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
