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IFMAR ISTC World Championship
2016世界車輛模型錦標賽1/12 房車賽
Official name 2016 IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship
Location Fengtai, Fengtai District
Country  China
Course Beijing Fengtai Model Auto Training Center [zh]
Bloc FEMCA
Date 20—22 August 2016
Class 1:12 Electric Track
Surface Carpet
Organizing club
Chassis 3Racing, ARC, Associated, Awesomatix, Capricorn, Destiny, HB Racing, Inhobby, Kyosho, Team Magic, MTS, Schumacher, Serpent, Tamiya, XRAY, VBC, Yokomo
Motor Corally, Hobbywing, LRP, Muchmore, Orca, Team Orion, Reedy, Speed Passion, Scorpion, Team Powers, Trinity, Trion, Yokomo[1]
Tire South Korea Sweep Racing
Results
Top Qualifier
Driver Portugal Bruno Coelho (XRAY–Hobbywing)
Podium
First (–)
Second (–)
Third (–)

The 2016 IFMAR 1:12 Elecric Track World Championship was the eighteenth edition of the biennial IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship for 1:12 scale electric powered radio-controlled pan cars with sports prototype bodies; sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over three days in total on 20 through 22 August 2016 preceding the IFMAR ISTC World Championship.

The [championships] was organized by the Car Modelling Association of China (CMAC), in the championship's first event in China, on behalf of on behalf of Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) and hosted by the Beijing Science and Technology Gymnasium. The championship took place in a temporary circuit built in the Beijing Science and Technology Gymnasium of Beijing Fengtai Sports Center [zh] at Fengtai District, in Beijing, China; the first time any IFMAR Worlds have taken place in the country. Germany's Marc Rheinard was the defending champion after breaking the three title winning streak of Naoto Matsukura of Japan but world regain his forth class title, one short of his mentor Masami Hirosaka.

The success of both the 1:12 and ISTC Worlds resulted in China being awarded to hosting rights for the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship in 2017.


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Host selection[edit]

Background[edit]

Circuit[edit]

Purpose built within the Beijing Fengtai Sports Center [zh], the Beijing Fengtai Model Auto Training Center is adjacent to the Fengtai Softball Field that hosted softball in the 2008 Summer Olympics as well as the Beijing Fengtai Stadium.[6] Located in south Beijing, the venue is 44km away from Beijing International Airport and approximately 19km of Nanyuan Airport.[7]

According to organiser, Rick Wang, the event has the backing of the government.[8]

The area have hosted the FEMCA 1:8 Offroad Championships in 2013 won by Atsushi Hara.[8]

http://www.liverc.com/news/special_features/12747-WORLDS%3A_Inside_the_Fengtai_Sports_Center,_host_facility_for_the_IFMAR_112-Scale_and_ISTC_World_Championship/ [2]

Rule changes[edit]

One of the most major rule changes regards tires as five sets of controlled tires are issued to participants. The driver is required to run on new sets on all "odd numbered" rounds and used sets for "even numbered" rounds. If a driver do not complete a run for at least 95% of their run on new wheels, slows down or deliberately pulls out to save on tires, they will be required to use used tires from the controlled practices given out randomly. Tire warmers are prohibited.[9]

Drivers[edit]

Entrants Alloc. Used Ref.
ROAR 32 5 [10]
FEMCA 42
FAMAR 32 1 [11]
EFRA 32 36 [11]
IFMAR 12 n/a
Total 150

A full house of 150 driver from 34 countries took part with host country China having the second most number of entries per nation with 14% of entries although Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Regions of China, makes up the highest number of entrants with 20% then Japan with 13%.

Germany has the highest number of European entrants with 11 drivers, representing 6% overall numbers.[1][12]

having the most entries per nation with 24 drivers and the United States with 23 drivers.

Report[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Race[edit]

A-main, leg 1[edit]

A-main, leg 2[edit]

A-main, leg 3[edit]

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos. Driver Car—Motor Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Score
1 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
2 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
3 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
4 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
5 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
6 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
7 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
8 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
9 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
10 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000 00:00.000
Source:

Race[edit]

A1 A2 A3 Total
Pos. No Driver Car Motor Pos. Time Laps FL Pt. Pos. Time Laps FL Pt. Pos. Time Laps FL Pt. Pt. Time
1 2 Japan Naoto Matsukura
2 1 Germany Marc Rheinard
3 Japan Akio Sobue
4 Japan Hideo Kitazawa
5 Japan Toto Ebukuro
6 Finland Juho Levänen
7 Canada Keven Hébert
8 United States JJ Wang
9 Japan Ido Masatsugu
10 Japan Hayato Ishioka
Source:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b http://www.liverc.com/news/special_features/12779-WORLDS%3A_Numbers_by_the_chart%21/
  2. ^ a b CMAC 2015.
  3. ^ 103817. "世界车辆模型锦标赛北京丰台竞速 顶尖遥控车手角逐"世界车王"--社会--人民网". society.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  4. ^ chinanews. "2016世界车辆模型锦标赛北京开赛-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. ^ cnBeta. "2016 IFMAR 北京世界赛车手介绍_IT与交通_cnBeta.COM". www.cnbeta.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  6. ^ CMAC 2015, p. 7.
  7. ^ CMAC 2015, p. 5.
  8. ^ a b Red RC 2014.
  9. ^ Gomez 2015, 5.4.4.
  10. ^ "201510th Electric Off Road Worlds Team – Japan" (PDF). News.efra.ws. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  11. ^ a b "AGENDA 1:8 IC Track – 2015 Electric All 3 Sections Minutes Final" (PDF). European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  12. ^ Progress, Aebi RC. "EC/WC Allocations per Country". news.efra.ws. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

Works cited[edit]

http://www.ifmar.org/pdf/electric/2016%20IFAMR%20ELECTRIC%20WORLDS%20BEIJING%20STAGE%202%20REPORT%20FINAL%203%20(002).pdf

External links[edit]


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