May 4, 2018

Yeah Racing YD-2 alloy suspension & steering kit

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Yokomo YD-2 and YD-2S drift cars is the aluminium suspension and steering performance upgrade kit. The set will improve the car’s suspension efficiency and adjustability thanks to insert-equipped front and rear suspension mounts. Also included are the front bulkhead bridge, front bulkheads, upper arm holder, the alloy steering base and the alloy servo mount with gyro mounting platform. All parts come machined from high-quality aluminium and they sport a black surface coating for wear and machined silver edge details for looks.

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May 3, 2018

RDRP YZ-4 SF alloy steering plate & bellcranks

Revolution Design Racing Products from Germany has introduced two new aluminium option parts for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF off-road buggy in the form of an aluminium steering plate and aluminium steering bell cranks. Starting with the steering plate, the part is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and it replaces the standard carbon fibre part with the alloy plate, improving stability and steering precision. In addition the updated design does away with the kit’s sloppy bushing and shim construction in favour of highly precise ball bearings which results in less play, more precision, an overall improved steering feeling and virtually no wear. The steering plate comes black anodised to match the remainder of the buggy’s alloy parts.

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May 2, 2018

Vigor BD8-2018 & T4’18 tweak-free battery mounts

Coming from Vigor are new tweak-free battery mounts for the Yokomo DB8-2018 and Xray T4’18 touring car kits. Constructed from carbon fibre and aluminium the mounts do away with the need to use fibre-reinforced tape to secure the battery pack in favour of multi-piece battery locators and retainers that only slightly tough the pack, allowing the battery to “float” to some degree which will avoid unwanted chassis tweak. The design of the Yokomo mount allows to shift the battery pack forth and back while the offset alloy inserts of the Xray specific kit also allow for some left-right weight adjustment.

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April 25, 2018

Yeah Racing DB8 carbon fibre optionals

Yeah Racing have introduced a range of carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo BD8-2018 and 2017 models. First up is a 2.25mm equal flex chassis for the 2018 kit. The full face main plate is of a fully symmetrical design with the high-weave carbon fibre ensuring controlled flex characteristics and thus optimised traction in a variety of track conditions.

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April 23, 2018

Yeah Racing YD2 series alloy front bulkhead

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Yokomo YD2 series of drift cars is an aluminium front bulkhead. The item is machined from high-quality alloy and is a drop fit with the YD2 and YD2S. The 2-piece bulkhead comes black anodised for wear and looks and it features machined silver edge details to match the remainder of Yeah Racing’s YD2 series option parts.

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April 18, 2018

Yokomo tease new YRX12 pan car kit

Yokomo have released first teaser images and basic information on their forthcoming new YRX12 1/12th scale pan car. Developed with the 2018 IFMAR World Championships in South Africa in mind, the vehicle will be building on the current YRX12, TQ holder at the 2016 Worlds, however the ’18 car will feature a new front end system along with a newly developed aluminium chassis. The design focus was also on fine-tuning the centre pitching damper as well as the front king pin and coil spring area with Yokomo not going into detail for the time being. The kit is set for a release in July and it will be in use at the World Championships in the hands of all-Japan Champion Toto Ebukoro as well as Yoshi and Toshi Yanagisawa to name just a few.

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April 10, 2018

RDRP YZ-4 SF aluminium wing mount

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced a new aluminium wing mount for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. The item is machined from a single piece of aluminium and its sturdy construction greatly improves the wing support especially at the high speeds experienced in modified racing. The mount is of an updated design compared to the kit’s composite part and thanks to heavy machining it is both durable and lightweight at the same time while the black anodised surface makes for a factory look.

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