tolerability and dose-linear pharmacokinetics when tested in both single and multiple ascending dose formats. The majority of adverse gastrointestinal events occurred in the first week and were mild and dose-dependent. According to preliminary findings, it might make it practical to use its fully-biased GLP-1 RA candidate, MET-097i, in the first monthly GLP-1 + amylin combination therapy. Topline results from combination trials and an ongoing monotherapy study with MET-097i are anticipated in late 2025. Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR)'s HALO™ peptide stabilization platform supports the program. Metsera, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical business focused on developing new treatments for obesity and metabolic diseases. It is one of the stocks with the biggest upside. While we acknowledge the potential of MTSR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 High-Growth EV Stocks to Invest In and 13 Best Car Stocks to Buy in 2025. Disclosure. None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data