Jared Randall Tebo (born February22, 1987) is an American
radio-controlled car
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racer from
Raymore, Missouri
Raymore is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States, within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Raymore is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state of Missouri. The population was 21,676 at the 2020 census.
History
Raymore was plat ...
who specializes in off-road racing driving for Mayako.
A child
motocross
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History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
racer, he took up radio-controlled racing at the age of 12 as an alternative to regular hospital visits due to motorcycle-related injuries. Since then he has amassed a number of victories, most significantly 16
ROAR Nationals and two
IFMAR
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The organization was created in 1979 by professional racer and RC model entrepreneur Ted Longshaw. At that time, ...
Worlds. He with
Ryan Cavaileri and
Ryan Maifield are referred to by Neobuggy as the Original Three, a trio of American off-road racers born in 1986 to 1987, active from 2000 and frequently appeared together in the champion finals.
Biography
As a child, Tebo competed in
motocross
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History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
from the age of six, hoping to compete in the
AMA Supercross Championship
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. However, regular injuries caused him to lose interest.
Wanting to compete in racing and attracted to the sound of
glow plug engines, Tebo took up radio-controlled racing—he considered it to be "MX without the hospital visits."
At that time, he had never owned a radio-controlled car.
His first car was a
Team Associated RC10GT, a nitro powered
stadium truck bought used by his father in March 1999. That November he competed in his first race, the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout, where he attracted his first sponsor, O’Donnell Racing, a model engine manufacturer.
Throughout his young career, he was mentored by Richard Saxton.
In 2000, after finishing fourth at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Tebo signed up with Team Associated.
His first 1/8 buggy race was the 2000 ROAR Nationals in
Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass and Jackson counties, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,113 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Pleasant Hill is home for the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleas ...
, where he finished second behind
Brian Kinwald.
After he earned a
top qualifier (TQ) at the Silver State Nitro Challenge, he was signed up by
Thunder Tiger, who later became a parent company to Team Associated, to drive 1:8 buggies whilst focusing with the latter for 1/10 off-roads, later departing Thunder Tiger for Kyosho.
He won his first ROAR Nationals in 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada when he won the 1/10 gas truck class.
In 2005, he left Kyosho for O’Donnell Racing's newly introduced car operations while driving for
Team Associated in 1/10. As a result, his performance in 1/8 off-road dwindled while he helped develop O’Donnell's Z01B buggy, but he managed to dominate the qualifying sessions at the 2008 ROAR Nationals, though he lacked he enjoyed with Thunder Tiger and Kyosho.
By the time he was a senior in high school, Tebo had won three ROAR Nationals titles; following graduation, he turned professional.
At the end of 2008, following his first IFMAR Worlds win, Tebo rejoined Kyosho on a full contract. He also departed from O'Donnell with Reedy and
LRP for
Team Orion
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...
. Subsequently, he became the first driver to win both buggy and truck at the ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals in 2010 and helped Kyosho to become a major championship contender
As a result of his success, Tebo has a
Mini-Z
Mini-Z is a brand name for a popular line of 1:28-scale electric radio-controlled cars manufactured by Kyosho Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of various radio-controlled devices. Kyosho makes a huge number of bodies for the Mini-Z. The whee ...
miniature model based on his racing color scheme.
Accomplishment
*Listed as one of the ten best racers of all time by Radio Control Car Action in 2015.
Complete R/C racing summary
Bold on results indicates top qualifier.
IFMAR World Championship results
ROAR National Championship results
References
External links
Official pageJared Teboon rcranking.net
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RC car racing drivers
American racing drivers
Associated Electrics people
Kyosho
People from Raymore, Missouri
American motorcycle racers
1987 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Los Angeles