1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships

The 1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the eighth edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship . The event is for electrically powered radio-controlled cars which conform to rules set out by IFMAR for the design / construction of the offroad buggies. The event was held indoors in Rauma in Finland. Racing was held indoors at the Umihall Racing Arena which is a multi sports venue built in the early 1980s. The venue has been used for RC events before having previously hosted the 1995 European Championship.[1] There were 19 countries represented and a staggering 45000 laps were completed by the competitors during the event.[2] .[3][4]

1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships

Club Information
Location	Rauma,
Host country	Finland
Vehicle Specification
Class	1:10 Electric Offroad Buggy
2WD Class
First	Masami Hirosaka Associated
Second	Mark Pavidis Associated
Third	Brian Kinwald Losi
4WD Class
First	Jukka Steenari Losi
Second	Jimmy Jacobson Losi
Third	Brian Kinwald Losi

The drone shot (taken in May 2020) of the 1999 Worlds venue, visibly shown on front right.

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Car-Motor	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Score
1	Mark Pavidis	Associated-Reedy
2	Brian Kinwald	Losi-Trinity
3	Masami Hirosaka	Associated-Reedy
4	Jason Ruona	Associated-Reedy
5	Rick Hohwart	Losi-Peak
6	Billy Easton	Associated-Reedy
7	Lloyd Dassonville	Associated-Reedy
8	Teemu Leino	Schumacher-Orion
9	Jukka Steenari	Losi-Orion
10	Jouko Termonen	Associated-Peak
[2][5]

Race

				Qual.	A1				A2				A3				Total
Pos.	Driver	Car	Motor		Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Total	Laps	Time
1	Masami Hirosaka	Associated RC10B3	Reedy Sonic 2	3	1			10	7			4	1			10	20	24	24:10.49
2	Mark Pavidis	Associated RC10B3	Reedy Sonic 2	1	5			6	2			9	2			9	18	24	24:10.50
3	Brian Kinwald	Losi XXX	Trinity D3.5	2	4			7	1			10	4			7	17	23	23:10.26
4	Billy Easton	Associated RC10B3	Reedy Sonic 2	6	6			5	3			8	3			8	16	22	22:10.07
5	Jukka Steenari	Losi XXX	Orion	9	3			8	4			7	6			5	15	22	22:10.05
6	Rick Hohwart	Losi XXX	Peak Aurora	5	2			9	10			1	9			2	11	22	22:10.17
7	Jason Ruona	Associated RC10B3	Reedy Sonic 2	4	10			1	5			6	7			4	10	22	22:10.18
8	Jouko Termonen	Associated RC10B3	Peak Aurora	10	9			2	8			3	5			6	9	22	22:10.27
9	Lloyd Dassonville	Associated RC10B3	Reedy Sonic 2	7	7			4	6			5	10			1	9	22	22:10.19
10	Teemu Leino	Schumacher Fireblade EVO	Orion	8	8			3	9			2	8			3	6	22	22:10.25
[6][2]

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Car-Motor	Time	Av. Lap	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Score
1	Jukka Steenari	Losi-Orion	5:22	26.86
2	Brian Kinwald	Losi-Trinity	5:23	26.98
3	Mark Pavidis	Yokomo	5:27	27.25
4	Teemu Leino	Schumacher-Orion	5:27	27.25
5	Scott Brown	Losi-Trinity	5:01	27.43
6	Mark Francis	Losi-Trinity	5:01	27.37
7	Teppo Kauppinen	Losi-Orion	5:03	27.55
8	Brian Dunbar	Losi	5:01	27.42
9	Jimmy Jacobson	Losi-Orion	5:02	27.46
10	Matt Francis	Losi-Trinity	5:02	27.46
[7][2]

Race

				Qual.	A1				A2				A3				Total
Pos.	Driver	Car	Motor	Pos	Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Pos.	Time	Laps	Pts	Total	Laps	Time
1	Jukka Steenari	Losi XX-4	Orion Chrome	1	1			10	1			10	10			1	20	22	22:10.22
2	Jimmy Jacobson	Losi XX-4	Orion	9	4			7	2			9	3			8	17	22	22:10.31
3	Brian Kinwald	Losi XX-4	Trinity D3.5	2	10			1	3			8	2			9	17	22	22:10.30
4	Teemu Leino	Schumacher CAT 2000	Orion	4	7			4	6			5	1			10	15	22	22:10.34
5	Teppo Kauppinen	Losi XX-4	Orion	7	3			8	9			2	4			7	15	22	22:10.39
6	Mark Francis	Losi XX-4	Trinity D3.5	6	9			2	4			7	5			6	13	22	22:10.44
7	Mark Pavidis	Yokomo MX-4	Reedy Tri-Sonic	3	2			9	10			1	7			4	13	22	22:10.47
8	Scott Brown	Losi XX-4	Trinity D3.5	5	6			5	5			6	8			3	11	22	22:10.43
9	Brian Dunbar	Losi XX-4	GM Racing Evo 3	8	5			6	8			3	6			5	11	22	22:10.47
10	Matt Francis	Losi XX-4	Trinity D3.5	10	8			3	7			4	9			2	7	22	22:10.49
[4][2]

Reference

1. https://www.efra.ws/hall-of-fame/
2. RCC 1999, pp. 64-65.
3. "WM Buggy Off-Road 1999, Rauma Finnland". www.ps93.ch. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
4. Unknown. "Events Timing Software". BBK RC Car Timing/Scoring Software. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
5. https://www.associatedelectrics.com/about/ifmar_winnings/
6. "Final Summary 1999 IFMAR 2WD Off Road World Champs". www.bbksoftware.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
7. "Final Summary 1999 IFMAR 4wd Off Road World Champs". www.bbksoftware.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.

Works cited

• Gonzalez, George M. (November 1999). "1999 IFMAR Off-Road Worlds". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
• "Honours Even". Radio Race Car. November 1999. Retrieved 2 June 2020. -->
• "IFMAR Off-Road Worlds" (PDF). R/C Car. Hi-Torque Publications. November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.