Another one bites the dust (or should I say DiRT)
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Rally ace McRae feared dead in helicopter horror
World rally star Colin McRae and his young son were feared dead after his helicopter crashed and exploded near his Scottish home.
The 39-year-old driver was thought to be at the controls of the French-built Squirrel helicopter with his son Johnny, five, as a passenger when it crashed a mile from the family farm in Lanarkshire just after 4pm.
Strathclyde police confirmed that at least one person had died and it is believed that there were four passengers on board altogether.
The ambulance service said they had not been asked to attend to any casualties and had been asked to stand down soon after the crash.
Sources close to the family said they believed Colin and his son had both died.
McRae, the 1995 world rally champion who became known to millions after lending his name to a top-selling series of computer games, is a qualified pilot and regularly flew the helicopter from his home, Jerviswood Farm, just outside the town of Lanark.
Family man: Colin with wife Alison and daughter Hollie in 2001
It is believed he was on his way to Glasgow when the helicopter came down.
Mr McRae is married to Alison and is also father to eight-year-old Hollie.
It is understood Mrs McRae – his childhood sweetheart and co-driver in the early days of his career – was away horse-riding at the time of the tragedy and only learned of the news when she returned home at 6.30pm.
Rally ace McRae feared dead in helicopter horror
World rally star Colin McRae and his young son were feared dead after his helicopter crashed and exploded near his Scottish home.
The 39-year-old driver was thought to be at the controls of the French-built Squirrel helicopter with his son Johnny, five, as a passenger when it crashed a mile from the family farm in Lanarkshire just after 4pm.
Strathclyde police confirmed that at least one person had died and it is believed that there were four passengers on board altogether.
The ambulance service said they had not been asked to attend to any casualties and had been asked to stand down soon after the crash.
Sources close to the family said they believed Colin and his son had both died.
McRae, the 1995 world rally champion who became known to millions after lending his name to a top-selling series of computer games, is a qualified pilot and regularly flew the helicopter from his home, Jerviswood Farm, just outside the town of Lanark.
Family man: Colin with wife Alison and daughter Hollie in 2001
It is believed he was on his way to Glasgow when the helicopter came down.
Mr McRae is married to Alison and is also father to eight-year-old Hollie.
It is understood Mrs McRae – his childhood sweetheart and co-driver in the early days of his career – was away horse-riding at the time of the tragedy and only learned of the news when she returned home at 6.30pm.
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so does this mean no DiRT sequel
oh boy
haha, jesus that's horrible Wren.
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Colin McRae, world champion rally driver, incredibly famous.
surprised youve never heard of him until now. Im pretty sure everyone knows who he is. even people who dont follow the sport.
hes leant his name to a load of rally games for consoles if you are only picking up on video games news in latter years. they are made by sega I think, the latest being DiRT, hence the title of this thread.
Wikipedia him to find out a bunch of information. tragic loss imo.
Is this a British thing?
You British guys seem to know.
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sounds irish I guess?
the british hate the irish though so this is baffling
The moral is to never out your name on a rallisport game.
We're not all yanks you racist
dirt is supposed to be really good
the only scotsman who has won a world championship in a sport other than snooker.
Titles include:
Colin McRae Rally
Colin McRae Rally 2.0
Colin McRae Rally 3
Colin McRae Rally 04
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Colin McRae: DiRT
Regarding the man himself, it's a huge loss for the motorsports world. He really was one of the more well-known rally drivers internationally.
It's true that a lot of people here in the US wouldn't know him, unless they watch the X-Games. McRae competed in the Rally portion of the X-Games for the last couple of years.
cancer, helicopter crashes.. i blame terrorism.
I just read this, and yeah, everyone needs to stop dying.
sad, sad news
for those that don't know, Colin McRae has been a leading force in rally since 1995 and was a big part in the development of the sport. Without him, the subaru team may not have won in 95, and the rally landscape of the last twelve years may have been vastly different.
the man had so much going for him at the moment. truly tragic.
barry white is dead
i've been feeling shitty since i found out
Goodbye, you beautiful diamond.
well that is pretty gay
rip it up on the big stage in the sky, man
RIP
they believe that along with him and his son, another kid and presumably that kid's father were aboard
At this rate, SWRT is going to have no drivers left.
And dying in a exploding Helicopter Accident?
That's how you wanna fucking leave.
I am torn between laughing and shaking my head.
I shall do both.
My reaction is identical.
Part of me weeps for the depths this species will go to for a cheap gag.
And the rest of me is laughing.
I feel like such a bastard for laughing really hard at Wren's post.
Sixty Lost In Underground Horror
goddammit