Ted Longshaw

Oswald Edgar "Ted" Longshaw (13 April 1926 – 6 September 2011) was a British businessman who is best known for his involvement in radio-controlled car racing and the foundation of governing bodies for the sport, IFMAR (international),

During the Second World War, on his 17th birthday in 1943, Ted enlisted with the Royal Navy where he first undertook his basic naval training at HMS Royal Arthur, Skegness; then was based at , Doonfoot specialising as a signalman. By 1944, as Signalman 1st Class, he joined HMS Wager, a newly built W class destroyer, serving there for 21 months and graduating to Leading Signalman by 1945.

Beside the twenty plus European drivers taking part, the rest of the field consisted of expatriates. It was then agreed afterward that the next world championship was to be held in Europe in 1979 but Monaco wanted to hold a round in 1978 but took a compromise with the EFRA and agreed to hold a World Cup race there that year.

Longshaw also ran his eponymous model shop, Ted Longshaw Model Cars serving as a UK agent for Novarossi, Associated Electrics and Mugen Seiki, closing the business down to focus on his other interests.

Longshaw also served as the Master of the Worshipful Company of Launderers between 1989 and 1990 and was in 2010, a captain of his golf club near Downe, Kent, his hometown where he lived with his wife, Linda, held a position of Company Secretary up to his passing at his home on 6 September 2011 at 85 having suffering from respiratory problems