February 16, 2026 by Jaap Dienaar
The 1979 1/8 GP World Championship (officially the 2nd IFMAR 1/8 Scale IC On-Road World Championship) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, marking a historic event in radio-controlled (RC) car racing. It was organized under the newly formed International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR), established that same year (July 9, 1979) to standardize rules across regions.
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January 3, 2010 by Jaap Dienaar
The PB6 is a highly sophisticated design which provides the ultimate starter into serious racing. The kit features both wide (as featured here) and narrow chassis, precision stamped from 7075-T6 alloy and is black anodised. Separate super rigid power pod for maximum power tansmission…..
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December 31, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
This 1/12th Ishimasa FF12E chassis from 1979, world’s first front wheel drive rc car. It came with a couple of different body types. There was a Porsche 917, the Savanna RX-7 a Renault Mirage. There may have been more.
Presented in ‘Graupner Neuheitenkatalog 1980’, Graupner followed the first successes achieved in 1979 with the vehicle in some national races.
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February 28, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
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February 28, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
Category Serpent | Tags: 1970's,1979,Models of the 1970's,Serpent | Comments Off on Serpent Pro 1979 Brochure
February 28, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
Category PB | Tags: 1979,Brochure,PB | Comments Off on PB Brochure 1979
February 26, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
“…Zum zweiten Male in der Minicar-Geschichte war Deutschland im Mittelpunkt der Minicar-Szene. Nachdem in Wiesbaden die WM-Revanche ohne ,,nasse” Füße vorüber gegangen war, hatte nun Deutschland seinen zweiten großen Auftritt in der europäischen Minicar-Szene: Die Europa-Meisterschaften 1979…..”
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February 25, 2009 by Jaap Dienaar
The Graupner RC Car 1/8th scale nitro onroad car of 1979 reviewed by Radio Control Model Cars
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