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Sporting Witness: Colin McRae: Rally legend

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05/03/2020 GMT

Colin McRae: Rally legend

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Colin McRae: Rally legend

How the Scottish driver became the youngest ever rally World Champion in 1995

How the Scottish driver became the youngest ever rally World Champion in 1995.

In 1995, the Scottish driver Colin McRae became the youngest ever winner of the World Rally Championship after a dramatic victory in the last race of the season in North Wales. McRae’s no-holds-barred driving style later inspired a video game that brought rallying to a wider audience. He died in a helicopter crash in 2007. His brother, Alistair McRae, talks to Jonathan Holloway.

(Photo: Colin McRae. Credit: Getty Images)

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