, ▁North am pt ons hire ; ▁eventually ▁finishing ▁in ▁sixth ▁place . ▁ ▁Mc R ae ▁rejo ined ▁Pro drive ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁G TS ▁class , ▁and ▁nin th ▁position ▁overall ▁in ▁a ▁Ferr ari ▁ 5 5 0 - G TS ▁Mar an ello ▁partner ing ▁Dar ren ▁Turner ▁and ▁Rick ard ▁R yd ell . ▁Fellow ▁coun tr yman , ▁and ▁Le ▁Mans ▁winner ▁All an ▁Mc N ish ▁commented ▁that ▁" Col in ▁has ▁adapted ▁far ▁better ▁than ▁people ▁expected " ▁to ▁end urance ▁sport scar ▁racing . ▁ ▁Mc R ae , ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁gru elling ▁Dak ar ▁R ally ▁Ra id ▁with ▁N iss an ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁im pressed ▁the ▁team ▁by ▁scoring ▁two ▁stage ▁wins ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁memor able ▁finish ▁on ▁the ▁gru elling ▁Sah ara ▁event . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Dak ar ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁fast est ▁on ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁stages ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁before ▁crash ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁r ally ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁stage ▁six . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mc R ae ▁claimed ▁to ▁still ▁be ▁working ▁on ▁finding ▁a ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁W RC ▁season , ▁stating ▁that ▁" if ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁happen ▁next