Thu, 06 Jan, 2005 - 10:36
Colin McRae will fly back to Britain today after seeing his Dakar Rally hopes disappear in the Saharan dust.
The Scotsman was leading the event when he crashed his Nissan heavily, ending his challenge instantly.
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CourtsMotorsportHeathrowPlace: BritainPlace: ScotlandPlace: MoroccoPlace: SpainPlace: United StatesPlace: DerbyshirePerson: McRaePerson: Colin McRaePerson: Tina ThornerPerson: TinaPerson: Stephane PeterhanselPerson: Bruno SabyPerson: Luc AlphandPerson: AlphandPerson: Jutta KleinschmidtPerson: Nasser Al AttiyahPerson: PeterhanselPerson: Juha KankkunenPerson: Robby GordonPerson: GordonPerson: Cyril DespresPerson: Marc ComaPerson: ComaPerson: DespresPerson: Fabrizio MeoniPerson: Andy CaldecottPerson: Alfie CoxPerson: Isidre EstevePerson: Mike ExtancePerson: John GriffithsEvent: DakarEvent: Dakar RallyOrganisation: NissanOrganisation: MitsubishiOrganisation: VolkswagenOrganisation: BMWOrganisation: NASCAROrganisation: Honda
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