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stickywicket
16-09-2007, 06:44 AM
for anyone who may have been intrested in rally car racing, or for those who may just have heard about him from his series of popular racing car games, rally car champion colin mccrae has died in a helicopter crash.


Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash - Times Online (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 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 - said by locals to be a school friend of McRae - and another child. McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.

Strathclyde police said in a statement: "Four people were onboard the helicopter," adding "The bodies were found within the helicopter which is owned by Mr Colin McRae of Jerviswood House, Lanark. It is believed he was onboard the helicopter."

wullboy
16-09-2007, 08:55 AM
Very sad to hear about this, sticky, the man was a great champion in the rally world, and a good ambassador for scottish sport,

nj2006
16-09-2007, 11:11 AM
this is a damb shame this man was one of the legands of his time and he will surley be missed.