Brian Kinwald was born 6 October 1973 and died on the 3rd April 2019 he was a professional remote control car driver. He was born in Huntington Beach, California and grew up riding competitive BMX. Brian competed in BMX through his early teenage years until switching to R/C racing at age 15. He lived in Tempe, Arizona. He formerly drove for Team Associated and later Team Losi. He is a two-time IFMAR - IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship World Champion. His contribution to the sport far exceeded his driving achievement as he later developed new tire technologies for JConcepts which revolutionized the sport.