Rally ace Colin McRae dies in air crash
- Posted September 16th, 2007 at 07:12 EDT by
- 45 Comments
In a tragic accident today, Colin McRae, world famous rally racer, beloved husband, and loving father of two, has died, along with three others, including his son, a close friend, and one other child.
The accident occurred while Colin McRae was piloting his helicopter in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm. There is no official statement yet as to the reason for the crash, as McRae is said to be an excellent pilot, and the weather not being too harsh.
Colin leaves behind his wife, who had formerly been his co-driver earlier on in his career, his daughter, and a legacy. 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.
McRae became so well known that he has been the basis for several racing games, including the most recent, Dirt, which is out on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It is up in the air at this point what his death will do to the series. This early on though, we encourage all of our readers to keep his family on their thoughts as they struggle through this terrible loss.
Source: The Times Online
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Kane
- 2:52am EDT - September 16th, 2007
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Jesus Christ! I don't watch rally very often, but I've been like a semi fan of Colin McRae almost my whole life. I've played Colin McRae games since way back. I feel very bad for his family.
It's like a really big name dies. For me, it feels as if someone like Ronaldo would die. Someone you never expected to bie (although he competes in a very dangerous sport).
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paddyirishman
- 5:51am EDT - September 16th, 2007
- 13
My thoughts are with the McRae family and of the others killed in this tragedy.
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Stevo_ya_bass
- 6:31am EDT - September 16th, 2007
- 15
This is really a sad thing, Colin was a real stand up guy and down to earth.
I feel for his family.
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MrGunhappy
- 6:43am EDT - September 16th, 2007
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Its kinda like the crocadile hunter, dying doing what they loved.
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jonlowndes101
- 7:38am EDT - September 16th, 2007
- 17
Very sad and upsetting news. My thoughts are with his family and friends... Colin will be missed but never forgotten... Hopefully CodeMasters will still carry on producing his games as a fitting tribute to Rallyings great legend....
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