is a governing body for

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racing in

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. As it represents domestic racing in Japan, the JMRCA is affiliated with

IFMAR The International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) is the world governing body of professional radio controlled car racing. The organization was created in 1979 by professional racer and RC model entrepreneur Ted Longshaw. At that time, ...

History

It was founded in February 1971 with the backing of

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, the industry leader at the time, to feed on an increasing demand for R/C car racing popularised by U.S. military personnels stationed in Japan in preparation for the

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. Its first race was the First Japan-America Goodwill RC Car Race at the following month, hosted jointly by the JMRCA and the

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Model Club held at their Tokyo Tachikawa Base. One of its first races hosted by JMRCA was a championship race for 1/8 scale racing cars produced by

. Taking place at a specially constructed race course at

Fuji Speedway is a motorsport race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and nati ...

, the winning driver was rewarded with a trip to

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. The first championship took place in 1978 for 1:8 scale pan cars and the first electric car championship was a year later.

Non-Japanese winners

Each year, JMRCA have invited drivers from other countries to compete but as invited drivers, only Japanese drivers are eligible to claim the championship titles, thus the title is awarded to the next best Japanese finisher. As of , only seven foreign drivers have won the All-Japan Championships, either from Germany or the United States and one from the United Kingdom, won in 2015 when the championship was run as part of the warm-up event in preparation for the forthcoming IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship. Ronald Völker is the only driver to have achieved this more than once.

References

External links

Official site
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