▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁After ▁a ▁four - year ▁spell ▁with ▁the ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Co . ▁team , ▁which ▁saw ▁Mc R ae ▁win ▁nine ▁events , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Cit ro ën ▁World ▁R ally ▁Team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁where , ▁despite ▁not ▁winning ▁an ▁event , ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁win ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁three ▁consecutive ▁manufact ur ers ' ▁titles . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁mot ors port ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Mc R ae ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁crash ▁near ▁his ▁home . ▁The ▁accident ▁also ▁killed ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁family ▁friends . ▁ ▁Personal ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁Mc R ae ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Al ison , ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁H oll ie ▁and ▁Johnny . ▁Mc R ae ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁princip ality ▁of ▁Mon aco ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁partly ▁through ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁David ▁C oul th ard . ▁However , ▁as ▁his ▁young ▁family ▁grew ▁up , ▁he ▁spent ▁more ▁time ▁back ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Lan ark shire — accept ing ▁the ▁higher ▁tax ▁li ability ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁couple ▁bought ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁Jer vis wood ▁House . ▁Col in ' s ▁uncle ▁Hugh ▁" Sh ug " ▁Ste ele ▁was