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**The Up-To-Down Story of Colin McRae**

Finland, 1992, a rookie driver whips his Subaru Legacy RS down a tight forest road when he clipped some bushes with his rear tire at speed, sending his car into the air. It rolls over and over seven times before it lands between the trees. The windshield is smashed out. The roof is caved in. The car is in rough shape, but it's still running. The driver drops it into gear and rips out of the woods, rejoining the race like nothing even happened.

Who is this maniac? How did he become the biggest name in rally racing and why did his driving style make him so iconic? Buckle up buttercups. This is gonna be a bumpy ride. Remember, when in doubt, go flat out. This is everything you need to know to get Up To Speed on Colin McRae.

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**The Early Life of Colin McRae**

Colin Steele McRae, yes, his middle name is Steele. Sick. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. His dad, Jimmy was a plumber by day but a hot shot rally racer on the weekend, which is also technically days. After two years proving his skills on the mucky stages of the British Rally Championship, Jimmy landed a factory drive with GM Europe's box hall rally team. Pretty crazy for a guy with zero prior professional experience. This was 1978, all right. Colin was 10, and naturally you stoked that his dad quit laying pipe sling dirt full-time. Literally went from being a plumber to being a race car driver. That's an overnight level up if I've ever seen one.

**Colin McRae's Early Interest in Racing**

Colin watched his hero rip around rally stages, and he couldn't wait to get out there himself. So at the tender age of 11, Colin started riding motocross, but his mom thought motorcycles were too dangerous so she did what any concerned mother would do, she suggested drifting cars through the woods at top speeds instead. That's cool mom.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Finland, 1992,a rookie driver whips his Subaru Legacy RSdown a tight forest roadwhen he clipped some busheswith his rear tire at speed,sending his car into the air.It rolls over and overseven times before it landsbetween the trees.The windshield is smashed out.The roof is caved in.The car is in rough shape,but it's still running.The driver drops it into gearand rips out of the woods,rejoining the race likenothing even happened.Who is this maniac?How did he become thebiggest name in rally racingand why did his drivingstyle make him so iconic.Buckle up buttercups.This is gonna be a bumpy ride.Remember, when in doubt, go flat out.This is everything you needto know to get Up To Speedon Colin McRae.(upbeat music)- Insideyour car, there's a creepunlike anything you ever heard before.But be warned,it can be quite temperamental.Always run an intercooler.Do not use low octane dyno juice.And the most important thing,beware the creep thatlurks within the boost.Donut Media presents the new hair raisingBoost Creep shirts availableright now at donutmedia.comfor just 29.98.Really, that cheap huh? It'sso much cheaper than $30.- Colin Steele McRae,yes, his middle name is Steele. Sick.He was born in Lanark, Scotland.His dad, Jimmy was a plumber by day,but a hot shot rally racer on the weekend,which is also technically days.After two years proving hisskills on the mucky stagesof the British Rally Championship,Jimmy landed a factory drivewith GM Europe's box hall rally team.Pretty crazy for a guywith zero prior professional experience.This was 1978, all right.Colin was 10, and naturallyyou stoked that his dadquit laying pipe sling dirt full-time.Literally went from being a plumberto being a race car driver.That's an overnight levelup if I've ever seen one.Colin watched his herorip around rally stagesand he couldn't wait toget out there himself.So at the tender age of 11,Colin started riding motocross,but his mom thoughtmotorcycles were too dangerousso she did what anyconcerned mother would do,she suggested driftingcars through the woodsat top speeds instead.That's cool mom."Colin, you can't do the motocross.It's too dangerous.You got to do rally.Your dad does rally.Hang up those motorcycle glovesand take these car driving gloves.I knitted them for yaout of sheep's wool."So Colin now spent his weekendson the UK rally circuitwith his dear old dad,learning everything that he could.This was exciting as hellnot only because he was turning wrencheson big deal factory rally cars,but he was watching his dadtotally annihilate the competition.Jimmy McRae won threeBritish Rally Championshipswith his son by his side.Colin didn't just watch hisfather achieve his dreams,he helped make those dreams a reality.As Colin himself later said,"Any young person wouldgive their right armto be a part of something like that."Which is perfect,flawless Scottish accent.At 17 years old, young Colinentered his first rallyin a borrowed car when hisparents were out of townand he didn't tell them.That's what I call some risky business.Some kids throw parties whentheir parents got out of town,not Colin McRae, he did rally.He finished 14th overall,which is not bad,but he knew that he coulddo better, 13 spots better.And when his parents came back,they were actually stokedin and helped him buyhis very own rally car at Talbot Sunbeam.It's basically a rear wheeldrive Chrysler hatchback.Well, I can tell you that youguys are drooling to death.If you get too dehydrated fromdrooling, call an ambulance.The Sunbeam was not fast by any means,but as Colin's dad said tohim like a million times,it was important to learnthe fundamentals of rallyand something that wouldn'tbite your fricking head off.Colin basically had to floorthis thing all the time.Maybe this is where Colin'sfamous motto comes from,"When in doubt, go flat out."Those six words in actionare the whole reasonthat anybody knows the name Colin McRae.He's the most famousrally driver of all time,but that's not because hewon a crazy number of titles.He only pulled down oneworld rally championshipin his career.So why is this episode about himand not nine time WRCchampionship, Sebastian Loeb?Why doesn't Sebastian Loebhave a fricking video game?Well, there's more to it than numbers.Colin was bold.He was brave.Probably a little crazy.His aggressive all ornothing driving stylemade him a legend.When he was behind the wheel,he was at maximum attack at all times.It was breathtaking to watch.If in doubt, go flat out is never boring.And a co-driver by the nameof Nicky Grist once said,"The scare factor for eachdriver varied slightly.Colin's scare factor wasprobably a bit higher than most."Colin McRae was just 18 when he enteredhis first World Rally Championship event,the snowy Swedish international rally,and he placed 36th overall.At this point in his life,he was trying to go flat out,but his skills weren't quitethere yet, he was a young guy.Colin had a fierceunwavering belief in himself.He even told his wife that he'd bea World Rally champion somedaywhen they were first dating,which was at this time.And as we know, he made that happen.By 1988, our hero was regularlywinning small club rallies.It was time to up the ante.That year, Jimmy McRaewon his fifth and finalBritish Rally Championship.Then he made a decision to pull backfrom chasing his own rally dreamsto help his son achieve his.With his dad's help, Colinlanded in the driver's seatof one of the best rally cars of the era,the Ford Sierra Cosworth.Sierra.By now he'd settled intohis signature style,full set, full time, full belly deli baby.Colin slid further, jumped higher,and just plain went fasterthan everybody else.That also meant morecrashes than everybody else.Ford was reluctant to signthem to their factory teamssince he wrecked so many cars,but Colin was a hell of a driver to watch.He got a lot of presscoverage and his raw talentwas I mean, it was undeniable.This caught the attention ofsome of the smaller outfits.He was a bright, determinedmechanically savvy young dudewho drove like dementors were chasing him.He'd be a great asset to say I don't know,a brand new rally teamlooking to make a splash.Subaru jumped into rally in 1990with the help of a nowlegendary British rally groupcalled Prodrive.And Prodrive decided to take achance on the crazy Scottsmanon the smaller stage of theBritish Rally Championshipto you know, (beep) around and find out,and find out they did.Colin McRae won the 1991British Rally Championshipfor Subaru and Prodrive.He was a beast behind thewheel of the all wheel drive290 horsepower Subaru Legacy RS.Colin finally found ateam who believed in himand he gave them somethingto believe in in return.That's called reciprocityand it feels great.Prodrive were cautiously stoked with Colinso they threw him at afew WRC events in '92.Put yourself in Colin's shoes here, okay.They're probably plaid.You're young driver witheverything to prove.You've gotta be feeling the pressurelike a haggis that's beencooking for too long.They're obviously tryingyou out for a full-time moveto WRC, something Colin's dad dreamed upbut never achieved.Now, there were two waysto go about this next step.Play it safe and hopefor a good finish, or...(crashing sounds)I guess he went for the second option.That's a clip from Rally Finland in '92.It's insane that no onewas hurt in that wreckbut what I'm about to tellyou is even more insane.Rally Finland is basicallythe world's most dangerousrolley coaster. Okay?It's got ultra slippery peagravel, many huge jumps,and it's really fast.Before the rally, Colin'sboss, this dude David Richardstold him specifically,"This one was about gaining experience,basically chill out anddon't wreck the car."But as we've established,Colin really doesn't havea whole lot of chill.He demonstrated this byrolling his car on a test runbefore the rally even began.Damage was minor and the carwas good as new overnightso that's cool.But Richards was straight up irked.Once again, he goes to Colin and he says,"Hey man, how about we chill a little bit?Let's not roll the car again. Okay?"And Colin was like,"What is this word thatyou're saying to me, chill?"And he rolled the car over againon the first day of competition,and this time he really rolled it.We're talking about abarrel roll seven times overin the fricking woods.The battered Suby landed onits wheels so Colin kept goingcrazy.And if you think that's thelast time this maniac rolledhis apparently bulletproof Subaruat this one specific rally,I've got news for you pal.Boom, third roll over but guess what?The car was still drivable.Colin drove that car toan eighth place finishand won the fastest rookie award.And as you can imagine,Richards was righteously peeved,but he was also impressedby the incredible tenacityof this Scottish lad.And when he saw thatmore people were cheeringfor this reckless rookie than the guywho actually won the rally,he knew he had to moveColin into WRC full time.The guy was a star.This is the day ColinMcRae, the legend was born.All the legend needed nowwas the legendary steed.And despite its performance,the unkillable LegacyRS wasn't said steed.This was said steed.In 1993, Subaru released theImpreza to the rallying world,all dressed up in it'sblue and yellow 555 livery,and those sick gold wheel,Subaru's new 320 horsepowerall wheel drive WRC carwas an instant icon.Now that Colin had Unitedwith his legendary steed,the quest was on.It was only a matter of timebefore the World RallyChampionship trophy was his,two years to be specific.Colin McRae took the WorldRally Championship in 1995behind the wheel of the iconic Impreza,but he almost didn't.1995 was kind of a weird year for the WRC.Toyota was caught cheatingwith some trick turbo restrictor plateso officials kicked themout of the competitionfor the rest of the seasonfor being so naughty.This pretty much guaranteedSubaru the manufacturer's titleand widdle the driver'schampionship down to Colinand his new teammate, 2-time world champ,Carlos Sainz Sr., father of Jr.So the two Subaru drivers battled it outto see which Europeangentlemen would get to eatpiping hot chilly out of the WRC cup.The winner would be decidedin the final bout of the year,England's RAC rally.The ever confident ColinMcRae told his dad,"As long as the car staystogether, I'm gonna win."We have few minor setbacks,blown tire on day two gaveCarlos a two minute lead,but Colin was beyond determined.This was his home turf,hoards of his fans werethere waving Scottish flags,playing bagpipes, eatinghaggis, and throwing up haggis.Nothing would stop Colin,not even a bad batch of haggis.He pushes Impreza to the ragged edgeto stay in the fight,but you can only ride the edge for so longbefore something gives.This time, it was the car'sfront right suspension.It was bent pretty badly.For another driver, thiscould have been the end,but not for Colin.He wanted to rally.Bunch of fans ran out from thesidelines and lifted the carso that he could beat thebent parts back into shapewith a log.I also call it a nature hammer.On the last day of the rally,Mr. McRae was absolutely on fire.At his best, this guy couldbend the laws of physicslike, you know, avatar or something.Colin built a commandinglead over his teammatewho realized he probablywasn't gonna pull offthird championship that year.And guess what? He was right.Colin Steele McRae won the1995 World Rally Championshipon his home course withhis family and friendscheering him on from the sidelinesalong with some 2 million rally fans.A number so insane, weverified it three times.The 27-year-old Scottsmanwon all but 10 of the rallies28 stages and beat his teammateby whopping 36 seconds,becoming the youngest WRC champ ever,a record that is yet to be broken.And all of a sudden Colin McRaewas an international sensation,an instant celebrity.Despite rally being in my opinion,obviously one of the coolest motor sports,there is nothing likethis had really happenedin the sport before.And nothing really has sense.I mean, even 10-year-olds from Kentuckyand Grave Digger T-shirtsknew Colin McRae.The '96 and '97 WRC seasonswere amazing to watch.Colin's new rival andfriend, Tommi Makinenin his also iconic Marlboro sponsoredMitsubishi Lancer Evolution.This guys basically lefteverybody else in the dustor snow or gravel or asphalt.In the end, Tommi's consistency won outover Colin's sketchsistecy,and he took the championship both yearswith Colin just behind him.Then he took 1998 and '99 too.But Tommi Makinen doesn'thave his own video games.I mean he does,but it's like so bad thatthe Crappy Games Wikicalled it an insult to one of the greatestrally car drivers of all time.Nobody would say that about Colin's game.Maybe you've heard of a littlerally racing sim called Dirt.Maybe you've heard that Nolan and Iare in Dirt 5.Before it was called Dirt, itwas called Colin McRae Rallyand Colin actually helped developed it.He said he wouldn't drop hisname on a corny racing gameand insisted it to be asrealistic as possible.Now, whatever his technicalinput was, it worked.Dirt 5 is the 14th edition of the series.And whenever I'm having a bad day,I remind myself I'm onedegree away from Colin McRaeas far away from Kevin Bacon as possible.He's been weird to me.The back in the real dirt in the past,Colin was frustratedthat he hadn't snaggedanother championship.Subaru had given Colin thewings he needed to fly,and he was eternally grateful for that,but Ford hit him up with anoffer that would make himthe highest paid rallydriver in the world.(indistinct)I can't blame Colin for jumpingto the blue oval in 1999.I mean this companybuilt the Escort RS 1600,the Coupe BRS 200 and the Sierra Cosworthwere some of the raddest rally cars ever.Surely, Ford could helpColin snatch a second title.Well, Colin's new ride, the 300 horsepowerall wheel drive Focus RSwas not one of thebaddest rally cars ever.It was quick and it looked pretty coolin that classic martini livery,but it was super unreliable.Like finished three outof 14 rallies, unreliable.Colin won two of those three rallieswhen the car didn't break.So you can imagine how frustrated he was.I'd say something about the importanceof reliable cars here, butI don't own any, never have.Ford did work many of thekinks out of the Focus in 2000and Colin was on track tomaybe win that second title,but a terrifying high-speed wreckat the course's secondrally dash those hopesknocking him out forthe rest of the season.Colin came within two points of winninga second championship in 2001.That year, the Focus wasfinally in fighting shapeand Colin was back inthe (beep) zone baby,but it all came crashing down, literally.When he pushed a little bit too hardfor the W at the RAC rally,Colin rolled his car out of competitionand another young UK driverin the blue and yellow Subarutook the cup, Richard Burns.Colin being Colin, I'msure he was happy for him,but he had to be pissed at himself.All he needed to take the championshipwas a fourth place finish.Between this and his bigwreck the year before,Colin had to have been rethinkinghis full zen driving stylefor maybe a second,because a few years later,his most iconic rally moment happenedin a place he never imagined it would,the Los Angeles Home Depot Center Arena.A 22-year-old Travis Pastranawas neck and neck with Colinin his No Fear Impreza,vying for the gold in the final stageof the 2007 X Games Rally,tensions were high and bothdrivers were going on all out,leading up to this heat.We all know what happenswhen Colin ends upin a situation like this.He pushes like crazy.Quickly gaining a lead on young Pastrany.Then a few turns before the finish line,he hit a jump off the centerand rolled the Subaru,devastating but it landed on its wheels,and Colin stomped on the gas.The crowd went crazy.The TV announcers had tohold back the F words.And from the course, TravisPastrana's beautiful jawdropped into the dirt.Colin finished a half secondbehind the kid he inspired.He didn't take the goldmedal, but on that day,Colin cast his legend asrally's eternal golden boyon every continent.This is Colin McRae the world remembers.He was a wild unrelenting force of naturebehind the wheel.A driver seemingly capable ofbending the laws of physicsin erratic unforgettable burst.He's as inspiring as he was inspired.And he introduced ageneration to the excitementof rally racing.Later that same year,Colin McRae died tragicallyin a helicopter crash,along with his five-year-oldson and two family friends.He's 39 years old and in talks with Subaruabout a return to WRC next year.And while he only took the worldrally championship one timehe made a greater impact on the sportthan anyone else ever has.Thank you so much for watching this videoand everything else on donut.Hit that subscribe button,make sure you don't miss anything.We got a bunch of marksfor dropping new stuffjust about every week.Go to donutmedia.com, check that out.Follow me on social media @jamespumphrey,follow Donut @donutmedia.I love you.