IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship
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30 minutes (to semi-finals)
20 minutes (to 1/16 sub-finals)
| IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | |
|---|---|
| First race | 1986 |
| Duration | 60 minutes (final) 30 minutes (to semi-finals) 20 minutes (to 1/16 sub-finals) |
| Most wins (driver) | Davide Ongaro (3) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Kyosho (8) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Dirt |
The IFMAR World Championship for 1:8th IC Off-Road Cars (officially "IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship", nicknamed Nitro Buggy Worlds and initially referred to as the Rallycross Worlds[1], it radio controlled car event authorised by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place every even year since 1986, alternating with the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships.
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. In 2024 the IFMAR 1:8 Electric Off-Road World Championship was added to the event as battery and motor technology improved.
| Edition | Venue | Competitors | Ref. | |||||||
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| No. | Date | Year | Bloc | Club / Venue | Location | Country | No. | Nats | Block | |
| 1 | 1986 | EFRA | Radio Automobile Club de Grenoble / Mini Circuit de Montbonnot |
Grenoble |  France |
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| 2 | 1988 | EFRA | Mantua Models | Mantua |  Italy |
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| 3 | 1990 | FEMCA | Maxima Racing Club | Bangkok |  Thailand |
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| 4 | 1992 | EFRA | MSC Eschbach | Usingen, Eschbach |  Germany |
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| 5 | 1994 | EFRA | Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt |  Austria |
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| 6 | 1996 | EFRA | National Motor Museum | Beaulieu, Hampshire |  United Kingdom |
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| 7 | 1998 | EFRA | Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra / Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra | Coimbra |  Portugal |
[2] | ||||
| 8 | 2000 | ROAR | Silverton Hotel | Las Vegas, Nevada |  United States |
150 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2002 | FAMAR | Green Mountain Raceway | Punta del Este |  Uruguay |
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| 10 | 2-8 Aug. | 2004 | EFRA | Furulund RC Club / Fururing Raceway | Furulund |  Sweden |
150 | 24 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2-5 Mar. | 2006 | FEMCA | JA Team / Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
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| 12 | 2008 | ROAR | The Farm 2 R/C Raceway | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States |
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| 13 | 2010 | FEMCA | Pattaya RC Powerboat Track | Pattaya | Thailand |
[3] | ||||
| 14 | 2012 | FAMAR | Speed Paradise | Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
146 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 2014 | EFRA | Messina World / Pista Naxos World | Giardini Naxos, Sicily | Italy |
162 | 33 | 6 | [4] | |
| 16 | 2016 | ROAR | RC Tracks of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States |
[5] | ||||
| 17 | 1-10 Nov. | 2018 | FEMCA | Model Off-Road Buggy Club of Western Australia, Whiteman Park | Perth, Western Australia |  Australia |
164 | 26 | 6 | [6] |
| N/A | 2020 | FAMAR | Beeight Track / RCCM Beeight Racing | Cianorte, Paraná |  Brazil |
[1] | ||||
| 18 | 4-11 Sept. | 2022 | EFRA | RC-Redován | Redován, Alicante |  Spain |
180 | 34 | 5 | [7] |
| N/A | 5-15 Sept. | 2024 | Casa Raceway | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
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| 19 | 8-15 Sept. | 2024 | EFRA | Club Radio Control Redován / RC-Redován | Redován, Alicante | Spain |
[8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||
| 20 | 26 Sep - 3 Oct | 2026 | ROAR | Thornhill Racing Circuit | Texas | United States | ||||
Winners
| 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 | [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 | ||
| 2024 | Davide Ongaro |
Associated | RC8B4.1 | OS | B21 Ongaro Edition | Sanwa | EXZES-ZZ | |||
| Source:[35][36] | ||||||||||
