Andrew Tate flips in 2023 Guntersville Hydrofest Final Heat

Andrew Tate, driving the U-91 Miss Goodman Real Estate flipped entering Turn 1 in the Final Heat. Andrew was uninjured in the flip.

[@timothylittlefield3129]

Amazed at how calm Andrew is.

[@integrity-ut8ff]

I`m sure Andrew got some tips from his dad ! Andrew drives like his Dad , on the edge / no fear !

[@MrNobody-gi3gj]

Well its par for the course. Have you ever done the capsule training or the like? It's one of those things where you figure to just chill and think without getting all riled up

[@kennethozelie2082]

Got to remain calm, hurrying and panicking is only going to make things worse, so, yes I agree with you, he is remaining calm, I suspect that is what anticipation and training will do. Good point.

[@WhooptieDo]

I'm presuming they do dunker training as well. You'll never forget it. Once everything stops moving, you count to 8 for things to settle, then slowly find your reference and climb out. It also helps he has a heeds bottle.

[@basimp]

Holy crap! I don’t think you could’ve done it any better. The training works. When he came out feet first and then hesitated a moment before he got his head out, I was wondering what was going on inside. Way to go Andrew!

[@WaWaZilla]

For a flip in a hydroplane.... that's about as soft as I have ever seen it go.... worst part was the U40 clipping him... which shows how fast that really happened. Also.... Great insight to see what it takes for a driver to get out of a cockpit while upside down.... Andrew Tate, one cool headed customer!

[@smckay6438]

I'd be upset at the outside driver for cutting me off if i was Andrew! I knew Bill Muncey and that was a big pet peeve of his !😊

[@industrialinsanity7347]

No one can stop Andrew Tate.

[@kenwilcox5418]

Nice to see that cockpit didn’t flood right away.

[@mjodr]

Although it was filling up a tad faster than I would want it to!

[@20belowclubdoggies]

Absolutely perfect self extraction .....all systems AND training were A+!

[@Moka4all]

That’s really scary. I’m glad Andrew is OK.

[@Multifidi20]

Dang. How many lives has this system saved? The drivers must feel very reassured every time they strap in.

[@Grizzman99]

Can’t tell me that wasn’t a lane infraction on both the beacon boats… no where to go. Not just that but now he’s gonna miss at least one event on a real short season…sorry Andrew, we all know your the best driver in the series

[@robertjosephik4010]

How do the get the driver out if he’s seriously injured?

[@alexh5343]

Rescue team with divers nearby would take him out of the boat

[@Fitch93]

What @alexh5343 said, plus they have a 10 minute supply of oxygen.

[@MyChava69]

Great job getting out of that!!

[@dannyyork1142]

Dustin Echols!!!!!! Bro landed that rocket ship!!!!! I mean stuck it, but i guess at that point, you just hold on!!!!!! What a ride.

[@Spacecomber]

I too think Tate got squeezed by the U-9. Just my 2 cents worth. It looked like Tate was hugging the U-8’s wake, and the wall of water that hit him was on the right side of his boat. The drone footage only picks up after this has happened, and to me I don't see much of an empty lane 2, which there should have been. It just looks like 4 boats evenly spaced going around the curve (of course there is a fifth boat hidden in the spray). Maybe the U-1 was squeezing the U-9, which started things? Anyway, as someone already commented, I'll leave it to Tate and his team to decide whether to protest this. Since we know everyone is okay, the sad thing is that the Madison Regatta may be a couple of unlimited boats short (and there already aren't all that many of boats racing this year).

[@kyleboyer1074]

So you watched the cockpit video, and you still cannot see, that he simply got blinded by the U8's ( where in the hell is this phantom U5?) rooster tail, and Tate couldn't see where he needed to be in the turn? The lanes where tight, yes, but even an extra 10 feet wasn't going to save him from that.

[@AJ_KISH]

@@kyleboyer1074 When JMK set up for the turn, before they got to the second buoy he readjusted and started hugging the buoy line tighter. The wake from the adjustment jetted out and caused Andrew’s left sponson to rise. Andrew immediately backed off which you can see in the drone footage. By that time Dylan cut too hard of an arc leaving Corey to cut in further which then made his wake lift Andrew up and over. Jamie actually held a really nice arc through the turn. You can see in the aerial footage of Dylan’s boat actually tightening in the arc away from Jamie and closer to a Corey. JMK and Corey immediately made sure Andrew was alright. Dustin was really upset. He had nowhere to go it happened so quick. Thank goodness for the enclosed cockpit and training once again

[@Spacecomber]

@@kyleboyer1074Sorry, meant the U-8, of course. Thanks for pointing that out. I’m not trying to convince anybody of anything, just adding my impressions.

[@detha_billsky]

and i hold on my breath when water comes up

[@templeton3504]

Just watching it full speed its almost like Andrew didn't know he was upside down....he kept working that wheel right up until the water stopped falling from the roof lol. Think the craziest part would have been that thump sound and not know what that was....cant imagine thats a sound heard often

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

Just in the nick of time ! Another 30 seconds and looked red alert 😢 Interesting to know how water breached the cockpit ? Canopy seal ?

[@romulogarcia1323]

The Water Is 💧 Green 💚 Like Moutain Dew Huh 😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@Rocket39Smoke14]

Is there a video of the U91 pulling out of the pits? There was a near incident with the U8 before getting on to the course. Gonna be an action packed summer! Stay Safe!

[@yogamon]

Yes it is the view from the u8 looks like Tate wasn't looking where he was going about 30 seconds in

[@Lover22Taylorswift]

Omg I was there I was so sad I was crying 😭

[@williambishop8099]

So cool under duress amazing!

[@dzexperience883]

Its cool to show us what a driver does when there upside down tate did a great job at getting out and it looks like he got cut off by the 1.

[@grafkoks87]

Thank God he‘s ok

[@kyleboyer1074]

@ 0:27 you can see there is still a lane there, but he is going airborne already....

[@williamphillips6247]

Looked pretty tight in there...

[@stevenhill4122]

Tell me why again how this wasn’t a penalty on the U9 😮

[@MX304]

Because the 9 never moved in on his lane. Goa back and look at the footage from the drone. It was the 8's rooster tail that started the entire sequence. When the 8 started his turn, the rear of the boat yawed out to the right (totally normal, that's how they turn). When it did, his tail went across the lane right in front of Tate. Tate slid wide, probably thinking the 8 had moved over on him. He was just is a weird "pinch point" of spray that he couldn't see through. The other drivers did nothing wrong. Just a freak racing accident.

[@kyleboyer1074]

@@MX304 Where is this phantom U5?

[@MX304]

@@kyleboyer1074 U8 sorry.

[@hawkhawkins7355]

Wow, so glad Tate is alright, only Andrew himself knows how that happened to me it just looks like everyone was running so tight and close. Still im very glad Andrew got out safely, very impressed at how calm you appear getting out Andrew, well done. So sorry it happened, i thought that final heat was going to be a great one.

[@kyleboyer1074]

...", only Andrew himself knows how that happened to me...">>>So you can't believe your own eyes? Tate was blinded by the U8's wake, and couldn't see when to turn...that's it. nothing more.

[@hawkhawkins7355]

@@kyleboyer1074 well ok, I wasn't going to go there but since you did, look at the overhead drone video, everyone held their lanes in the turn and U91 went straight. Yes from U91 footage you see it go left then right and over the wake. I may be totally wrong but from the drone video it doesn't appear like anyone moves out of their lanes. If anyone I felt like maybe U1 tightened up, still it's what happens when you have that many good and determined drivers. It definitely will be a great season of racing.

[@reco5872]

Glad he is ok true professional so calm

[@canigetachannel]

Very glad to see him visibly uninjured and able to escape before submersion. 👍

[@JoelKouski]

I thought the cockpits were supposed to be watertight? I understand a few drops of water, but that thing was taking on water for sure. He had about 15 more seconds to get out or his head would have been underwater. I would sure hope that gets fixed before he gets back in it

[@MattGoelz]

It was watertight until he opened the escape hatch. Perhaps need to review self exit procedure to see if whatever was hanging him up on a clean exit can be done prior to opening the escape hatch edit. apparently they have a 10 minute supply of oxygen like scuba divers would have so it's not that big of a deal then

[@JoelKouski]

@@MattGoelz it wasn’t coming in through the escape hatch 😳

[@CanYouFoush]

They aren’t designed to be watertight. They’re designed to slowly fill up if upside down. Say there was an issue with the escape hatch on the bottom, the driver needs the pressure to be equal on both sides of the top lid so the cockpit can be opened.

[@JoelKouski]

@@CanYouFoush wow okay! Crazy the engineering that goes into these things!

[@rassy7]

What happens if a driver gets knocked out? That cockpit filled up quickly!

[@gregoriobernstine421]

They do have o2 like a scuba system

[@toddballard9322]

Why was he not wearing fire resistant gloves?

[@greghicks8575]

Did he come out of that capsule feet first?

[@raymondnoya5653]

Omg !

[@RCPMMaryland]

Two thoughts. Terrifying. And blurring the gauges to not give someone a competitive edge when the sport is more exhibition than anything is funny. NASCAR is doing the same.

[@pyootchnich]

Professional kickboxer. Social media influencer. Hydroplane racer. Truly a man of many talents! How did he escape Romania?

[@naveda08]

Lmao I bet there's some people that think it is the same person 🤣

[@davessparetime83]

U9 cut off Tate in the U91 he left him no room. How can not not be a penalty?

[@Carson66r]

no he didn’t have you even seen the other videos

[@onlybbam]

strong team put the squeeze on him frfr..... glad my favorite driver is okay.

[@Rocket39Smoke14]

If you play the video in slow motion, it appears the wake of the lane No.1 boat U8 forced the U91 into lane 3's U9 wake. If the U91 team isn't protesting, then rack this incident up to "That's just racing".

[@OldManCassius]

@@Carson66r He absolutely did not leave enough space. There's barely a lane between the U-8 and U-9 when they went into the corner and the U-9 closed in tighter in the mid corner like there wasn't a boat to his inside. I don't see how this wasn't a penalty i.imgur.com/92IR47o.png

[@_mysilentblue2227]

@@Carson66r yes all of them and I have to disagree. Either the inside boat was wide while the U-9 was tight or the U-9 pinched him... all I know is he had no where to go.

[@ericduke9372]

wow i knew it was gonna flip and was still disoriented watching

[@youngblood8050]

Wtf

[@jedipdx]

😂

[@mandyg8022]

Useless.

[@therifleman5611]

Home street bank decided to pull out for the 2024 season, So they're going to race the newer boat sponsored by Goodman real estate. And andrew tate will be driving again. They're going to put ninety one on the boat, So hopefully and you can win. The championship and get the number one back on. I think there's going to be 6 or 7 races this year instead of 4 from last year.

[@Paumonsu]

Is that the top G?

[@naveda08]

no