Colin McRae - a legend of motorsport

A passion for cars in Colin McRea has arisen in very early childhood. Still, after his father Jimmy McRae was a five-time winner of the British Rally Championship. Therefore, all their spare time, Colin spent a little something on the racetrack, in the studio. His career, he began racing on a motorcycle and a 14-year won the Scottish Junior Scrambling and Intermediate Trials. In 1985, a young McRae took part in his first rally car, finishing 14 th place. McRea talent began to notice in the Scottish Cup Esso, in which the rider has won the final 18 th place. After that, the competition for the drive, desire victory and an exciting style of driving, he got the nickname "The Flying Brick". With the new season, a new championship, the new co-driver and a new car. The first performance McRea on the World Rally Championship (WRC) held in 1987 in a car Vauxhall Nova. In 1989, a car Ford Sierra XR4x4 McRae took 10 th place. Later that same year he won the fifth place overall in New Zealand at the Sierra Cosworth rear-wheel drive. Jimmy McRae did not have enough funds to sponsor performances son. Factory teams prefer the more experienced racers. As McRae said: "As you become more experienced with no money? I understand those guys who are now trying to break through, it's hard. " The continued success of McRea place thanks largely to David Richards. In 1991-92., Speaking for the team Prodrive Subaru, Colin became a double winner of the UK Championship. The following year he won the WRC in New Zealand. 1994 was marked by a new contract, new co-driver and the new Subaru Impreza 555. This championship was full of ups and downs. Brilliant victories in New Zealand and Portugal were interspersed with embarrassing accidents in Corsica and Argentina, after which an enraged Richards excommunicated from McRea Rally in Finland, "1000 Lakes". Colin McRae - a legend of motorsport Home win McRea and Subaru 555 team came in 1995 when he became the first and only British World Rally Champion. Next two years, McRae was second, losing both times Tommy Myakinenu. It was subsequently signed a contract with a new team Ford. Speaking at the 1999 Ford WRC, Colin has won in Kenya and Portugal, but constant mechanical problems new car dashed any chance of at least some combat. Their regular participation in the World Cup McRae completed in 2003 and already the following year took part in the rally-raid "Paris-Dakar rally race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans." In addition to sporting victories McRae left his mark in the computer world. Its the same name game is one of the most realistic and most popular auto simulators in the world. Computer game Colin MacRae Rally sold multimillion copies worldwide. After his career Colin has paid increasing attention to business and his family. He purchased a helicopter and even got a pilot's license. Colin McRae - a legend of racing on Sept. 15, 2007 on his own helicopter to the company of his friend Graeme Duncan, a 5-year-old son Johnny and his school friend of McRae was heading home in Lanark. When back home McRea was not much, the helicopter crashed to the ground. All four passengers were killed on the spot. The main causes of the disaster called pilot error and technical failure of the helicopter, but none of them has not been confirmed. Colin McRae was a legend in the world of motorsport. His name is known even by those who never took a great interest in these competitions, and participated only in the computer races. Colin McRae will be remembered as an outstanding racer, successful businessman and simple man who lived a colorful and rich life.