Cadillac got a brilliant champion in manufacturers, drivers, teams and endurance races at the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, one of the world’s top endurance races who have been returning since 2017. To celebrate this, we opened the circuit “Visionaire Racing”, a hands-on mini 4WD circuit, on November 16, 2017, within the same brand’s experience center “Cadillac House” in New York. He is attracting the attention of enthusiastic racing fans.

Visionaire Racing is a hands-on exhibition facility full of new actions published at the Cadillac House gallery. On the basis of the production of miniature four-wheel drive in the 1980s and the race competition based on the race competition, ingenuity was devised from the viewpoint of art and curator unique to visionaire against the structure of the vehicle and how to enjoy the race ing. In addition to following the traditional mini 4WD race, this East Coast’s largest mini 4WD circuit not only follows the mini 4WD race but also manufactures visitors of mini car races, professional racers, Cadillac House (car kit purchase acceptable), creation (Colorful and variegated decoquizz), you can enjoy the process of competition.

In the general mini 4WD race, speed and unique expression and styling are major themes, but “Visionaire Racing” and Cadillac emphasize participants to demonstrate creativity in terms of race competition and artistry . Participants can take inspiration from the artist machine being exhibited and decorate their own mini 4WD with unexpected decoration.

“Visionaire Racing” will be open to the public from November 16, 2017 to January 15, 2018, Weekday from noon to 19 o’clock, weekend at 17 o’clock. Besides holding Tamiya’s mini 4WD on hand, you can also buy locally, or you can rent and join the race. December 3, December 10, December 17 Sunday will be the qualifying day, and the final race will be held to be the Grand Final on January 7.

Source (in japanese language): LEVOLANT BOOST

The magazine MODELL FAHRZEUG – Germany’s leading magazine for car miniatures – awarded the “Model Vehicle of the Year” award for the 27th time on November 16,2017. The award ceremony for the “Model Car Oscars” was held this year at the Hans-Peter Porsche Traumwerk in Anger.

For the 27th time, the trade magazine MODELL FAHRZEUG from Delius Klasing Verlag has awarded the coveted “Model Vehicle of the Year” award in 22 categories. In addition, the best brands in the industry were also selected. The main actors met this time in Anger, near Bad Reichenhall. The incomparable experience world of Hans-Peter Porsche Traumwerk provided the appropriate and dazzling setting for this renowned industry event. At the prize-giving ceremony itself on Thursday morning, the focus was on those car miniatures that were voted “Model of the Year 2017” by readers of the magazine MODELL FAHRZEUG. In addition, an exclusive insider trip to an exciting toy auction next year was raffled off among all participants in the readers’ poll. Hans-Peter Porsche, who had donated this prize, personally presented it to the lucky winner Thomas Stickel, who had arrived with his son. Both winners spent a varied day at the event location near Anger. The industry meeting on the occasion of the reader’s choice, which traditionally brings together the responsible representatives from the model car and automobile and commercial vehicle industry, is already enjoying cult status – from all over Europe, even from faraway China, guests are coming to attend the event.

Winner Category S
RC: Electro Professional
Tamiya Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3363 6×4 1:14 scale

Top RC Brand 2017
Tamiya

Source: MODELL FAHRZEUG magazine

“SHIBUYA SPORTS CAR FES 2017” (Shibuya Sports Car Festival 2017), an outdoor event where you can experience the sports car culture held at Yoyogi Park, Keiki Nagi Street for two days from November 24 (Fri) to Sunday 25 (Sat) . At the Tamiya booth of this event organized by the Shibuya Koen-Town Shopping District Promotion Association, we will implement a maneuvering experience event “TRY !! Tamiya RC” at rental RC.

Implementation content

■ RC car handling experience corner “TRY !! Tamiya RC”
Lending machine (planned): 1/18 RC Conghead 6 × 6/1/10 RC GAZOO Racing TRD 86/1/8 RC Dancing rider

■ 1/1 Mini 4WD “Aero Avante” Exhibition
The actual car version of the popular machine “Aero Avante” representing mini 4WD is displayed!

Featured event at the venue

■ Gravity Rally (Gravity Rally)
Experience the intense car race which can not be realized with the actual car with the head mounted display and the RC car!
Participants get on a dedicated simulator and mount the head mounted display. You can experience an intense car race full of realism that can not be realized with real cars, such as steering an RC car with a camera, running the course, hitting it, and jumping. A dedicated simulator reproduces the shaking in a realistic manner, and how it applies to G is also real. Also, at the venue monitor, we broadcast video from in-vehicle camera. You can watch with incandescent live commentary and commentary and you can experience exhilarating experience as if you are watching the actual race.
(Planning · Produce: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing · Cooperation: Tamiya)

Summary

■ Period: Friday, November 24, Friday, November 25, Saturday, November 25, 2010 (Sat)　
※ In case of stormy weather may be canceled.
■ Time:
· Friday, November 24: 12: 00-16: 30
· November 25 (Sat) 10: 00-16: 30

■ Venue: Yoyogi Park Keyaki Namiki
(Shibuya Ward Jinan 2-chome Yoyogi Park B District)
■ Organizer: Shibuya Konitsutsu Shopping Street Promotion Association
■ Support: Shibuya Ward / Shibuya Ward Tourism Association
■ Co-sponsored: CARGUY / Tamiya / Toyota Motor Corporation

■ Access:
· Get ​​off at JR “Harajuku” on foot 3 minutes on foot
· Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line “Yoyogi Park” (C02) Get off 3 minutes on foot
· Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line · Fukutoshin Line “Meiji Jingumae (Harajuku)” (C03, F15) get off 3 minutes on foot
· Get ​​off at Odakyu Line “Yoyogi Hachiman” 6 minutes on foot

★ Please see the detailed contents of the event on the official website
URL: http://toyotagazooracing.com/jp/gr/shibuya/

First photos of the event

In February 2018 we will hold “RC Modelers Contest” competing for the performance of the body such as Tamiya radio control car and RC tank. You can also color existing bodys with original designs, you can even make your own bodies with full scratch, and we are waiting for works full of ideas.

We are recruiting in two divisions “coloring division” competing for coloring performance, “military division” applying remodeling and painting based on RC tank, January 8, 2018 (Monday · congratulation) – January 21 We will exhibit at our 2F Modeler Square until the day).

The awarding ceremony will be held from 15th Saturday, February 3rd and the winning works will be announced at the Tamiya Plastic Model Factory Shimbashi store website, Tamiya News magazine.

★ ☆ Application reception: January 8 (Monday · congratulation) – January 21 (Sun) until 18 o’clock.
★ ☆ Brought in (accepted): January 8 (Monday · Holiday) 10 o’clock until 21 th January (Sunday) until 18 o’clock.
★ ☆ Work Exhibition: January 8 (Monday · Holiday) ~ February 3 (Sat) 1F Special Showcase
★ ☆ Awards Ceremony: February 3 (Sat) 15 o’clock
★ ☆ Sponsorship: RC Magazine Editorial Department
★ ☆ Cooperation: Tamiya
★ ☆ Detailed contents of the modelers contest · Please download the following PDF file for the application form.
RC Modeler’s Contest Application Form
★ ☆ Please download the following PDF file regarding handling of customer’s personal information entered in the application form.
Basic Policy on Personal Information Protection (Privacy Policy)
* Modeler ‘s Square Passport is required to participate in the modelers’ contest.