International Federation of Model Auto Racing
- International Federation of Model Auto Racing
Infobox sport governing body
title = IFMAR
size =
caption =
category = R/C Car racing
jurisdiction = International
year formed = 1979
year closed =
headquarters =
president = E Dallas Mathiesen
chairman = Sander De Graaf (IC)
Ernest Provetti (EP)
key staff =
website = [http://www.ifmar.org/ www.ifmar.org]
International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) is the world governing body of professional radio contolled racing.
The organization was created in 1979 by professional racer and RC model entrepreneur Ted Longshaw. At that time, many different governing bodies operated under their own rules throughout the world. IFMAR was conceived as a way to bring the different, fragmented organizations under a single, governing body. Their uniform set of rules means everyone races under the same guidelines no matter where in the world they are from. IFMAR's constitution also promotes international friendship and sportsmanship.
Masami Hirosaka is perhaps the world's most distinguished racer. He has a record of 14 IFMAR World Championships, followed by Lamberto Collari of with 8 individual WC plus 1 team title.
Governing bodies
IFMAR governs RC racing through four international governing bodies, or "blocs" representing 42 member nations and with full voting rights:
* European Federation Of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA) - Oversees racing in Europe.
* Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) - Governs Australasia and Asia.
* Remotely Operated Auto Racers (ROAR) - Oversees and promotes races in Canada and the United States of America and is credited with producing more world champion drivers than any other bloc.
* Fourth Association of Model Auto Racing (FAMAR) - The newest IFMAR bloc and oversees Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay and Venezuela.
IFMAR World Championship Winners
ources
n.b. all championship winners and other info to do with it are sourced from the following sites.
* [http://www.efra.se/news/report/2005_EFRA_Race-History.pdf EFRA.se]
* [http://www.ifmar.org/ IFMAR.org]
* [http://www.ymr.no/hallfame.htm YMR Modellbilens Hall of Fame]
*http://www.nil.org/RC/ifmar-1-8ic-results.html
* [http://automodelismo.com/allresulpo.htm TODOS LOS RESULTADOS AUTOMODELEROS]
Links
[http://www.ifmar.org IFMAR Official Website]
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