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 […]
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International Tournament of Champions: A Timeline
The International Tournament of Champions (TOC) was an invitation-only Radio Control Pattern/Aerobatics event that focused on challenging pilots and providing the best spectator experience possible. It was one of the only model aviation events to have cash prizes – and certainly the only one to have huge cash prizes – […]
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#PatchTuesday, August 2017, week 2
Today’s #PatchTuesday invades your feed with lots of the classic Circus Circus pink to share some of the 1970s Tournament of Champions patches. ————————————————————————— For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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The Reed Falcon RC model airplane at the 1984 Tournament of Champions
Steve Rojecki, flying an RC model airplane version of a Reed Falcon, won the 1984 Tournament of Champions. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the championship was sponsored by Circus Circus Hotel and Casino and 1st place earned $30,000 cash. Steve was supported by a team that included Ken Bonnema, Don […]
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Yesterday, Denis and Pat Donohue paid a visit to the museum to deliver Denis’ 1978 Tournament of Champions entry, an RC scale version of Henry Haigh’s Super Star. This model won the George C. Johnson Award for the best scale model entered into the 1978 ToC. Along with the model, […]
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