Darkside Designs have introduced their new carbon fibre O-ring battery hold down for the Yokomo YZ-2 buggy. Cut from 3mm high-quality carbon fibre, the set also includes four carbon height spacers to clear the side rails and allow the use of LCG batteries. O-ring battery retainers make for quick battery swaps, the carbon fibre battery locators allow to shift the battery forth and back, and gold-colour hardware adds visual impact.
Following the introduction of aluminium spool outdrives, T-Works now also release a set of lightweight differential outdrive cups. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and the hard-coated surface treatment ensures great durability while the alloy material lowers rotational masses for quicker spool-up and acceleration. The cups come as pairs and they are a direct fit.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Yokomo have announced the release of lightweight titanium outer hinge pins for the BD9 touring car. Made to replace the standard steel pins, the lightweight parts will reduce unsprung weight which can result in quicker steering response and faster lap times on high bite surfaces. On lower grip track however they can reduce traction compared to the standard steel parts, meaning they are best used on ETS or CRC black carpet or when running very grippy handout tyres. The pins come as separate 2-piece sets for the front and the rear of the car.
Yokomo have announced that German electric touring car ace, Martin Hofer will be using Racing Performer electronics and batteries for the 2019 season and beyond. Martin will use Yokomo’s RP series of speed controllers, motors and batteries starting at this week’s Thailand International Touring Car Championship and he has the following to say about the deal:
Going all in on Yokomo by using Racing Performer Electronics was always in the back of my head and now we finally made it happen. The teamwork in preparation for this weeks TITC has already been exceptional and I am looking forward to spread the word about the amazing Racing Performer product range.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
T-Works have introduced a set of hard-coated aluminium spool outdrives for the Yokomo BD9 touring car. They are machined from aircraft grade 7075-T6 alloy and are finished off with a hard wearing surface coating, ensuring long durability. The lightweight spool cups are designed for the use with C-blade outdrive savers and they include gold-coloured hardware.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Yokomo have introduced the SP-02D, a specialised servo for RWD drift cars. Designed especially for the use with gyroscope units and thoroughly tested by Yokomo’s team drivers, the servo does away with issues such as humming, shaking and general inaccurate performance, problems that are associated with different servo and gyro combinations and settings. The standard voltage low-profile servo pulls up to 12kg-cm of torque at speeds of down to 0.093s, it utilises a coreless motor, offers smooth steering characteristics ideal for RWD cars and it will hit stores by the end of March.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Exotek have announced the release of carbon fibre LiPo tabs for the Yokomo YZ-2 and YZ-2T. Designed to replace the stock plastic tab with simpler, more secure and better working large sized carbon fibre tabs, the set includes two battery hold downs cut from carbon fibre as well as hardware and an instruction sheet. To make the set work on the YZ-2 buggy, the it requires the side rails and LiPo cups from the YZ-2T truck which are a direct fit on the YZ-2.
Coming soon from Yokomo is a new 2.0mm carbon fibre main chassis place cut from a harder graphite material. Thinner than the standard kit carbon fibre chassis yet harder thanks to a special graphite material, the chassis is an in-between solution for tracks that require a harder chassis than the standard kit carbon plate, yet need a softer solution than an aluminium plate. In addition the reduced thickness allows to run lower roll centre settings which can help in lower grip conditions. The chassis is precision machined to the highest standards, ensuring straight and tweak-free alignment of all parts, ensuring equal left-to-right flex and steering characteristics.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
