Naoto Matsukura

Naoto Matsukura (松倉直人, Matsukura Naoto, born 1993) is a Japanese radio-controlled car racer from Edogawa, Tokyo who have won in total four IFMAR World Championship titles; his first in 2008, the youngest to do so as well as five top qualifier titles. In addition to this, he has won twenty-four JMRCA All-Japan Championship titles. Until the end of 2014, he drove for Yokomo and since then have signed up to drive for Tamiya and Kyosho at the start of 2015.

Biography

He won his first national championship race at the age of 12 in 2004^[1] and at the age of 15, was the youngest driver to win the IFMAR Worlds in 2008.^[2]

In total, he has won a total of 25 JMRCA All-Japan Championship titles that consisted of:^[3]

• 1 1:10 EP Touring Sportsman (opened to amateur/unsponsored racers with stock motors)
• 4 1:10 EP Touring Super Expert (for elite racers with modified motors)
• 7 1:12 EP Racing
• 5 1:10 EP Off-road 2WD
• 9 1:10 EP Off-road 4WD
• 1 1:8 GP Off-Road

During his tenure at Yokomo, he was mentored by Masami Hirosaka.^[2]

At the end of 2014, Matsukura departed from Yokomo after ten years with them^[4] and signed a contract with Muchmore Racing for use of its electronics,^[5] Kyosho for off-road racing^[6] and Tamiya for touring car racing.^[7]

His elder sister Tomomi Matsukura (松倉友美) also compete in radio-controlled car racing.^[8]

Complete R/C Racing summary

Bold on results indicates top qualifier

IFMAR World Championship results

Year	Result	Class	Venue	Car	Motor
2007	9	1:10 Off-Road 4WD	Hakusan Arena	Yokomo MR4-BX "Phase II"	Nosram
2008	1	1:12 EP Track	Radio Control Speedway	Associated RC12R5	Nosram Pure Evolution
2008	15	1:10 ISTC	Radio Control Speedway	Yokomo MR4TC BD	Nosram
2010	1	1:12 EP Track	Gymnasium Burgdorf	Yokomo R12	Nosram Pure Evolution
2010	21	1:10 ISTC	MAC Burgdorf	Yokomo MR4TC BD5 World Spec	Nosram
2011	8	1:10 Off-Road 2WD	Pitkämäki Race-Centre	Associated RC10B4.1	Nosram
2011	8	1:10 Off-Road 4WD	Pitkämäki Race-Centre	Yokomo B-Max 4 II	Nosram
2012	1	1:12 EP Track	Kennemer Sportcenter	Yokomo R12C	Yokomo ZERO R
2012	4	1:10 ISTC	MACH Circuit	Yokomo MR4TC BD7	Yokomo
2013	10	1:10 Off-Road 2WD	Silver Dollar R/C Raceway	Yokomo B-Max 2 MR	Yokomo R-Series
2013	2	1:10 Off-Road 4WD	Silver Dollar R/C Raceway	Yokomo B-Max 4 III	Yokomo
2014	2	1:12 EP Track	Minnreg Hall	Yokomo R12 C3.1	Yokomo
2014	1	1:10 ISTC	Full Throttle Raceway	Yokomo BD7 2015	Yokomo RP
2015	20	1:10 Off-Road 2WD	Yatabe Arena	Kyosho Ultima RB6 WC	Muchmore Fleta ZX
2015	2	1:10 Off-Road 4WD	Yatabe Arena	Kyosho Lazer ZX-6	Muchmore Fleta ZX
2016	1	1:12 EP Track	Beijing Science and Technology Gymnasium	Roche Rapide P12 2017	Muchmore Fleta ZX
2016	22	1:10 ISTC	Beijing Fengtai Model Auto Training Center	Tamiya TRF419X	Muchmore Fleta ZX
2016	51	1:8 IC Off-Road[9]	RC Tracks of Las Vegas	Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI4	OS Speed

FEMCA Championship results

JMRCA All-Japan Championship results

A non-first-place finisher highlighted in gold indicates that despite being won by an invited foreign driver, the championship is awarded to the best native driver.

Notes

References

1. ↑ "Team Yokomo News". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
2. 1 2 "Red RC – Events » Thailand unearths exciting new talent". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
3. ↑ "全日本選手権タイトルホルダー(電動カテゴリー)". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
4. ↑ "Red RC – RC Car News » Naoto Matsukura and Yokomo part ways". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
5. ↑ "Red RC – RC Car News » Naoto Matsukura joins Muchmore Racing". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
6. ↑ "Red RC – RC Car News » Naoto Matsukura joins Kyosho Factory offroad team". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
7. ↑ "Naoto Matsukura Joins Tamiya". 9 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
8. ↑ "Team Yokomo News". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
9. ↑ Waldron, Aaron. "WORLDS: Final finishing order". LiveRC.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12. 
10. ↑ "Team Yokomo". Retrieved 18 September 2016. 
11. ↑ "Kazuya Tanaka wins JMRCA 1/8th Buggy Nationals". RedRC.net. Red RC. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015. 
12. ↑ "平成28年度エンジン・オフロード・カー全日本選手権". www.jmrca.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-18. 
13. ↑ Waldron, Aaron. "Sugiura and Matsukura crowned Japanese 2WD and 4WD national champions". www.liverc.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.