The International Tournament of Champions (TOC) was covered widely in the modeling press. Listed below is all of the articles published in the US modeling magazines that the museum been able to find, as well as artifacts related to each event in the museum’s collections.
If you know of any articles we’ve missed – either locally published, or internationally published, please let the museum know at museumcollections@modelaircraft.org
Want to learn more about the TOC? – Contact museumcollections@modelaircraft.org for article reprints (Each reprint is $5.00 for non-AMA members; $4.00 for A MA members.) For an overview of what happened at each event, read through our TOC Timeline! Or, Watch the museum’s Fly By video segment detailing the history and importance of the Tournament of Champions.
1974
Schroeder, Art. “R/C News at the 1st International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1975.
D’Ostilio, Phil. “The $10,000 Las Vegas ‘Tournament of Champions,’” Flying Models, March 1975, pg. 27.
1975
Schroeder, Art. “R/C News – 2nd International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1976.
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1976.
Matt, Wolfgang and Chidgey, Ron. “The Atlas,” Model Airplane News, March 1976. – this is in the RC Speed and Sport section – on the cover of that section is a color picture of him with the model at the TOC.
1976
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1976.
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, February 1977.
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1977.
Schroeder, Art. “Radio Control at the 3rd International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, February 1977.
Schroder, Walt. “Scene: At Las Vegas,” Model Airplane News, March 1977.
Artifacts in the museum’s collection:
1977
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1977.
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, February 1978
Novotnik, Al. “1977 Tournament of Champions Museum Scale,” Model Airplane News, February 1978.
Schroder, Walt. “1977 Tournament of Champions Pattern,” Model Airplane News, March 1978.
Wischer, Bob and Dolly. “Fourth Annual Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, February 1978.
Artifacts in the museum’s collection:
Andy Sheber’s 1/3 scale Pitts S2A model
Andy Sheber’s banquet name marker
Program, Fourth Annual Invitational Tournament of Champions [1977]. National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.
1978
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1978.
Schroder, Walt and Ed Keck and Steve Nelson. “Prototype Aerobatics 1978,” Model Airplane News, February 1978.
Schroder, Walt. “1977 Tournament of Champions Pattern,” Model Airplane News, March 1978.
Hoeckele, Bob. “The Fifth Annual International Tournament of Champions,” Flying Models, March 1979.
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1979.
King, Tony and Milt Palmer and Wolf Wergin and Al Novotnik and Walt Schroder. “Sequel to 5th Annual Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1979.
Schroder, Walt. “5th Annual Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, February 1979.
Artifacts in the museum’s collection:
Denis Donahue’s Super Star model
The Super Star’s Scale documentation
Competitor’s Jacket (Denis Donahue)
Competitor’s Swag – calculator
Program, Fifth Annual Invitational Tournament of Champions [1978]. National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.
Relevant blog posts:
1980
Schroder, Walt. “M.A.N. at Work,” Model Airplane News, March 1979.
Schroeder, Art. “R/C News at the Tournament of Champions (1980),” Model Airplane News, February 1981.
Northrop, Bill. “The 1980 Tournament of Champions,” R/C Model Builder, February 1981.
Artifacts in the Collection:
1980 TOC pin
Rules, Official Rules of the 6th Invitational Tournament of Champions [1980] National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.
1982
Lobozzo, Bob. “1982 Tournament of Champions,” Flying Models, April 1983.
Nelson, Jerry. “R/C News in Las Vegas [1982],” Model Airplane News, March 1983.
Tichenor, D. “7th Las Vegas Tournament of Champions,” RCM (Radio Control Modeler), February 1983.
Northrop, Bill. “Tournament of Champions ’82,” Model Builder, February 1983.
In the Archives:
Program, Seventh Annual International Tournament of Champions [1982]. National Model Aviation Museum Archives, AMA Collection #0001.
1984
Lee, Mike. “Eighth Tournament of Champion,” Model Airplane News, February 1985.
Marez, Eloy, “The 1984 Circus Circus Tournament of Champions,” Model Builder, March 1985.
Lowe, Don and Dick Tichenor. “8th Circus Circus International Tournament of Champions,” Radio Control Modeler, March 1985.
Santich, Dan. “Exclusive Interview with Steve Rojecki, The New TOC Champion.” Model Airplane News, March 1985.
Artifacts in the collection:
Related blog posts:
The Reed Falcon RC model airplane at the 1984 Tournament of Champions
1988
Oldenkamp, John. “Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 1989.
Uravitch, Rich. “Tournament of Champions 1988,” Model Airplane News, March 1989.
1990
Staub, Norm. “’91 TOC,” Model Aviation, March 1991. (yes, it says ’91. It is wrong)
Atwood, Tom. “1990 International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1991.
Artifacts in the collection:
1992
Atwood, Tom. “1992 International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1993.
Staub, Norm. “’92 Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 1993.
1994
Staub, Norm. “12th International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, March 1995.
Van Putte, Ron. “Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 1995.
1996
Allison, Rick. “Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 1997.
Lee, Mike. “13th International Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, April 1997.
McConville, Mike. “Trends at TOC,” Model Airplane News, April 1997.
1997
Allison, Rick. “Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 1998.
McSwain, Alan. “14th Annual Tournament of Champions,” Model Airplane News, May 1998.
Artifacts in the Collection:
1997 Tournament of Champions Video Footage (link to collections catalog; not actual footage)
1998
Lowe, Don. “15th International Tournament of Champions,” Radio Control Modeler, March 1999.
1999
Lowe, Don. “1999 Tournament of Champions (The Best of the Best!),” Radio Control Modeler, March 2000.
Van Putte, Ron. “Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, March 2000.
2002
Hurley, Mike. “2002 Tournament of Champions,” Model Aviation, April 2003.
Reid, John . “Extreme Aerobats (the 18th Tournament of Champions),” Model Airplane News, March 2003.
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