IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship

For the 2015 Off-Road Worlds, see 2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship.
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship
First race 1985
Duration 3 rounds of 5 minute heats (A-main)
1 round of 5 minute heat (others)
Most wins (driver) 2WD = Masami Hirosaka (3)
4WD = Masami Hirosaka (4)
Most wins (manufacturer) 2WD = Associated Electrics (12)
4WD = Yokomo (6)
Circuit information
Surface Dirt (1985–1991, 1995, 2002, 2005)
Clay (1993, 1997–1999, 2007–2011)
Blue groove (2003, 2013)
Artificial turf (2015)

The IFMAR World Championship for 1:10th Electric Off-Road Cars (officially "IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship"), is a world championship radio controlled car race hosted by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place biennially on odd years since 1987 in its current format but inaugurated in 1985 as a championship for Stock (stock handout motor) and Modified class (modified motors and seven cells)[1]

The event is open exclusively to 1:10 scale electric off-road buggies with those of 2WD and 4WD drivetrain, competing separately. These are characterized by its large wheels designed for off-road driving and enclosed single-seater bodyshell with large rear spoiler.

Despite taking place under the same host and venue, the two championships are regarded as separate events, therefore in between them, the circuit is required to be rebuilt and reconfigured differently.

All the world championships took place on dirt or clay tracks until 2015 when the decision was made to run controversially on artificial turf.[2]

In the 2WD class Associated Electrics, holds distinction for the most wins for manufacturers with a total of 11; Masami Hirosaka of Japan, hold the record with three wins. In the 4WD class Yokomo holds distinction for the most wins for manufacturers; Hirosaka, holding the record with three wins.

Schedule

A maximum of 150 drivers take part, each continental blocs allocated 32 entries each, the host bloc an extra 10 and the final 10 allocated by IFMAR themselves; should any allocation be left unused, it would be reallocated to the remaining blocs. The event take place over eight days in total with the first reserved for competitor's registration followed by its opening ceremony in the afternoon then the two sets of three days for competitions.

The competitions begin with a minimum of six practice rounds over groups of fifteen consisting of ten drivers each, starting with the less experienced, this determine the number of heats required and the minimum time needed between rounds.[3] Each heats consists of drivers who are ranked in order of priority; final ranking in the previous Worlds, then those of each countries and the domestic entrants and additional entries.[4] In this case, in the 2015 Worlds, Spencer Rivkin and Bruno Coehlo started at the lower-to-mid practice group 6 and 11 respectively as they are in their debut 1:10 Off-Road Worlds, whereas Steven Hartson, Jared Tebo, Naoto Matsukura and Lee Martin start together in group 15 as the former two are defending champions and the latter given their performance or seeding in their home blocs whereas Travis Amezcua and David Ronnefalk, despite appearing at the A-main once previously, starts in practice group 14.[4] Usually the final rounds are used as controlled practice.[3] At the 2015 Worlds, practice rounds consisted of four rounds of open practice and two rounds of seeding practice to group the drivers together by skill levels.[5] The second day of competition, following the second controlled practice, consists of four rounds of qualifying heats and for day three; the final qualifying session and race day. For each qualifying session, a group of up to ten cars start under the "staggered start" system (a driver each starting separately within of one second of being called).[6]

After each 5 minute qualifying session, the best qualifier of the round is awarded zero points, 2 and 3 points for the 2nd and 3rd fastest qualifier and so on with the most points given to the slowest qualifier. Of five rounds in total, the best three overall performances (as opposed to lap times in full-sized motorsport) counts toward the driver's overall performance, two best rounds counts toward three or four rounds completed and one round count toward two or one rounds. After all the points is totaled up, the driver with the least points is the best qualifier, thus is awarded a TQ (Top Qualifier) spot, enabling them to start in front of each rounds. Should they tie in points with another driver, the one with the lowest points score of the three is used to break the tie, if this fails, then the next set of points will be used until the tie is broken. If the points fail to break the tie, then the driver's laps and time from the lowest score will be used.[7]

The groups are then split into ten groups of ten drivers in alphabets, pending on their performance in qualifying with A being the fastest of the groups[8] Race day starts with the slowest groups first, working its way to the next faster groups up to the fastest, the A-main, then progresses to the 2nd heat. Each race run for a total of five minutes with an extra time to allow the driver to complete their laps.[9] Only the A-main, the group that carries the only hope of taking the world championship title, have three heats with only two best performances that counts and a final practice in the afternoon during race day[10][11] and the rest run under a single 5 minute heat.[5]

Following the conclusion of the first championship, the event will have an off day as the circuit would have to be rebuilt and reconfigured to a different layout required by IFMAR regulations as accordingly the two Worlds are considered to be a separate events.[12] The practice would instead start with drivers who are ranked according to their performance in 2WD the day before.[13]

IFMAR World Championship Winners

2WD

Year Bloc Name Car Motor ESP Transmitter Host Club Venue Location Surface Source Report
1985 ROAR United States Jay Halsey Associated RC10 Reedy Novak NESC-1 Novak Ranch Pit Shop Ranch Pit Shop Del Mar, San Diego, California  United States Dirt [14][15] Report
1987 EFRA United States Joel Johnson Kyosho Ultima Trinity Monster Pure Gold Novak NER-2X KO Propo EX-1 Romsey Off-Road Club Malthouse Inn Romsey, Hampshire  United Kingdom Dirt [16] Report
1989 FEMCA Japan Masami Hirosaka Associated RC10GX Reedy KO Propo CX-III KO Propo Esprit Castle Hill Off Road Radio Control Club St. Ives Showground St Ives, New South Wales  Australia Dirt [17] Report
1991 ROAR Japan Masami Hirosaka Associated RC10GX Reedy Novak 410-M1c KO Propo Team SEMROCC Racing Freedom Hill Park Sterling Heights, Michigan  United States [18] Report
1993 EFRA United States Brian Kinwald Associated RC10 Reedy Novak 410-M1c Airtronics CS2P Thames Estuary Model Auto Circuits Pipps Hill Leisure Complex Basildon, Essex  United Kingdom Clay [19][20] Report
1995 FEMCA United States Matt Francis Associated RC10B2 Reedy Sonic LRP ICS Digital Airtronics Caliber 3Ps Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki  Japan [21] Report
1997 ROAR United States Brian Kinwald Losi XX-CR Trinity Novak Cyclone Airtronics Ranch Pit Shop Ranch Pit Shop Pomona, California  United States Clay [22] Report
1999 EFRA Japan Masami Hirosaka Associated RC10B3 Reedy GM Racing V12 KO Propo Esprit Vantage Rauman Urheiluautoilijat Uimahalli Rauma, Satakunta  Finland Clay [23] Report
2002 FAMAR United States Matt Francis Losi XXX Trinity LRP Airtronics M8 Tshwane Raceway And Promotions Skilpad Tortoise Hall Pretoria  South Africa [nb 1][24] Report
2003 ROAR United States Billy Easton Associated RC10B4 Reedy Rx LRP QC2 Airtronics M8 Minnreg RC Car Club Minnreg RC Speedway Largo, Florida  United States Blue groove [25] Report
2005 EFRA United Kingdom Neil Cragg Associated RC10B4 Reedy Ti Nosram Razor KO Propo EX-10 AF Model Rings AF Model Rings Collegno  Italy [26] Report
2007 FEMCA Japan Hayato Matsuzaki Associated RC10B4 Checkpoint KO Propo VFS-1 Pro Competition 3 KO Propo EX-10 Helios C2 Hakusan Ichirino RC Club Hakusan Arena Ishikawa  Japan Clay [27] Report
2009 FAMAR Germany Martin Achter Associated RC10B4 CS Magnetic Delta CS Rocket Competition Sanwa EXZES Plus Tshwane Raceway and Promotions TRAP R/C Venue Pretoria  South Africa Clay [28] Report
2011 EFRA United States Ryan Cavalieri Associated RC10B4.1 Orion Vortex VST Pro Orion Vortex R10 Pro Airtronics M11X Vaasan Urheiluautoilijat Pitkämäki Race-Centre Vaasa  Finland Clay [29] Report
2013 ROAR United States Jared Tebo Kyosho Ultima RB6 Orion Vortex VST2 Orion Vortex R10 KO Propo EX-10 Eurus A-Main Hobbies Silver Dollar R/C Raceway Chico, California  United States Blue groove [30] Report
2015 FEMCA United States Spencer Rivkin Associated RC10B5M Reedy Sonic Mach 2 Reedy Blackbox 410R Airtronics M12S JMRCA Kanto Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki  Japan Artificial turf [31] Report
2017 FEMCA ARC International Raceway Xiamen  China [32] Report

4WD

Year Bloc Name Car Motor ESP Transmitter Host Club Venue Location Surface Source Report
1985 ROAR United States Gil Losi, Jr. Yokomo YZ-834B Trinity Novak NESC-1 Airtronics Ranch Pit Shop Ranch Pit Shop Del Mar, San Diego, California  United States Hardpack [14][15] Report
1987 EFRA Japan Masami Hirosaka Schumacher CAT XL HPI UNO Blue Label KO Propo CX-I KO Propo Esprit Romsey Off-Road Club Malthouse Inn Romsey, Hampshire  United Kingdom Hardpack [16] Report
1989 FEMCA Japan Masami Hirosaka Yokomo YZ-870C Reedy KO Propo CX-III KO Propo Esprit Castle Hill Off Road Radio Control Club St. Ives Showground St Ives, New South Wales  Australia Hardpack [17] Report
1991 ROAR United States Cliff Lett Yokomo YZ-10 Works '91 Reedy Mr. M Novak 410-M1c Airtronics Team SEMROCC Racing Freedom Hill Park Sterling Heights, Michigan  United States [18] Report
1993 EFRA Japan Masami Hirosaka Yokomo YZ-10 World Spec Reedy Novak 410-HPc KO Propo Esprit II Thames Estuary Model Auto Circuits Pipps Hill Leisure Complex Basildon, Essex  United Kingdom [19][20] Report
1995 FEMCA United States Mark Pavidis Yokomo YZ-10 Reedy Sonic LRP ICS Digital Airtronics CS2P JMRCA Kanto Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki  Japan [21] Report
1997 ROAR Japan Masami Hirosaka Yokomo MX-4 Reedy Tekin M-Star Red KO Propo Ranch Pit Shop Ranch Pit Shop Pomona, California  United States Hardpack [22] Report
1999 EFRA Finland Jukka Steenari Losi XX-4 Team Orion Novak Cyclone Sanwa M8 Rauman Urheiluautoilijat Uimahalli Rauma  Finland [23] Report
2002 FAMAR Finland Jukka Steenari Losi XX-4 Orion Novak Sanwa Tshwane Raceway And Promotions Skilpad Tortoise Hall Pretoria  South Africa [nb 1][33] Report
2003 ROAR United States Ryan Cavalieri Losi XXX-4 Trinity Novak GTX Airtronics M8 Minnreg RC Car Club Minnreg RC Speedway Largo, Florida  United States [34] Report
2005 EFRA United States Ryan Cavalieri JConcepts BJ4 Worlds Edition Trinity Epic Shock LRP QC3 Airtronics M11 AF Model Rings AF Model Rings Collegno, Piedmont  Italy [26] Report
2007 FEMCA United States Jared Tebo Associated RC10B44 Checkpoint LRP QC3 Futaba 3PK Super Hakusan Ichirino RC Club Hakusan Arena Hakusan, Ishikawa  Japan Clay [35] Report
2009 FAMAR Germany Martin Achter Team Durango DEX410 CS Magnetic Delta CS Rocket Competition Sanwa EXZES Plus Tshwane Raceway and Promotions TRAP R/C Venue Pretoria, Gauteng  South Africa [36] Report
2011 EFRA United States Ryan Cavalieri Associated RC10B44.1 Orion Vortex VST Pro Orion Vortex R10 Pro Airtronics M11X Vaasan Urheiluautoilijat Pitkämäki Race-Centre Vaasa, Ostrobothnia  Finland [37] Report
2013 ROAR United States Steven Hartson Associated RC10B44.2 LRP Vector X20 LRP Flow WorksTeam Futaba 4PKS-R A-Main Hobbies Silver Dollar R/C Raceway Chico, California  United States [38] Report
2015 FEMCA Portugal Bruno Coelho XRAY XB4 16 LRP Vector X20 LRP Flow WorksTeam Sanwa M12S JMRCA Kanto Yatabe Arena Tsukuba, Ibaraki  Japan Artificial turf Report
2017 FEMCA ARC International Raceway Xiamen  China [32] Report

Statistics

Most Wins

Drivers

2WD
Rank Driver Wins
1 Japan Masami Hirosaka 3
2 United States Brian Kinwald 2
United States Matt Francis
4 United States Jay Halsey 1
United States Joel Johnson
United States Billy Easton
United Kingdom Neil Cragg
Japan Hayato Matsuzaki
Germany Martin Achter
United States Ryan Cavalieri
United States Jared Tebo
United States Spencer Rivkin

4WD
Rank Driver Wins
1 Japan Masami Hirosaka 4
2 United States Ryan Cavalieri 3
3 Finland Jukka Steenari 2
4 United States Gil Losi Jr 1
United States Cliff Lett
United States Mark Pavidis
United States Jared Tebo
Germany Martin Achter
United States Steven Hartson
Portugal Bruno Coelho

Car manufacturers

2WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Team Associated 12
2 Japan Kyosho 2
United States Team Losi

4WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Japan Yokomo 6
2 United States Team Losi 3
United States Team Associated
4 United Kingdom Schumacher 1
United States JConcepts
United Kingdom Team Durango
Slovakia XRAY

Motors

2WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Reedy 8
2 United States Trinity 3
3 Switzerland Team Orion 2
2 United States Team Checkpoint 1
Germany CS Electronic

4WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Reedy 5
2 Switzerland Team Orion 3
United States Trinity
Germany LRP Electronic
5 United States HPI 1
United States Team Checkpoint
Germany CS Electronic

ESP

2WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Novak Electronics 5
2 Germany LRP Electronic 3
3 Japan KO Propo 2
Switzerland Team Orion
5 Germany GM Racing 1
Germany Nosram
Germany CS Electronic
United States Reedy

4WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Novak Electronics 5
2 Germany LRP Electronic 4
3 Japan KO Propo 2
2 United States Tekin 1
Switzerland Team Orion
Germany CS Electronic

Transmitters

2WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Japan Sanwa 8
2 Japan KO Propo 7
3 United States Novak Electronics 1

4WD
Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Japan Sanwa 10
2 Japan KO Propo 4
3 Japan Futaba 2

By Member Blocs (Drivers)

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

4WD
Rank Bloc Wins
1 ROAR 8
2 FEMCA 4
EFRA
4 FAMAR 0

Win(s) by Nations (Drivers)

2WD
Rank Nation Wins
1  United States 10
2  Japan 4
3  United Kingdom 1
 Germany

4WD
Rank Nation Wins
1  United States 8
2  Japan 4
3  Finland 2
4  Germany 1
 Portugal

Most represented in final

Note: Italics on year represents in which a driver of the country or car manufacturer who failed to score a championship title, italics on nationalities indicate host nation.

Nations (drivers)

2WD
Rank Total Nation Year
1 9  United States 1985
 United States 1995
 United States 1997
 United States 2003
5 8  United States 1993
 United States 2001
7 7  United States 1989
 United States 1993
 United States 2005
 South Africa 2009
11 6  United States 1999
 United States 2007
13 5  United States 1987
 United States 1991
 United States 2011
 United States 2013
 United States 2015

4WD
Rank Total Nation Year
1 9  United States 1985
2 8  United States 1995
 United States 2003
4 7  United States 1991
 United States 1999
 South Africa 2009
7 6  United States 2001
 United States 2013
9 5  United States 1987
 United States 1989
 United States 1993
 United States 1997
 United States 2007

Car manufacturers

2WD
Rank Total Nation Year
1 8 United States Associated Electrics 1985
United States Associated Electrics 2007
3 7 United States Associated Electrics 2005
4 6 United States Team Losi 1997
5 5 Japan Kyosho 1987
United States Associated Electrics 1987
United States Associated Electrics 1989
United States Associated Electrics 1995
United States Team Losi 1995
United States Team Losi 1997
United States Associated Electrics 1997
United States Associated Electrics 2011

4WD
Rank Total Nation Year
1 8 Japan Yokomo 1995
United States Team Losi 1999
3 7 Japan Yokomo 1985
4 6 Japan Yokomo 1993
5 5 Japan Kyosho 1987
Japan Yokomo 1989
Japan Yokomo 1991

Notes

  1. 1 2 Because of the September 11 attacks which occurred prior to the championships, the event was delayed until 2002.

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