Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA) is the governing body of
radio-controlled car
Radio-controlled cars, or RC cars for short, are miniature vehicles (cars, vans, buses, buggies, etc.) controlled via radio.
Nitro powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fuelled by a special mixture of n ...
racing in
Asia
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and
Australasia
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...
. It is one of the four member blocs to be entitled to full voting rights within.
The organisation was founded in 1980, based in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
; after two false starts, it was re-established in 1985 when it hosted its first IFMAR race in
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
.
Member countries
References
External links
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Sports governing bodies in Asia
Sports governing bodies in Australia
Radio-controlled car racing organizations
1980 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 1980