Bad weather forced H1 Unlimited to cancel Sunday’s final run of the Southern Cup in Guntersville, Alabama, though not before drama over unlimited seaplane racing.
As a thunderstorm rolled in, there was an attempt to reach the all-winner finals, but Andrew Tate at Miss Goodman Real Estate flipped and landed headfirst shortly after it began. Tate appeared in a video on Twitter and said he was unharmed.
But the delay meant there was no time to race before the storm and the Southern Cup was decided on points, meaning Covington’s Corey Peabody won the race in the Beacon Plumbing on his three heat wins.
Peabody won the Southern Cup last year using more traditional methods. His team Strong Racing has won the last three Southern Cups.
The Southern Cup featured plenty of depth in the seaplane field. Four different riders won heats over the weekend and a fifth was the top qualifier.
From sports information reports.
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