International Federation of Model Auto Racing
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| Sport | Radio-controlled racing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | International |
| Abbreviation | IFMAR |
| Founded | 9 July 1979 |
| President | Eric Anderson |
| Chairman | Sander De Graaf (IC) Frank Mostrey (EP) |
| Secretary | Carlos Gomez |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) is the world governing body of professional radio controlled car racing.
The organization was created in 1979 by professional racer and RC model entrepreneur Ted Longshaw. At that time, many different governing bodies operated under their own rules throughout the world. IFMAR was conceived as a way to bring the different, fragmented organizations under a single, governing body. IFMAR's constitution also promotes international friendship and sportsmanship.
Each of the member blocs organises the IFMAR World Championship event on behalf of IFMAR.
Masami Hirosaka is perhaps the world's most distinguished racer. He has a record of 14 IFMAR World Championships, followed by Lamberto Collari with 9 titles, all within a single category and in nitro powered cars.
Governing bodies
[edit]IFMAR governs RC racing through four international governing bodies, or "blocs" representing 45 member nations and with full voting rights:
- European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA) – Oversees racing in Europe.
- Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) – Governs Australasia and Asia.
- Remotely Operated Auto Racers (ROAR) – Oversees and promotes races in Canada and the United States of America and is credited with producing more world champion drivers than any other bloc.
- Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing (FAMAR) – The newest IFMAR bloc and oversees Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela.
Secretariat
[edit]Presidents
[edit]| # | Name | Nationality | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ted Longshaw |  United Kingdom | 1979–1995 |
| 2 | John D. Grant |  Australia | 1995–2005 |
| 3 | Erhard "Dallas" Mathiesen |  Sweden | 2005–2018 |
| 4 | Jeff Parker |  United States | 2018–2023 |
| 5 | Eric Anderson[1] | United States | 2023– |
Eligibility to IFMAR World Championship event
[edit]To be allowed to compete in an IFMAR World Championship event, the competitor has to be a member of a national body (such as ROAR of North America, SARDA from South Africa, BRCA from the United Kingdom, etc.). The competitor has to contact a representative of the body who will determine if they are competent enough to compete in the world championship round.[2] The driver does not specifically have to have qualified in that discipline in which they choose to race (e.g. a driver who is competent in 1:10 on road racing wishes to qualify for 1:8 off-road).[2]
IFMAR World Championships
[edit]The following Worlds are held bi annually by IFMAR.
| Power | Surface | Scale | Drive | Class | 1st Held | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | Track | 1:12 | Modified | |||
| Track | 1:12 | Stock | ||||
| Track | 1:10 | 2WD | Touring Car | |||
| Offroad | 1:10 | 2WD | Buggy | 1985 | IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship(s) | |
| Offroad | 1:10 | 4WD | Buggy | 1985 | ||
| Offroad | 1:8 | 4WD | Buggy | 2025 | ||
| IC | Off Road | 1:8 | 4WD | Buggy | 1986 | IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship |
| Track | GT | |||||
| Track | 200mm | Nitro Touring |
IFMAR World Championship Winners
[edit]| Year | Bloc | Scale | Class | Name | Car–Motor | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ROAR | 1:8 | Sport IC Track |  Butch Kroells[3][4][5] |
Associated RC100 – K&B | Thorp Raceway | Pomona, California |
| 1977 | EFRA | 1:8 | Group C IC Track |  Michele Baruzzi Lamberto Collari Massimo Fantini |
Türkheim  | ||
| 1978 | EFRA | 1:8 | Formula IC Track[nb 1] |  Phil Greeno[6] |
PB9 International – K&B | Port Hercules | Monte Carlo  |
| 1979 | EFRA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track |  Phil Booth[7] |
PB9 International – OPS | Circuit Micro-Racing | Geneva  |
| 1980 | EFRA | 1:8 | Formula IC Track[nb 1] | Giulio Ghersi |
PB9 International | Port Hercules | Monte Carlo |
| 1981 | ROAR | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Arturo Carbonell[6][8] |
Delta Super J – Picco | Castleton Square | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1982 | ROAR | 1:12 | Electric Track Stock | Kent Clausen[3][4] |
Associated RC12i – Yokomo 05S | Grand Hotel | Anaheim, California |
| Electric Track Modified | Arturo Carbonell[3][4] |
Delta Super Phaser – Delta Igarashi 05 | |||||
| 1983 | EFRA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track |  David Lecat |
PB Alpha – Picco | Circuit Carnoux | Carnoux-en-Provence |
| 1984 | EFRA | 1:12 | Electric Track Stock | Bud Bartos |
Parma Euro Panther – Igarashi 05 | Herning Kongrescenter | Herning, Denmark  |
| Electric Track Modified | Tony Neisinger[3][4] |
Associated RC12i – Reedy | |||||
| 1985 | FEMCA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track |  Rody Roem[9][10][11] |
Serpent Quattro – OPS | Tokyo Disneyland | Urayasu, Chiba  |
| ROAR | 1:10 | Electric Off Road Stock[nb 2] | Jay Halsey[3][4] |
Associated RC10 – Reedy | Del Mar RC Raceway | Del Mar, California | |
| Electric Off Road Unlimited[nb 2] | Gil Losi Jr |
Yokomo Dog Fighter YZ-834B – Trinity | |||||
| 1986 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Frederic Veysseyre |
Yankee 86 – Cipolla | Mini Circuit de Montbonnot | Grenoble |
| ROAR | 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | Tony Neisinger[3][4] |
Associated RC12L – Reedy | Tropicana Hotel | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 1987 | ROAR | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Pete Fusco[3][4] |
Associated RC500 – Novarossi | Ranch Pit Shop | Pomona, California |
| EFRA | 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Joel Johnson |
Kyosho Ultima – Trinity Monster Pure Gold | Romsey Off-Road Club | Romsey | |
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Masami Hirosaka[12] |
Schumacher CAT XL – HPI UNO Blue Label | |||||
| 1988 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Maurizio Monesi |
Garbo Roadfighter – Mantua T4 | Mantua | |
| 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | Masami Hirosaka[3][4] |
Associated RC12L – Reedy | Baarn | |||
| 1989 | EFRA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Lamberto Collari[13] |
BMT 891 – REX Collari | Model Auto Club Heemstede[14] | Heemstede |
| FEMCA | 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Masami Hirosaka[3][4] |
Associated RC10 – Reedy | St. Ives Showground[15] | St Ives, New South Wales | |
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Masami Hirosaka[3][4] |
Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-870C – Reedy | |||||
| 1990 | FEMCA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Koji Sanada |
Mugen Super Sport – Novarossi | Bangkok  | |
| 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | Chris Doseck[4] |
Associated RC12L – CAM | Ngee Ann Polytechnic | Singapore  | ||
| 1991 | ROAR | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Lamberto Collari[16] |
BMT 891 – Nova Collari | Austin, Texas | |
| 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Masami Hirosaka[3][4] |
Associated RC10 – Reedy | Freedom Hill Park | Sterling Heights, Michigan | ||
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Cliff Lett |
Yokomo YZ-10 Super Dog Fighter Works '91 – Reedy | |||||
| 1992 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Kokushi Toge |
Kyosho Inferno – OS RX | Usingen | |
| ROAR | 1:10 | Electric Track PRO 10 | Joel Johnson |
Trinity EV-10 – Trinity[17][18] | Ranch Pit Shop | Pomona, California | |
| 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | Tony Neisinger[3][4] |
Associated RC12LW - Reedy | Grand Rapids, Michigan | |||
| 1993 | EFRA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Lamberto Collari[19] |
BMT 933 – Nova Collari | Gothenburg | |
| 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Brian Kinwald[3][4] |
Associated RC10 Worlds Car – Reedy | Pipps Hill Leisure Complex | Basildon | ||
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Masami Hirosaka |
Yokomo Super Dog Fighter Works '93 – Reedy | |||||
| 1994 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Maurizio Monesi |
Kyosho Turbo Inferno – OPS | Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt  | |
| 1:10 | Electric Track PRO 10 | Masami Hirosaka |
Yokomo YRX-10 – Reedy | Tamiya Raceway Sonneberg | Sonneberg | ||
| 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | David Spashett |
Corally SP12G2[20] | Paris | |||
| 1995 | FEMCA | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Lamberto Collari[10][21] |
Serpent Excel – Nova Collari | Phuket | |
| 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Matt Francis[3][4] |
Associated RC10B2 – Reedy | Yatabe Arena[22] | Tsukuba, Ibaraki | ||
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Mark Pavidis |
Yokomo Super Dog Fighter YZ-10 – Reedy | |||||
| 1996 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Alex Laffranchi |
Kyosho Inferno MP5 – Picco P6 | National Motor Museum[23] | Beaulieu, Hampshire |
| ROAR | 1:10 | Electric Track PRO 10 | Mike Swauger[4] |
Associated RC10L2 – Reedy | Revelation Raceway | Montclair, California | |
| 1:12 | Electric Track Modified | Masami Hirosaka[3] |
Associated RC12LC – Reedy | ||||
| 1997 | FAMAR | 1:8 | Sport IC Track | Lamberto Collari[10][24] |
Serpent Vector – Novarossi Speed | Pegaso Raceway | Toluca  |
| ROAR | 1:10 | Electric Off Road 2WD | Brian Kinwald |
Losi XX-CR – Trinity | Ranch Pit Shop[22] | Pomona, California | |
| Electric Off Road 4WD | Masami Hirosaka |
Yokomo Super Dog Fighter MX-4 – Reedy | |||||
| 1998 | EFRA | 1:8 | IC Off Road | Daniel Reckward[25] |
Kyosho Inferno MP6 – RB WS7 | Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra | Coimbra  |
| 1:10 | IC Track 235mm Class I Group C | Michael Salven[10] |
Serpent Impact – Nova Mega | Auto Modelbouw Club Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | ||
| IC Track 235mm Class II Touring Cars |