dunlop3551
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know this has nothing to do with a corsa but im so shock that colin mcrae died today with his son in a chopper crash there bodys are so burnt they are not 100% sure it was him but its been confirmed
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Whittie
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Look in offday mate, yes he has died, and has been confirmed RIP.
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dunlop3551
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luck ran out i think you can have all the money in the world but u cant spend it six feet under thats why im broke
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JonnyJ
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edit > delete
just do it
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Robin
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie
and has been confirmed RIP.
where?
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dunlop3551
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he died as he took of from his house
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dunlop3551
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its all over the news every few mins
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Robin
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I mean where has it been confirmed that he is dead?
The news reports are still all saying that he's feared dead, not confirmed.
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B3KAN
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
I mean where has it been confirmed that he is dead?
The news reports are still all saying that he's feared dead, not confirmed.
Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash
THE 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 and another child. Police said there were no survivors.
McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.
McRae became Britain's first World Rally champion in 1995. He was one of the country's most successful sportsmen, achieving 25 wins in World Rally events and 42 podium places. He was a flamboyant driver, inspiring one the world's best-selling computer rally games.
The helicopter came down within half a mile of McRae's home, Jervis House, a 16th-century tower house, which has an adjacent helipad. The weather had been overcast, with a light breeze, but visibility was good.
Strathclyde police said the extent of the fire damage was making identification a problem.
McRae's wife, a childhood sweetheart and his former co-driver, was taken back to the house under police escort shortly after 6pm. She looked calm, but neighbours gathering outside the house looked shaken with grief.
McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart who flew with the champion several times described him as a "very good, very measured pilot whose natural ability with machinery was second to none". "Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well. It was the place he flew into most regularly.
"As a driver Colin was misunderstood slightly as being reckless but everything you saw with him came from pure raw talent as opposed to being learnt. He was the Michael Schumacher of rally driving.
"It's so ironic that he should die in a helicopter crash when he had competed and had brushed with death so many times as a rally driver."
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dunlop3551
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thats proof enough i think all sky news states its confirmed
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therock2444
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sky news still havn't confirmed it they are waitin on p/m of the 4 bodys should find out later today and that was on the 7: 00am news what a shock
[Edited on 16-09-2007 by therock2444]
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Adam-D
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no fuckin way.
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John G
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it is not confirmed as of yet it is just feared that him and his son as feared dead, absolute tragity
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pdwhelan
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we all know its him unfortunatly! they would be confirmed being alive otherwise!
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John G
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i know but stil, we shud all wait till said!
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=383941&page=1
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J100RSA
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such a sad loss
i met colin a few years back when he was driving with ford went in a car with him down a stage in a puma super 1600 was an awsome experiance so fast and precise was a real nice bloke
[Edited on 16-09-2007 by J100RSA]
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EarlofBarnet
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http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1483222007
Shocking. RIP
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Dave-Creations
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My all time rally hero. really cannot believe this has happened. R.I.P Fella.
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Marc
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quote: Originally posted by JonnyJ
edit > delete
just do it
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Nick-S
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thats fuckin gay
R.I.P
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Robbo
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Just been confirmed
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heepsyboy
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big loss to motorsport thoughts are wife his family
rip
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Ben G
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RIP for a legend
celebrate his life rather than mourn his death though, it's what he would have wanted.
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CorsAsh
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Fuck
I liked that guy. Wonder if we'll have a new Impreza Ltd. Edition for him like Burns?
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