Filed under: Motorsports, Etc.
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 close to McRae […]
Filed under: Motorsports
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 alike are paying tribute to the legend with kind words. With perhaps the most fitting gesture so far, the Scottish […]
Filed under: Motorsports
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 alike are paying tribute to the legend with kind words. With perhaps the most fitting gesture so far, the Scottish […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Subaru
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, Colin McRae: DiRT, used McRae as its spokesman in Europe, but not in the States. Management at Codemasters came to […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Hatchbacks, Suzuki
A number of rumors began circulating the Web yesterday that contend Suzuki is in the process of building a homologation special out of its SX4 AWD hatch to take on the WRXs of the world. The idea was that Suzuki would enlist some of the technology derived from its WRC contender […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Euro, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchbacks, FIAT
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Fiat is banking heavy on the re-launch of its historic Abarth tuning brand. It’s got several models coming up, including hot versions of the Grande Punto and 500. It’s rebranded its S2000 rally racing team under the Abarth name, and has done the […]
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Monte Carlo is to the World Rally Championship what the Monaco Grand Prix is to Formula One. Aside from being held in the same tiny European principality, it’s probably the most iconic, most well-known rally stage in the world. They couldn’t cancel it. They wouldn’t. They have. Sort of.
Headlines around the motorsport world […]
