johnfelstead

Colin McRae has crashed out of corsica on stage 10 and airlifted to hospital.

Info on

Dave T-S

Bu66er

(Probably what he said!!)

Get well soon Mac

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NITO

Phew, he's okay. Apparently he was seen talking to doctors etc. and is reportedly ok. Had to be cut out of the focus though!!

Nito

NITO

Phew, he's okay. Apparently he was seen talking to doctors etc. and is reportedly ok. Had to be cut out of the focus though!!

Nito

Jamie Watts

BBC News said:
"According to his Ford team, McRae was able to walk but doctors who treated him at the crash scene had placed a surgical collar around his neck as a precaution. Grist emerged unscathed from the accident."

SDB

Thanks for the post John

Do we have any further news? Anything broken etc?

I'll be gutted if it turns out he is a mere mortal like the rest of us

All the best for a speedy recovery Colin!

Simon

CharlieWhiskey

Hope he is OK!

I know we all wan't Burnsey to win but we want everyone to finish in good health.

Chris

robski

Apparently he has a broken cheek bone

johnfelstead

It also says he has a bruised lung, that can be quite serious.

Colin is one of the few drivers in top level motorsport that still wears an open face helmet.

I wonder if he changes that now he has recieved a facial injury.

Lets hope he recovers quickly and his injuries turn out to be minor.

Chris L

He's a lucky chap - just seen a clip on the news. Going through a fast corner, he clipped the wall on the left, which spun the car over and down an embankment.

He looked shaken, but not seriously injured.

Chris

Dawn

lets hope he changes his mind about the open face helmet..... but them guys r used to all sorts of damage <g>
get better soon colin
dawn
xx

Chip

I think its sad that World rallying only makes the BBC news when something like this happens. If he'd won the rally without any problems then the BBC would'nt give a toss.
Just hope he recovers quickly enough for the rally GB.

Chip.

DocJock

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I Stancer

Relieved he's ok (and nicky)
Sad he's not invincible
Hoping he remains the fastest driver in competition on earth
Get well soon

DocJock

Glad to see he is *walking wounded*

Good point from JF re open faced helmets. When I worked in Oral Surgery we used to see RTA motorike casualties and a full face offers so much more protection. You would not believe the facial injuries you can sustain in a car crash (no helmet)where the car still looks driveable, even when belted in !

Also on track days even though you think your car offers protection, use your visors as they protect your eyes from debris should you have an incident.

DJ

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Moz

Most top rally drivers use peltor or sparco open face helmets, didier auriol being the only exception i can think of. I personally think that peripheral vision with an open face helmet is better, could this be why most drivers choose an open face helmet as opposed to the safer option.

SDB

Hi Moz

I think the main reason is comfort. There are some really good full face helmets which offer as much periferal vision as an open face helmet.

The problem for rally drivers is that there is no cool air rushing past your head all the time so it gets bloody warm.

I have almost always used a full face helmet though as I just don't want to take the risk. I'd rather put up with the heat... but.. For the top boys it may be more dangerous to have a couple of percent taken off your concentration by having a sweaty head!?!?

The big girls!

Regards

Simon

Paul.G

Pictures of McRay's Focus at

Geezer

Ouch!

Could be Colins championship gone for this year. After an accident like that, it might take a while for his confidence to come back.

Pete Croney

On the subject of helmets, another consideration is weight. A top open face is lighter than its full face equivalent and this reduces driver/co-driver fatigue in rallying.

AWD

From

AlterBoy

Chip
IMHO
The BBC coverage of rallying is quite good. See:

SDB

Good point Pete

Mind you there are some incredibly light helmets around now. My helmet weighs about 6 tonne! I really must get round to changing it, but it means getting new intercom fittings, etc so I can never be arsed!

The other thing with a heavy lid is the damage it can do to your neck in a heavy shunt. The belts do such a great job of keeping your body still, but there's nothing to keep you head still.

I think I will get a new lid!

Anybody know of a willing trade supplier or similar?

Cheers

Simon

Chris L

I was watching the rally highlights last night on Eurosport. I reckon Tommy Makinnen and Freddy Loix were pretty lucky aswell. Both had nasty accidents where they rolled their cars down embankments. In Loix's case he ended upside down in a stream. The car looked very badly damaged.

Chris

johnfelstead

i do simon, i will mail you offline.