Just for fun, but here are the names of the "first 100 drivers".

The names of the drivers of the Tamiya RC models has gone from real racing legends on the early models to hilarious fake names on the later models. So here are the names. Where the drivers on "Box Art" are real persons, I have linked to Wiki-information about them.

Model no.

Model description

Box Art Driver

58001 Porsche 934 Turbo RSR Bob Wollek
58002 Martini Porsche 935 Turbo Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass
58003 Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler Ronnie Peterson
58004 XR311 -
58005 Lamborghini Countach -
58006 Martini Porsche 936 Turbo Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass (?)
58007 Lamborghini Cheetah -
58008 Lamborghini Countach CS -
58009 Toyota Celica LB Turbo Harald Ertl
58010 Ligier JS9 Matra Jaques Laffite
58011 Ferrari 312T3 -
58012 Ligier JS9 Matra CS Jaques Laffite
58013 March 782 BMW Bruno Giacomelli
58014 Martini Mk.22 Renault Rene Arnoux
58015 Rough Rider Rob Mitchel / Malcolm Smith
58016 Sand Scorcher -
58017 B2B Racing Side Car Rolf Biland & Kurt Waltisperg
58018 Ralt RT2 Hart 420R Brian Henton
58019 Williams FW07 CS Alan Jones
58020 JPS Lotus 79 CS Mario Andretti
58021 Can Am Lola RM Mk.1 Patrick Tambay
58022 Datsun 280ZX RM Mk.2 Paul Newman
58023 Holiday Buggy -
58024 Sand Rover -
58025 VW Golf Racing Group 2 Bernd Renneisen / Wolfgang Wolf (no link...)
58026 Renault 5 Turbo -
58027 Ford F150 Ranger XLT -
58028 Toyota 4x4 Pick Up -
58029 Blazing Blazer -
58030 Honda Formula 02 CS -
58031 Brabham BT-50 BMW Turbo Riccardo Patrese
58032 Tornado RM Mk.3 -
58033 Ford C-100 RM. Mk.4 -
58034 Super Champ Al Ernat (Named after an employee in D&J hobby in Campbell California)
58035 Wild Willy Willys M38 Wild Willy
58036 Audi Quattro Rally Michele Mouton
58037 Opel Ascona 400 Rally Jens Ole Kristensen (sorry, no link)
58038 Subaru Brat -
58039 Willies Wheeler Wild Willy
58040 Lancia Rally Walter Röhrl & Christian Geistdörfer
58041 Frog Glenn Morris
58042 Porsche 956 Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass
58043 Grasshopper Frank Evans
58044 Mitsubishi Pajero Andrew_Cowan & Malkin
58045 Hornet Greg Martin
58046 Fast Attack Vehicle -
58047 Hot Shot I Crash Cramer
58048 Bruiser -
58049 Toyota Toms Keiji Matsumoto & Satoru Nakajima
58050 Wild One Ray Lynch
58051 Fox Tony Toudor
58052 Newman Porsche 956 Pescarolo/ Johansson/ Senna
58053 Road Wizard Formula 01 Gene Norris
58054 Super Shot "Terrible" Tony Atkins
58055 Boomerang "Eager" Ted Edwards
58056 Falcon Freddie Wilson
58057 Bigwig Levy Lancaster
58058 Blackfoot Ramblin Ron
58059 Porsche 959 4WD René Metge / Dominique Lemoyne (sorry no link)
58060 Monster Beetle Albert Attaboy
58061 Striker "Shakey" Roop
58062 Hot Shot II -
58063 Vanessa's Lunch Box "Vibrant" Vannie
58064 Toyota Celica 4WD Björn Waldegård / Fred Gallagher
58065 Clod Buster Klem Klubfoot
58066 Super Sabre Harry Hurryup
58067 Thundershot Bullit Benny
58068 Lotus Honda ?
58069 Williams Honda FW11M F1 Nigel Mansell
58070 Midnight Pumpkin E. T. Everett
58071 Sonic Fighter Evan Whittle
58072 Avante Paranoid Perry
58073 Thunderdragon -
58074 Grasshopper II Big Daddy Evans
58075 Terra Scorcher Arnold Applewhite
58076 Vanquish Evert Edwards
58077 Mud Blaster Rusty Rumpott
58078 Fire Dragon -
58079 Egress Hairy Ogre
58080 Astute Fabulous Frey
58081 Nissan King Cab Fuzzy Flynn
58082 Madcap Sammy Screwloose
58083 Saint Dragon -
58084 Ferrari 189 Fl Nigel Mansell
58085 Avante 2001 Balmy Baldwin
58086 Toyota Hilux Ivan Stewart
58087 Manta Ray Slippery Sam
58088 Mercedes-Benz C11 Jean-Louis Schlesser / Mauro Baldi
58089 Bullhead Barbarian Benny
58090 Tyrrell 019 Ford Jean Alesi
58091 Nissan 300ZX IMSA.GTO Steve Millen
58092 Jaguar XJR 12 Daytona Winner Davy Jones / Jan Lammers / Andy Wallace
58093 Bear Hawk Andy Antsinpants
58094 Honda NSX -
58095 Lotus 102B Judd Mika Häkkinen
58096 Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya
58097 Super Astute Easy Eddie
58098 Ferrari F40 -
58099 Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo -
58100 Top-Force -

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Written by Larbut

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