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DiRT's McRae dead at 39

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Sep 17, 2007 11:18 am PT

Cover driver of Codemasters' off-road racer perishes with son and two others in tragic helicopter crash.

Colin McRae, titular cover athlete of Codemasters' long-running World Rally Championship series Colin McRae Rally, was involved in a fatal helicopter crash on Sunday. The 39-year-old rally car driver was killed, along with his 6-year-old son and two family friends, when the aircraft he was piloting crashed in a wooded area near his home in Lanark, Scotland. An investigation as to the cause of the wreck is ongoing.

Colin McRae, 1968-2007

McRae entered the World Rally Championship circuit in 1987, and gained notoriety after winning his first of 25 championships in 1993. McRae won the World Rally Championship world title in 1995, and finished runner-up in 1996, 1997, and 2001. He officially retired from rally racing in 2004, though he subsequently competed in several other races including the X Games and 24 hours of Le Mans. In 1996, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, a major honor in the UK.

Having attained superstar status in the rally racing circuit, McRae was tapped by Codemasters for the first Colin McRae Rally, which debuted in the UK in 1998 for the PC and original PlayStation, and made its way to North America in 2000. Since then, Codemasters' Colin McRae Rally has seen five sequels, most recently this year's DiRT on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Responding to the tragedy, Codemasters said, "For over ten years, Colin was part of the Codemasters family and it was a privilege to have a man recognised as a true legend on the team. He always took a keen interest in the game experience, wanting to make sure it was without equal in its portrayal of the sport."

485 Comments

  • zulwalks

    Posted Oct 6, 2008 9:51 pm PT

    R.I.P Colin Mcrae the worlds greatest rally driver

  • digimon56

    Posted Aug 25, 2008 7:44 pm PT

    may he rest in pice i fell so sad he maed good games and was a good rally driver that all i have to say R.I.P McRae

  • Dbwee

    Posted Aug 10, 2008 7:25 pm PT

    R. I. P. colin you have some great games.

  • crazyslap

    Posted Feb 3, 2008 6:43 pm PT

    When i got my first playstation the original colin mcrae rally was my first game, that game kept me busy for 2 months solid, he was a great rally driver, and a great person. I own all of his games and treasure them most, you will be missed colin. Rest in Peace...

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    Variasam

    Posted Dec 17, 2007 12:19 pm PT (hide)

    The next game they make should be called 'Colin McRae Helicopter Simulator', only without the crashing...

    RIP and all that

  • grahamo1

    Posted Dec 4, 2007 9:15 am PT

    see you around colin, codemasters make more rally games, for the traditionalists i want a full wrc season

  • xXHD_HeroXx

    Posted Nov 24, 2007 9:20 pm PT

    A great man has been lost in the world of rally, and it feels like one of my close family has died, even though I never knew the man, or met him, like many other people. The groundbreaking series of Colin McRae Rally has ground to a permanent halt,(unless they make a commemoration version).
    thoughts go out to his family, R.I.P Colin McRae, you will be missed dearly.

  • Vixene

    Posted Nov 10, 2007 10:35 am PT

    I feal sad about it! Rest.In.Piece. Lad!

  • szewei85

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 6:24 am PT

    RIP mcrae
    i m still feel gutted by his death until today.when i reinstall the dirt game,i cry my hearts out loud in the entire installation process.that was the 1st time in my entire life ever that i cry out loud 4 sumone unknown 2 me.i still can feel the pain inside me even if he wasnt part of my family.

  • ZJM9

    Posted Oct 9, 2007 3:46 pm PT

    I think they should make a game completely in Collin's memory where everything you do is in his memory. and a game where you live the events of his career, to show how great he was. R.I.P. Collin, ur still my hero.

  • matto1997

    Posted Sep 29, 2007 11:18 am PT

    i hope they make more rally games but he died so whats the point.R.I.P COLIN MCREA.

  • Peter_Eater

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 3:58 am PT

    R.I.P. Colin.
    I hope Codemasters will continue to make CMR games in tribute to this great rally driver...

  • jacob-goodlich

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 4:09 am PT

    RIP, i wish that he died doing what he loved

  • DanielKylix

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 9:38 pm PT

    bom homem..uma grande perda para o mundo automobilistico...realmente o melhor piloto de rally de todos os tempos...
    RIP Colin

  • kogdeadeye

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 11:22 am PT

    Man... I have to ask why he was driving a helicopter in the first place. This sucks for the world of rally racing. RIP homie!

  • xlassiter

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 10:47 am PT

    all thoes years he drive's and he past away in a helicopter crash hope they bring out a new edition even thought i have dirt but i would get this on also R.I.P great driver

  • Edward1211

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 8:16 pm PT

    I'm kind of shocked. He just had a game made and he dies? wierd
    RIP Colin

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 3:48 pm PT

    RIP

    Good man

  • roozbeh007

    Posted Sep 19, 2007 7:32 pm PT

    very nice guy. I've been Colin McRae fan since the second series. very sad. RIP

  • 1LowSDime

    Posted Sep 19, 2007 3:10 pm PT

    R.I.P. Colin McRae. I've enjoyed playing the CMR games, and enjoy DiRT as well. You will be missed.

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