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Joel Matthew Johnson (born December 5 1967, Hawaii) is a retired radio-controlled car racer from San Jose, California

He was the first foreign driver to win at the JMRCA All-Japan Championships in 1984 on his first visit to Japan

said to have won over 35 ROAR Nationals[1]

Today, he and his fellow compatriots Gil Losi, Jr. and Mark Pavidis run AKA Products, a model tire company.

Biography

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The son of a hobby shop owner, Joel Johnson began his hobby when he managed to persuade his family to buy him a radio-controlled car[2]

began racing in 1976[1]

JoMac Cox Jerobee 1/12 model of a Dodge Challenger[3]


that he later converted to run on electric[4]

1989: San Jose State University majoring in business and marketing[3]


he later put his studies on hold to focus in his racing[4]

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Accolades

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RCCA Top 10 Drivers list in 1989 1993


He retired from serious racing as he struggled to devote his time racing with his job as a sales engineer and as a result, his performance began to dwindle.[6]

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

to work in Silicon Valley and New York City before he shortly returned to the hobby industry where he served as Vice President for Kyosho America between 2005 to 2009 in addition to being the president of the US distributor to Team Orion.

He with his fellow IFMAR champions, Gil Losi, Jr. and Mark Pavidis, departed from Kyosho, buying its tire making side of the business with them to form AKA Products, where he held the position as president.[15]


References

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  1. ^ a b RCCA 2016, p. 57.
  2. ^ "Interview with Joel Johnson". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ten Best R/C Drivers". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media: 51. May 1989.
  4. ^ a b Pond, Steve (September 1990). "What is a Turbo Burns". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media: 62.
  5. ^ "Top 10". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media: 56. May 1993.
  6. ^ "Joel Johnson Retires from R/C Racing". Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ^ "studio68.no/rc". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. ^ The return of "Magic Man"! :: LiveRC.com - R/C Car News, Pictures, Videos, and More
  9. ^ http://horizonhobby.cachefly.net/podcasts/RCast_071411.mp3
  10. ^ "Interview with Joel Johnson". archive.is. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. ^ Super User. "Joel Johnson - BrowseMags.com". Retrieved 3 December 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Team Trinity » About Us". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  13. ^ Ernie Provetti. "Joel "Magic Johnson Interview Part 1". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  14. ^ Ernie Provetti. "Joel "Magic" Johnson Interview Part 2". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ^ "About Us". Retrieved 3 December 2015.

Works cited

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  • "Race Watch: Joel "Magic" Johnson Talks Racing". Radio Control Car Action. Air Age Media. September 2016. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |archive= (help)


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