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Team Futaba - 2002

Team Info: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009


Greg Degani wins the IFMAR 1/8th Scale World Championships in Uraguay!!

Greg was driving the Kyosho MP7.5 Kanai Edition II using Futaba equipment and powered by the O.S. 21RZ-V01B (P).

Congratulations to Greg on his fantastic win!!


Chip Hyde wins 2002 T.O.C.!!!

In one of the hardest earned wins in recent memory Chip finished 1st with Team Futaba's Christophe Paysant-Lereoux 2nd, Roland Matt 4th, Jason Shulman 5th, and Sean McMurtry 7th. All Team Futaba pilots were using the 9ZAP WC2.

Other Team Futaba members in the news:
  • Kent Walters first at U.S. Scale Masters, Ray Torres places 2nd in Expert and teams with Ray Torres, Jr., to take 1st in Team Scale!

  • In helicopter Cliff Hiatt was 1st and Mike Goza 3rd in FAI, Ben Minor 1st and Dennis Purduski 2nd in Class III at the recent Texas contest.

  • Congratulations to Team Futaba members Michale Siddal and Chad Northeast for placing 1st and 2nd at the Canadian F3A Team Trials.

  • From the world of R/C cars Andy McClellan TQ'd and won the ROAR paved Oval NATS. While at the Windy City Classic Dave Mettetal TQ'd in gas truck and 1/8 scale as well as winning in gas truck and 1/8 scale followed closely by Team Futaba's Mark Ortega.

Congratulations to all of our Team Futaba representatives. The recognition that we enjoy would not be possible without their tremendous efforts.

Stand by for 2003!!!


Congratulations to Team Futaba members Wayne Mann and Dwight Shilling for placing 1st and 2nd at the recent U.S. F3C Team Trials. We know that they will represent the U.S., Futaba, and Kyosho in excellent fashion at the 2003 World Championships in Japan.


Accomplishments for the months of June and July, 2002
EventCategory1st Place2nd Place3rd PlaceOther
Jefco IMACFreestyle Chris York   
Advanced Alex Pesch   
Unlimited Chris York   
KCRC 47th Annual Pattern MeetMasters Mike MeMurtry   
FAI Mike Darnold   
NSRCA District 4 vs District 5 ShootoutAdvanced  Andrew Jesky  
Extreme Flight ChampionshipsAirplane Chip Hyde Matt SteklachickJason Danhakl, 6th
Helicopter Jason Krause Paul Soha, 8th
U.S. NationalsHelicopter Class IIMike Cross   
Helicopter Class III Ben MinorDennis PurduskiTom Erb, 6th; Grady Adams, 9th
Helicopter FAI   Wayne MannDwight Shilling, 4th; Larry Hazbun, 8th; Wendall Adkins, 11th; Steve Helms, 12th; Gordie Meade, 14th; Tim DiPeri, 15th; Mike Goza, 16th; Nob Muraki, 17th; Dave Harkey, 18th; Dan Monroe, 20th
Scale Expert   Kim Foster, 4th; Bob Patton, 8th
Fun Scale Division 1Ray Torres   
Fun Scale Division 2  Dave Pinegar  
Team Scale George Maiorana / Dave PinegarRay Torres / Ray Torres  
Pylon Q-500Marcus Blanchard  Matt Van Baren, 5th; Dub Jett, 6th; Mark Parker, 9th
Pylon Q-40 Jim Allen Travis Flynn, 4th; Dub Jett, 5th; Jaime de la Vega, 7th; Stu McAfee, 9th
Pylon FAI Matt Van Baren Gino DelponteGary Schmidt, 4th
IMAC Sportsman    Mike Barbee, 4th
IMAC Intermediate    Darwin Barrie, 4th
IMAC Advanced    Alex Pesch, 5th
IMAC Freestyle  Bill Hemple, Jr. Chris York, 9th
IMAC Unlimited Bill Hemple, Jr.  Chris York, 6th
Precision Aerobatics AdvancedJim Woodward   
Precision Aerobatics Masters Andrew Jesky  Glen Watson, 4th; Rusty Fried, 6th
Precision Aerobatics FAI  Sean McMurtryKirk GrayPeter Collinson, 4th; Kenny Lauter, 5th; Joey Hayes, 7th; Mike Harrison, 8th; Todd Blose, 9th
Soaring F3J    Jim McCarthy, 5th; David McCarthy, 12th
Soaring Unlimited    Aaron Valdez, 8th
IRCHA Grand National ChampionClass IIMike CrossDave Sellars  
Class IIIBen MinorDennis Purduski  
FAI Gordie Meade  
Team FAI  Cliff Hiatt  
Hardesty Gas ChallengeGas Truck David Mettetal   
1/8th Scale Off-Road David Mettetal   
Manufacturer's Challenge  Greg Degani  

Team Info: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

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