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"This is the moment a supercar driver miraculously survives a terrifying high-speed smash – with little more than a few scrapes.\n\n<img src=\"http://swns.com/images/stories/rholt/rholt2.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini driver walks away after horror smash\" />\n\nRichard Holt hit a staggering 235mph in a tuned Lamborghini Gallardo at the Texas Mile race weekend when he applied the brakes and deployed the car’s parachute.\n\nHowever, crosswinds unsettled the Italian supercar which resulted in it clipping a small wall off the edge of the runway at more than 100mph.\n\nThis launched the car into a series of violent tumbles and barrel rolls as it catapulted through the air to the horror of onlookers.\n\nSafety teams accelerated out to the scene to find the Lamborghini wrecked and Richard trapped inside.\n\n<img src=\"http://swns.com/images/stories/rholt/rholt3.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini driver walks away after horror smash\" />\n\nAmazingly Richard, whose foot was trapped, walked away from the crash battered and bruised but otherwise unhurt. He was flown to the nearest hospital for observation after being cut from the wreck by emergency teams.\n\nPhotographer Keith Kaminski  captured the dramatic crash on video which shows the Gallardo's roll cage, sports seats and airbag saved Richard from almost certain death.\n\n<img src=\"http://swns.com/images/stories/rholt/rholt4.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini driver walks away after horror smash\" />\n\nThe racer was driving a Lamborghini Gallardo which had been built by Underground Racing and John Reed Racing.\n\nWith 1,900 horsepower, the twin-turbocharged Lamborghini is nearly four-times as powerful as a standard Gallardo.\n\nSpeaking after the crash, John Reed said: “Richard is resting and doing well.\n\n“He’s really sore, but all checked out at hospital and in good spirits.\n\n“Considering the magnitude of the accident, it is nothing short of a miracle.”\n\n<img src=\"http://swns.com/images/stories/rholt/rholt5.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini driver walks away after horror smash\" />\n\nThe smash took place over the weekend at the Texas Mile event where petrolheads turn up and see what speed they can reach on a one-mile straight.\n\nOne shocked onlooker said: ''We saw a huge clump of dirt fly into the air and then we saw the car fly through the air - it was easy to tell it was airborne even from a mile away.\n\n''There was just silence after that, except for the crew members running to get in their vehicles so they could get to their driver.''\n\nThe twin-turbocharged Lamborghini - with 1,900 horsepower - has twice the power of a Bugatti Veyron and is nearly four-times as powerful as a standard Gallardo.\n\nAt full stretch, the Italian supercar is capable of reaching top speeds in excess of 260mph.\n\n<img src=\"http://swns.com/images/stories/rholt/rholt6.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini driver walks away after horror smash\" />\n\nThe smash took place on Saturday at the twice-annual Texas Mile event where petrolheads turn up and see what speed they can reach on a one-mile straight.\n\nMotorcyclist Bill Warner was the winner - hitting an astonishing 278mph on a tuned Suzuki Hayabusa superbike.\n\nThe Lamborghini Gallardo  is the latest supercar to be involved in a prang with a<a href=\"http://swns.com/1-5m-bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-crashes-into-lorry-at-125mph-051600.html\" target=\"_self\"> Bugatti Veyron suffering £350,000 damage two weeks ago</a> when after a high-speed collision with a lorry on the autobahn.\n\nAnother <a href=\"http://swns.com/bugatti-veyron-crashes-into-toyota-during-test-drive-151637.html\" target=\"_self\">Veyron was captured on camera reversing into a stationary Toyota</a> during an embarrassing test-drive in the USA while the<a href=\"http://swns.com/ferrari-458-italia-catches-fire-in-china-thats-five-in-11-days-241544.html\" target=\"_self\"> Ferrari 458 Italia was involved in five incidents in 11 days</a> during August.\n\n<strong><em><strong><em>October 28: </em></strong>Article updated  with new pictures</em></strong>\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://swns.com/tag/motoring\" target=\"_self\">Motoring</a> Articles</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/supercars-at-the-2010-paris-motor-show-011401.html\" target=\"_self\">Supercars at the 2010 Paris Motor Show</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/the-f-errari-word-ramsay-meets-supercar-match-with-new-458-281812.html\" target=\"_self\">Gordon Ramsay snapped in Ferrari 458</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/student-has-collection-of-30-supercars-aged-21-071129.html\" target=\"_self\">Student has supercar collection worth £4.5 million</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/ferrari-458-italia-catches-fire-in-china-thats-five-in-11-days-241544.html\" target=\"_self\">Eleventh Ferrari 458 incident: that’s five in 11 days</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/ten-ferrari-458-italias-crashed-or-gutted-by-fire-in-three-months-231130.html\" target=\"_self\">Ten Ferrari 458 Italias crashed or gutted by fire</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/famous-mclaren-f1-involved-in-three-car-collision-061201.html\" target=\"_self\">Famous McLaren F1 involved in three car collision</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/supercar-driving-playboys-slammed-by-wealthy-residents-091247.html\">Supercar-driving playboys slammed by Knightsbridge residents</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://swns.com/harrods-supercar-clamping-as-it-happens\" target=\"_self\">Harrods owners have their supercars clamped outside store</a>"
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