27 Apr 2015

Meeke dedicates first WRC win to mentor McRae

ALAN BALDWIN

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<b>DRIFTING THE PRO'S WAY:</b> British driver Kris Meeke, with Irish co-driver Paul Nagle, drifts their Citroen DS3 through Stage 11 of the 2015 Argentinian leg of the WRC near Cordoba on April 26, 2015. <i>Image: AFP / Diego Lima</i>

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Britain's Kris Meeke paid tribute to his late mentor and former rally driver Colin McRae after taking the first win of his World Rally championship career in Argentina on Sunday (April 26 2015).

"This one is for Colin," the Citroen driver said after becoming the first Briton to win a round of the championship since Scot McRae in 2002.

McRae, the 1995 World Rally champion, died in a helicopter crash near his family home in 2007. His last win was the Safari Rally.

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