Colin McRae Helicopter crash.

[Berlin]

It's not looking good at the moment for him.

Surely if he wasn't one of the people in the helicopter, he'd have shown up by now.


Very sad news if true.


Carl

[Sideshow#36]

Just thinking the same thing, hopefully it isnt but as you say it doesnt look good.

[Demonz]

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

Been confirmed now... sad news for the families.

[Sideshow#36]

Gutted. He was one of my heroes when I was knee high to a grasshopper.

[Biker Biggles]

Sad news.Reminds me of Steve Hislop all over again.

[fizzwheel]

Reminds me of Steve Hislop all over again.

Thats what I was thinking. RIP

[rob13]

Terrible news for fans, devastating for the family. Im playing the game he endorses on the Xbox. RIP

[slark01]

OMG! Not the kind of news I was expecting this morning.
RIP

[glsuk1970]

That is such a tradegy. You really can't imagine what his family must be going through. RIP.

[Jester666]

Gutted. He was a total hero! A sad sad loss for all motorsport fans and Scotland. RIP.

Colin an Hissy will be tearing up the highway in the sky.

[Birchwood]

Very sad, seen him race many a time and pit marsheled on some of his earlier races.
Seem to many Helicopters are coming down at the moment, forces and privet

[kwak zzr]

oh nooooo! rally is just not rally without him:( RIP fella :( sad sad news:(

[husky03]

Bad,bad news-feeling totally numb-another one is gone.
RIP big man- you done us proud.

[haggis]

Heard about this late last night but no details then.

I cant believe it. A hero to many, me included. Seemed such an approachable, likeable guy too.

RIP fella. :smt085

[Ollie_07]

RIP:(

[Wideboy]

RIP

[Tiger 55]

Jesus Christ. **** **** ****ity ****.

Don't have the vocabulary to express how horrible this is. His poor wife. ****.

[Tara]

can't believe it - thats a real shame

RIP

[Jackie_Black]

Nasty business RIP.

[colinsv25]

RIP:(

[MR UKI (1)]

RIP Colin McRae

Seen him many times when the British Rally was really a rally. The old Network Q RAC Days, when they visited Kielder Forest in the dark and then the Welsh stages.

Funnily enough, he was on Vroom Vroom on Sky the other week, they visited his estate in Scotland and showed you his garage. Couple of old rally cars in there, a 'few' off road bikes and a 916.

Sad news :(

[Filipe M.]

Rip. :(

[Ratty46]

Sad news.Reminds me of Steve Hislop all over again.

indeed, very sad news...

colin was legend, ad he could ride a bike pretty quickly too.

RIP fella....

[Pedrosa]

For our Scottish friends this must come as a truly hard blow. They have in truth very few world class stars in sport therefore when one is lost it must really hurt bad.

RIP Colin and strength to those close to him.

[colinsv25]

just saw the breakin news on sky he was on board with his 5 year old son,there was another adult on board and a 6 year old boy:(

[colinsv25]

graeham duncan was the other adult and ben porchelli was the 6 year old, please excuse the spellin if wrong

[Ratty46]

just saw the breakin news on sky he was on board with his 5 year old son,there was another adult on board and a 6 year old boy:(

:(:(:(

[DoubleD]

RIP

[kitkat]

indeed, very sad news...

colin was legend, ad he could ride a bike pretty quickly too.

RIP fella....

can vouch for his speedy bike riding at knockhill anyway

[Spiderman]

To be honest i always thought he would go out in a blaze of glory during one of the rally stages.

He had a few big offs during his time that he walked away from and now its a bloody helicopter of all things that gets him.
And not just him but his kid too.

RIP peeps and sympathies to those they all left behind.

[Tomcat]

.... with kids aswell, this just gets worse, very sad news, heard nothing about it until now, shocked :(

[Lou M]

Very sad, met him at Cheltenham about 8 years ago, all round good guy. Gutted.
Heart goes out to his family RIP.

Lou

[northwind]

Yep, can't get the similarity with Hislop out of my head, spent your life doing something dangerous then die in an accident on the way home :( Very sad day.

[Hazzar]

Im gutted R I P Colin:(:(:(:(:(

[Alpinestarhero]

Very sad, i could not beleive it when i heard this morning. He was a cracking guy, an exeptional sportsman - all the kindess of anyone you care to mention, but the grit and determination that was uniquly McRae. I saw him at a suzuki GSXR day at brands hatch a few years ago, he was tearing around in his WRC ford focus - what a sight to see him sideways round paddock hill bend! And he was blindinlgy quick on two wheels aswell.

Rest In Peace Colin, we are very fortunate to have witnessed you and your driving (and riding!).

Matt

[markmoto]

Rip the guy is now a legend! mega racer.

[Alpinestarhero]

There is a "book of condolence" on the Crash.net website, accessed via the following article:

http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~4~id~154610.htm

Matt