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The British Radio Car Association is an organisation that promotes the construction and racing of all types of radio controlled cars in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1971 by Ted Longshaw and Keith Plested,who was also the founder of PB Racing,a manufacturer of RC cars;they coordinate BRCA affiliated clubs in the UK,and offer insurance for any accidents that might occur.
The International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) is the world governing body of professional radio controlled car racing.
Remotely Operated Auto Racers,abbreviated as ROAR,is the sanctioning body of competitive radio-controlled car racing in the United States and Canada. It is a US national non profit organization that promotes the sport of radio controlled model car racing.
Associated Electrics,Incorporated of Lake Forest,California is one of the world's leading manufacturers of radio controlled cars,trucks and accessories. Associated Electrics is now owned by Thunder Tiger Corporation from Taiwan. The company is usually referred to as Team Associated.
Masami Hirosaka is a Japanese radio controlled car driver who is considered to be the world's most successful with a record fourteen IFMAR World Championships in 1/12 scale electric,1/10 scale Pan,1/10 scale 2WD off road and 1/10 scale 4WD,all electric. Hirosaka's peers have nicknamed him "Master Masami". He was considered to be one of the highest paid drivers in RC racing,until he retired from the activity. His last IFMAR race was the 2008 world championship in Thailand. His retirement ceremony was on May 3,2009.
Serpent Model Racing Cars B.V. was a company from Heemstede,North Holland in the Netherlands specializing in competition grade radio controlled cars which has won numerous IFMAR and EFRA titles,plus several national title;they are currently Chinese owned and all products are made in China as of printing.
Atsushi Hara is a Japanese professional radio-controlled car racer from Yokohama,Kanagawa Prefecture. He has won two IFMAR titles and a number of domestic ROAR and JMRCA titles.
Yokomo Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company from Adachi,Tokyo that specialize in radio-controlled cars,it was one of the first manufacturers in Japan to build RC cars and it also invented the RTR cars,but most notable of all is their long-running "Dog Fighter" series of radio controlled buggies,mainly through its successes in racing.
The IFMAR World Championship for 1:10th Electric Off-Road Cars,is a world championship radio controlled car race sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place biennially on odd years since 1987 in its current format but inaugurated in 1985 as a championship for Stock and Modified class It is considered by the radio-controlled modelling industry to be the most prestigious event in the calendar that a number of mainstream hobby and toy brands have fielded factory entries.
The 1:10 radio-controlled off-road buggy is a 1:10 scale radio-controlled dune buggy designed for off-road racing. These cars are originally based on their full-scale equivalents that are commonly found in desert racing. The buggies are split into two race categories,two (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD). These can easily be distinguished visually by their wheel size at the front. Cars are typically electric powered,but nitro versions do exist but are less common because racing classes exist for electric cars. The class is inexpensive and similar to a number of other classes,and this makes them popular with newcomers. The cars are also known as 1/10 off-road.
The 2015 IFMAR 1:10 scale Electric Off-Road World Championships is the 16th edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It was run over two separate classes over eight days from 3 to 10 October,with each class running for three days each in total.
Naoto Matsukura is a Japanese radio-controlled car racer from Edogawa,Tokyo. He has won five IFMAR World Championship titles as well as five top qualifier titles. He has also won 24 JMRCA All-Japan Championship titles. Until the end of 2014,Matsukura drove for Yokomo. At the beginning of 2015 he signed up to drive for Tamiya and Kyosho.
2009 IFMAR 1:10 scale Electric Off-Road World Championships was the 13th running of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) that ran over two separate classes.
Jared Randall Tebo is an American radio-controlled car racer from Raymore,Missouri who specializes in off-road racing driving for Tekno RC.
The 2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the 12th edition of the biennial IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over two classes over seven days between 9 and 16 September 2007. Each class ran for three days.
Clifton Bradley Lett is an American retired radio-controlled racer and former president of Associated Electrics,where he began his R/C career in 1985. A former motorcross mechanic for Yamaha,he won seven ROAR National Championships,three NORRCA National Championships and the 1991 IFMAR World Championship and was one of the foremost drivers of the 1980s. Lett,known as "the Buggymaster",helped refine the Associated RC10 and other models in the range. He was the first driver to exceed 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) with a radio-controlled car,recorded by Guinness World Records at 111 miles per hour (179 km/h) in 2001.
The 1997 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the 7th edition of the biennial IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over two classes over seven days between 9 and 16 August 1997 with each class ran for three days.
The fifth IFMAR - 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was held in Basildon in Essex.The 2wd class had a popular win being won by Brian Kinwald from America racing an Associated RC10. Gene Husting of Associated described how the track was deteriorating every day and how team order were implemented for the 3rd final race "Brian's the only one who has a chance to win. He's starting in 6th position. He needs to win this round. If he comes up on you,give him plenty of room to pass. You are,of course,free to race everyone else on the track.". The 4WD was won by Masami Hirosaka of JPN racing a Yokomo there were strong showing for the two home British driver racing Schumacher Cat cars the brand to which Masami won his first title with.
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