Colin McRae

[sebhockey]

Sad.... :(

http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

[bfrancis827]

Oh man, that is horrible.

[Blix666]

this truly sucks. i'm still kinda in shock. very surreal

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zwb-RNbdx5U

i can't believe it

[Blix666]

i'm going to post some of my favorite McRae pics/vids...lets keep this one goin' though.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/blix6six6/mcrae1-1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/blix6six6/colin_mcrae.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/blix6six6/112_0705_10zcolin_mcrae_subaru_i-1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/blix6six6/mcrae12-1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/blix6six6/x-games-mcrae-tonneau.jpg

[bfrancis827]

Here is some history on Colin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McRae

http://www.psp411.com/mods/psp411_com-mods-857-1.jpg
http://www.cursamodels.com/empresa/mcrae2.jpg
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/2007/06/30/mfgood3.jpghttp://www.gry-online.pl/Galeria/Gry6/85662156.jpg

[L and E Fab.com]

He is by far the reason I got into rally.

[UndercoverObbie]

God, so sad. A huge loss for the rally community, as well as for his country and his family.

[subyspawn]

very very sad. he was a true rally hero.

:cry:

[409industries]

man, i still can't believe it. I was hoping the rumors weren't true... totally in shock.

Its even worse to hear about his son. So very sad. :(

[Bampalo]

depressing :(

[409industries]

The former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm.

Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, said the 39-year-old driver had been piloting the helicopter himself. Also on board were believed to be his son Johnny, another adult - said by locals to be a school friend of McRae - and another child. McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/images/uploads/article_images/Mcrae07_crash1.jpg
Photo: ESPN Images/Shazamm/Morgan J Segal Photography

Strathclyde police said in a statement: "Four people were onboard the helicopter," adding "The bodies were found within the helicopter which is owned by Mr Colin McRae of Jerviswood House, Lanark. It is believed he was onboard the helicopter."

McRae became Britain's first World Rally champion in 1995. He was one of the country's most successful sportsmen, achieving 25 wins in World Rally events and 42 podium places. He was a flamboyant driver, inspiring one the world's best-selling computer rally games.

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/images/uploads/article_images/Mcrae07_crash2.jpg

The helicopter came down within half a mile of McRae's 16th-century home, which has an adjacent helipad. The weather had been overcast, with southwesterly winds gusting to 30 knots and good visibility.

Officers with dogs and torches continued to comb the woodland near the crash into the night.

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/images/uploads/article_images/Mcrae07_crash3.jpg

McRae's wife, a childhood sweetheart and his former co-driver, was taken back to the house under police escort shortly after 6pm.

McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart, who flew with him several times, described him as a "very good, very measured pilot".

"Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well.

"As a sportsman he was a true hero. As a driver Colin was misunderstood slightly as being reckless but everything you saw with him came from pure raw talent as opposed to being learnt. He was the Michael Schumacher of rally driving.

"It's so ironic that he should die in a helicopter crash when he had competed and had brushed with death so many times as a rally driver."

[UP2MTNS]

been out of town all weekend (and off the internet)...this is the first thread I saw this morning.

wow....

[I Like It Sideways]

I am still in shock, as are many others. R.I.P. Colin, Johnny, and company.
You will continue to live on, and inspire us all. Your life is one to be remembered and revered.

Leave your condolences for McRae's family (http://www.wrc.com/page/News/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10111~1114062,00.html)

Johnny:
http://rally.subaru.com/gallery/2007_x/final/LG2_6208.jpg

[murtada87]

sad sad story, he was my rallye idol, by far the reason why I like subaru's and love rallying... still can't belive it :( his legend will live on though and he won't be forgotten... RIP Colin McRae and others on helicopter...

[JacksonRally]

Sad, very very sad. He will be missed...

[tomodojo]

wow its just sooo sudden does anyone no how the copter went down? terrible its just to bad i feel like making my car a memorbillia for him and his 555 car

[Blix666]

here's a link to the update on NASIOC regarding the McRae memoriam decals....it's a badass design and you all better scoop a set!

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/announcement.php?f=68

[409industries]

You can leave your thoughts for Colins family here:

http://www.colinmcrae.com/condolences.asp

[Blix666]

anybody who purchased thier NASIOC McRae decals get them yet?!

[Weasel Rallysports]

Rally America was selling the same decal from NASIOC at Rally Colorado, so I proudly have one on both the STI and the wife's Baja. Makes me want an Xbox 360 with Dirt even more.

[Blix666]

got'em in the mail today!....now, where to stickem