IFMAR World Championship schedule for 2015 announced

 

LiveRC will once again stream all three IFMAR World Championships to be held in 2015, zig-zagging across the globe to bring you the most exciting racing action anywhere. On the schedule for this season includes the highly anticipated return to Yatabe Arena for the 1:10 Electric Off-Road race, marking twenty years since Matt Francis and Mark Pavidis won at the famous indoor facility - though this time, the race is expected to be held on astroturf and that alone could spell doom for the dominant U.S. contingent that swept both of the last two bi-annual championships. With many of the brightest stars in 1:10 Electric Off-Road switching teams for 2015 - including 2013 4WD runner-up and local favorite Naoto Matsukura - we simply can't wait for October to get here.

Before we head to Japan, however, we'll be in Kuala Lumpur to bring you some large-scale racing with the 1:5 Scale Touring Car Worlds set to go down in the capitol of Malaysia. Within the stunning city sits a beautiful paved outdoor circuit with plenty of room for the largest RC cars in IFMAR competition to stretch their legs - and the battle for the division's most prestigious title is sure to thrill throngs of RC racing fans who've never before seen competitive 1:5 Touring Car racing. Seven different drivers have won the previous seven championships held in the class, and it's anyone's guess who'll climb the podium this year.

The final international race of the season, despite rumors of a location change, is scheduled for Americana City, Brazil as IFMAR's oldest and fastest racing class - 1:8 Nitro On-Road - will compete over ten days in November. The all-time IFMAR record holder for most titles in a single class, Italian star Lamberto Collari, had a four-race win streak when Mugen designer Robert Pietsch stole the show in 2011 on the sunny shores of Florida, and Collari chose not to attend the 2013 event where Japanese driver Tadahiko Sahashi claimed the win on home turf. The twentieth running of the 1:8 IC Track World Championship will no doubt provide some of the most stunning highlights of the 2015 season.

 

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