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Ralph Burch, Jr (8 August 1967) is an American radio-controlled car racer from Miami, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20021013005307/http://www.teamserpent.com/driverburch.html

Biography
Burch began his hobby in 1979 when be began racing in an indoor track designed for electric racing in Euless, Texas where he quickly established himself as a strong competitor in the Southwest, landing himself with a sponsorship deal with Jomac

By 1982, Burch three ROAR Nationals titles. In 1981, Burch began racing in 1:8 nitro. In the 1981 IFMAR Worlds, he qualified second in his fifth nitro race at the age of 13

After 29 years of trying, Burch finally won his first IFMAR Worlds at the age of 43, making him the oldest driver to win.

In 2001, a poll conducted by the Radio Controlled Car Action voted Burch as the "Greatest RC driver of all time", 8% ahead of Masami Hirosaka, who is widely regarded as the greatest of all time.