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Ralph Burch, Jr (8 August 1967) is an American radio-controlled car racer from Miami, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20021013005307/http://www.teamserpent.com/driverburch.html
Biography
[edit]Burch began his hobby in 1979 when be began racing in an indoor track designed for electric racing in Euless, Texas where he quickly established himself as a strong competitor in the Southwest, landing himself with a sponsorship deal with Jomac
By 1982, Burch three ROAR Nationals titles. In 1981, Burch began racing in 1:8 nitro. In the 1981 IFMAR Worlds, he qualified second in his fifth nitro race[1] at the age of 13[2]
After 29 years of trying, Burch finally won his first IFMAR Worlds at the age of 43, making him the oldest driver to win.
In 2001, a poll conducted by the Radio Controlled Car Action voted Burch as the "Greatest RC driver of all time", 8% ahead of Masami Hirosaka[3], who is widely regarded as the greatest of all time.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ten Best R/C Drivers". Radio Control Car Action: 50. May 1989.
- ^ http://www.classic.rc-junkies.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/indianapolis_1981_wc.pdf
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20010725134928/http://www.mytsn.com/news/publ.asp?pid=1881
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