S1 Ep62: Colin McRae Pt.2: A Death That Shocked the World
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Colin McRae’s motto was “if in doubt, flat out.” This week on Past Gas, we’ll talk about what came next for Colin McRae after winning the WRC, as he continued to race rally, helped launch the most popular rally video game ever, and helped build a legacy that would one day come to an abrupt and tragic end. As a testament to his life, James, Joe, and Nolan will answer the question, once and for all--is Colin McRae the best rally driver of all time? All those answers and more, on today’s episode of Past Gas.
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| 1:03.8 | The year 2002, the event, the Cypress Rally of the WRC in the mountains of Trudos, the driver, |
| 1:11.5 | Colin McCray. It had been seven years since Colin's World Rally Championship win in 1995. |
| 1:17.0 | Now he was in the lead, both in points for the driver's championship and at the Cypress |
| 1:21.7 | event in his Ford Focus RS. Colin spotted a chance to cut a corner through some bushes. |
| 1:27.3 | It only saved him milliseconds, but every turn was an opportunity to build his lead. However, |
| 1:33.3 | he didn't in the bushes was a low wall. Colin and his co-driver, Nikki Grist, rolled. |
| 1:39.0 | At helicopter shot, caught the aftermath. The right side of the focus was badly damaged. |
| 1:44.8 | Colin was karate kicking the fender above the front right wheel, trying to straighten |
| 1:48.1 | it out. The passenger door was completely unhinged, banging back and forth, but incredibly, |
| 1:53.3 | the car was still driving. We lost the power steering recorded Nikki Grist over the team |
| 1:58.5 | radio. The lead had also been lost, but Colin pressed on and finished the stage. Meanwhile, |
| 2:03.8 | the team used hammers and crowbars to literally bang the car back in the shape. Ford's manager |
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