RC promotion in Japan

[Yardeeee]

We often complain in the UK that RC racing doesn't get enough exposure. RC racing has its place on TV thanks to Motors TV and HPI, but whenever it has been shown on more mainstream channels it has often had the piss ripped out of it... anyone remember 5th gear?

Anyway, in Japan this certainly doesn't seem the case... Hayato Matsuzaki (2007 2wd WC, Hot Bodies racer *plug*) is becoming a big star over there it seems, I was scouring youtube as you do looking for Japanese por...ahem I mean japanese RC racing videos, and stumbled across a range of Japanese news segments dedicated to Hayato. Below are a couple of links, I don't speak Japanese so I guess they could be taking the piss outta it too, but it doesn't seem it... they have him in the studio in the first clip which seems like some sort of daytime show hosted by the jap equivalent of phil and fearne, and in the 2nd they even film him at his school too... proper celeb style.

Take a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tWCu...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3vu8...eature=related

Tom Y.