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Martin takes 1st in 2WD buggy

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:34:41 +0000

Factory Tamiya driver Lee Martin has won the 2WD Buggy class at the second round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series in Charleroi, Belgium. The British driver repeated his easy win of the opening leg with another tone to tone victory in the third A-Main to claim the top step on the podium at the... Read More

Martin takes 2nd in 4WD buggy

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:30:55 +0000

Lee Martin steered his Tamiya TRF502X to victory in the 3rd Leg of the 4WD A-Main to secure second overall at the Belgian round of the inaugural TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby. With Neumann sitting out the race, having secured the overall win in Leg 2, Hupo Honigl led away the field but pressured by the 2WD...

TRF801xt Building Tips By: David Jun

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:00:47 +0000

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TRF511 Takes 1st Place at the 2011 Buggy Worlds Warm-Up!

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:29:12 +0000

The 2011 IFMAR Electric Buggy World Championships Warm-Up event, the precursor for the IFMAR World Championships in July, took place in Vaasa, Finland from May 20th to 22nd and featured an entry list filled with expert 2WD and 4WD buggy drivers from all over the world.

Tamiya Racing Factory (TRF) was once again in the thick of the competition and TRF driver Lee Martin dominated the 4WD class with his TRF511, converting his top qualifying position into an impressive win! In addition, Lee also achieved a respectable 4th place in the 2WD class with his TRF201. With the valuable race data gained from this event, the TRF team is looking foraward to challenging for the 2011 IFMAR World Championships which will take place at the same circuit this summer from July 17th to 24th.

Please continue to give your support to Team TRF and their machines in the races to come!

Jilles Groskamp takes Mod TC title at Snowbirds

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Tamiya factory driver Jilles Groskamp took TQ and the Win in the TC Modified at the 17th annual Snowbirds Nationals held in Orlando Florida. In qualifying it was Paul Lemieux who set early TQ but was bettered by Jilles in the very last round on Saturday. His new 417 was fast the whole weekend and with some latest set-up changes he was unstoppable in the last round taking TQ by 1 sec over Lemieux. In the final Jilles was chased by Lemieux and Cyrul hard but they never really got the chance to get close. All three ran a flawless race and it was Groskamp who took the win over Paul and Josh. Jilles took the TC Mod title for the second year in a row at Snowbirds.

Marc Rheinard Joins Team TRF USA

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:58:06 +0000

Tamiya America, inc. is proud to announce its newest member of the 1/8th off-road team. World class on-road ace Marc Rheinard has joined in a partnership with Tamiya America, Inc. to pilot the TRF801X at upcoming 1/8 Off-Road races in both the USA and in Europe for 2011. Marc, a well known 3-time IFMAR ISTC World Champion and Reedy Race Touring Car Champion driver from Germany, has already achieved great success piloting Tamiya’s many revered TRF on-road touring cars. Marc will also be joining forces with fellow team member Lee Martin of Great Britain to take on the world in both the USA and European racing events. Their combined talent will undoubtedly lead the TRF801x to the next level of performance and help our customers maximize their set-up options.

Lee Martin Comes Out on Top in 2WD!

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:09:12 +0000

The annual Petit RC race took place at Ardent Raceway in the UK last weekend and attracted many big names from Europe and beyond, together with the large British contingent. In the 2wd class on Saturday it was Tamiya driver, and reigning European Champion, Lee Martin that took the pole position ahead... Click here for more info from RedRC

Viktor Wilck extends Tamiya contract

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:24:19 +0000

After joining Tamiya back in 2007 I have had 4 successful and educating years. So when my contract ran out it was an obvious choice to continue when Tamiya presented this opportunity...

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Marc Rheinard extends deal with Tamiya

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Electric Touring Car World Champion Marc Rheinard is to stay with Tamiya with the announcement that the German ace has extended his contract with the world famous model company for a further two years. Having started out in the sport racing a Tamiya at the age of six...

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Tamiya Racer Rewards

janderson@tamiya.com (Administrator) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:46:14 +0000

The Tamiya Racing Factory (TRF) has a long history of championship winning vehicles with great drivers behind them. With less than a year of racing under its belt, our new TRF201 buggy has already taken the 2010 2WD Off-road European Championship. In addition, Tamiya also won the 2010 4WD Off-road European Championship with the TRF511. With much fanfare among off-road racers, the TRF502X was recently introduced with 2011 in its sights.