Two-wheel festival! Exhibited at the 44th Tokyo Motorcycle Show
Tamiya will exhibit at the 44th Tokyo Motorcycle Show, the biggest motorcycle big event in Japan, held at Tokyo Big Sight from 24th to 26th March 2017. Please come and visit the exhibition of the latest bikes of domestic and overseas and related events to the fulfilling motorcycle festival!
Tamiya held a “Plavan Accessory – Workshop” where children can enjoy casually from adults to children at the Kids’ corner of the West 2 Hall. You can draw a picture of a motorbike with a coloring sensation on “Chi-mimpavan”, and you can experience making your own original accessories (We will distribute tickets for participation on the day).
And, the latest model of 1/6 motorcycle series to be released this year “1/6 Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin” will be displayed! . Please take a closer look at the class’s strongest adventure tourer, precisely reproduced with a powerful big scale! . In addition, Africa Twin will exhibit actual cars along with the model (cooperation: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motorcycle Japan Co., Ltd.). It is an opportunity to take a detailed photograph of a real car in preparation for making a model! . Others Tamiya’s bike model made from a number of commercial vehicles to racers, including 1/12 Kawasaki Ninja H2R, 1/12 Repsol Honda RC 213 V, is on display. We will also sell scale models and Tamiya original goods.

The 44th Tokyo Motorcycle Show
Venue Tokyo Big Sight West 1 – 3 Hall + Atrium – West Rooftop Exhibition Hall
Date and time March 24 (Fri) 10: 00 ~ 13: 00 Special release / 13: 00 ~ 18: 00 Public release
March 25 (Sat) 10:00 ~ 18:00 Public open
March 26 (Sun) 10:00 ~ 17:00 Public open
Advance ticket Adult 1,300 yen High school student 500 yen
Same day ticket Adult 1,600 yen High school student 500 yen Male and female pair ticket 2,600 yen
⇒ For detailed information on “Tokyo Motorcycle Show” please refer to the official website http://www.motorcycleshow.org/

Thailand International Touring Car Championship (TITC) 2017
February 16th – 19th, 2017
Infinity Addict Circuit, Bangkok, Thailand
Last month, Thailand played host to TITC 2017. One of the largest R/C events of its kind in Asia,it was held at the impressive Infinity Addict Circuit, conveniently located just 30km from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
279 drivers took part across 6 classes: FF; Formula; Non-Boost; Tamiya Super GT; Open Brushless; and Modified Touring.
Tamiya Racing Factory (TRF) team member Takayuki Kono was in attendance to offer advice and answer questions from Tamiya fans and drivers.
He also found the time to get on the track, joining in the Tamiya Super GT and Open Brushless classes. Reports follow.

Tamiya Super GT Class
This class featured Tamiya TT series chassis and Super-GT car bodies;
its rapidly growing popularity at domestic races in Thailand led to its inclusion here.
Laps under 27 seconds were discounted in order to make the race a challenge to drivers of all levels.
Kono was eager to try his hand at this class, which was a new experience for him. Using an un-tuned machine, in the Finals he nonetheless put in some sub-27 second laps, which while proving his speed had to be discounted and led to a final finishing position of 8th.
This innovative rule gave all drivers a fair chance and led to great excitement on the track with the victor unknown until the last.

Open Brushless Class
This class featured the most Tamiya car entries,
and Kono himself took part to make sure he was in the best position to advise Tamiya drivers on setup and the like.
His TRF419X machine was fitted with upcoming option parts and provided a great opportunity for him to test them in the heat of action – many were also tested by local Tamiya drivers,their feedback to be added into the mix during further parts development.
Among the success stories were Item 42310 37T Aluminum Differential Pulley,which contributed to significant acceleration and cornering improvements.
Kono achieved a third-place finish in the class, but just as importantly,
he was privileged to have been able to contribute to the amiable atmosphere at this successful event.
Please check out his setting sheet,which is available on this page!