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Author Topic: Copter crash - Colin McRae feared dead  (Read 14511 times)
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« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2007, 11:35:00 pm »

I understand that Dave Richards and his wife walked away from a helicopter crash at the weekend?  Bad weekend for flyers.

Confirmed:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6997784.stm

Saw him in a very nice classic Aston on Saturday. I am not looking forward to taking to the sky's tomorrow, certainly with all the problems over the weekend.
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« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2007, 12:00:37 am »

Thats way too freaky !
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« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2007, 12:04:47 am »

R I P Colin...

Le Mans and in a playful mood. 

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« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2007, 12:18:30 am »

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« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2007, 01:22:15 am »

RIP
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« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2007, 07:28:34 am »

Horrible news... RIP.
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« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2007, 09:39:15 am »


Very sad for all involved.

Myself and a couple of friends took time out from work and studies during the mid 90s, roughing it in the back of an estate car, zig-zagging up and down the country to see as many stages as possible, to catch him in action on the UK round of the WRC.

Always on the attack, great to watch, and always seemed to spare time for the cameras and fans.

Real pity, as I always hopped he would make it back into the world arena, or catch him perhaps on the RAC run in November, not to be now, sadly.

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« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2007, 10:08:45 am »

It's dreadful news, I can't imagine how his wife and daughter must be feeling, along with the rest of the family and the families of the others involved.   I don't really have the words for any more  Cry Cry
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« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2007, 10:11:52 am »

A bright light has gone out in the motor racing world, very sad.

And his 5 year old son died as well, not even started his life, so unfair!

Commiserations to the family,  who now how an undeserved big hole in their family.
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« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2007, 10:58:26 am »

such tragic news and to loose two young kiddies too ... A tragic loss made even more so for those left behind. RIP to all.
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« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2007, 11:07:06 am »

I've stared at this screen for a hour- numb. Hows does one find words at a time like this?
 Colin- loved and admired by fans, your fellow competitors, mechanics- everyone. An incredible talent, you made us look very ordinary but never made us feel as such. A great role model, husband and loving father and a good laugh- now gone.
 Made all the more painfull that the next Super Mac- Wee Jonny has been taken too. Such a sweet lad.
Our thoughts are with Ali and little Holly, Jimmy, Marg and Alistair.
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« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2007, 11:19:44 am »

Tragic, I watched his Dad Jimmy in the 70s/80s. Then Colin in the 90s+.

IT is a very sad time for British motor sport, He will be sadly missed.

Mike.                                         RIP
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« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2007, 01:16:34 pm »

What a weekend - first saw the news of Colin McRae, his son and other family friends(and others), then the Hurricane pilot at Shoreham yesterday, and then Bill Blydenstein
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Each in different circumstances, but so close together in time.  All of them are great losses in many ways.  Condolences and thoughts to the families of all of them.

MG Mark
 

I was simply stunned when I heard this. I last saw Colin McCrae at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June. The whole Clan McCrae were there with various rally cars and seemed to be having an absolute ball. I first met Colin when his was a young hotshoe in a Vauxhall Nova. I was a sector marshall on the RAC rally for some years and we used to run the starts/finishes. One of the pleasures of the job was getting to talk to the great drivers of the day. Whereas his old man was a right chatterbox, Colin was quite taciturn and focussed. It was blindingly obvious he was a very very fast, yet wreckless, driver. Once he'd sorted out the wrecklessness, the rest was motorsport history. It's a terrible loss and a complete tradgedy in any terms.

For what it's worth, I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever go to Goodwood again. Last year I met Peter Brock, he was killed a couple of days later. This year at Goodwood I was shown around by the pilot and allowed to crawl all over the same Hurricane that crashed at Shoreham on saturday. Blue skys Brian.

Thank God Dave Richards and wife managed to escape from their own helicopter crash. Several of us original Sebringers never cease to go about when Aston beat Vettes in 2005 and he asked us if we'd mind having our photo taken with him. I mean, FFS! Mrs Richards duly supplied the camera and obliged...

On saturday my next door neighbour came round to tell me that their son's best pal had been killed when his microlight crashed in South Africa due to a structural failure on wednesday.

I also met Bill Blydenstein on a professional basis twenty years ago, the company I worked for looked in the 80's looked after some financial arrangements for Blydenstein Racing Ltd. I guess he's have been quite old by now.

I'm sorry if this appears to be a mass obituary, I'd prefer to start the week on a less sombre note but there you go, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
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« Reply #28 on: September 17, 2007, 02:33:36 pm »

Andy,

That is a rather worrying list!

I am still can't believe all losses this weekend.
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« Reply #29 on: September 17, 2007, 03:07:54 pm »

Andy,

That is a rather worrying list!


It certainly makes you think Rick. Due to a family illness, I'm flying to Antigua tomorrow; I'll be wearing my lucky pants.
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