Colin mcrae - Helicoptor Crash
RIP to those that died in air crashes today
Last edited by riiidaa; Sep 15, 2007 at 10:38 PM.
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From: "Engineering Perfection in Essex"
A rally legend is one thing, but for those lucky enough to witness his talent or speak to him in person...
Just an all round nice bloke, father, son and husband.
This is Burns all over again
Just an all round nice bloke, father, son and husband.
This is Burns all over again
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From: A Yorkshireman living in Lancashire, Recruiting for the War of the Roses part deux!
Gutted.
The only reason i own an Impreza was because of this great man, I played his playstation games as him wishing that one day i would have the real car sat on my drive, Today i do as the last three years. But now you seem to have left the Scooby community, you will be missed.
RIP Colin.
RIP Colin.
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Not posted for a while on here,but have to put my feelings in to words,my passion for cars, motorsport and in particular Subaru have been in no small part been fueled by this Great British Hero!!!Colin McRae.
I do hope that the stories are false but if its true and we have lost our Impreza driver,i for one will be wearing my "555" gear and making as much noise in my scooby as possible tomorrow.
My condolences to his friends and family,RIP Colin your simply the best!!!
Mark.
I do hope that the stories are false but if its true and we have lost our Impreza driver,i for one will be wearing my "555" gear and making as much noise in my scooby as possible tomorrow.
My condolences to his friends and family,RIP Colin your simply the best!!!
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From: Talk to the hand....
"The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board," she said.
"It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment."
is what the BBC website says....
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Copter crash near McRae property
Who has confirmed his death so far??
"It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment."
is what the BBC website says....
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Copter crash near McRae property
Who has confirmed his death so far??
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Just catching up with the news...
Rally ace McRae feared dead in helicopter horror | the Daily Mail
not good.....
Rally ace McRae feared dead in helicopter horror | the Daily Mail
not good.....
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Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash - Times Online
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.
McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart who flew with the champion several times described him as a "very good, very measured pilot whose natural ability with machinery was second to none". "Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well. It was the place he flew into most regularly.
"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."
Additional reporting: Paul Lamarra
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.
McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart who flew with the champion several times described him as a "very good, very measured pilot whose natural ability with machinery was second to none". "Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well. It was the place he flew into most regularly.
"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."
Additional reporting: Paul Lamarra
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From: Leyland, Lancs.
I had tears of joy when Colin & Derek passed me on the last stage in Wales in'95. Now I've got tears of sorrow. Condolences to his family & all who ever had anything to do with him.
Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash - Times Online
Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash - Times Online
