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Colin McRae was one of the greatest rally drivers to have ever lived. The Ford Escort Mk. II was one of the greatest rally cars to have ever raced. Put them together on the most famous stage in Ireland and you get nothing short of sheer brilliance. More »
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Colin McRae will always be remembered as someone who could drive just about anything, faster than just about anyone. Here he properly stretches a Subaru Legacy RS around the bends. More »
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Within 24 hours Travis Pastrana managed to crash his Toyota twice in his NASCAR debut in Phoenix. He then traveled to Missouri to wreck Colin McRae's X Games-winning Subaru in the 100 Acre Wood Rally by rolling it three times. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5773507&view=rss&microfeed=true With the magnitude of this weekend's loss becoming clearer with each passing news story, we kept busy by cutting together some footage from Colin McRae's career into a Jalopnik tribute clip. We only wish there could be more. More »
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The folks at UK's Telegraph have a touching obit up on Colin McRae, the rally champ whose life, and the life of his young son were tragically cut short yesterday in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland. It's worthwhile reading for all. [via Telegraph.co.uk] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=300287&view=rss&microfeed=true A helicopter registered to ex-rally driver Colin McRae went down in Scotland earlier today. No word on how many people were on board, but there were no survivors. Details as we know them. [UPDATE: The worst has been confirmed by the Times — McRae was killed in the crash. His five-year-old son was also on board, and is feared dead.][Sky News] More »
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Here's an obviously old bit we'd never run across before — Clarkson arranges three Ford products on the starting line at Silverstone — a Cougar, Colin McRae's WRC Focus and Johnny Herbert's Stewart F1 machine — and gives himself a flying head start with Herbert leaving in the tail-end position. Watch and get stoked. More »
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Rally legend-in-waiting Colin McRae's own rally car, the R4, made its public debut in racing trim at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this weekend. The car was first seen at last year's Goodwood event, and McRae says it's suitable for rallying rallycross, ice racing and circuit racing, in addition to general non-street hoonage. McRae designed the R4's chassis along with and Dave Plant of motorsports development firm DJM. No word on when (or for whom) the R4 will see competition, though a good bet is the Race of Champions next year. But first, a good flog is likely in the offing; McRae says he's yet to drive it more than 20 miles. (Specs after the jump.) [Photos by Tom Newis] – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=271686&view=rss&microfeed=true Wherein Jeremy plays a bit of tennis, cracks up a rally car and tests his reaction times against Michael Schumacher. – Davey G. Johnson More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223501&view=rss&microfeed=true It's just another day at the office for ber-rallyist Colin McRae, who shows off his superior hoonage kung fu in this clip. For us, it's the equivalent of watching a principal dancer from the Bolshoi Ballet doing a warm-up. [Thanks to Stephen for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=200655&view=rss&microfeed=true There it went, this past weekend — the first rally car racing event graced the X Games. As matters shook out at the The Home Depot Center, Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom wound up with the gold, but it was Colin McRae who scored the most freestyle points with the Rockstar-addled crowd. Coming into the games' "Super Special" contest with a 0.5 second edge over Pastrana was veteran rallyist, McRae, who was favored to dust the field. But as he and co-driver Nicky Grist dropped into the stadium for a last sprint for the finish line, he barrel-rolled the team's Subaru, landing wheels down. A last, full-throttle effort toward the checkered flag brought him in 0.52 seconds short — nabbing McRae the silver medal. Pretty slick, Macky. Thanks to amateur video, we can check it out here. Aye! Click through for final standings. More »
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It's gotta be daunting to go up against Colin McRae in rally competition. It's like staging against Don Garlits or qualifying against Junior Johnson. Or going for a friendly jog with Carl Lewis. Then again, when you're Travis Pastrana, we imagine it takes a fair amount to faze you. And while the Vermont SportsCar crew makes mental notes to bring more air dams to next year's rally, Pastrana is only a half-second off of McRae's pace on the X-Games rally. Meanwhile, after hearing McRae's tale of taking out a photog during a stage, Scotto is reconning the courses for very stout trees to shield himself. More »
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Whether it's the point-to-point, party-to-party on-road banzai antics of the Bullrun and Gumball, or the off-highway, minimal-traction action of WRC, it seems like our boy Scotto just can't keep his face filled with rallying. It is food to him. As such, he's blogging over at WRC.com this week in anticipation of the upcoming first-ever X-Games rallying segment. Go show the tall man some love. More »
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This past weekend, Rally champ Colin McRae may have revolutionized the rallying game, unveiling his R4 racer at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car, which Mcrae once said he wanted to look like the Mk2 Escort (not that the finished product reflects it), was created with help from UK firms, DJM Race Preparations and Millington Engines. It's got a 340-hp, 2.5-liter bespoke four-cylinder engine, six-speed sequential gearbox and a choice of rear-wheel or four-wheel drive. According to Autocar, the principals expect the R4 to hit 60mph in five seconds, with subsequent models including a turbocharged mill for even more trecherous tree-dodging. Privateers should expect to shell out $240,000 this fall for the 'base' model. More »
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The ESPNs are really going all-out with this X Games rally thing; they've just signed up Colin McRae to race during the August event. With his trusty Nicky Grist handling the navigating and his foot stomping on the mill, it'll be interesting to see how he does up against motocross wunderkind and X Games poster-child Travis Pastrana. We're more and more of the opinion that if presented right, having the sport in the X Games can only ultimately do it good. Who knows? Maybe rallying will replace some of the endless roundy-round on Speed. Well, we can dream, can't we? More »
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