FEMCA rebrands to Asian Championships

The governing body that represents 15 nations in Asia and Australasia, FEMCA has announced a rebranding of its blue ribbon events.  Previously known as the FEMCA Championships, they will now be hosted under the titles of Asian Championships with 1:12 and Touring Car the first races set to crown the ‘Asian Champions’ later this year in Foshan, China which will host the 2026 IFMAR World Championships for both categories.  Under the leadership of Leonard Kee, the Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) has been busy re-establishing its championship events following Covid.  The 1:8 Offroad Championship has enjoyed great success on its return with Kyosho’s American based up & coming offroad star Phi-Long Nguyen claiming back to back titles in Vietnam last month.  Part of the success of that event has been FEMCA’s move to award the host track the option to host the race for 2-years.  This is in order to help the track recoup any investment made in presenting a track worthy of hosting this major international title race that includes Atsushi Hara and Kyle McBride as past champions.  At the end of last year the profile of the FEMCA Touring Car Championship got a major boost when World Champion Bruno Coelho traveled to Gavin Kwok’s GDC Indoor track, where the Portuguese ace added the title to his CV ahead of former FEMCA Champion Naoto Matsukura.  In making the announcement FEMCA stated, ‘FEMCA will launch the “Asia Championship” races in Asia starting this year with ISTC and 1/12 category in the city of Foshan China at the start of December.  The Asia Championship will provide a platform for all racers and hobbyist in Asia Pacific to race against their peers and fellow enthusiasts. ‘  Listing the categories that will have Asian Championship status,  they added, ‘The events are based in Asia and the entries will be open to all.  More events and changes are abound as FEMCA makes tweaks to rules and formats to move forwards in this hobby and region.’

FEMCA Asian Championship events

Asia 1/12 Carpet Championship
Foshan, China – December 5-7

Asia Touring Car Championship
Foshan, China – December 12-14

Asia Off-Road Championship – 1/8 Edition
TBA

Asia Off-Road Championship – 1/10 Edition
TBA

Asia Nitro Championship – Can-Am & GT
TBA

Source: FEMCA [Facebook]