User:Donnie Park/1987 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship
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| IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Official name | 2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships |
| Location | Romsey, Hampshire |
| Country |  United Kingdom
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| Course | Malthouse Inn |
| Bloc | EFRA |
| Last date | 30th to 12th August 1987 |
| Class | 1:10 Off-Road Buggy (2WD & 4WD) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Organizing club | Romsey Off-Road Club |
| Tire | 
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| Results | |
| History | |
| 2WD | |
| TQ | |
| Driver |  Kris Moore Kyosho–Twister
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| Podium | |
| First | Joel Johnson Kyosho–Trinity
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| Second |  Katsunori Kondo Kyosho
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| Third | Kris Moore Kyosho–Twister
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| 4WD | |
| TQ | |
| Driver | Masami Hirosaka Schumacher–HPI
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| Podium | |
| First | Masami Hirosaka Schumacher–HPI
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| Second | Katsunori Kondo Kyosho
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| Third | Jamie Booth Schumacher–Reedy
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| 1987 IFMAR World Championships |
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The 1987 IFMAR/Parma 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the 2nd edition of the biennial IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over two separate classes over eight days on 3rd through 9th August with each class running for three days each in total. The main sponsor of the Worlds was Parma International (now as Parma/PSE), a manufacturer of scale model bodies and paints.
The championships was organized by the British Radio Car Association (BRCA) on behalf of European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA) and hosted by the Romsey Off-Road Club in Romsey in Hampshire, United Kingdom. The championships took place at a circuit built on a land owned by John and Joan Rickman, landlords of the Malthouse Inn.
The championships experienced a major change to the Worlds, the sanctioning body made the decision to split the Unlimited class of the previous championships into the 4WD and 2WD class, the format that is still in use to this day; whereas the Stock class was discontinued.
Team Associated's Jay Halsey and Gil Losi, Jr., both of the United States, was the defending champions of the Stock and Unlimited class respectively. The 2WD class was won by Kyosho's Joel Johnson of the United States, who led a trio of Kyosho Ultimas against seven Associated RC10s but the championships is best known for the performance of the then unknown Masami Hirosaka in the 4WD class, who came from Japan without factory backing. He came into attention of Schumacher's management during practice session with an aged Schumacher CAT who provided him with an updated long wheelbased version, the CAT XL. With the new car, he was rewarded with a win the first of his record 14 titles. Kyosho employee, Katsunori Kondo of Japan, finished 2nd with a Ultima and Optima MID with Kris Moore of the United States in a Ultima (completing a hat-trick of three Kyoshos in a podium) and Jamie Booth of the United Kingdom with a CAT XL finishing third in the 2WD and 4WD classes respectively.
http://hirosaka.jp/story14.html
Incidentally at the 2013 Worlds, the 2WD class was also won by a Californian (Jared Tebo) with a Kyosho Ultima and like Johnson, using a KO Propo wheel transmitter.[1]
Background
[edit]Following the inaugural Worlds in 1985 that took place in the United States, the hosting rights rotated toward EFRA, the European federation who awarded hosting rights to Romsey Off Road Club via BRCA.[2]
Rule changes
[edit]Unlike previous year, all entrants in both class were required to run the 7.2v 6-cell battery, making the 8.4v 7-cell battery that the unlimited class ran at the previous Worlds, ineligible.[9] The most significant changes of all was the Stock class was dropped and the Unlimited class was split into 2WD and 4WD,[10] that began to be adopted and spread into worldwide use, beginning in 1986.
Circuit
[edit]The championships, hosted by Romsey Off Road Club, took place at a circuit built on a land owned by John and Joan Rickman, landlords of the Malthouse Inn,[2] which was located three miles away from Romsey.[4]
The circuit was 375 feet long with a 12 ft long straight
Preparation
[edit]Keith Plested and Cecil Schumacher of PB Racing and Schumacher Racing Products respectively, was tasked to be scrutineers. The events attracted a total of 145 drivers from 16 countries[2] ORCCA, the Australian federation, sent 12 drivers[4]
Amongst those who entered included Kazuhiko Nakanishi, the current (as of 2015) president of Japan Model Racing Car Association (JMRCA)
Report
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Race
[edit]2WD
[edit]A-main, leg 1
[edit]During the A-mains, Johnson, who started from 3rd, easily won the first leg unchallenged.[11]
A-main, leg 2
[edit]In the second leg, as his teammate Kris Moore broke his shock absorbers whilst leading, Johnson struck from behind, launching Johnson's car into the spectators.[10] Johnson eventually finished 5th, 13 seconds behind Mike Christensen, the leader.[11]
A-main, leg 3
[edit]In the final leg, race leader Moore dropped back after crashing, allowed Johnson to regain the lead until he clipped the inside ledge, rolling his car over but eventually fought his way back from 9th to 2nd place[11] behind Kondo.[10]
4WD
[edit]A-main, leg 1
[edit]A-main, leg 2
[edit]A-main, leg 3
[edit]Classification
[edit]2WD
[edit]| A1 | A2 | A3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Motor | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pt. | Time |
| 1 | 3 | Joel Johnson
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Kyosho Ultima | Trinity Pure Gold | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Katsunori Kondo
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Kyosho Ultima | Kyosho Le Mans 240 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Kris Moore
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Kyosho Ultima | Twister | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Mike Christensen
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MIP RC10 | Trinity | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Jamie Booth
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Associated RC10 | Reedy | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Kevin Moore
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Associated RC10 | Reedy | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Jay Halsey
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Associated RC10 | Reedy Silver | 7 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Masami Hirosaka
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Associated RC10 | HPI UNO Blue Label | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Rory Cull
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Associated RC10 | Reedy | 6 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Eustace Moore
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MIP RC10 | Trinity | 9 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
4WD
[edit]| A1 | A2 | A3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Motor | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pos. | Time | Laps | FL | Pt. | Pt. | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Masami Hirosaka
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Schumacher CAT XL | HPI UNO Blue Label | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Katsunori Kondo
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Kyosho Optima MID | Kyosho Le Mans 240HS | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jamie Booth
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Schumacher CAT XL | Reedy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cliff Lett
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Schumacher CAT XL | Reedy Rouge | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Joel Johnson
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Kyosho Optima MID | Trinity Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jay Halsey
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Yokomo prototype | Reedy Silver | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Junichi Koma
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Kyosho Optima MID | Peak Performance | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pete Stevens
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Kyosho Optima MID | Parma | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Eric Soderquist
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Kyosho Optima MID | Twister | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike Christensen
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MIP RC10 | Trinity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reactions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RC Car Action - January 2014". Rccaraction-digital.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ a b c IFMAR 1987 1/10 Off-Road World Championships: Official Magazine http://hirosaka.jp/story17.html
- ^ "Min lille side om RC-biler". Studio68.no. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ a b c Ian Kennedy, Model Autosport, September 1987 http://www.rc10talk.com/download/file.php?id=41620&mode=view
- ^ Australian Car Modeller, September 1987 http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=17362
- ^ "Min lille side om RC-biler". Studio68.no. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ Auto8 n°27, Oct 1987, Denis Blandin http://www.retromodelisme.com/article_page/4574/championnat-du-monde-tt-1-10-angleterre-romsey.html
- ^ a b c Auto8 n°27, Oct 1987, Denis Blandin http://www.retromodelisme.com/pdf/auto_8/n_027_oct_1987/course/championnat_du_monde_tt_1-10_angleterre_romsey_2.pdf
- ^ a b Neil Paul, R/C News, October 1987 http://hirosaka.jp/story15.html
- ^ a b c Monica Barnes, (from unknown scanned print media), October 1987 http://hirosaka.jp/story15.html
- ^ a b c "Flashback Friday: Joel Johnson wins the 1987 IFMAR 2wd World Championship (with video) :: LiveRC.com - R/C Car News, Pictures, Videos, and More". LiveRC.com. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-10.