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IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship

The IFMAR World Championship for 1:8th IC Off-Road Cars (officially "IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship", nicknamed Nitro Buggy Worlds[1]), is a world championship radio controlled car race hosted by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place biennially on even years since 1986.

IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship
First race1986
Duration60 minutes (final)
30 minutes (to semi-finals)
20 minutes (to 1/16 sub-finals)
Most wins (driver)Maurizio Monesi (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Kyosho (8)
Circuit information
SurfaceDirt

The event is open exclusively to 1:8 scale off-road buggies running on nitromethanol mix fuel; these are 4WD cars characterized by its large wheels designed for off-road driving and enclosed single-seater bodyshell with large rear spoiler with two cutouts; at the rear to enable a cylinder head to protrude out at the back and the other, at the front to enable quick refueling.

Venues edit

Year Bloc Host Club Venue Location Country Source
1986 EFRA Radio Automobile Club de Grenoble Mini Circuit de Montbonnot Grenoble   France
1988 EFRA Mantua Models Mantua Models Mantua   Italy
1990 FEMCA Maxima Racing Club Bangkok   Thailand
1992 EFRA MSC Eschbach Usingen, Eschbach   Germany
1994 EFRA Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt   Austria
1996 EFRA National Motor Museum Beaulieu, Hampshire   United Kingdom
1998 EFRA Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra   Portugal [2]
2000 ROAR Silverton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada   United States
2002 FAMAR Green Mountain Raceway Punta del Este   Uruguay
2004 EFRA Furulund RC Club Fururing Raceway Furulund   Sweden
2006 FEMCA JA Team Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland Jakarta   Indonesia
2008 ROAR The Farm II The Farm 2 R/C Raceway Charlotte, North Carolina   United States
2010 FEMCA Pattaya RC Powerboat Track Pattaya   Thailand [3]
2012 FAMAR Speed Paradise Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires   Argentina
2014 EFRA Messina World Pista Naxos World Giardini Naxos, Sicily   Italy [4]
2016 ROAR RC Tracks of Las Vegas RC Tracks of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada   United States [5]
2018 FEMCA Model Off-Road Buggy Club of Western Australia MORBC track, Whiteman Park Perth, Western Australia   Australia [6]
2020 FEMCA Beeight Track RCCM Beeight Racing Cianorte, Paraná   Brazil [1]
2022 EFRA Club Radio Control Redován RC-Redován Redován, Alicante   Spain [7]
2024 EFRA Club Radio Control Redován RC-Redován[a] Redován, Alicante   Spain [8][9][10][11][12][13]


Winners edit

Year Name Car Motor Transmitter Source Report
1986   Frédéric Veysseyre Yankee Racing 86 Cipolla-Yankee Master Multiplex-Yankee Combi Plus [14] Report
1988   Maurizio Monesi Garbo Roadfighter Mantua T4 Simprop [de] [15] Report
1990   Koji Sanada Mugen Super Sport Novarossi Sanwa Machine 1 [16] Report
1992   Kunihiro Toge Kyosho Inferno OS Max 21 RX-B Sanwa M-zechs [17] Report
1994   Maurizio Monesi Kyosho Turbo Inferno OPS Futaba FF3 [18] Report
1996   Alex Laffranchi Kyosho Inferno MP5 Picco P6 KO Propo EX-10 [19] Report
1998   Daniel Reckward Kyosho Inferno MP6 Evo RB WS7 KO Propo EX-1 Mars [20] Report
2000   Yuichi Kanai Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 RB WS7 Worlds Futaba 3VCS [21][22] Report
2002   Greg Degani Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 Kanai 2 OS Max 21 RZ-V01B Futaba 3PJ Report
2004   Guillaume Vray Mugen MBX-5 Pro Spec RB WS7II Futaba [23][24] Report
2006   Mark Pavidis Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec Futaba 3PKS [25] Report
2008   Atsushi Hara Hot Bodies D8 OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec II Futaba 4PK [26] Report
2010   Cody King Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI2 Orion Alpha ABI KO Propo EX-10 Eurus [27] Report
2012   Robert Batlle Mugen MBX-7 Novarossi Plus.21-4BTTS Futaba 4PKS-R [28] Report
2014   Ty Tessmann Hot Bodies D812 OS Speed B2101 Airtronics M12 [29] Report
2016   David Ronnefalk HB Racing D815 V2 Orion CRF 21 7 Port Tuned Sanwa M12S [30] Report
2018   Davide Ongaro Associated RC8B3.1 LRP ZZ.21c Sanwa EXZES-ZZ [31] Report
2020 Postponed, then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [b][32][33][34]
2022   Davide Ongaro Associated RC8B4 OS B21 Ongaro Edition Sanwa EXZES-ZZ Report
Source:[35][36]


Statistics edit

Most Wins edit

Drivers edit

Rank Driver Wins
1   Maurizio Monesi 2
  Davide Ongaro
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
2   Mugen Seiki 3
  HB Racing[c]
4   Team Associated 2
6   Yankee 1
  Garbo

Engines edit

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1   O.S. Engines 6
2   RB Products 3
3   Novarossi 2
  Team Orion
4   Cipolla 1
  Mantua
  OPS
  Picco
  LRP electronic

Transmitters edit

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1   Futaba 7
2   Sanwa 6
3   KO Propo 3
1   Multiplex 2
  Simprop [de]

By Member Blocs (Drivers) edit

Rank Bloc Wins
1 EFRA 10
2 FEMCA 4
ROAR
4 FAMAR 0

Win(s) by Nations (Drivers) edit

Rank Nation Wins
1   Italy 5
2   Japan 4
3   United States 3
4   France 2
5   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

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hosting duties had originally been given to Casa Raceway, Sao Paulo in Brasil in August 2023 but in March 2024, they were unable to provide hosting duties due to not been given permits from city governments. For hosting duties to represent FAMAR bloc, Bolivia immediately considered followed by Mexico and 2012 hosts Argentina. After consideration by IFMAR board of directors, it was decided that to return to EFRA bloc per rules. It was then decided that the 2022 hosts would return as hosts with 5 months notice.
  2. ^ Because of the COVID-19 pandemic which occurred prior to the championships, the event is postponed to 2022. See also Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport and COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
  3. ^ Up to 2016, operated as   Hot Bodies.

References edit

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  3. ^ "Red RC Events » Final preperations [sic] underway in Pattaya".
  4. ^ "Red RC Events » Track Focus – Naxos World".
  5. ^ "Red RC Events » Track Focus – RC Tracks of Las Vegas".
  6. ^ "Red RC Events » Track Focus – MORBC".
  7. ^ "Redovan to host 2022 IFMAR Nitro Buggy Worlds". Red RC. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ "Red RC » IFMAR announce 1:8 Offroad Worlds return to Redovan". Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  9. ^ "Red RC » 1:8 Offroad World C/ship 2024 – Brazil Presentation". Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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  11. ^ "Red RC » Mexico & Argentina join race to host World C/Ship". Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  12. ^ "Red RC » 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Brazil Cancelled". Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  13. ^ "Red RC » Bolivia emerges as potential new World C/Ship host". Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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  15. ^ "1988 1/8th off Road WC Mantova, Italy".
  16. ^ "1990 1/8th off Road WC Bangkok, Thailand".
  17. ^ "1992 1/8th off Road WC Usingen Germany".
  18. ^ "1994 1/8th off Road WC Kirchschlag, Austria".
  19. ^ "1996 1/8th off Road WC Beaulieu, Great Britain".
  20. ^ "1998 1/8th off Road WC Coimbra, Portugal".
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  28. ^ "Red RC Events » Robert Batlle is World Champion".
  29. ^ "Red RC Events » Tessmann gets his World title".
  30. ^ "Red RC Events » Ronnefalk hits jackpot to become World Champion in Vegas".
  31. ^ "Red RC Events » Ongaro crowned World Champion Down under".
  32. ^ Hooks, Tyler (March 28, 2020). "All 2020 IFMAR World Championships Postponed". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  33. ^ Garrison, Mike (March 18, 2020). "IFMAR COVID-19 and World Championships Announcement". www.liverc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  34. ^ Chris (2021-03-09). "IFMAR cancels 1/8th Off-road & 1/10th On-road World Championship". Circus RC News (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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