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Amazing Hero Interview – Masami Hirosaka

Tony Phalen November 7, 2013 RC- Misc 182 Views

Masami Hirosaka, undisputedly one of the all-time pilots of RC cars, has filtered out into the World Wide Web quite a few pictures of him standing among his amazing collection of trophies. This is one of them…and as you can see the man is a machine. Masami has won 14 World Titles in his 32 years of racing and in 2008 retired from the sport, but only as a driver. He continues to be involved in RC as much as he can and has been working with up-and-coming drivers.

Recently I found this interview with Masami. It’s from a site called Hero’s Interview and, being translated from Japanese, is a bit hard to read but you definitely get the picture of how he trained to be the best.

Hero’s Interview: Masami Hirosaka

Here is also a larger pic of the one above: Masami Hirosaka Photo

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Tony Phalen - As an avid RC enthusiast, Tony has been building, bashing and racing RC Cars for over 30 years. He has participated in every kind of surface racing events - 1/18 scale trucks, 1/10 scale TC, Rock Racers, Rally - if it had wheels, he's raced it! He's also worked on both sides of the industry fence; collaborating with many major manufacturers (as well as being a sponsored driver) to working for a high-profile industry magazine. During this time he has learned many tricks, tips and techniques and is sharing that knowledge on CompetitionX - the most informative RC website on the internet!