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April 10, 2023

Yokomo welcomes back Meen V

Yokomo has announced the return of Meen Vejrak to their factory touring car team line-up. The Thai driver was a formidable member of the Japanese team’s international race squad during their tenure as the 2016 ISTC World Champion manufacturer and rejoins after a short stint with Serpent. The former 200mm Nitro World Champion is the latest signing by the brand who look to be re-establishing their strong presence in touring car racing around the globe. Commenting on the announcement, Meen said, “I am more than happy to come back to Yokomo. I’m still motivated and believe we can achieve more great results together. Look forward to seeing you at the tracks.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 6, 2023

Yokomo BD12

Yokomo has officially released details of its newest 1:10 Touring Car the BD12. The Japanese World Championship winning manufacturer says their ‘touring cars, which bring innovation with its highly creative design, has evolved into the “BD12”, a racing machine that tends to be uniformly designed. While maintaining the same balance between pitching and roll as before, the racing design has achieved an even lower centre of gravity. The advanced design makes the obvious a thing of the past, and will lead the racing scene in the 2023-24 series. Based on a new motor mount that controls pitching rigidity, the chassis roll is controlled by the front and rear split upper decks, which together with the A.T.F active top deck flex, provide sharp cornering. The front and rear shocks are also shortened, and bearings are mounted in the spring holders to absorb spring torsion when the shocks are actuated, resulting in linear operation.

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April 5, 2023

Yokomo MD1.0 Red/Purple Version

Yokomo has released two limited editions of their Master Drift MD1.0 drift car, the Red Version and the Purple Version. A drift car chassis that has gained the support of expert drivers as a high-end competition machine, it is now available in a limited edition version covered with red/purple colour anodised parts. The contrast between the chic matte graphite parts and the brightly coloured anodised parts dramatically increases the sense of ownership of the chassis. The basic design is the same as the previous MD1.0, but this colour version has a 4-gear rear drive for even greater acceleration traction. This specification is ideal for P-tile and coloured concrete surfaces with low grip, increasing the sense of speed in single runs and building an advantage in pursuit runs as well.

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March 22, 2023

Jackie Shum rejoins Yokomo factory team

Continuing to bolster its Asian Factory team having signed leading Indonesian racer Bowie Ginting last week, Team Yokomo has announced that top Hong Kong racer Jackie Shum has rejoined the brand. Shum previous raced for Yokomo for 4-years before switching to Serpent at the end of 2020 but now returns to the Japanese manufacturer. Commenting on the switch Shum said, “Firstly, I would like to thank Mr. Lau from Serpent for supporting my racing program in the past years. But, Yokomo has always been where my heart belongs and I am excited to be rejoining the famous Japanese RC brand. I am looking forward to representing Yokomo in the best way possible for years to come.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 17, 2023

Bowie Ginting joins Yokomo Factory Team

Yokomo has announced top Indonesian Touring Car racer Bowie Ginting has joined their factory team. With the Japanese manufacturer’s latest & renamed 1:10 touring car release imminent, the 29-year-old TITC Open Class A-Finalist had the following to say about his move to Yokomo having recently campaigned an Awesomatix, “I am humbled and honoured to be joining the Yokomo factory team. I cannot wait to represent one of the most iconic brands in the RC world and that is the best thing I could have ever imagined. I’m looking forward to having a great time with my teammates and the people at the factory and pursue the best result possible. Thank you Yokomo Japan for the opportunity.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 16, 2023

Yokomo RO 1.0 Rookie Offroad 2WD Kit

Continuing its efforts to attract newcomers into the hobby, like with the GT1 release, World Championship winning manufacturer Yokomo has released the Rookie Offroad RO1.0. A 2WD racing buggy with an easy-to-assemble parts configuration based on a flexible, crash-resistant integrated resin main chassis, it is aimed at beginners looking to enter offroad for the first time. Since the basic structure is the same as the racing machine, it is possible to adapt to various driving conditions by changing the settings even when driving on a purpose built offroad track. The suspension and drive system parts are the same design as the top model and come pre-assembled, so by replacing them with lightweight carbon parts and highly accurate aluminium parts, it is a structure that can be finished as a high-end machine. Although it is a beginner-friendly model that emphasises stability, it is also attractive for its expandability that can meet expert-level driving.

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March 9, 2023

Yokomo BD11 Option Parts

Yokomo has released a number of new optional parts for its current BD11 1:10 Electric Touring Car. First up is a new hard type plastic body mount set for the BD11. For those chasing marginal weigh savings they have also added a set of titanium lower shock mounts for BD11 and which can also be used on the MD1.0 drift car. Finally for the perfect balancing of your chassis there is a new 30G battery weight which is nicely finished with the Yokomo Factory Team logo.

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February 15, 2023

Yokomo add Thurston to Factory Team

Team Yokomo has bolstered their UK Electric Touring Car market presence with the signing of top British racer Alex Thurston to their Factory Team. A podium regular in popular and competitive Essex Winter Series, as well as being the British 1:8 Onroad National Champion three seasons in a row, Thurston brings a wealth of experience and speed to the Yokomo Team and will not only represent them in the UK and also other worldwide events with the BD11 touring car platform. On the news, Thurston said, “I am very excited to join the Yokomo Factory Team! I will be using the BD11 touring car across all major races in the UK and across Europe. The performance of the car on track has been great since I first drove the car in December. The car is amazing to build, and I’m very impressed with the quality. See you all at the track again soon!”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]