{"id":100533,"date":"2025-05-05T16:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/freedom-one-racings-ryan-noah-olah-recount-harrowing-blow-over-crash-plans-for-future-with-pro-mod-powerboat\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:18:24","slug":"freedom-one-racings-ryan-noah-olah-recount-harrowing-blow-over-crash-plans-for-future-with-pro-mod-powerboat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/freedom-one-racings-ryan-noah-olah-recount-harrowing-blow-over-crash-plans-for-future-with-pro-mod-powerboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom One Racing\u2019s Ryan, Noah Olah Recount Harrowing Blow-Over Crash, Plans for Future with \u2018Pro Mod Powerboat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mid-day on Lake Havasu, with the sun high overhead reflecting off the shimmering water, Freedom One Racing\u2019s bold venture into uncharted territory faced a heart-stopping moment. With twin screw-blown Noonan-powered Hemis roaring, the team\u2019s 38-foot \u201cAmerica One\u201d Skater catamaran surged forward in a violent display of raw power, chasing down the Desert Storm Shootout title. Seconds later, the boat spectacularly blew over, launching more than 60 feet into the air in a harrowing scene that quickly went viral across motorsports circles.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was absolutely screaming. We were on a pass,\u201d said Ryan Olah, who along with his brother Noah serves as a core member of the Kansas City-based Freedom One Racing team. Their ambitious project, founded in 2022, blends drag racing principles with powerboat technology to achieve unprecedented speeds\u2014\u201dPro Mod on water,\u201d as they\u2019ve dubbed it.<\/p>\n

This run marked only their fifth pass, the first time all the boat\u2019s various systems worked as planned, leveraging every ounce of horsepower the twin Hemis could produce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe added about 600 horsepower per engine over the winter,\u201d Ryan explained on The Wes Buck Show. \u201cThe speed from about 100 to 200 mph was absolutely insane. That kind of acceleration on the water is unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cockpit footage vividly captured the moment just seconds before liftoff, with the speedometer ticking past 210 mph, showcasing the razor-thin margin between speed and disaster in extreme powerboat racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wind was tricky all morning,\u201d Ryan admitted. \u201cRight as we approached peak speed, a gust caught us. It lifted the nose and we went airborne.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite the intensity of the crash, the Freedom One team was fortunate. Both drivers walked away, bruised but unbroken, and the boat, while heavily damaged, retained its fundamental integrity thanks to the boat\u2019s safety capsule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPete at Skater built us one hell of a boat,\u201d Noah emphasized. \u201cThey\u2019ve been doing it for 50 years and a boat like this is absolutely built to take punishment, and that\u2019s what saved us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victory was the last thing on their minds as their 8,000-horsepower boat took flight, but incredibly, they still managed to win the Desert Storm Shootout. \u201cWe did win this race, we took home the trophy, we got the hardware,\u201d Ryan confirmed.<\/p>\n

Freedom One\u2019s bold gamble\u2014to transplant essentially outlaw Pro Mod drag racing power directly onto the water\u2014comes with inherent risks. But it\u2019s precisely that audacity that\u2019s fueling the team\u2019s vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re out here to push limits,\u201d said Ryan. \u201cWe want to take the world record back to the U.S., and we know we have the boat, the motors, and the team to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Freedom One Racing program was originally inspired by a desire among locals to reclaim the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout record from international competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Spirit of Qatar turbine-powered boat came to the Lake of the Ozarks a few years ago and reset the record at 244 mph, back when they still ran a full mile, it just kind of ate at us as a group of locals, and we wanted to bring the record back to America,\u201d Ryan explained. \u201cThen when they switched the Shootout to three-quarters of a mile, the American Ethanol team came out and set that record at 221. That\u2019s what we\u2019re shooting for. We want to set the three-quarter mile record, and we think we can beat Spirit of Qatar\u2019s 244 in that distance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet beyond record-breaking ambitions, Freedom One Racing is deeply rooted in charitable endeavors, using their high-speed pursuits as a platform to raise funds and awareness for various charities. Every dollar they raise\u2014from race winnings, merchandise sales, and sponsorships\u2014is donated to charity. This past weekend alone, the team raised $20,000 during the Arizona race and immediately gave it back to the local community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur primary goal, aside from setting records, is to raise money and drive awareness for some incredible charities,\u201d Ryan emphasized.<\/p>\n

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Data retrieved from their MoTeC systems suggests the boat is capable of exceeding 250 mph in a three-quarter mile stretch\u2014a staggering feat considering the current record sits at 221 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely have more in the tank,\u201d Ryan confidently stated. \u201cThis was just a small setback in the grand scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond sheer performance, Freedom One Racing\u2019s effort stands apart due to its clear drag racing roots: Noonan dry-block Hemis, PSI screw blowers, and high-end drag racing components packaged into a marine environment. They even tow their boat into position like a purpose-built drag car, underlining their racing pedigree.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur roots are in drag racing,\u201d Noah explained. \u201cEverything we\u2019ve learned there, from fabrication and tuning to the work ethic and effort required translates directly to what we\u2019re doing on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the viral crash fades into recent memory, the Freedom One Racing crew is already looking forward. Teardown is underway, strategy adjustments are being mapped out, and their eyes are firmly set on returning stronger, faster, and smarter. Their goal remains clear: break records, showcase American ingenuity, support their charitable causes, and continue pushing the envelope.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just getting started,\u201d Ryan concluded, the determination unmistakable in his voice. \u201cThis crash won\u2019t define us. It\u2019s just another chapter in a much bigger story. When you\u2019re doing what we\u2019re doing, it\u2019s not a matter of if something like this is going to happen, it\u2019s when. We don\u2019t know if it\u2019ll be six months, twelve or what at this point, but we\u2019ll have the boat back to Skater very soon and get an idea on what it\u2019s going to take to get back on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on May 5, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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Mid-day on Lake Havasu, with the sun high overhead reflecting off the shimmering water, Freedom One Racing\u2019s bold venture into uncharted territory faced a heart-stopping moment. With twin screw-blown Noonan-powered Hemis roaring, the team\u2019s 38-foot \u201cAmerica One\u201d Skater catamaran surged forward in a violent display of raw power, chasing down the Desert Storm Shootout title. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}