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, 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.
Venues
Edition Venue Competitors Ref. No. Date Year Bloc Club / Venue Location Country No. Nats Block 1 1986 EFRA Radio Automobile Club de Grenoble / Mini Circuit de Montbonnot Grenoble 2 1988 EFRA Mantua Models Mantua 3 1990 FEMCA Maxima Racing Club Bangkok 4 1992 EFRA MSC Eschbach Usingen, Eschbach 5 1994 EFRA Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt 6 1996 EFRA National Motor Museum Beaulieu, Hampshire 7 1998 EFRA Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra/ Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra 8 2000 ROAR Silverton Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada 150 23 5 9 2002 FAMAR Green Mountain Raceway Punta del Este 10 2-8 Aug. 2004 EFRA Furulund RC Club / Fururing Raceway Furulund 150 24 4 11 2-5 Mar. 2006 FEMCAJA Team / Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland Jakarta 12 2008 ROAR The Farm 2 R/C Raceway Charlotte, North Carolina 13 2010 FEMCA Pattaya RC Powerboat Track Pattaya 14 2012 FAMAR Speed Paradise Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires 146 24 5 15 2014 EFRA Messina World / Pista Naxos World Giardini Naxos, Sicily 162 33 6 16 2016 ROAR RC Tracks of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 234 17 1-10 Nov. 2018 FEMCA Model Off-Road Buggy Club of Western Australia, Whiteman Park Perth, Western Australia 164 26 6 N/A 2020 FAMAR Beeight Track / RCCM Beeight Racing Cianorte, Paraná 18 4-11 Sept. 2022EFRA RC-Redován Redován, Alicante 180 34 5 N/A 5-15 Sept. 2024 Casa Raceway Sao Paulo 180 34 4 19 8-15 Sept. 2024EFRAClub Radio Control Redován / RC-Redován Redován, Alicante 180 32 4 20 26 Sep - 3 Oct 2026 ROAR Thornhill Racing Circuit Texas 182 33 4
Winners Year Name Car Motor Transmitter Servos Source Report Make Model Make Model Make Model Reciever Make Steering Throttle 1986 Frédéric Veysseyre Yankee Racing 86 Cipolla Yankee Master Multiplex Yankee Combi Plus Report 1988 Maurizio Monesi Garbo Roadfighter Mantua T4 Report 1990 Koji Sanada Mugen Super Sport Novarossi Sanwa Machine 1 Contest HH HH Report 1992 Kunihiro Toge Kyosho Inferno OS Max 21 RX-B Sanwa M-Zechs Sanwa ERG XS ERG XT Report 1994 Maurizio Monesi Kyosho Turbo Inferno OPS Futaba FF3 Report 1996 Alex Laffranchi Kyosho Inferno MP5 Picco P6 KO Propo EX-10 Report 1998 Daniel Reckward Kyosho Inferno MP6 Evo RB WS7KO Propo EX-1 Mars Report 2000 Yuichi Kanai Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 RB WS7 Worlds Futaba 3CVS 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 Report 2006 Mark Pavidis Kyosho Inferno MP777 WC OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec Futaba 3PKS Report 2008 Atsushi Hara Hot Bodies D8 OS Speed 21VZ-B V-Spec II Futaba PK4 Futaba BLS 353 S9351 Report 2010 Cody King Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI2 Orion Alpha ABI KO Propo EX-10 Eurus Report 2012 Robert Batlle Mugen MBX-7 Novarossi Plus.21-4BTTS Futaba 4PKS-R Futaba Report 2014 Ty Tessmann Hot Bodies D812 OS Speed B2101 Airtronics M12 Futaba Report 2016 David Ronnefalk HB Racing D815 V2 Orion CRF 21 7 Port Tuned Sanwa M12S Savox Report 2018 Davide Ongaro Associated RC8B3.1 LRP ZZ.21c Sanwa EXZES-ZZ Highest Report 2020 Postponed, then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Davide Ongaro Associated RC8B4 OS B21 Ongaro Edition Sanwa EXZES-ZZ Report2024 Davide OngaroAssociated RC8B4.1OS B21 Ongaro Edition Sanwa Exzes ZZ Sanwa PGS-XR II PGS-XR II ReportSource:2026 David RonnefalkX-Ray XB8FX K303L Sanwa M17S Hitec DB951WP DB951WP Report
Statistics Most Wins Drivers Rank Driver Wins 1 Davide Ongaro 3 2 Maurizio Monesi 2 David Ronnefalk 4 Frédéric Veysseyre 1 Koji Sanada Kunihiro Toge Alex Laffranchi Daniel Reckward Yuichi Kanai Greg Degani Guillaume Vray Mark Pavidis Atsushi Hara Cody King Robert Batlle Ty Tessmann
Car manufacturers Rank Manufacturer Wins 1 Kyosho 8 2 Mugen Seiki 3 HB Racing Team Associated5 Yankee 1 Garbo X-Ray
Engines Rank Manufacturer Wins 1 O.S. Engines 7 2 RB Products 3 3 Novarossi2 Team Orion 5 Cipolla 1 Mantua OPS Picco LRP electronic FX
Transmitters Rank Manufacturer Wins 1 Futaba 7 Sanwa 3 KO Propo 3 1 Multiplex2
By Member Blocs (Drivers) Rank Bloc Wins 1 EFRA 112 FEMCA4 ROAR 4 FAMAR 0
Win(s) by Nations (Drivers) Rank Nation Wins 1 6 2 4 3 3 4 2 6 1
Most represented in final Note: Entries expanded to accommodate 12 drivers (from 10 in previous years) as of 2008, those with more than 50% represented are listed. Italics represents in which a driver of the country who didn't win, italics on nationalities indicate host nation.
Nations (drivers) Rank Total Nation Year 1 8 2008 2 7 1986 1990 1992 2006 2010 2014 7 6 2012 5 5 1996 2000
Car manufacturers Rank Total Nation Year % 1 8 Kyosho 1992 80% Kyosho 2000 3 6 Kyosho 1990 60% Kyosho 2002 8 5 Yankee 1986 50% Mugen Seiki 1994
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