Famous people who have raced R/C !!!!

[spenner]

Does anyone know of famous faces who have donned the Transmitter ???

I know we have the Hamilton brothers....

I once raced at Northampton Model Car Club in the 90's, this little guy who was around 3ft 10 and by the name of Warwick Davis was in my heat running a Shu Cat. As a youngster who enjoyed watching my movies i recognised him straight away....
He was the guy out of Willow, Star Wars and some other films. He was pretty good as well.

Anyone else had any experiences ????

[ben]

Neil Cragg

[franki]

what a good question mate!

[Gayo]

Pedro de la Rosa, spanish F1 driver, was one of the very best rallycross drivers of the 80's. He almost won the first ever WC in 86.

[Body Paint]

Didn't Peter Solberg race 10th off road back in the late 80's?

[ashleyb4]

I crashed into neil cragg in open practise at a kiddy winter series a few years back.

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[Chrislong]

Ben Sturnam is the obvious one, ex top 10 national racer and now top notch Rugby player.

Rob Hallam used to be a good club/regional guy in the NW, worked at Bury model Shop and run the club a little when it was a shop club and not a town club (used to be called Bury Model Shop Buggy Club), and he went on to present Men and Motors.

[Body Paint]

Ben Sturnam ex top 10 at in the world you mean Chris

[KennyClark]

Im pretty sure that Rubens Barrichello raced RC cars at some stage.

[niggs98]

ben sturnham is a rugby coach now i belive and played high end rugby for a few years, used to race for shumacher and tanaplan and should of had a worlds podium once

william mitcham now races caterhams with his father, won a national championship with t tech and had a pred named after him

paul whitaker was a top speedway rider and shortlisted to represent his country a few years back but injury forced him out had a national a final or 2 from memory running shumacher cars,

nick damon, used to race regionally and nationally in offroad and 12th many many years ago, now presents on motors tv promoting the rc world

dare say there are loads more as well, they are just 4 off the top of my head

[showtime]

Originally Posted by Body Paint

Didn't Peter Solberg race 10th off road back in the late 80's?

yes the Solberg brothers are old RC racers
apparently there's a club with new tracks opened in their home town last year

i'll see if i can find a link

link to some outdoor track build pics

http://www.spydebergmotorklubb.no/Fremdrift%20ute.htm

browsing the site it also shows somebody called Solberg as the club chairman
(well i think thats what it says, ny Norwegian is limited)

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Scott Smart BSB rider does a bit of 12th racing.

[Crazy L]

I was famous on local radio when I was a kid, but now I race RC, does that count?

[dave g]

james thompson used to race rc too i believe.

[PaulUpton]

fabritzio giovanardi BTCC driver, races them in italy, although i have seem him drive them, if you can call it racing!

[jim76]

Originally Posted by niggs98

paul whitaker was a top speedway rider and shortlisted to represent his country a few years back but injury forced him out had a national a final or 2 from memory running shumacher cars,

jeez, that's brings it all back from Capel Niggs!! He was quick, but i never realised he was national A final quick. Drove his RS turbo like a loony though!!

[niggs98]

Originally Posted by jim76

jeez, that's brings it all back from Capel Niggs!! He was quick, but i never realised he was national A final quick. Drove his RS turbo like a loony though!!

pretty sure he made it when they had a national at elm court and maybe a older epr one as well. went down to capel the other week, did make me smile as old faces like ozzie, mark and his dad were still there, almost made me feel old

[mambamax]

i know liam and ron haslam both fly rc helicopter both famous bike riders

[SHY]

Originally Posted by Body Paint

Didn't Peter Solberg race 10th off road back in the late 80's?

Sort of, yes! He won the Tamiya Cup 1987:

http://www.ymr.no/historie.htm

(scroll down to 1987, click on image for video!!!)

If you look at 1983 and 1984 you can see pics of PDLR too!

[Gnarly Old Dog]

Not an RC car racer but Ayrton Senna was a keen RC aero modeller.

He'd of been a god of course had he raced an RC car...