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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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August 31, 2018

MIP YZ2 DTM2.0 Puck 17.5 drive system

MIP’s popular Puck 17.5 drive system is now also available for Yokomo YZ2 DTM2.0 buggy. Its been a long process to get everything just right with the S3 and S4 arms and the amount of tuning options in the Yokomo YZ2. The lightweight, aluminium-based system is a replacement for the standard steel items and includes a 2-piece aluminium outdrive cup and aluminium outdrive hub assembly, two pairs of Bi-metal bones (for S3 & S4), and the replaceable plastic orange wear Pucks™ that take the place of the inferior steel pins. This combination greatly increases the longevity of the drivetrain and most importantly decreases the drivetrain’s overall rotating mass by about 50 percent. The decrease in weight directly results in quicker acceleration, deceleration, and lower motor temps, making it ideal for 17.5T stock racing classes.

Source: MOD [modspeedshop.com]

August 22, 2018

Yannic Prümper departs Yokomo

Multiple ETS race winner Yannic Prümper has announced his departure from chassis sponsor Yokomo. Having only returned to the Japanese squad back in November last year, following a stint with VBC Racing where before he also raced for Yokomo cars, Yannic has decided to move on to a new challenge. Yannic has yet to announce his new home but in the meantime had the following to say:

First of all I want to thank Team Yokomo, especially Tom Yokobori for their trust and support during this short time together. I really had a good time with the team, with some good results, but sometimes time brings changes and that‘s why I feel its now the right time to leave.

August 21, 2018

JConcepts YZ-4 SF Fin titanium turnbuckle set

Coming from JConcepts is the Fin titanium turnbuckle set for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF buggy. The base of the shafts design is entered on a .143” titanium hex size which gradually tapers down into a 3mm thread base design which accepts the standard Yokomo ball-cup configuration. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment hex area and the finned cuts that rotate about the centre. The Fin turnbuckles are lightweight, corrosion resistant and add visual impact to the buggy. In addition the links are produced with left and right hand threads, the left conveniently marked for easy orientation.

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August 17, 2018

ArndtCraft BD8-2018 Extreme Cool fan shroud

ArndtCraft have introduced their new Extreme Cool fan shroud for the Yokomo BD8-2018 and 2017 touring cars. The part is purpose designed for the BD8 and uses a standard 30mm fan such as the ones from ArndtCraft, R1 or WTF. The outlet will improve motor cooling when running indoors or in high ambient temperatures and it is compatible with ArndtCraft’s High Velocity inlet for even greater cooling performance.

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