| Club Venue: | Ranch Pit Stop Track |
| Club City: | Pomona |
| Club Region: | Southern California |
| Club Country: | United States |
| Club Surface: | Hardpack |
| Car Scale: | 1:10 |
| Car Type: | Offroad Buggies |
| Car Power: | Electric |
| Class: | 2WD Class |
| 1St Name: |  Brian Kinwald |
| 1St Car: | Losi - Trinity |
| 2Nd Name: | Brian Dunbar |
| 2Nd Car: | Losi - GM Racing |
| 3Rd Name: |  Masami Hirosaka |
| 3Rd Car: | Associated - Reedy |
| Class 2: | 4WD Class |
| 1St Name 2: | Masami Hirosaka |
| 1St Car 2: | Yokomo - Reedy |
| 2Nd Name 2: |  Jukka Steenari |
| 2Nd Car 2: | Schumacher |
| 3Rd Name 2: | Teemu Leino |
| 3Rd Car 2: | Schumacher |
| Previous Edition: | 1995 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships |
| Next Edition: | 1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships |
The 1997 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the 7th edition of the biennial for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over two classes (2WD and 4WD) over seven days between 9 and 16 August 1997 with each class ran for three days.[1] [2]
The national sanctional body was the Remotely Operated Auto Racers (ROAR) the IFMAR member for North America.[3]
The track is made of hardpack and own it origins to the RC Car shop that it was linked to in the 1970s. It is presently under the control of Losi and Gil Losi Sr. whose son is a former World Champion was key to the event happening.[4]
| Heat. | A1 | A2 | A3 | Total | ||||||||||
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| Driver | Car | Motor | Pos | Pts | Pts | Pts | Total | Laps | Time | Av. Lap | ||||
| 1 | Brian Kinwald | Losi XX 'CR' | Trinity | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 10:03.76 | 25.16 |
| 2 | Brian Dunbar | Losi XX 'CR' | GM Racing EVO2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10:06.02 | 25.25 |
| 3 | Masami Hirosaka | Associated RC10B3 | Reedy | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10:14.12 | 25.59 |
| 4 | Scott Hughes | Associated RC10B3 | Reedy | A | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 10:17.93 | 25.75 |
| 5 | Scott Brown | Losi XX 'CR' | Trinity | A | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 10:21.94 | 25.91 |
| 6 | Greg Hodapp | Losi XX 'CR' | Trinity | A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 10:27.96 | 26.17 |
| 7 | Jason Ruona | Associated RC10B3 | Reedy | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 10:18.78 | 25.78 |
| 8 | Mark Pavidis | Associated RC10B3 | Reedy | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 10:27.63 | 26.15 |
| 9 | Gabe Boudreau | Losi XX 'CR' | Trinity | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 10:19.92 | 25.83 |
| 10 | Mark Francis | Associated RC10B3 | Reedy | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 10:31.95 | 26.33 |
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| Heat. | A1 | A2 | A3 | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Car | Motor | Pos | Pts | Pts | Pts | Total | Laps | Time | Av. Lap | ||||
| 1 | Masami Hirosaka | Yokomo | Reedy | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 10:14.07 | 23.62 |
| 2 | Jukka Steenari | Schumacher | Corally | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 10:27.11 | 24.12 |
| 3 | Teemu Leino | Schumacher | Corally | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10:26.46 | 24.09 |
| 4 |  Craig Drescher | Yokomo | Reedy | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 10:31.97 | 24.31 |
| 5 | William Mitcham | TTech Predator | Maxtec | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 10:31.11 | 24.27 |
| 6 | Billy Easton | Yokomo | Reedy | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 10:13.49 | 24.54 |
| 7 | Mark Pavidis | Yokomo | Reedy | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 10:33.73 | 24.37 |
| 8 | Matt Francis | Losi | Trinity | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 10:35.43 | 24.44 |
| 9 | Rick Hohwart | Losi | Peak | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 10:17.93 | 24.72 |
| 10 | Greg Hodapp | Losi | Trinity | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 10:24.66 | 24.99 |
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