The IFMAR World Championship for 1:8th IC Off-Road Cars (officially "IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship" , nicknamed Nitro Buggy Worlds [ 1] ), is a world championship radio controlled car race hosted by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR). It takes place biennially on even years since 1986.
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)Surface Dirt
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.
Year
Bloc
Host Club
Venue
Location
Country
Source
1986
EFRA
Radio Automobile Club de Grenoble
Mini Circuit de Montbonnot
Grenoble
France
1988
EFRA
Mantua Models
Mantua Models
Mantua
Italy
1990
FEMCA
Maxima Racing Club
Bangkok
Thailand
1992
EFRA
MSC Eschbach
Usingen , Eschbach
Germany
1994
EFRA
Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt
Austria
1996
EFRA
National Motor Museum
Beaulieu, Hampshire
United Kingdom
1998
EFRA
Secção de Radiomodelismo da Associação Académica de Coimbra
Mini Autódromo do Estádio Universitário de Coimbra
Coimbra
Portugal
[ 2]
2000
ROAR
Silverton Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
2002
FAMAR
Green Mountain Raceway
Punta del Este
Uruguay
2004
EFRA
Furulund RC Club
Fururing Raceway
Furulund
Sweden
2006
FEMCA
JA Team
Ancol R/C Circuit, Ancol Dreamland
Jakarta
Indonesia
2008
ROAR
The Farm II
The Farm 2 R/C Raceway
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
2010
FEMCA
Pattaya RC Powerboat Track
Pattaya
Thailand
[ 3]
2012
FAMAR
Speed Paradise
Ciudad Evita , Buenos Aires
Argentina
2014
EFRA
Messina World
Pista Naxos World
Giardini Naxos , Sicily
Italy
[ 4]
2016
ROAR
RC Tracks of Las Vegas
RC Tracks of Las Vegas
Las Vegas , Nevada
United States
[ 5]
2018
FEMCA
Model Off-Road Buggy Club of Western Australia
MORBC track, Whiteman Park
Perth , Western Australia
Australia
[ 6]
2020
FEMCA
Beeight Track
RCCM Beeight Racing
Cianorte , Paraná
Brazil
[ 1]
2022
EFRA
Club Radio Control Redován
RC-Redován
Redován , Alicante
Spain
[ 7]
2024
EFRA
Club Radio Control Redován
RC-Redován[ a]
Redován , Alicante
Spain
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
^ Hosting duties had originally been given to Casa Raceway, Sao Paulo in Brasil in August 2023 but in March 2024, they were unable to provide hosting duties due to not been given permits from city governments. For hosting duties to represent FAMAR bloc, Bolivia immediately considered followed by Mexico and 2012 hosts Argentina. After consideration by IFMAR board of directors, it was decided that to return to EFRA bloc per rules. It was then decided that the 2022 hosts would return as hosts with 5 months notice.
^ Because of the COVID-19 pandemic which occurred prior to the championships, the event is postponed to 2022. See also Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport and COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil .
^ Up to 2016, operated as Hot Bodies.
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^ "Red RC Events » Track Focus – RC Tracks of Las Vegas" .
^ "Red RC Events » Track Focus – MORBC" .
^ "Redovan to host 2022 IFMAR Nitro Buggy Worlds" . Red RC . 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-11 .
^ "Red RC » IFMAR announce 1:8 Offroad Worlds return to Redovan" . Retrieved 2024-04-01 .
^ "Red RC » 1:8 Offroad World C/ship 2024 – Brazil Presentation" . Retrieved 2024-04-11 .
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^ "Red RC » Mexico & Argentina join race to host World C/Ship" . Retrieved 2024-04-11 .
^ "Red RC » 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Brazil Cancelled" . Retrieved 2024-04-11 .
^ "Red RC » Bolivia emerges as potential new World C/Ship host" . Retrieved 2024-04-11 .
^ "1986 1/8th off Road WC Grenoble, France" .
^ "1988 1/8th off Road WC Mantova, Italy" .
^ "1990 1/8th off Road WC Bangkok, Thailand" .
^ "1992 1/8th off Road WC Usingen Germany" .
^ "1994 1/8th off Road WC Kirchschlag, Austria" .
^ "1996 1/8th off Road WC Beaulieu, Great Britain" .
^ "1998 1/8th off Road WC Coimbra, Portugal" .
^ "IFMAR 2000 USA" . Bbksoftware.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28 .
^ "2000 1/8th off Road WC Las Vegas, USA" .
^ John Grant (2003-01-14). "RE: 2004 IFMAR 1/8TH OFF-ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & WARM-UP RACE" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-28 .
^ "2004 1/8 off Road WC Furuland, Sweden" .
^ "KYOSHO RC MODEL TOP" . www.kyosho.com .
^ "Atsushi Hara New IFMAR off Road Buggy 2008 World Championship | RC Nitro Car Truggy Buggy and Monster Truck. JonehRC" . Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-09-25 .
^ "Red RC Events » Cody is the new 'King' of Buggy" .
^ "Red RC Events » Robert Batlle is World Champion" .
^ "Red RC Events » Tessmann gets his World title" .
^ "Red RC Events » Ronnefalk hits jackpot to become World Champion in Vegas" .
^ "Red RC Events » Ongaro crowned World Champion Down under" .
^ Hooks, Tyler (March 28, 2020). "All 2020 IFMAR World Championships Postponed" . LiveRC.com . Retrieved 31 March 2020 .
^ Garrison, Mike (March 18, 2020). "IFMAR COVID-19 and World Championships Announcement" . www.liverc.com . Retrieved 2020-07-12 .
^ Chris (2021-03-09). "IFMAR cancels 1/8th Off-road & 1/10th On-road World Championship" . Circus RC News (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-13 .
^ "World Champions" . NeoBuggy.net . Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-05 .
^ Waldron, Aaron (October 2, 2016). "WORLDS: A list of every former 1/8-scale nitro off-road world champion" . LiveRC . Retrieved 2020-07-05 .