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| First race | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Most wins (driver) | Maurizio Monesi (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Kyosho (8) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Hard packed Grass (1988, 1996) |
IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship, part of the IFMAR World Championships, is a world championship radio-controlled car race sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place biennially on even years since 1986.
The event is open exclusively to 1:8 scale nitro powered off-road buggies; like it's smaller electric counterpart, they are characterized by its large wheels designed for off-road driving and enclosed single-seater bodyshell with large rear spoiler but features body cutouts exposing its glowplug engine and another hole to enable regular refuelling as races run upto 60 minutes long.
Radio Control Car Action's Carl Hyndman, in his race report for the 2016 Worlds, stated that of the (eight active) racing classes of the IFMAR World Championships out there, the 1:8 Worlds is "the most competitive, the most backed by the industry, and the most coverted titles among the drivers." [1] as the tournament is itself notable for its parity with no back-to-back winners and a sole double winner in its history. In addition, an eight-day schedule, difficult track conditions made complicated by a ban on track maintenance in any part of the event, increasing competitions between drivers and manufacturers with luck in addition to high skill level required make this one of the most challenging events of all.[2] In addition, as it is considered to be one of the most prestigious events for radio-controlled cars,[3] demand for entries are extremely high as increasing demands by American entrants (as of 2016), as their market is still in the midst of it's golden age, has resulted in rule changes twice concerning allocated number of entrants in tournaments taking place on it's home soil.
Unlike the other IFMAR Worlds, where being the Top Qualifier guarantee a pole position in the championship final race; since 1988, it only guarantee a top spot in the semi-finals with three drivers in it's history failing to reach beyond that. This championship became retrospectively notable for the appearance of the future Formula One driver, Pedro de la Rosa, who became runner-up in one of his final radio-controlled race in 1986.[4][5]
The tournament was dominated by European drivers in its early years but with strong Kyosho influence and the need for jump tracks in the 1990s onward saw the increasing tide of American drivers who gradually came to dominate the class.
Maurizio Monesi of Italy hold the record with two wins, the only double winner in history. Kyosho holds distinction for the most wins for manufacturers with a total of eight with the Inferno family of cars since 1992 with its designer Yuichi Kanai winning the 2000 Worlds himself; additionally, As of 2024[update], he is the only driver left from the 1986 entrants to have started at every 1:8 Off-Road Worlds.
http://www.neobuggy.co/1988-worlds/
History[edit]
In its early years, the European influence became evident as they dominated the inaugural Worlds in 1986 with 85% of entries (99 of 117) being Europeans with 17 Japanese and a sole American,[6] this was because they were slow to catch on until the 1990s as there was no US championship until 1997. Despite a lack of national championships then, American drivers began to frequent the A-main from 1994 onwards.
increasing influence from the Yuichi Kanai designed Kyosho Inferno series in the mid 1990s, jumps became a feature of the circuits[6].
saw an increasing American influence with four drivers appearing at the A-main[2]
2006 - boycotts
2008 - increase to the now 12-car field
2010
2012 - customs issues
The 2014 track design was controversial as it was believed to be constructed from stucco that was widely used to construct buildings than the materials used traditionally used in off-road racing.[1]
2016 was mired in controversy as virtually everybody but the 47 drivers with Kyoshos learned on the first day of competition that they fielded spoilers that was no longer legal to them to use[1]
a regulation that had been enforced
wing gate
Race format[edit]
Each begins with a timed 10-minute practice sessions which is used to determine the drivers' seedings
Since 2008, because of its 12-car grid, the top four finishers, as opposed to three in a ten car heat, in each heat are promoted into the next heat en-route to the semi-finals
Of all the IFMAR Worlds, it is the only class in gas racing where the Top Qualifier is only guaranteed a place in the semi-finals, as opposed to being placed directly in front of the A-mains.
Because of this, only three Top Qualifiers have failed to reach the A-Main (Yuichi Kanai in 1988, broken suspension; Yannick Aigoin in 2004, disqualified for illegal fuel tank and Elliott Boots in 2012, steering servo failure)[7][8]
have not started in front
Unlike it's 1:10 counterpart, IFMAR regulation does not permit track maintenance with the exception of the regular watering of tracks as this is to create a “real off-road” nature of the race [9]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Bloc | Name | Car | Motor | Radio | Host club | Venue | Location | Nation | Source | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | EFRA |  Frédéric Veysseyre
|
Yankee Racing 86 | Cipolla-Yankee Master | Multiplex Yankee | Radio Automobile Club de Grenoble | Mini Circuit de Montbonnot | Grenoble | France
|
[10] | Report |
| 1988 | EFRA |  Maurizio Monesi
|
Garbo Roadfighter | Mantua T4 | Simprop | Mantua Models | Mantua Models | Mantua | Italy
|
[11] | Report |
| 1990 | FEMCA |  Koji Sanada
|
Mugen Super Sport | Novarossi | Sanwa Machine 1 | Bangkok |  Thailand
|
[12] | Report | ||
| 1992 | EFRA | Kunihiro Toge
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-3 | OS Max 21 RX-B | Sanwa | MSC Eschbach | Eschbach, Usingen |  Germany
|
Report | ||
| 1994 | EFRA | Maurizio Monesi
|
Kyosho Turbo Inferno MP-4 | OPS | Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt |  Austria
|
Report | ||||
| 1996 | EFRA | Alex Laffranchi
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-5 | Picco P6 | KO Propo EX-1 | National Motor Museum | Beaulieu, Hampshire |  United Kingdom
|
[13] | Report | |
| 1998 | EFRA | Daniel Reckward
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-6 Evo | RB WS7 | Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra | Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra | Coimbra |  Portugal
|
[14] | Report | |
| 2000 | ROAR | Yuichi Kanai
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5 | RB WS7 Worlds | Futaba 3VCS | Silverton Hotel | Las Vegas, Nevada |  United States
|
Report | ||
| 2002 | FAMAR |  Greg Degani
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-7.5 Kanai 2 | OS Max 21 RZ-V01B | Futaba 3PJ | Green Mountain Raceway | Punta del Este |  Uruguay
|
[15] | Report | |
| 2004 | EFRA | Guillaume Vray
|
Mugen MBX-5 Pro Spec | RB WS7II | Futaba | Furulund RC Club | Fururing Raceway | Furulund |  Sweden
|
Report | |
| 2006 | FEMCA | Mark Pavidis
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-777 WC | OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec | Futaba 3PKS | Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland | Jakarta |  Indonesia
|
Report | ||
| 2008 | ROAR | Atsushi Hara
|
Hot Bodies D8 | OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec II | Futaba 4PK | The Farm 2 R/C Raceway | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States
|
Report | ||
| 2010 | FEMCA | Cody King
|
Kyosho Inferno MP-9 TKI2 | Orion Alpha ABI | KO Propo EX-10 Eurus | Pattaya RC Powerboat Track | Pattaya | Thailand
|
Report | ||
| 2012 | FAMAR |  Robert Batlle
|
Mugen MBX-7 | Novarossi Plus.21-4BTTS | Futaba 4PKS-R | Speed Paradise | Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires |  Argentina
|
Report | ||
| 2014 | EFRA |  Ty Tessmann
|
Hot Bodies D812 | OS Speed B2101 | Airtronics M12 | Messina World | Pista Naxos World | Giardini Naxos, Sicily | Italy
|
Report | |
| 2016 | ROAR | David Ronnefalk
|
HB Racing D815 V2 | Orion CRF 21 7 Port Tuned | Sanwa M12 | RC Tracks of Las Vegas | RC Tracks of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States
|
Report | |
| 2018 | FEMCA | 
|
Model Off-Road Buggy Club of Western Australia |  Australia
|
[16] | Report | |||||
| Source:[17] | |||||||||||
Statistics[edit]
Most Wins[edit]
Drivers[edit]
| Rank | Driver | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurizio Monesi
|
2 |
| 2 | Frédéric Veysseyre
|
1 |
| Koji Sanada
| ||
| Kunihiro Toge
| ||
| Alex Laffranchi
| ||
| Daniel Reckward
| ||
| Yuichi Kanai
| ||
| Greg Degani
| ||
| Guillaume Vray
| ||
| Mark Pavidis
| ||
| Atsushi Hara
| ||
| Cody King
| ||
| Robert Batlle
| ||
| Ty Tessmann
| ||
| David Ronnefalk
|
Car manufacturers[edit]
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyosho
|
8 |
| 5 | Mugen Seiki
|
3 |
| HB Racing
| ||
| 4 | Yankee
|
1 |
| Garbo
|
Engines[edit]
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O.S. Engines
|
5 |
| 2 | RB Products
|
3 |
| 3 | Novarossi
|
2 |
 Team Orion
| ||
| 4 | Cipolla
|
1 |
| Mantua
| ||
| OPS
| ||
| Picco
|
By Member Blocs (Drivers)[edit]
| Rank | Bloc | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFRA | 8 |
| 2 | ROAR | 4 |
| 3 | FEMCA | 4 |
| 4 | FAMAR | 0 |
Win(s) by Nations (Drivers)[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
4 |
| 2 | United States
|
3 |
| Italy
| ||
| 4 | France
|
2 |
| 6 | Germany
|
1 |
| Spain
| ||
| Canada
| ||
| Sweden
|
Most represented in final[edit]
Note: Entries expanded to accommodate 12 drivers (from 10 in previous years) as of 2008, those with more than 50% represented are listed. Italics represents in which a driver of the country who didn't win, italics on nationalities indicate host nation.
Nations (drivers)[edit]
| Rank | Total | Nation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | United States
|
2008 |
| 2 | 7 | France
|
1986 |
| Japan
|
1990 | ||
| Japan
|
1992 | ||
| United States
|
2006 | ||
| United States
|
2010 | ||
| United States
|
2014 | ||
| 7 | 6 | United States
|
2012 |
| 5 | 5 | Italy
|
1996 |
| United States
|
2000 |
Car manufacturers[edit]
| Rank | Total | Nation | Year | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Kyosho
|
1992 | 80% |
| Kyosho
|
2000 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Kyosho
|
1990 | 60% |
| Kyosho
|
2002 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Yankee
|
1986 | 50% |
| Mugen Seiki
|
1994 |
See also[edit]
- EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship
- JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Off-Road Championship
- Championnat de France tout-terrain 1:8 — Elite
- BRCA Rallycross National Championship
- ROAR 1:8 Fuel Off-Road National Championship
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Hyndman 2017, pp. 80–88.
- ^ a b "WORLDS: Will we see a repeat World Champ?". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ de Graaf, Sander. "IFMAR World Championship 1/8 IC Off Road Las Vegas USA". www.efra.ws. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Open News". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Yuichi Kanai remembers his first worlds in 1986". NeoBuggy.net. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ a b "1986 Worlds". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "TQ Aigon disqualified at the Worlds!". RC Car Action. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Worlds Final grid complete, Boots out". Red RC. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ Hyndman, Carl (2016-10-05). "Track Begins to Deteriorate at the IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Off-Road Worlds". RC Car Action. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ Dauriac 1986.
- ^ Rosas 1988, pp. 34–52.
- ^ Denis 1990, pp. 10–24.
- ^ Stitson 1997, pp. 145–147.
- ^ "Coimbra 1998 - Coimbra Rc". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ EFRA 2002.
- ^ "Perth, Australia chosen to host 2018 IFMAR 1/8 Worlds". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "World Champions". NeoBuggy.net. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
Works cited[edit]
- "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. September 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. October 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. October 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. May 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. April 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "IFMAR 1/8th I.C. OFF-ROAD RACING AND TECHNICAL RULES" (PDF). IFMAR. June 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Detailed event schedule Fuel Off Road Worlds – October 1-8, 2016" (PDF). Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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- Denis, Jean-Marc (April 1990). "Sanada L'Empereur de Bangkok" [Sanada the Emperor of Bangkok]. Auto 8 (55). Retrieved 10 February 2016.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Dauriac, Christian (September 1986). "Grenoble 86 championnat du monde TT 1/8e" [Grenoble 86 Off-Road World Championship]. Auto8 (in French). No. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) --> - Hyndman, Carl (January 2017). "Vegas Heat! 2016 IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Off-Road World Championships [sic]". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Rosas, José (September 1988). "Monesi Il pile forte". Auto 8 (37). Retrieved 10 February 2016.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Stitson, Mark (February 1997). "Gas Off-Road World Championship". Radio Control Car Action.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - "2002 IFMAR 1/8th Off Road World Championship" (PDF). EFRA. Retrieved 2 February 2016. -->
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