I met Colin at kirkfieldbank greenhouses 27 yrs ago when I was 15 at the motocross track I made.. his brother Alastair and Colin were there tearing up my track at least once a month and he gave me a shot of his prodrive wrx Subaru to say thanks... I wish I could thank him now for that fire he lit back then☝🏻☝🏻 legend ☝🏻☝🏻. 🏴🏴🏴RIP COLIN MCRAE🏴🏴🏴
A rally legend....I've seen Colin with this escourt at rally of the lakes..when he raced in extra stage around the horse racing track in Killarney...and competed in many of the rally stages..the man was always on the limit
Right at the end and that blind right hander.....wow. So glad Colin drove the legendary Mk2s when he could have stuck to 4wd computerised turbocharged modern day cars but man could he pedal an old skool rear drive mk2 along at pace. Sorely missed and ask anyone about rallying in the 90s and 00s....one name sums it up Colin McRae.
Man I miss the days when I was young watching with my dad on I believe espn 2. Rally was so much fun to watch because Colin made everyone up their game!
Not seen this before, thanks for upload. One of the most exciting drivers in one of the most exciting cars with a bit of friendly rivalry to boot. Great stuff.
Saw Colin mcrae in Margam Park in the Wales rally gb. He was in a red focus. Years ago. Unbelievable clearly visibly faster than anyone else. Will stick with me for ever rip
colin Mcrea simply the greatest most exciting rally driver of all time.A real shit or bust driver who will be forever remembered. RIP Champ and thanks for the memorys.
Thanks for the video! Sux he not around anymore. He was awesome and I always watched whenever he was racing. The Ford Escort is one of the best cars in the world IMO. I drove one for 9 years, but before I owned it there 14 previous owners... Of course it needed parts swapping out here and there in the time I had it but I put a fast 1.6 cross flow in it and that thing was flying lol the speeds you could take corners on the tarmac was crazy, had big fat 352 Yokohama tyres on it they made it feel like you just cruising at 100km/h. Was a super fun car.
I 'm the same , i cant watch a Colin McRae video without getting upset , even after all these years . always sounded humble and passionate , sadly missed
Drifting before it became a sport, was a natural style for Colin, except in much more tricky/difficult surroundings....FANTASTIC vehicle/driver combination !!
arkhsm ford jesus. Drifting. Rallying has been doing that for 70 years. He wasnt even the first. Not by a long shot. Vatanen was a lot more sideways than mcrae (colin), so was eric carlsen, pentti arikala, shit mcrae (jimmy) was a freak sideways too. Its how you drive in rallying.
Beat Dirt 2 in the Escort, saw the special tribute video for Colin, basically I found Dirt 2 to be the best rally game I've ever played. But then again, I really enjoy the others too.
@@keithedwards9337 Don't judge me for saying this. If I say a game is the best, I'm serious. And if I say basically, that's what I want to use for saying this
glad to see him in action he surely manhandled this bad boy well,i was born in 86 and remember growing up in the 90s him and Carlos Saints was 2 of my favorite drivers,he's still sharp as ever
101st comment...I stuffed one of those (a 1630 crossflow with twin 45's) into a brand new volvo 850....It had had a full rebuild and was legally on the road for a full 30 minutes.....Am still gutted now 24 years later......And rip Colin!
De revoir un pilote d'un tel acabit en la personne Colin McRae me réjouit et me rend triste À la fois car jusqu'à maintenant aucun pilote n'a cette folie en matière de pilotage... certes il n'était aux avant-postes les dernières années mais cela reste de cet homme un pilote hors-pair avec une vitesse exceptionnelle.
no fear Colin mc crea !!!! love seeing the special stages, 1 in 1.. I think it the race of champions,, if he was still with us he'd be first on the list every year....
Duke Video? May I ask you a question? How many onboards(if not full, at least longer ones) you got in your dvd's? I would WISH so bad this kind of rally, and the old one group B(Vatanen Manx and similiar)with good mixture of onboards and other views. Thank you for the info!
was lucky enough to see colin driving this car at leyland test track many years ago, he spent his own time sideways. and i mean sideways around most corners! Not just a few of them! After he had completed the first stage he drove past the spectators who lined the road and applauded him all the way back to were his crew where. Unbelievable experience, he has waved and said hi and thanks to everyone through the window also. What a guy! "if in doubt, flat out"
So very wish Colin was still here to be doing these events today.
So fluid on the straights, his entry's, and how the car just sits through the corner, what a work of art truly.
Entries.
I never respond to youtube. BUT. That man is my hero.. Still.. Like NO OTHER!
I second this comment to
Without a doubt
👍 👍 👍 😜 🏴 🦄 🎣 😁 🤞✌️
Couldn't of out it better myself big respect
A man of character, and what a beautiful driving style he had. Rest in peace Colin!
I second this comment
👍👍👍😜🦄🏴🎣😁✌️🤞
You're the reason I wanted to start driving Colin. Been now for 7 years, and I love every moment in my Ford. R.I.P 😢 you're dearly missed.
He was driving the wheels off the Mk2 This was awesome to see.
I met Colin at kirkfieldbank greenhouses 27 yrs ago when I was 15 at the motocross track I made.. his brother Alastair and Colin were there tearing up my track at least once a month and he gave me a shot of his prodrive wrx Subaru to say thanks... I wish I could thank him now for that fire he lit back then☝🏻☝🏻 legend ☝🏻☝🏻. 🏴🏴🏴RIP COLIN MCRAE🏴🏴🏴
A rally legend....I've seen Colin with this escourt at rally of the lakes..when he raced in extra stage around the horse racing track in Killarney...and competed in many of the rally stages..the man was always on the limit
COLIN is The #1 FOR EVER💪👏👌🇸🇲
Right at the end and that blind right hander.....wow.
So glad Colin drove the legendary Mk2s when he could have stuck to 4wd computerised turbocharged modern day cars but man could he pedal an old skool rear drive mk2 along at pace. Sorely missed and ask anyone about rallying in the 90s and 00s....one name sums it up Colin McRae.
From 4:50 it's ubelievable how quick McRae was and the grip his Mark2 had!!!!
A man
A driver
A sport
An experience
A career
A champion
A legend
We miss you Colin
I've watched this so many times. Poetry.
What a sound!, What a sight! Doesn't get any better!
Man I miss the days when I was young watching with my dad on I believe espn 2. Rally was so much fun to watch because Colin made everyone up their game!
Man the last corner he takes right at the end of the video. He gets a every last drop out of that Escort. Badass.
There is absolutely nothing finer than Colin McRae behind the wheel of a MK2 escort........wonderful ❤️
I miss you out there 😪 no one did or come close to your style smooth tight and fast. R.I.P 🙏 Bjorn from Sweden 🇸🇪
I still miss this man.
Two of rallying's greatest together. Colin + Escort Mark II. Just couldn't get any better.
Utterly brilliant! No other word for him!!
Such a beautiful looking car
Serious piece of kit that escort a lot of modern bits on it. Spotted the old walrus coming out the service truck as well
Not seen this before, thanks for upload. One of the most exciting drivers in one of the most exciting cars with a bit of friendly rivalry to boot. Great stuff.
RIP Colin Gone But Not Forgotten. 🙏
I had a MK2 Escort...and a MK1 and a 2002 one...you are a hero Colin.
Saw Colin mcrae in Margam Park in the Wales rally gb. He was in a red focus. Years ago. Unbelievable clearly visibly faster than anyone else. Will stick with me for ever rip
colin Mcrea simply the greatest most exciting rally driver of all time.A real shit or bust driver who will be forever remembered.
RIP Champ and thanks for the memorys.
Keith Mcloughlin cough ari vatanen/juha kunkkanen/hannu mikkola/walte rohrl/seb loeb cough
@@sugarnads never be the ledgebd he was
R.I.P 10 years ago today 😢🙏
Always will be the best no one will ever come close!!!!
I can’t believe Colin is gone. Such a legend and my personal opinion one of the greatest rally drivers of all time.
The one I loved more than the others. Sure.
R.I.P from Ukraine... We miss you Colin.
Great to see the great man again
The sight of Colin McRae driving a MK2 Escort around the Isle of Man is pure art.
cant believe its been over 10years now...r.i.p colin! :(
I remember watching a documentary about Colin and his Mk2 and he was beating ex WRC cars on dry tarmac stages on certain rally's!
The Legend could drive anything and win.
What a great driver. He sure was awesome!
That escort sticks to the road to a blanket like shit!!I
I take my hat off to you Colin.
God Bless.
Thanks for the video!
Sux he not around anymore. He was awesome and I always watched whenever he was racing.
The Ford Escort is one of the best cars in the world IMO. I drove one for 9 years, but before I owned it there 14 previous owners... Of course it needed parts swapping out here and there in the time I had it but I put a fast 1.6 cross flow in it and that thing was flying lol the speeds you could take corners on the tarmac was crazy, had big fat 352 Yokohama tyres on it they made it feel like you just cruising at 100km/h. Was a super fun car.
The way he just throws the car into the corners and never looses grip is astounding. The Mk2 is not an easy car to handle!
So smooth...incredible. What a sad loss to the sport.
A legend and a great competitor
Absolute mad lad.
tears I'm my eyes at the end of that .
I 'm the same , i cant watch a Colin McRae video without getting upset , even after all these years . always sounded humble and passionate , sadly missed
Colin The Best " Ever"
I second this comment
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁🤞✌️
What a Legend,and in a MK11
Did it get any Better.
Drifting before it became a sport, was a natural style for Colin, except in much more tricky/difficult surroundings....FANTASTIC vehicle/driver combination !!
arkhsm ford jesus. Drifting.
Rallying has been doing that for 70 years.
He wasnt even the first.
Not by a long shot.
Vatanen was a lot more sideways than mcrae (colin), so was eric carlsen, pentti arikala, shit mcrae (jimmy) was a freak sideways too.
Its how you drive in rallying.
The bit at 4m 55s was pretty damn good.
Trev Logie was just thinking the same. And right after the fella said exactly what I was thinking, just to see him in a Mark 2, great!
It's a cruel world that takes people like Colin away from us before their time.
Even more cruel that his reckless actions killed 3 other people, 2 of them young children...!!!
Beat Dirt 2 in the Escort, saw the special tribute video for Colin, basically I found Dirt 2 to be the best rally game I've ever played. But then again, I really enjoy the others too.
? Basically ?
@@keithedwards9337 Don't judge me for saying this. If I say a game is the best, I'm serious. And if I say basically, that's what I want to use for saying this
@@SuperGamewarrior101 😂
Still missed rip top icon of my youth and many others wasn't a person in Britain who didn't know who you was.
glad to see him in action he surely manhandled this bad boy well,i was born in 86 and remember growing up in the 90s him and Carlos Saints was 2 of my favorite drivers,he's still sharp as ever
Would’ve been magic to see....
The greatest 🙏🏼
Colin McRae what a legend 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Nice car good driver back in the days
Colin in a MK ll Ford Escort....PRICELESS !!
you will always live in our memories
101st comment...I stuffed one of those (a 1630 crossflow with twin 45's) into a brand new volvo 850....It had had a full rebuild and was legally on the road for a full 30 minutes.....Am still gutted now 24 years later......And rip Colin!
Just fantastic,, The best. Flat out !!
Escorts are the best thing in rally. McRae is the name that goes with the car, but the first name will always be Jimmy. The original Legend.
De revoir un pilote d'un tel acabit en la personne Colin McRae me réjouit et me rend triste À la fois car jusqu'à maintenant aucun pilote n'a cette folie en matière de pilotage... certes il n'était aux avant-postes les dernières années mais cela reste de cet homme un pilote hors-pair avec une vitesse exceptionnelle.
Colin with escort mk2, eternity loves
That's the difference!, he can do it in 'modern cars with all the extra tech' and then jump in an old 'bril' classic and do the same.... Nice one!
Class class Class what a driver what a guy !!
no fear Colin mc crea !!!! love seeing the special stages, 1 in 1.. I think it the race of champions,, if he was still with us he'd be first on the list every year....
AWSOME....................LOVE COLIN & THE MK2 ESSY !!
What a guy amazing
I had mk1 and mk2 cars great fun in the day ...and bikes ...i all so built model aircraft... flying them a diffant game all together...RIP collan...
Rest in peace Collin.
makes me proud to share his name , RIP
Steven Mccrae That’s so cool. I share his birthday 5th of August 1968. He was the greatest.
Wish I shared his skill
THOSE WERE THE DAYS , ROCK ON COLIN !!! :)
SOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
CLASS
Superbes images de la Ford escort avec un pilote au volant ! Je préfère regarder des vidéos comme ça que des voitures modernes
I just saw this actual car in a village in Devon!
Remarkable car.
Real Rallye Car :)
Duke Video? May I ask you a question? How many onboards(if not full, at least longer ones) you got in your dvd's? I would WISH so bad this kind of rally, and the old one group B(Vatanen Manx and similiar)with good mixture of onboards and other views. Thank you for the info!
He broke 9" ford diff. With a 4 cylinder 😂😎👍 that's Gettin It!
My comment is wrong his dif, broke because he didn't have a 9" ford differential lol my apologies for the inaccurate comment
was lucky enough to see colin driving this car at leyland test track many years ago, he spent his own time sideways. and i mean sideways around most corners! Not just a few of them! After he had completed the first stage he drove past the spectators who lined the road and applauded him all the way back to were his crew where. Unbelievable experience, he has waved and said hi and thanks to everyone through the window also. What a guy!
"if in doubt, flat out"
Best rally driver and best car of all time went to early rip
best car ever made
Proper car proper driver the end 😎😎
They not wondering why they had Colin sign that hat now I would love one of those hats
R.I.P. brother.
he seems soo sweet as a person! And his Scottish accent is so sweet sounding too!
Sorry but the Manx to end all Manx Rallies was 1983? with Toivonen v Vatanen in the Manta 400s. Toivonen the Victor, amazing anazing event.
Legendary driver legendary car
Here here
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁🤞✌️
Top man. Top car.. 👌
One of thr best. R.I.P. Class.
A legend. When other's were going for the brakes he was grabbing another gear.
Sensational Stuff
Unbelievable natural talant taken to soon grew up on mk1 2 rs 2000 Mexicos proper cars
rest in peace all those who died in the helicopter accident.
Caused by the pilot overstressing the aircraft.... Criminal...!
R.i.p ❤️
Great car, greatest driver. R.I.P.
God driver! R.I.P
I think both him and Alistair were in MK11 escorts at Castle Coomb's Rally Car Day
Real legend !!