Farewell To Rally Hero Colin Mcrae

On Wednesday, September 26th, 2007, nearly 200 attendees gathered to say goodbye to former world rally champion, Colin McRae and his five year old son, Johnny, died in a helicopter crash on September 15 and whose bodies lie in the coffin in a private service held at Daldowie Crematorium, near Glasgow.The service attended by family and friends, including the Formula 1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart and IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti. The Scot began his career as a rally in 1986 and rode his first World Rally Championship in 1987 in the Swedish Rally. He won his first WRC in 1993, driving a Subaru Legacy in the Rally of New Zealand. In his career he ran 146 races and has won 25 of them and finishing on the podium 42 times. He retired in 2006, but is expected to return to sport. McRae, 39, died in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family home when the helicopter he was piloting, crashed and burst into flames. Besides his son Johnny, a helicopter was also her six years, my old friend Ben Porcelli and family friend Graeme Duncan, 37, who also died death has altered air crash.McRae Racing Cars World as it was a myth and hero to many people. He was much loved and respected in the UK, and was appointed to the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1996.As a tribute, his former teammate in the section of the Nations Cup Champions the annual race, David Coulthard, who were due to compete with him again at Wembley in December, is going to wear a helmet designed like McRae F1 Grand Prix of Japan this Sunday, September 30th. Coulthard, Colin's family asked permission to do this and said, "I'll ask other drivers to sign and give the family as a souvenir."