Kansas City boat driver transform virus crash into funds for charity organizations

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The dramatic boat flip of a Kansas City Racing team, which has sent them more than 40 feet in the air, has become viral online, but the story is more than just the crash.

The team behind the boat has a unique mission: collecting money for charitable purposes with their racing winners.

The brothers Ryan and Noah Olah from Freedom One Racing in Kansas City have a different approach to boat races than most competitors.

“Racing teams don't give away all their winnings and they have all these well -known sponsors, we are not that,” said Noah Olah.

The viral crash occurred during a recent boat race in Lake Havasu, Arizona when her boat hit record speeds before breathing.

“The GoPro recorded 210 miles per hour,” said Noah Olah.

Freedom a race

The boat flew, turned and crashed. As through a miracle, everyone involved went away without serious injuries.

“Thank God they got out, the police and the divers were helped there within 20 seconds,” said Noah Olah.

Despite the dramatic crash, the team won the race in a spectacular way.

“We literally landed on the finish line, upside down and back, so it was definitely a wild way to win, and everyone at the event could not believe that it worked out,” said Ryan Olah.

The brothers explained that their privately financed boat was designed with a certain purpose beyond the race.

“The whole reason behind the boat was to record records and win traction,” said Ryan Olah.

Freedom a race

All profits that the team receives go straight to charitable purposes.

“To be honest, if we had been 280 miles an hour, we would never have received the awareness that we now have,” said Ryan Olah. “We collected over 11,000 US dollars for the local Kiwanis Club in Lake Havasu and won our 7,500 dollar profit for the charity organization Desert Storm.”

Since the video has become viral, even more donations have been received, which the team says that she will go to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Freedom a race

“Really, we had a goal of $ 5,000 and no pun, but we really blown this goal out of the water, it was amazing!” Said Ryan Olah.

The team hopes to repair their boat and return to the competition at the lake of the Ozarks in August.

“Everyone has a great atmosphere, we joke over it, luckily they went away … The keywords that come from this deal are incredible, one of them is … Sometimes we like to be the thing and that is directly from the drivers,” said Ryan Olah.

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