Colin McRae in-car Metro 6R4 Knockalla and the Garrygort stages Donegal Rally ‘06

Posted by Scott Coursey 10 January, 2009 (0) Comment

 

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist in-car Knockalla and Garrygort onboard the Metro 6R4 during the 2006 Donegal Rally.

McRae suffered from a sticking throttle on Knockalla, which isn’t the place you would want that to happen with the sheer drops into the Atlantic Ocean below. Normal service is resumed for the Garrygort stage where we see Colin at full flight to finish the Saturday’s stages of that year’s rally.

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Colin McRae full stage onboard Metro 6R4 on the Shell Donegal International Rally 2006

Posted by Scott Coursey 7 January, 2009 (2) Comment

 

Colin McRae full onbard footage in the MG Metro 6R4 from the Carnhill stage on the Donegal Rally 2006.

This is the stage where Colin had a bit of a high speed backwards spin down an escape road, much to his and Nicky Grist’s amusement.

Strap yourselves in for a trip with the master and legend

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Colin McRae Metro 6R4 Donegal International Rally 2006

Posted by Scott Coursey 1 January, 2009 (0) Comment

Colin McRae mania descended on Donegal in June 2006 when he brought the Metro 6R4 over to contest the rally.

The RPM clip below, which has been uploaded to motorsportmad.com, captures the highlights of that magical weekend in Donegal where McRae (co-driven by Nicky Grist) was mixing it with the modern WRC cars in his 20 year old machine.

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