Colin McRae dead in helicopter crash

[ParadigmShifter]

It looks that way anyway, the police haven't formally identified the bodies but they have said they believe that McRae and his 5-year old son were killed when his helicopter crashed in Scotland.

That's the 2nd Scottish rally driver to die after appearing in a computer game (Richard Burns died a few years ago from a brain haemorrhage).

So RIP Colin. He was the driver with the most rally wins. The game was pretty good too by all accounts, I wonder if they will keep the series going as a tribute or not.

Link on BBC site, looks like another kid was on board, a sad loss:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6997270.stm

 

[-0blivion-]

OK this sucks, he was a god in the rally driving world. DiRT was awesome as well.

 

[azzaman333]

You'd think he'd most likely died in a rally accident rather than a helicopter crash...

RIP.

 

[Catharsis]

Man, all these 'famous people deaths' come in clumps, don't they? There was Puerta, and then in quick succession Pavarotti, Anita Roddick, that protester woman and now Colin McRae.

RIP.

 

[Sofista]

A tribute was paid today also by Valentino Rossi, who before his race held a sign which read "We'll miss you Colin" and after dedicated the victory to him.
Anyway, RIP

 

[777]

That was a real shame It's not so long when Richard Burns also passed away.