Dewey316
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 Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: Godspeed, Sir Colin. |
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Mike texted me about it yesterday morning. Sad no matter how you look at it. As a big Rally fan, I always enjoyed watching Colin race. He was always giving it 150%, no matter what, you always knew he was going to be fun to watch. He either won, or crashed trying to win. I think he will go down as one of the greatest drivers of all time across all forms of motorsports.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgwec_UvRc
RIP Mr McRae.
| Quote: | Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash
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 and another child. Police said there were no survivors.
McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.
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.
The helicopter came down within half a mile of McRae's home, Jervis House, a 16th-century tower house, which has an adjacent helipad. The weather had been overcast, with a light breeze, but visibility was good.
Strathclyde police said the extent of the fire damage was making identification a problem.
McRae's wife, a childhood sweetheart and his former co-driver, was taken back to the house under police escort shortly after 6pm. She looked calm, but neighbours gathering outside the house looked shaken with grief. |
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