With 25 victories in the WRC, McRae previously held the record for the most wins in the series. 2008  S. Loeb Transmission is via a six-speed gearbox, manual or semi-automatic, and by mechanical front and rear differentials with the option of mechanical or active central differential. A number of shunts and reliability issues for the new car for much of the rest of that season, however, resulted in only sixth place in the championship standings overall. After a four-year spell with the Ford Motor Co. team, which saw McRae win nine events, he moved to Citroën World Rally Team in 2003 where, despite not winning an event, he helped them win the first of their three consecutive manufacturers' titles. [7] The couple bought the 17th century Jerviswood House. [48] A special edition for mobile phones was released by Codemasters Mobile. 2015  S. Ogier

Top 10 Greatest Rally Drivers Of All Time Henri Toivonen. 2011  S. Loeb

"[17] McRae said of his time with Ford "It's been a very successful four years, we've achieved a lot of very good results and I'm quite happy that myself and Ford have had a very successful partnership."[18]. In 1988 he performed a giant-killing act when he took the Scottish Rally Championship series crown in a humble Vauxhall Nova.

On 27 September 2008, the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally took place in Perth, Scotland. McRae died in 2007 in a helicopter crash near his home. "The 1995 RAC Rally was a straight race between Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz for the drivers' championship. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 was released on the PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on 11 September 2009, the PC version was released on 8 December 2009. Colin McRae chose the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil the McRae R4, which had been conceived at the beginning of 2005. It appears that some components of the vehicle have been taken from existing production cars, the doorline in particular appears very close to that of the Ford Ka. [6] However, as his young family grew up, he spent more time back at his home in Lanarkshire—accepting the higher tax liability of living in Scotland. 1987  J. Kankkunen Dirt Rally was released on PC on 7 December 2015, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version was released on 5 April 2016.

[26][27][28] McRae's five-year-old son Johnny, and two family friends, Graeme Duncan and Johnny's six-year-old friend Ben Porcelli, also died in the crash. In 1986, driving a Talbot Sunbeam, McRae entered the Scottish Rally Championship and soon made a name for himself with his speed and exciting style of driving.

It was also the first rally win for the newly formed Subaru World Rally Team, shortly before the Legacy was due to be pensioned off in favour of the new Subaru Impreza 555. Around 700 mourners filled the church, with crowds of up to 15,000 outside.

[10] A year later, he began to negotiate with another club member to use his Hillman Avenger for the Kames Stages, a single-staged rally venue not far from McRae's home. In order to participate in rally car racing, one needs to hold a valid driver’s license and have lots of practice driving on gravel roads and difficult terrains.
[21] A final-stage alternator problem consigned him and returning co-driver Nicky Grist, to a final placing outside the top ten.

A report into the accident was published on 12 February 2009. Although still a winner with the outfit in individual rallies in succeeding years, including, increasingly, more specialised events such as the Acropolis Rally, Safari Rally and the Tour de Corse, McRae could not better second place in the standings in either 1996 or 1997, on both occasions behind Finland and Mitsubishi Ralliart's Tommi Mäkinen.

The song "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding, a favourite song of McRae's, was played when the family entered the chapel (coincidentally, Redding himself also died in an air crash). Winning the race unlocks a video that is a tribute to him. The body styling has been done by Keith Burden and Tom Webster. Valentino dedicated his win at Estoril MotoGP in 2007 to Colin McRae, saying to the media: "I want to dedicate this to Colin McRae. The inaugural winner of the award, named Colin's Crest, was Ford's United Arab Emirates driver Khalid al-Qassimi, who recorded a distance of 30 m.[42].

1991  J. Kankkunen With 25 victories in the WRC, McRae … Shortly before 4 pm, Martin Hewins, McRae's personal bagpiper for many years, played "Flower of Scotland" as the family arrived at the church.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to motorsport in 1996.[3]. 1985  T. Salonen

[32], A "Celebration of Life" service took place at St Nicholas Church in Lanark on Sunday 30 September at 4 pm.

His driving style drew many comparisons to Finnish ex-World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen, whom McRae had always idolised. McRae, made his debut on the gruelling Dakar Rally Raid with Nissan in January 2004, and impressed the team by scoring two stage wins on his way to a memorable finish on the gruelling Sahara event. 2019  O. Tänak, Complete World Rally Championship results, Complete British Touring Car Championship results.

Fittingly, Colin's brother Alister McRae won the classic category. The PlayStation 3 edition was released in the UK on 14 September, the day before McRae's death.


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