1300 Subarus to form McRae tribute convoy

A tribute convoy to celebrate the life of famous rally driver, Colin McRae, will stretch for almost 20 miles, it emerged today.

More than 700 Subarus will travel more than 300 miles from Lanark to Banbury on August 30th, starting at 10am.

The convoy will be led by Jimmy McRae in one of Colin's original cars, before travelling south on the M74, the M6 and finally M40.

On August 31st, 1,300 cars will turn up at Prodrive in Banbury before being led up the M40 by McRae's 1996 Impreza 555 rally car in a 20 mile-long convoy.

At Prodrive's test track in Warwickshire the cars will spell out 'Colin McRae' in a sign nearly half a mile long, before creating a parade of 1,300 Subarus.

Organisers are hoping fans will show support along the route.

"It would be great to see people cheering us along," said Grant Hendry, one of the organisers of the McRae Gathering.

"When the idea of the convoy to commemorate the life of Colin was born, we never dreamt 1300 Subarus would be taking part.

"We even have Subarus joining us from all over Europe, from Poland and the Ukraine to France and Spain, while some fans are flying in especially from Australia and Argentina to be part of this memorable occasion."

The McRae Gathering has already raised more than £25,000 for the McRae family's officially nominated charities and is hoping to raise more money along the route.

For more information, you can visit: www.mcrae-gathering.co.uk.