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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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Now confirmed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/6997270.stm

RIP
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rallycol,Sep 16 2007, 03:31 AM
Gutted ,the low life are already at it,autographs for sale on ebay put on this morning,sent them a message of what I thought of them ,please do the same http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Colin-McRae-8-x-6-Pr...1QQcmdZViewItem
To be fair the chap seems to be an autograph trader and has a number of others up.

He may have put this up before he knew.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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sad day
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by havoc UK,Sep 16 2007, 01:45 PM
To be fair the chap seems to be an autograph trader and has a number of others up.

He may have put this up before he knew.
It was a 10 day item posted this afternoon. Kind of suggests otherwise IMO.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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He's probably using an automated system.
Have a look at hiis shop, http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Autographs-Alley


He'd hardly put it up as a
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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Very very sad news.

A true legend.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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First meet him at a motorsport night in Perth, in the 80's? he was standing in for his dad as a speaker, thought that night he'll never be a patch on Jimmy. How wrong was I.
The saying goes "live fast, die young" shouldn't mean it must it come true.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Dave Richards (Prodrive and ex Subaru Rally boss) and his wife had a helicopter crash this afternoon also.

Both escaped unhurt - they were returning from Spa

Spooky co-incidence


http://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/st...O_Richards.html
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Remind me not to buy a helicopter:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6997784.stm

Edit: Doh!
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Shipley,Sep 16 2007, 07:00 PM
Dave Richards (Prodrive and ex Subaru Rally boss) and his wife had a helicopter crash this afternoon also.

Both escaped unhurt - they were returning from Spa

Spooky co-incidence


http://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/st...O_Richards.html
way to spooky, is this anything to to with Ferrari?
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