User:Donnie Park/1989 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship

The 1989 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the 3rd edition of the biennial 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) to be run over two separate classes over eight days on 3rd through 9th August with each class running for three days each in total.

The championships was organized by the Association of Australian Radio Controlled Model Car Club (AARCMCC) on behalf of Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) and hosted by the Castle Hill Off Road Radio Control Club in St Ives in New South Wales, Australia. The championships took place at a circuit built within the St. Ives Showground.

Kyosho's Joel Johnson of the United States and Masami Hirosaka, who had since signed up with Yokomo since the previous championship, was the defending champions of the 2WD class respectively.

The championship was best known for the measures a company was willing to take to win, mainly for Yokomo who months prior, visited the Australian circuit to collect soil samples, who then used it to build a replica of the circuit in their native Japan.

It was notable for the secrecy its American partner, Associated Electrics, enforced to anybody at the paddock

and became heavy handed at anybody who took a photograph of their secret Associated RC10, which became known as the "Stealth Car"

and the questionable width of the tires on the winning car in the 2WD class, also an Associated

Rule changes

unlike previous year, all entrants in both class were required to run the 7.2v 6-cell battery, making the 8.4v 7-cell battery obsolete.

Preparation

As a result, for the following Worlds in 1991, a majority of teams enforced secrecy to their cars.

Classification

Main articles: 1989 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road 2WD and 4WD Worlds

2WD

					A1					A2					A3					Total
Pos.	No	Driver	Car	Motor	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pt.	Time
1		Masami Hirosaka	Associated RC10GX	Reedy
2		Jay Halsey	Associated RC10GX	Reedy
3		Cliff Lett	Associated RC10GX	Reedy
4		Mike Dunn	Team Losi JR-X2	Race Prep
5		Rick Vehlow	Associated RC10GX	Reedy
6		Jamie Booth	Schumacher Top CAT	Reedy
7		Craig Drescher	Associated RC10 Graphite	Reedy
8		Jack Johnson	Team Losi JR-X2	Revolution
9		Joel Johnson	Kyosho Ultima Pro	Trinity
10		Ron Rossetti	Team Losi JR-X2	Revolution
Source:

4WD

					A1					A2					A3					Total
Pos.	No	Driver	Car	Motor	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pos.	Time	Laps	FL	Pt.	Pt.	Time
1		Masami Hirosaka	Yokomo YZ-870C	Reedy
2		Butch Kloeber	Yokomo YZ-10	Reedy
3		Rick Hohwart	Kyosho Lazer ZX	Peak Performance
4		Cliff Lett	Yokomo YZ-10	Reedy
5		Jürgen Lautenbach	Schumacher Pro CAT	LRP
6		Phil Davies	Schumacher Pro CAT	Reedy
7		Mike Dunn	AYK Pro Radiant	Race Prep
8		Satoshi Kayano	Yokomo YZ-870C	Reedy
9		Rory Cull	Schumacher Pro CAT	LRP
10		Jay Halsey	Yokomo YZ-10	Reedy
Source:

Works cited

• Hustings, Gene (December 1989). "1989 1/10 Off-Road World Champs". Radio Race Car.
• Blandin, Denis (November 1989). "3^e Championnat du monde TT 1/10 en Australie". Auto8. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
• Houle, Rick (February 1990). "'89 IFMAR Off-Road World Champs". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
• Radio Control Model Cars http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=1627. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• Pond, Steve (December 1991). "1991 IFMAR World Champs". Radio Control Car Action. Wilton, Connecticut: Air Age Media. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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