Colin McRae's 'copter has crashed
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I hope this doesn't turn into a Hammond/Maddie/Diana episode.
But if he has a public funeral I will attend as a mark of respect. He's been a hero of mine for a long time, and any Scot I know who knows anything about motorsport is immensely proud of Colin.
Does Britain have any living rally champs now that Burns and McRae are gone?
But if he has a public funeral I will attend as a mark of respect. He's been a hero of mine for a long time, and any Scot I know who knows anything about motorsport is immensely proud of Colin.
Does Britain have any living rally champs now that Burns and McRae are gone?
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Sep 16 2007, 01:06 AM
Does Britain have any living rally champs now that Burns and McRae are gone?
Still very sad though
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gutted! really am. thats such a shame. I dont mind when normal celebs/sporties die but this one put a lump in my throat. Down to earth guy who did what we would all love to do for a living. So young too
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Formal identification of the crash victims is not expected until mid-morning on September 16th at the earliest, however McRae is known to be a keen helicopter pilot, and his agent Jean-Eric Freudiger has stated that McRae was piloting the helicopter at the time of the crash and that McRae and his five-year-old son Johnny were killed in the crash, in which Strathclyde police confirm there were no survivors. 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
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Formal identification of the crash victims is not expected until mid-morning on September 16th at the earliest, however McRae is known to be a keen helicopter pilot, and his agent Jean-Eric Freudiger has stated that McRae was piloting the helicopter at the time of the crash and that McRae and his five-year-old son Johnny were killed in the crash, in which Strathclyde police confirm there were no survivors. 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
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Originally Posted by nickrg3,Sep 16 2007, 07:11 AM
gutted! really am. thats such a shame. I dont mind when normal celebs/sporties die but this one put a lump in my throat. Down to earth guy who did what we would all love to do for a living. So young too
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Just heard this on the news - shocked.
I used to follow the WRC a great deal, as a Scoob owner.
What a driver.
He also was responsible for the Impreza getting where it got to....
I used to follow the WRC a great deal, as a Scoob owner.
What a driver.
He also was responsible for the Impreza getting where it got to....
