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By Nelson Espinal
Contributing Sports Reporter
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At a GT World Challenge race, Lamborghini driver Georgi Donczew was involved in a terrifying accident that developed into a fiery wreck.
Donczew was fighting side by side with a BMW car when his car made contact, went into a spin, hit the side of the fence, and caught fire as it lost control.
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As the car rode the barriers, it simultaneously caught on fire and became a fireball that shot across the track.
The Lamborghini came to a standstill while still engulfed in flames, but Donczew managed to run out of the car and into safety while a red flag was called on the race.
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The BMW driver, Darren Leung, was battling with the Huracan and addressed the collision after the fact.
"I was glad, as soon as I went down, I saw Georgi in the garage, and he was uninjured," Leung said. "We just kind of exchanged a few words about how scary that moment was. I just think it's one of those things.
"I didn't expect him to come from a blind spot and come across the front of me. It's such a high-speed corner. That does stuff to the aero in these cars. It does quite a lot.
"I did lift, I lifted as much as I could without losing the car myself, and he obviously had a bigger lift.
"It looks like I'm trying to go for a move there, but really, I'm trying to give him the space after he came across the front. There wasn't really anything else I could have done.
"The most important thing is that he's okay. If you look at the lap before, I gave him plenty of space in the high-speed section.
"Unfortunately, for me, that was the situation that resulted in the tiniest of touches between us which had the biggest consequence. Again, I'm glad he's okay."
The on-track battle that led up to the collision was purely a racing incident, but it is a reminder of the constant threat drivers face, even the most skilled.
Luckily, Donczew walked away from the scene, but when the car was sitting on fire and he didn't immiedately come out, concern grew for his safety.
His health being intact is also a testament to the modern safety precautions, including the fire-proof race suits, that protected him amid the flames.
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