Category Archives: Event Report

Tamiya finishes 1st and 2nd on European Touring Car Championship 2008 with TRF 416


Final results (Official)
1. Marc Rheinard (DE) – 3pts [Tamiya]
2. Vikor Wilck (SE) – 4pts [Tamiya]
3. Ronald Volker (DE) – 5pts [Hot Bodies]
4. Andy Moore (GB) – 7pts [Hot Bodies]
5. Teemo Leino (FI) – 9pts [Xray]
6. Alexander Hagberg (SE) – 9pts [Xray]
7. Jilles Groskamp (NL) – 9pts [Tamiya]
8. Steven Weiss (DE) – 9pts [Xray]
9. Elliott Harper (GB) – 11pts [Xray]
10. Marc Fischer (DE) – 16pts [Corally]

Source and more

Tamiya 47th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2008 New Releases

12037 Lotus Type 78 – w/Photo Etched Parts

14111 Kawasaki ZZR 1400

18624 JR Hotshot Jr. MS Chassis

23211 Ferrari GTO Semi Assembled

24300 Nissan GT-R

42107 TB Evolution 5 MS – Chassis Kit

48206 German Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.J 1/35

49491 TA05-IFS R Chassis Kit

49496 DF-03 MS

56025 German Panzer IV Ausf.J full operation

57104 TamTech-Gear Porsche 935 Turbo Martini

58408 Suzuki SSX4 WRC TT-01E

58409 Arta Garaiya TB-03

58410 VW Golf GTI Cup Car TT-01E

58411 Nissan GT-R TT-01E

60401 Space Shuttle Orbiter

61102 F-16C Thunderbirds

84031 F103 RM T Body

Source: Tamiya, INC.

Tamiya 1st and 2nd at 2008 IFMAR IST Pre-World Touring Car Championship

Results IFMAR ISTC OnRoad WM Warm Up 2008:
1. Viktor Wilck – 20pts / Sweden (Tamiya)
2. Marc Rheinard – 18pts / Germany (Tamiya)
3. Masami Hirosaka – 15pts / Japan (Yokomo)
4. Hayato Matsuzaki – 15pts / Japan (Hot Bodies)
5. Billy Easton – 15pt / USA (Serpent)
6. Jilles Groskamp – 13pts / Holland (Tamiya)
7. Surikarn C. – 11pts / Thailand (Hot Bodies)
8. Atsushi Hara – 8pts / Japan (Hot Bodies)
9. Meen Vejrak – 7pts / Thailand (Xray)
10. Hupo Honigl – 5pts / Austria (Tamiya)

Tamiya TRF416 Sweeps the Podium at Euro Touring Series Round 2!

The 2nd Round of the Euro Touring Series took place from March 14th-16th, 2008 in Vejle, Denmark. Tamiya Racing Factory drivers and their TRF416 machines were out in force and completely dominated the competition in the Modified Class. Jilles Groskamp took home the win, with Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively for an all-Tamiya podium.

About the Euro Touring Series
Started in October of 2007, the Euro Touring Series is a series that takes place at both indoor and outdoor tracks. Spanning 5 rounds that take place in 4 countries (Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Austria), the series is a way for top R/C drivers to stay sharp over the winter in preparation for major races during the summer and for manufacturers to test out newly developed racing products.

Source: Tamiya, INC.

Tamiyablog’s main page reaches 100.000 visits

Thanks to your growing support, Tamiyablog reached its first 100.000 visits earlier than we would have dreamed of when we started this blog 18 months ago. For the celebration post we have chosen the Tamiya Black Porsche 934, as it was released to commemorate 100.000 sold 58001 Porsche 934 RC kits in Japan during 1976-1977. We would like to thank you for your continuous support and hope we will be able to present to you also in the future many news and interesting articles related to our favorite company, Tamiya.

The author team of Tamiyablog.com