| On Wednesday September 26, 2007, almost 200 | | | | helicopter he was piloting, crash and burst into |
| mourners gathered to give the last farewell to | | | | flames. Besides his son Johnny, in the helicopter |
| former World Rally Champion, Colin McRae, and | | | | also were his son six-year-old friend, Ben Porcelli, |
| his five-year old son, Johnny, who died in a | | | | and a family friend, Graeme Duncan, of 37 years |
| helicopter crash last September 15th, and whose | | | | old, who also died in the air crash. |
| bodies lie in the same coffin, in a private service | | | | McRae passing away has shocked the auto racing |
| held at Daldowie Crematorium, near Glasgow. | | | | world, as he was a legend and a hero for many |
| The service was attended by family members | | | | people. He was very beloved and respected in the |
| and friends, such as the Formula 1 legend Sir | | | | United Kingdom, and was made a Member of the |
| Jackie Stewart and the IndyCar champion Dario | | | | Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen |
| Franchitti. | | | | Elizabeth II in 1996. |
| The Scottish driver began his rally career in 1986 | | | | As a tribute, his former teammate in the Nations |
| and ran his first World Rally Championship in 1987 | | | | Cup section of the annual Race of Champions, |
| in the Swedish Rally. He won his first WRC in | | | | David Coulthard, who were due to compete again |
| 1993, driving a Subaru Legacy in the Rally New | | | | with him at Wembley in December, is going to |
| Zealand. In his career he ran 146 world rallies, | | | | wear a helmet designed like McRae's at the F1 |
| winning 25 of them and finishing in the podium 42 | | | | Japanese Grand Prix, this Sunday, September 30. |
| times. He retired on 2006, although he was | | | | Coulthard asked for Colin's family permission to do |
| expected to return to the sport. | | | | this and said that: "I'll ask other drivers to sign it |
| McRae, of 39, died in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half | | | | and give it to the family as a memento. |
| a mile from the family's home, when the | | | | |