RIP Colin McRae

[SubieDriver]

Colin McRae has died. May he rest in peace.

 

For me, Colin was the one who made a name for Subaru. He was the one who inspired passion for Subaru. Before he won his rally championship in '95, I liked Subaru, but they were just one among many car brands. Watching Colin race and win gave me respect for Subaru.

 

 

http://www.colinmcrae.com/

 

HELICOPTER CRASH – JERVISWOOD, LANARK

 

Regarding yesterday’s helicopter crash at Jerviswood, Lanark, it has now been confirmed that there were four people, two adults and two young children on board.

Although a post mortem has still to take place, the four involved are believed to be:

Mr Colin McRae (39) of Jerviswood House and his son Johnny Gavin McRae, aged 5.

Ben Porcelli (6), of Cleghorn Road, Lanark, who had been over playing with Johnny, and family friend Graeme Duncan (37), of L’Ile Degaillot, Faycelles, France.

Chief Superintendent Tim Love, Divisional Commander, South Lanarkshire Division, said today:

“We believe that the group were just returning from a visit to the nearby village of Quarter around 1605 hours yesterday, when it appears that the helicopter got into difficulty and crashed within the grounds of Mr McRae’s family home.

“Our officers are working closely with the Air Accident Investigation Team who are presently at the scene.

“Family Liaison Officers have been appointed and are with the families to help them through this distressing and difficult time.”

Please note that the families involved are not available for interview and media are asked to respect their privacy at this time.

 

http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?stid=6409

 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1284278,00.html

 

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jX67Z_3vY0dtg9avjdQrnoyXMCzg

 

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

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/15/ncopter115.xml

 

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rip/colin-mcrae-dies-in-helicopter-crash-300276.php

[mr_luv]

Rip

[msb175]

Indeed. A good man. RIP.

[SubieDriver]

More links:

 

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/news-announcements-408/634835-colin-mcrae.html

 

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1346925

 

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1483222007

 

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

 

Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash

 

 

 

Tom Gordon

 

 

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.

 

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.

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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.

 

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."

[SLegacy99]

I just saw. I am shocked.

[SubieDriver]

I just saw. I am shocked.

 

When I first saw the news, my first thought was, "He can't be dead. I just saw him race at the X games!"

 

I'm glad he was able display his magic in the X Games to bring in a whole new crop of Subie fans before he died. He's had a very successful career. He will be missed.

[SubieDriver]

Speed TV:

 

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/40291/

 

Colin McRae's Death Confirmed

 

 

Written by: RACER staff Strathclyde, Scotland – 9/15/2007

 

http://www.speedtv.com/_assets/library/img/medium/177726_cmc.jpg The 1995 world champion had recently manifested a desire to return to full-time WRC competition. (LAT Photo) MORE PHOTOS

 

 

 

 

The police has confirmed the identity of the victims in the helicopter crash involving former World Rally Champion Colin McRae near the Scot's own estate in the UK on Friday afternoon. Besides the 39-year-old rally star, his five-year-old son Johnny and two family friends, 27-year-old Graeme Duncan and six-year-old Ben Porcelli, have also been killed.

 

McRae's helicopter came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4 p.m. on Friday.

 

Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, confirmed to London's The Times that the 39-year-old driver had been piloting the helicopter himself. McRae is survived by wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9.

 

An aggressive driver whose flamboyant style had earned him fans worldwide, McRae won the 1995 world rally title driving for Subaru. Despite clinching that crown a single time, the Scot was one of the winningest drivers in the sport's history with 25 event wins. He had been out of a full-time WRC ride since the end of the '03 season, but remained active as a driver in a series of one-offs and guest appearances ranging from the X-Games' rallying competition to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to the WRC itself, where he was drafted by Skoda for two events in '05 and replaced and injured Sebastien Loeb for one round last year.

 

Recently, McRae had revealed he was working on a deal to return to full-time WRC competition next year.

[Neurodancer]

Colin McRae has died. May he rest in peace.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70573

 

I understand the sentiment, but this subject has already been started in Motorsports... McCrae was a truly great sportsman and FIA motorsports (and the rally world in general) will miss his spirit.

 

Regards,

[SubieDriver]

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70573

 

I understand the sentiment, but this subject has already been started in Motorsports... McCrae was a truly great sportsman and FIA motorsports (and the rally world in general) will miss his spirit.

 

Regards,

 

Sorry, I'm not often there, and thought it would be valuable here in the news section.

[SubieDriver]

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70573

 

I understand the sentiment, but this subject has already been started in Motorsports... McCrae was a truly great sportsman and FIA motorsports (and the rally world in general) will miss his spirit.

 

Regards,

 

 

Just checked. No thread in Motorsports.

The one you linked is in Off Topic, General Chat.

[PGT]

this is still a