Rafael Sperafico in Deadly Crash

That really is a shame. We will miss him.

 

Oh my god... makes me feel sick, never seen such an impact... look at the car, there's nothing left! Body is blown away as if it was made out of plastic. Unbelievable. Can't imagine how this looks in real speed without slow motion. We can only hope he didn't have to suffer too long... RIP

 

RIP. Terrible accident.... Rafael Sperafico was from a family of Brazilian race car drivers. I think at some point he raced in Indy Lights in the US.

 

Here's some info on the family from Wiki......




The members are two brothers:

Ricardo Sperafico (born July 23, 1979 in Toledo, Paraná) -- at least one season in the Champ Car World Series. Also raced in Formula 3000, finishing as series runner-up in 2003.
Rodrigo Sperafico (born July 23, 1979 in Toledo, Paraná) -- raced in F3000 and F3 series. Also raced in the Brazilian stock car series, although not in the same category as cousin Rafael.
and two cousins:

Alexandre Sperafico (born January 21, 1974) from Toledo, Paraná -- currently competing in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. He is the oldest of the four racing Speraficos.
Rafael Sperafico (April 22, 1981 in Toledo, Paraná – December 9, 2007 in São Paulo) -- killed while racing at Interlagos in a junior league race to the Stock Car Brasil series (Stock Car Light) when his car was t-boned by another driver

 

That is a really horrific clash, hopefully more lives can be saved because of it though.

 

RIP

 

Is it really necessary to show photos like this?

 

There is no photo being shown. People can make their own decision to view the link or not. There is no disrespect to the deceased.



Godspeed.





Darrell.

 

RIP...what a terrible crash and mess. i just hope he passed away instantly, and didn't go thru any suffering.

 

+1000000

I would be quite happy to never look at a video like this ever again in my life. It is sad enough that a driver lost his life in a crash, do we really need to add a morbid video to the site as well?

 

Does anybody know approximately how fast the vehicle that hit Sperafico's car was moving?

 

Which is why I chose not to go to it in the first place.
They say cars are so very safe today but there is no way my son is going racing.

 

RIP Rafael and condolences to his family and friend's. I've seen some crash's that make this one seem tame in comparison, toward's the end it look's like he is not in the car any more was he thrown out?