Colin McRae helicopter crashes , NO SURVIVORS !!!!

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Colin McRae helicopter crashes , NO SURVIVORS !!!!

Post by grizz » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:19 pm

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Post by shineydave » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:31 pm

surely if he wasn't flying it he'd have made contact with the press by now
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Post by DavidT » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:50 pm

Dear me, 2 dead and I think one of them may be Colin McRae.

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Post by S2tuner » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:26 pm

Crap :( my thoughts go out to his family... really sad news... :(

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Post by Jarv » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:40 pm

Terrible news, I can’t begin to imagine what the poor families of the deceased must be going through right now. My thoughts are with them .

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Post by Dom81 » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:41 pm

I'm looking for more news, but it seems very possible that it's Colin. Terrible...
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Post by Dom81 » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:42 pm

ITV have just mentioned that it was his helicopter
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Post by Silversea » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:48 pm

Just had the sad news confirmed by my friend that Colin is dead, my mate was close friends of the McRae family. Colin McRae R.I.P.
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Post by Dom81 » Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:49 pm

Strathclyde police confirm that Colin McRae was one of 4 passengers killed - very, very sad
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Post by MarkB » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:23 am

Very sad news :(
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Post by shineydave » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:40 am

another fine sportsman lost to a helicopter crash, remember Steve Hislop the bike racer who died a few years back in similar circumstances
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Post by grizz » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:25 am

What a great loss , 1st we lost Richard burns and now Colin ,2 of our best rally drivers. A SAD SAD DAY . :cry:
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Post by jeffw » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:10 am

Can't believe it...very sad day, my thoughts are with his family.

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Post by I-want-an-RS » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:58 am

shineydave wrote:another fine sportsman lost to a helicopter crash, remember Steve Hislop the bike racer who died a few years back in similar circumstances
and although not on the world stage but still a very good rally driver, the Fisher family that were killed a few years back, also in a hilicopter.

I knew the family well from my rally days both here and the rally heaven that is Ireland.

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