▁Prix ▁with ▁a ▁hel met ▁li very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute . ▁During ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Scottish ▁R ally ▁Championship , ▁the ▁" Col in ▁Mc R ae ▁Forest ▁St ages " ▁held ▁in ▁Per th ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁number - 1 ▁car , ▁as ▁Mc R ae ▁had ▁been ▁due ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁course ▁car ▁on ▁the ▁event . ▁Instead , ▁his ▁car ▁was ▁park ed ▁at ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁r ally , ▁where ▁fans ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁cond ol ences . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁Br ands ▁H atch ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship ▁season , ▁Andy ▁P ria ul x ▁dedicated ▁it ▁to ▁Mc R ae , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁his ▁death ▁" sh ows ▁how ▁frag ile ▁life ▁can ▁be ". ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁former ▁rival , ▁four - time ▁World ▁R ally ▁Champion ▁Tom mi ▁M ä k inen ▁commented ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁accident ▁as ▁ter r ifying ▁news , ▁and ▁described ▁Mc R ae ▁as ▁" a ▁pleasant ▁fellow ▁and ▁a ▁t ough ▁rival ". ▁Valent ino ▁Ros si , ▁who ▁was ▁taught ▁the ▁bas ics ▁of ▁driving ▁a ▁r ally ▁car ▁by ▁Mc R ae , ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁shock ed ▁and ▁sad den ed ▁by ▁the ▁sudden ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁World ▁R