In mourning
(Posted 05:22:53 on 16th September 2007 by Mr O)
For those of you who know me and my driving style well will know how badly I have taken the news of Colin McRae's death in a helicopter crash this weekend. It was his driving of the early Subaru Impreza that switched me onto the scooby as a car to aspire to. It's a tragic loss to the world of British motorsport, especially as our other top rally driver, Richard Burns, sadly died of a brain tumour nearly two years ago.
McRae was one of the best pure drivers this country has ever produced, but because he was in the lower profile sport of rallying, he didn't get the praise he deserved. It comes just a week after the fantastic result in the Indy championship and his fellow Scot Dario Franchitti picking up that championship as well as the Indy 500 in the same year.
Colin McRae RIP
