European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles

Category	Radio-controlled racing
Jurisdiction	Europe
Abbreviation	EFRA
Founded	May 1973
Affiliation	IFMAR
Headquarters	Sweden
President	Jacqueline Aebi
Official website
www.efra.ws

The Europäische Föderation Radiogesteuerter Automodelle (EFRA), ^[1] better known in English as the European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles, is the governing body of radio-controlled car racing in Europe.

History

Setup in May 1973, EFRA's original members were France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. They established a set of rules which did was not approved by the British. After discussion, BRCA's Ron Moody withdrew their membership. ^[1] The idea of organisation was to regulate radio-controlled car racing though Europe. Although each member country would retain their own governing body, EFRA would try to make homogenous rules which form the basis of most of the rules in each member country, and also for European championship racing.

EFRA was chosen as it could be adapted by a large number of each member counties languages. In English, for the British membership, European Federation Of Radio Operated Model Automobiles is what is used to define EFRA.

Purpose

EFRA now has 32 member countries and represents Europe in IFMAR ( International Federation of Model Auto Racing). Just as EFRA represent European countries, IFMAR represents these larger groups such as EFRA.

EFRA provides list of approved components such as engines and tuned pipes for use in model cars. It also governs racing of the European Championships for radio controlled car racing, which caters for most classes of models.

Secretariat

Presidents

#	Name	Nationality	Term
1.	Udo Eyers [1]	West Germany	1973–?
2	Ted Longshaw	United Kingdom	?–1983
3	Bill Burkinshaw	United Kingdom	–2003
4	Erhard "Dallas" Mathiesen [2]	Sweden	2003–2018
5	Frank Mostrey (acting) [3]	Belgium	2018
6	Javier García Collado [4]	Spain	2018– 2022
7	Jacqueline Aebi [5]	Switzerland	2022–

Members

Member country, followed by the governing body is that country where known or applicable.

Nation	Organisation	Abbreviation	Native spelling	Foundation
Austria		OFMAV	Österreichische Funkmodellautoverband	1978
Belgium		FBA	Federatie Belgische Automodelsport
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Federation of Automodel Sports	BFAMS	Българска федерация по автомоделни спортове
Croatia		HAMS	Hrvatski Automodelarski Savez
Czech Republic	RC Autoclub of Czech Republic	RCACR	RC Autoklub České republiky
Denmark	Danish Automobile Sports Union [ da]	DASU	Dansk Automobil Sports Union
Estonia		EAMK	Eesti Automudelispordi Klubi
Finland	AKK-Motorsport
France	Federation Française de Voitures Radio Commandees	FFVRC		1975
Germany	Deutscher Minicar Club [ de]	DMC		1971
United Kingdom	British Radio Car Association	BRCA		1971
Greece	Hellenic Modeling Federation	ELME	Ελληνική Μοντελιστική Ένωση
Hungary	Hungarian Association of Modellers	MMSZ	Magyar Modellező Szövetség
Ireland	Radio Controlled Car Association of Ireland	RCCAOI
Italy	Auto Model Sport Club Italiano	AMSCI
Luxembourg	Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'AutoModélisme Radio-Commandé	FLAMRC
Monaco		FMM	Federation Monegasque de Modelisme
Netherlands		NOMAC	Nederlandse Organsatie Model Auto Clubs
Norway	Norwegian Motorsport Federation [ no]	NMF	Norges Motorsportforbund
Poland		LOK	Stowarzyszenie BZG LOK
Portugal		FEPRA	Federação Portuguesa de Rádio Modelismo Automóvel
Romania		FRMd	Federația Română de Modelism
Slovakia	Association of Slovakien Modelers	ZMOS	Zväz modelárov Slovenska
Slovenia	Federation of Model Car Clubs of Slovenia	ZAMS	Zveza avtomodelarskih društev Slovenije
Spain	Asociación Española de coches a Radiocontrol	AECAR	Asociación Española de coches a Radiocontrol	1984
Sweden	Svenska Bilsportförbundet [ sv]	SBF
Switzerland	Swiss R/C Car Clubs Association	SRCCA		1976
Turkey	Model Car Sport Association Turkey	MCSAT	Model Araba Sporları Derneği
Ukraine	Ukrainian Federation of Automodel Sport	UFAS	Національна Українська Федерація Автомодельного Спорту	1958

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Works cited

External links

• Official site