ally ▁Champion . ▁Valent ino ▁dedicated ▁his ▁win ▁at ▁Est or il ▁M oto GP ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁Col in ▁Mc R ae , ▁saying ▁to ▁the ▁media : ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁this ▁to ▁Col in ▁Mc R ae . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁big ▁id ols ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁very ▁young , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁because ▁of ▁him ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁big ▁passion ▁for ▁r ally ". ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁Mc R ae , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁R ally ▁organis ers ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁jump ▁over ▁a ▁cr est ▁on ▁the ▁V arg å sen ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁r ally . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁award , ▁named ▁Col in ' s ▁C rest , ▁was ▁Ford ' s ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁driver ▁K hal id ▁al - Q ass imi , ▁who ▁recorded ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Col in ▁Mc R ae ▁Forest ▁St ages ▁R ally ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Per th , ▁Scotland . ▁An ▁en hanced ▁entry ▁list ▁of ▁several ▁former ▁big - name ▁r ally ▁drivers ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Col in . ▁The ▁impress ive ▁entry ▁list ▁included ▁ex - World ▁Championship ▁drivers ▁Hann u ▁Mik k ola , ▁Ari ▁V atan en ▁( part ner ed ▁by ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁W RC ▁winning ▁co -