Colin McRae WRC World Champion feared dead after helicopter crash

[02_SonicBluSVT]

The world has possibly lost another racing genius...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/15/ncopter115.xml

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1284278,00.html

May God be with him and his family...



Edit:

Most who never knew him before from Rally Racing were introduced to him through the X-Games and most remember his spectacular finish...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...838&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1



UPDATE: www.colinmcrae.com It has been confirmed.

 

[Mika]

RIP.



Mika

 

[02_SonicBluSVT]

More news... it apprears McRae, along with his son were killed.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

 

[FoxFour]

That just shocks me. Most likely he was in the helicopter, they just cannot officially say he is dead till he has been properly identified. I will remember him always and will miss seeing him.

 

[theDRIVER]

damn, i just saw this. but, that ****er is one tough son-of-a-bitch. he has gone through some of the hardest crashes that the wrc has ever seen. i have a feeling he's outside the helicopter cursing the **** out of the copter, and kicking the boom in. i got 20 that he's ok...

 

[theDRIVER]

there's nothing on his site yet. that's weird...

http://www.colinmcrae.com/default.asp

 

[1993R]

He was one of my favorites.

 

[theDRIVER]

i guess they don't really know who was in the helicopter. just speculation...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/62439

 

[phillySVT]

RIP he was one hell of a driver. I loved watching him race.

 

[pan7eraboyca]

Just got chills through my body. One Hell of a driver.

RIP

 

[mblgjr]

I remember when he cut off/amputated an injured thumb so he could drive the next race. He wasn't willing to give it the time to heal properly and the Dr's told him he couldn't drive...he said BS and told 'em cut it off.

Hope he's ok.

 

[BmoseleyINC]

Dammmmit. I hope it's not him......:cuss: :cuss: :cuss:

 

[DoomsDay]

That guy is an animarl and honestly probably oneof...if not THE most talented driver to EVER live.

RIP

I'll be pouring out alittle beer for this guy tonight

 

[NO-BlkLightning2K]

so, is he dead or not? WTF? i hope it isn't him, mcrae rules.

 

[themadgnome]

Wow, I'm speachless... I hope it wasn't him on board, but it sounds like he may have been. Either way God Bless him and his family.

 

[theDRIVER]

i think they still have to identify the bodies in the accident. should be available in the next days. i hope it isn't him. the man is a strong man in the sense...

 

[speedofsound]

oh man! ...hope he is ok, I loved watching him race

 

[HandoZiZle]

R.I.P Collin McRae

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1483222007 a very tragic event as we have lost one of the best rally driver in history. rest in peace colin:rockon:

 

[HandoZiZle]

opps didnt see the other thread

 

[dtheo]

That is sad news, but I gaurentee you that 99.9% of the people on this site had no idea who that guy was. R.I.P. Sad story.