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Colin McRae died in Helicopter Crash

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Colin McRae died in Helicopter Crash

Not sure if anyone else has seen this yet... This is a sad day indeed .

Story Here

-Brian
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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RIP Colin - fantastic driver, real nice person too.....
 
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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My sympathies to Colin's family, friends & many fans. So sad.

RIP Colin
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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My sympathies to his family, friends, RIP Colin McRae
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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RIP
The last paragraph sums it up, to survive so many car wrecks and then this.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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Thats just too bad. I feel terrible for his family.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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Rest In Peace Colin, son, and two other victims. Colin, you will always be remebered for your greatness. You changed the wrc and you will be missed.





 
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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This is truly sad news.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Yup.. truly sad.

In my lexicon driving like Colin McRae meant driving flat out pedal to the metal in a slightly crazy controlled manner. He will be missed greatly by the motoring/racing community as a man who spoke his mind to the press and loved his fans.
 
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