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