User:Donnie Park/EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship

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EFRA 1:8 IC Off-Road European Championship
EFRA 1:8 IC Off-Road European Championship A
First race1981
Duration45 minutes
Most wins (driver)Daniel Reckward
Renaud Savoya [fr] (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Kyosho (10)
Circuit information
SurfaceDirt

EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship (known officially since 2004 as EFRA 1:8 IC Off-Road European Championship for A-class drivers, in short 1/8 Nitro Buggy Euros or 1/8 Off-Road EC A) is an annual single-event radio-controlled racing tournament sanctioned by European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles for 1:8 scale radio-controlled off-road buggies powered by .21 (3.5cc) glow plug engine. Inaugurated in 1981, it is one of the oldest championship of its type, predating all other national championships; only the All-Japan and the French championship predates it (1980 and 1979).[1]

Since the class was split into two license categories (EC A and EC B) in 2004[2], this article focuses on the former tournament for elite drivers and not the latter for drivers who have not appeared in the top 50 or an A-main in other classes; the "Grand Prix" for open entries[3][4] or newly introduced in 2015, the EFRA European 1:8 Electric Off-Road Championship for eBuggies.


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Daniel Reckward of Germany and Renaud Savoya [fr] are the most successful drivers with three championship titles each, the latter being the only one with three consecutive wins; his native France is the the most successful nation with ten wins and Kyosho are the most successful manufacturers with ten wins.

The Formula One driver, Pedro de la Rosa in his youth, was the first back-to-back champion in 1983 and 1984.[5]

Frederic Veyssere is the only European (and one of three drivers) to score a continental double (EFRA Euros with IFMAR Worlds) in 1:8 off-road within the same calendar year.[6]

Format[edit]

Like all EFRA Euros, the championship is open to drivers from an European country who hold an EFRA license.[7]

Unlike IFMAR Worlds and ROAR Nationals, the main finals of the EFRA Euros are no more than 45 minutes long however

like the former, lower finals upto 1/64 are 20 minutes in length.[8]


A minimum of 140 drivers and a maximum of 180 drivers

taking place on (a recommended date of) the second weekend of July.[9]


12 cars compete for the finals[10]


starts on Wednesday with the race wrapping up on Saturday[11]

List[edit]

Year Driver Car Engine Radio Host club Venue Locale Country Source Report
1981 Switzerland Graziano Pajalunga Tomo Sandmaster O.S. Genf  Switzerland
1982 France Michel Rodriguez Yankee Enduro 84 O.S. Mandallaz Model Club La Balme-de-Sillingy  France [12][13]
1983 Spain Pedro Martínez Yankee Enduro 84 Picco Crissier  Switzerland [14]
1984 Spain Pedro Martínez Yankee Enduro 84 Picco Multiplex Skanoers  Sweden [15][16]
1985 Italy Maurizio Monesi Garbo Gepard Mantua T4 Graz  Austria [17][18]
1986 France Frederic Veyssere Yankee Europa Racing 87 O.S. Max 21SE-B ABC Robbe Monza Mantua  Italy [19][20]
1987 Switzerland Didier Boulmier Yankee Mondial Velp  Netherlands [21][22]
1988 France Philip Boeri Yankee OPS Hillerod  Denmark [23]
1989 Italy Andrea Pala Yankee Bergonzoni MSC Eschbach Eschbach, Usingen  Germany [24][25]
1990 France Philip Boeri Kyosho Turbo Burns OPS Futaba Genf  Switzerland [26]
1991 France Frederic Veyssere Yankee OPS Evry  France [27]
1992 Italy Roberto Ghedini Crono Picco León  Spain
1993 Italy Roberto Ghedini Crono Picco Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra  Portugal
1994 Italy Andrea Gennari Kyosho OPS Pendle  United Kingdom
1995 Switzerland Phillipe Lachat Laro OPS Spoleto  Italy
1996 Italy Alessandro Catozzi Tag HF OPS Longvic  France
1997 Germany Daniel Reckward Kyosho Inferno MP5 Evo RB C3 Poirci  Czech Republic
1998 France Yannick Aigoin Crono Picco Furulund  Sweden
1999 Spain Daniel Vega Mugen MBX4 Rex Montmeló  Spain
2000 Italy Alex Laffranchi Thunder Tiger EB-4LE Nova Mogadouro  Portugal
2001 Germany Daniel Reckward Kyosho MP-7.5 RB S7 Worlds Auxerre  France
2002 Germany Daniel Reckward Kyosho MP 7.5 RB Schietschmieter Bistensee Ferienplatz bei Matz Bistensee  Germany [28]
2003 Portugal Miguel Matias Kyosho MP 7.5 RB Slough  United Kingdom
2004 Italy Davide Tortorici Crono RS03 Novarossi Club Centro Modellistico Sportivo Monsummano  Italy [29]
2005 Italy Davide Tortorici Crono RS03 O.S. 21VZ-B V-spec Futaba 3VCS Reims Enduro Model Car Reims Enduro Model Car Reims  France [30]
2006 France Yannick Aigoin XRAY XB8 RB Ripoll, Gerona  Spain
2007 Spain Robert Batlle HoBao [fi] Hyper 8.5 AXE Rossi Sanwa Auxerre  France [31]
2008 France Renaud Savoya [fr] Mugen MBX5R Ninja Crete  Greece [32][33]
2009 France Renaud Savoya [fr] Mugen MBX6 RB Buggy 9 MSV Wölbling Wölbling  Austria [34][35][36][37]
2010 France Renaud Savoya [fr] Mugen MBX6 RB Guarda  Portugal [38][39]
2011 Spain Robert Batlle Mugen MBX6 Novarossi Futaba MSC Sand 1951 Steigerwald Ring Sand am Main  Germany [40][41]
2012 United Kingdom Darren Bloomfield TLR 8ight 2.0 Novarossi KO Propo "DX3R"[nb 1] WMW RC Buggy Racing Team Fehring WMW RC Buggy Racing Center Fehring Fehring  Austria [42][43][44]
2013 Sweden David Ronnefalk Kyosho MP9 TKI3 Orion CRF 321 FT KO Propo EX-10 Eurus Reims Enduro Model Car Reims Enduro Model Car Reims  France [45][46]
2014 Sweden David Ronnefalk Kyosho MP9 TKI3 Orion CRF RS KO Propo EX-1 KIY MSC Sand 1951 Steigerwald Ring Sand am Main  Germany [47][48][49]
2015 United Kingdom Elliott Boots Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI3 Reds R7 Evoke Sanwa Exzes Z Pista Ongaroring Pista Ongaroring Sacile  Italy [50][51]
2016 United Kingdom Elliott Boots Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4 Reds R7 Evoke EC15 Sanwa Exzes Z Club de Automodelismo RC Redován Circuito de Radiocontrol Redován Redován  Spain [52][53]
Source:[54][55]

Statistics[edit]

Most Wins[edit]

Drivers[edit]

Rank Driver Wins
1 Germany Daniel Reckward 3
France Renaud Savoya [fr]
3 Spain Pedro Martínez 2
France Philip Boeri
France Frederic Veysseyre
Italy Roberto Ghedini
Italy Davide Tortorici
France Yannick Aigoin
Spain Robert Batlle
Sweden David Ronnefalk
United Kingdom Elliott Boots
11 Switzerland Graziano Pajalunga 1
France Michel Rodriguez
Italy Maurizio Monesi
Switzerland Didier Boulmier
Italy Andrea Pala
Italy Andrea Gennari
Switzerland Phillipe Lachat
Italy Alessandro Catozzi
Spain Daniel Vega
Italy Alex Laffranchi
Portugal Miguel Matias
United Kingdom Darren Bloomfield

Car manufacturers[edit]

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Japan Kyosho 10
2 France Yankee 8
3 Italy Crono 5
Japan Mugen Seiki
5 Sweden Tomo 1
Italy Garbo
Italy TAG HF
France Laro
Taiwan Thunder Tiger
Slovenia XRAY
Taiwan HoBao [fi]
United States TLR

Engines[edit]

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Japan O.S. Engines 4
2 France RB Products 3
3 Italy Novarossi 2
Switzerland Team Orion
Italy Reds Racing
5 Italy Cipolla 1
Italy Mantua
Italy OPS
Italy Picco

Win(s) by Nations (Drivers)[edit]

Rank Nation Wins
1  France 10
2  Italy 9
3  Spain 5
4  Switzerland 3
 Germany
 United Kingdom
7  Sweden 2
8  Portugal 1

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ KO Propo Esprit III body with Spektrum DX3R electronics and screen.

References[edit]

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