Cloud Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 There's been a helicopter crash near his property. The police aren't saying anything till Sunday, except there was no survivors of the crash. The BBC isn't saying it directly, but they're stating that McRae is a keen helicopter pilot. The fact that he himself hasn't said "I'm alive" seems to confirm it.Such a shame if it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 new article Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash - Times Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 oh tits, that's a shame. great driver and always seemed like a fairly straightforward honest guy in interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Terrible news, he was a great driver. His son dead as well, tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 fucking hell. in such a great week for scottish sport this is a real downer. to be perfectly honest he is the only rally driver i know, purely from the computer games, but i loved them so much i took a real interest in his carreer and he really was a great guy by all accounts. very sad, very sad indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 RIP, great driver, but you have to say his career was a disappointment overall, with his talent he really should have won more than one rally championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Apparently 2 children in the helicopter too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 A lot of the news programmes on just now are still claiming it hasn't been confirmed though...A terrible shame if it is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 A lot of the news programmes on just now are still claiming it hasn't been confirmed though...A terrible shame if it is true I think they were having problems identifying the bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 it's just been confirmed, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Aw, thats awful.I was kinda hoping they'd somehow survived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesaw Bazz Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 Wort news ever. All the worse case his wee boy died too. Truly Tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 RIP, great driver, but you have to say his career was a disappointment overall, with his talent he really should have won more than one rally championship.He did lose out in the last round twice if I remember right: besides, people took to McRae more because of his hard-charging approach rather than consistently picking up championships a'la Makinen.Devastating news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Fucking proper tragedy. Proper ace driver. And just started playing Colin McRae: Dirt as well, which for anybody that likes rally/driving games should try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get lost Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Speed Kills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Jeez, pretty indefensible really.Family Blames Colin McRae For Risks In Helicopter Crash (from The Herald ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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