1/32 Scale · Club Within a Club
Tamiya Mini 4WD
What it is
Mini 4WD is Tamiya's 1/32 scale racing format: no radio, no throttle. Cars run flat out on a lane track, and races are won on the bench, in how you build, gear, and tune your machine. At HUR it runs as its own structured program, distinct from our 1/28 disciplines, and it's where our STEM mission lives.
Who it’s for
Youth racers, families, and anyone who loves building as much as racing. No driving skill required on day one, your hands and your tuning decisions do the racing.
The chassis
FM-A
Front-motor, the starter-kit chassis
MA
Midship double-shaft, aero focused
VZ
Newest evolution of the VS line
Getting started: about $40
- Starter kit: Mach Frame FM-A chassis, 2 rechargeable AA batteries, and your first race fee, roughly $40 all in.
- Per-event entry: $5 to $10 per car, covering the space, tools, and loaner batteries and chargers.
- Session format: 3 hours total, 1 hour of build and tune, 2 hours of racing.
- Race format: 9 racers, qualifiers into a losers bracket and finals, 3 to 6 laps per heat.
- Weekly gatherings plus a monthly prize race.
STEM through play
Every race is a lesson
The Mini 4WD program is built to grow the hobby where it matters most: engaging Afro-Caribbean youth and building on the format’s deep roots in the Filipino community. Kids build, break, fix, and tune real machines, and learn real science doing it.
Science
Physics of motion: speed, friction, momentum, and why cars fly off the track when you get it wrong.
Technology
Motors, gears, bearings, and rollers: how each component changes the way a car runs.
Engineering
Build and modify your own machine. Every car on the grid is assembled and tuned by its racer.
Math
Gear ratios, lap counts, and tuning trade-offs: numbers you can feel on the track.
Chassis glossary
- FM-A
- Front-motor, the starter-kit chassis
- MA
- Midship double-shaft, aero focused
- VZ
- Newest evolution of the VS line
- AR
- Rigid aero chassis, easy maintenance
- VS
- Compact classic, corner speed
- Super X
- Wide stance, stability
- Super FM
- Classic front-motor layout
On the track
