Corgi was present at this year's Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally to launch the Colin McRae Tribute Collection, a 14 piece set of his most illustrious drives.
The range was unveiled at the ‘Scrutiny and Signing On Event’ on the evening of Friday 2nd October at Perth Racecourse. To commemorate the launch a full sized replica of the first release, Colin’s 1984 Autotesting Championship Mini, was unveiled and completed an Autotest demonstration in front of hundreds of Rally enthusiasts. Other attractions included the new Colin McRae rally video game DIRT 2 and renowned American stunt/rally driver Ken Block.
The models were also on display at the Service area during Saturday’s rally and despite high winds and wet weather, the event was extremely well attended.
The Talbot Sunbeam TI – A fantastic reproduction of Colin’s first ever rally car from the 1986 Scottish Rally championships (Coming out November 2009).
In 2010 and 2011 the range will continue its progression through Colin’s illustrious career, creating models including the Subaru Legacy 2000cc Turbo in which Colin won every round on the way to his second consecutive British Rally Championship victory in 1992. A replica of the Subaru Impreza which took him to glory in the 1995 World Rally Championship and the Colin McRae R4, designed and tested by Colin himself, utilising his wealth of experience in all motorsport disciplines to produce the ultimate competition car.
The full Colin McRae Tribute range will include:
Mini 1275cc – West of Scotland Autotest Championship 1984 (Out Now)
Talbot Sunbeam ti 1600cc – Group A, Scottish Rally Championship 1986 (November 2009)
Vauxhall Nova Sport Group A, Scottish & National Rally Championship 1987 (December 2009)
Peugeot 309 1900cc, Group N, Scottish & National Rally Championship 1987 (2010)
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Group A, WRC 1989 (2010)
Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 Group A, RAC Rally 1990 (2009)
Subaru Legacy 2000cc Turbo – Group A, British Rally Champion 1991/92 (2010)
Subara Impreza 2000cc Turbo World Rally Champion 1995 (2010)
Subaru Impreza 2000cc Turbo WRC 1997-1998 (2010/11)
Ford Focus 2000cc Turbo WRC 1999-2002 (2010/11)
Citroen Xsara 2000cc Turbo WRC 2003 (2011)
Skoda Fabia 2000cc Turbo WRC 2005 (2011)
Ford Escort Mk2 – 2500cc Rally Special 2007 (2011)
Colin McRae R4 – 2500CC-2006 (2011)
Frank Martin, Chief Executive of Hornby commented, ‘We are truly honoured to be working with Colin McRae Motorsport Ltd on this range that we feel is a fitting tribute to Colin. We feel that over the three year roll out Corgi and Colin McRae fans alike will see the range flourish and progress.’
Corgi is particularly proud to be working with Colin McRae Motorsport Ltd to highlight the Colin McRae Vision. This charitable initiative was set up as a direct result of the worldwide support that followed the tragic accident involving Colin, his son Johnny and family friends Graeme Duncan and Ben Porcelli in September 2007.
On behalf of the McRae family, Jimmy McRae added, ‘We are delighted to be able to work with an iconic name such as Corgi, to produce what will be a fitting tribute collection in Colin’s memory. We hope that the sales revenues will be such that they are able to make a significant contribution towards the Colin McRae Vision and its ongoing charitable initiatives’
The ‘Vision’ will be raising money for a range of children’s charities but also plan to be pro-active in introducing training and rehabilitation initiatives to help reduce the currently unacceptable toll of fatal accidents involving young drivers in the 17-25 year old age bracket.
Information on the Colin McRae Vision will feature on all Corgi Colin McRae Tribute Collection packaging.
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