News is floating in (SpeedTV.com boards, FerrariChat.com boards) that Burns lost the battle with cancer. I can't find any other details.

 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/a....html

See you at that Special Stage in the sky Richard

 

Sad news. i had feared that he was worsening due to the total lack of press regarding his illness.

RIP Richard.

 

Very sad news. Not a good year for WRC at all.

RIP Richard...

 

Wow. Sorry to hear that. I enjoyed watching him drive. Good guy. RIP.

 

http://www.richardburns.com/

 

What a shame, I enjoyed watching him drive.

Oddly out of the blue on either this Thursday or Friday, I suddenly thought of Richard Burns and wondered what had become of him since his illness was announced and I had not heard anything for years. Unfortunately the answer was the sorriest news of all.

 

RIP RB

 

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That's so strange... yesterday at lunch I found a 2001 car magazine in my desk at work and took it to read during lunch. It mentioned Burns and I too was wondering what he was up to. I'm sorry to hear that somebody so young and talented has passed away.

 

Very sad

 

My condolences to the Burns' family and friends.

A sad day in motorsports indeed!

 

R.I.P Richard Burns a true gentlemen's racer

 

the man went down kicking and screaming. never gave up hope.

 

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Strange i saw an old car of his up for sale and was wondering the same.
Truely a great man and a great loss as well.

 

that sucks, i remember when i first stated watching rally.. i really liked his driving..

 

I'd heard it on the WRC board. Really caught alot of people unexpectedly. He seemed to have been recovering a year ago, and then it all back slid.

He and Michael Parks, in one year.

 

This is terribly sad. I also heard that he was recovering and he was looking into testing again when he was back on his feet.

RIP- Richard Burns

 

Some guys in another forum made this tribute video...

http://www.ridge-racing.co.uk/...s.wmv

 

My god, I hadn't heard a single thing about this until right now, I remember Idolizing him when i first got into rallying, Man I'm so disspaointed the national racing community didn't give more exposure to this. What a loss

 

Very sad news.

 

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Its an emotion I share with you, sadly WRC is pretty low on the popularity chain. Now had Britney Spears or the next tv star developed a wart on her face, we'd have 20 news reports, 3 special broadcasts and a NBC reality show within the week.

You ask an average person who Richard Burns or Ayrton Senna was they will go "Huh?" but ask them who the last American Idol was and they will recount their life history for you.

I found the tribute page on Jamie Thomas' site touching... http://www.subiegal.com

 

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Yeah, I also find this to be true way to often. Very sad really...

 

A true inspiration to everybody in the sport.. he will be more than greatly missed.

http://video.google.com/videop...burns

Rest In Peace, Burnsie.