Colin McRae


DiRT 2 will honor Colin McRae in-game

Former WRC driver Colin McRae died just before the game bearing his brand, DiRT, was released. That game didn't get a chance to honor the 1995 WRC champion, but the game's sequel, DiRT 2, will make up for that. In addition to a host of off-road events that you can run in a variety of off-road vehicles, there will be a Colin McRae Memorial Cup that you can qualify for. Other drivers in the game will also be heard talking about McRae, and he is "the central figure in the narrative." As a step to pay tribute it is commendable, and it's good to ... Read more →

Prodrive selling very first Subaru WRC car from 1997 Jonathon Ramsey

Prodrive helped make its name – and a whole lot of World Rally Championship fans – with its race prepped, royal blue Subaru Impreza race cars. Now the very first one of them, piloted ...

Colin McRae tribute convoy reaches 30-miles long Justin Gardiner

Click above for high-res gallery of Colin McRae's tribute Oh, those Brits. When they're not faking making corn circles they're writing a rally legend's name using 1,086 Subaru Imprezas as pixels. ...

DiRT pulls ads featuring Colin McRae Chris Shunk

With the rally racing world still mourning the death of 1995 WRC champion Colin McRae, game maker Codemasters has decided to pull advertising featuring the deceased driver. The very successful game, ...

The Days After: Mourning Colin McRae (1968 - 2007) John Neff

A little over a day after a tragic helicopter accident has claimed the life of famous rally driver Colin McRae and three others, including his 5-year-old son Johnny, fans and members of motorsport ...

BREAKING: Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Times is reporting that former World Rally Champion Colin McRae has died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into the ground near his home in Strathclyde. Also on board was his five year-old son, an unnamed adult male and child. According to reports, there were no survivors. People ...

McRae Enduro: Dakar doesn't stand a chance 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's obvious that the fast-paced risks Colin McRae endured during his time behind the wheel have set the tone of his retirement. The term "retirement" is a total misnomer however, as McRae has kept himself busy consulting, marketing and developing his own line of rally machines. The R4 is so close ...

VIDEO: Ken Block jumps a Subie waaaaay too high 2 years ago on Autoblog

We just saw Subaru's new lineup of rally drivers at the LA Auto Show last week, but little did we know we were in the presence of insanity. Ken Block, driver of the #43 car was on hand to show his team some support as they announced the contract extension of Travis Pastrana. It's hard to believe ...

WRC loses the Loeb, gains the McRae 3 years ago on Autoblog

If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times -- bicycling is dangerous. Possibly even more dangerous than piloting a turbo-charged, all-wheel-drive hatch through the tree-lined corridors of a World Rally Championship stage. We meant to leave this little nugget of information on Sebastian ...

Hyundai heads for X Games glory 3 years ago on Autoblog

With this year's 12th edition of the X Games adding rallying to the competition for the first time, multiple U.S. ProRally champion Hyundai Motor has announced its support of Paul Choiniere and co-driver Jeff Becker in the nine-stage event. Choiniere and Becker will pilot their Hyundai Tiburon ...

Live shots of Colin McRae's R4 rally car 3 years ago on Autoblog

Finally some shots of the R4 rally car designed by Colin McRae himself for a single-make rally series have surfaced. The car debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, but shots from that event have been surprisingly hard to come by. We've already told you about the R4 at length here, ...

Goodwood debut for Colin McRae R4 3 years ago on Autoblog

Rally superstar Colin McRae unveiled his eponymous R4 high-performance rally car at this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The road-legal competition car is being developed by specialty builder DJM Race Preparations. The R4 prototype will begin testing in August, with production of the final ...

Colin McRae-designed rally car to debut at Goodwood 3 years ago on Autoblog

One of the most successful drivers in rally history, Colin McRae, has designed his own rally car that will be put into limited production after its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. The Prodrive Subaru Impreza rally car pictured helped make McRae a household name, along with the ...






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