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October 23, 2018

Kenrick Fong teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of Hong-Kong-based touring car front runner, Kenrick Fong to their team. The former MTS driver already collected some impressive results at events such as the AOC, the IFMAR Worlds and at several Asia-based cup races, despite for being in the hobby for only a couple of years. Kenrick will be using the forthcoming BD9 at races in Hong Kong, China and all over Asia and he had the following to say:

At first, thanks Tom, Aso and Jackie providing me this opportunity to being a member of the Team Yokomo family. It is a big change in my RC career. In the following time, I will keep racing and promote Yokomo brand with Jackie. Can’t wait for the races coming and see my friends on the track. Once again, thanks Andy Tse and Derek Hung from MTS for giving me support in the previous years since I was young. Thank you very much and see you guys soon.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 22, 2018

Bezerk 1/10th touring battery hook sets

Available for some of the most popular 1/10th electric touring cars are Bezerk’s new battery hook sets. The battery posts are located as close to the side and centre of the battery as possible to reduce the stress on the upper retaining tab while the 5mm thick battery hooks are beefy enough to take a beating and high enough to keep the battery in its place. The mounting holes are slotted to allow a small amount of left/right adjustment. The 3mm upper tabs look minimal in size but due to their placement are more than up to the task. The kits includes two battery hooks, two battery tabs and two black alloy hex standoffs. Other options include shorter standoffs for very low batteries, standard 17mm and option 15mm, and are also available in silver. The sets are available for the Infinity IF14, Team Associated TC7.2, TC7.1 and TC7 as well as the Xray T4 ’18 and ’17 and also for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 kits.

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October 11, 2018

Yokomo reveal full BD9 details

Following a few BD9 preview images released by Yokomo earlier today, the Japanese company now revealed more details of their forthcoming new electric 4WD touring car kit. Developed to recapture the ISTC World Championship title the designers left no stone untouched which results in over 90 percent new parts compared to the current BD8 2018 kit. The integral part of the car is the redesigned carbon fibre main chassis that is machined of a graphite material while adapting a new carbon fibre rear chassis backbone for better control of the rear chassis flex. To the chassis attach new front and rear aluminium bulkheads that are spaced at 18mm and that now feature ball races for the anti-roll bars in order to improve overall precision.

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October 11, 2018

Yokomo BD9 touring car – Pre-production prototype images

Yokomo have recently announced the forthcoming release of their all-new BD9 electric touring car and now the Japanese company has released first images of the pre-production car. The makes a first public appearance during this week’s Asian Onroad Championship finale, held at Yokomo’s Yatabe Arena home track. As expected the kit is a near complete redesign, starting with the chassis, bulkheads, the driveline, suspension components, shock towers, shocks and even the servo mount and bumper being completely new. Noticeable updates from the BD8 series car include ball-raced anti-roll bars, new-design upper bulkhead caps and camber link plates, reshaped A-arms, and the drivetrain now again sandwiches the spur gear. Full information will become available in time for the release that is scheduled for this Fall. Update: In the meantime more images became available, highlighting some of the car’s design features.

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October 1, 2018

Yeah Racing YD-2S aluminium performance kit

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Yokomo YD-2S RWD drift car is the aluminium performance upgrade kit. It includes a host of upgrades in order to extract more performance from the car, such as a high centre of gravity aluminium motor mount, an aluminium gearbox, a high-flex graphite side guards set as well as an aluminium top deck mount and an aluminium battery mount – the latter ensuring reliable battery positioning and thus more predictable cornering. The parts are a direct fit and the alloy parts come machined from high-quality material and black anodised and laser-engraved for cool looks.

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September 28, 2018

Yokomo BD9 2019 touring car kit – Coming soon

Yokomo have announced the soon release of their all-new BD9 electric competition touring car kit. The latest incarnation of Yokomo’s double IFMAR World Championship winning BD platform is a complete redesign with 90 percent of the car’s components being redesigned – including the drivetrain and suspension areas. Made using new materials and offering updated shapes the prototype underwent extensive tests to create best possible performance and reliability while ensuring the car is easy to handle for both club level drivers and pro racers. Part of the kit specifications are also new big bore ultra short shock absorbers that are produced in collaboration with Axon. Detailed information and images will become available in time for the release.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

September 19, 2018

Yokomo YZ-2T 2WD racing truck kit

Based on the IFMAR World Championship winning YZ-2 platform comes Yokomo’s all-new YZ-2T 1/10th scale 2WD competition racing truck kit. The truck utilises a long wheelbase chassis machined from high-grade aluminium while wide track suspension components and high-capacity big bore shock absorbers soak up any surface imperfections, ensuring optimised jumping, landing and handling characteristics in a wide range of track conditions. Newly developed carbon fibre Ackermann steering plates ensure optimised steering characteristics in combination with the wide track front suspension. The centre of the chassis sees a new battery hold down system for swift and easy battery swaps while also allowing to shift the battery forth and back by about 40mm. Additionally a new electronic mounting tray helps to provide a solid base for the receiver and speed controller, all while allowing for easy removal for cleaning or maintenance purposes. In the rear the YZ-2T features a new laydown 3-gear transmission that is ideal for all high-traction surfaces such as clay, astro turf and carpet and it comes equipped with a single style slipper clutch that can be converted to a dual style clutch using separately available option parts. The transmission is rounded out by a standard ball differential and the ability to adjust the diff height in a 3mm range in order to adapt the truck to different traction levels. Last but not least come newly designed lower shock mounts for more precise adjustments, alloy suspension mounts with inserts and a JConcepts F2 body shell that provides an aggressive look with hi-downforce features resulting in increased steering and traction.

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September 13, 2018

Yokomo YD-2 brake discs and callipers set

Yokomo have released this new brake discs and callipers set for the YD-2. The brake discs themselves will include an integrated hexagonal hub to be able to mount the wheels and there will be 3 hub thickness, 5.5mm, 6.5mm and 8.0mm which will are all included so that you can adjust the track width and scrub radius freely. The brake callipers, which can be mounted to new front and rear knuckles, are gunmetal colour to better represent the realistic look and finish of a real car. The set comes with new plastic steering knuckles and rear hub carriers in order to be able to install the callipers, which will be shaped to match our latest spec settings. The new steering knuckles are set for the optimum trail and kingpin angle which where referenced from the dynamics of a real drift car so steering response is improved while increasing the looks while counter steering. The steering stopper and tie rod mounting positions are also updated to the latest specifications, and the operation when increasing the steering angle also becomes smoother. The rear hub carriers are designed with new upper arm attachment positions and this new positioning allows an increase in the range of setting the roll centre and the camber change to the rear, making it possible to positively utilise the roll especially when at a low grip surface such as P tile. By keeping more of the contact area when the chassis rolls by raising the upper arm attachment position this will ensure more stable grip in the lateral direction, for more aggressive drifting.

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