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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 21, 2018

Mon-Tech O-Ro 1/10th off-road buggy body shells

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their new O-Ro line of 1/10th buggy body shells. Available for the Yokomo YZ-2, YZ-4 and the Xray XB2, the bodies are made from high-quality 0.75mm polycarbonate and they come including front and rear wings, window masks and a decal sheet.

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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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April 7, 2018

Factory RC YZ-4 SF slipper lock out set

New from Factory RC is their latest slipper lock out kit for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. This kit was specifically designed for the ever popular 13.5 4WD buggy class and made from multiple pieces of carbon fibre plate meant to be used along with Avid or Schelle spur gears. Using this setup with factory hardware drops over 8g over the stock assembly and it also allows to take advantage of a smaller spur gear to bring the Factory RC recommend either a 75T or 78T spur gear.

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April 3, 2018

Yeah Racing YD2 front end alloy options

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Yokomo’s YD2 series of RWD drift cars are two new front end aluminium option parts in the form of a front bulkhead bridge and an upper arm holder. Starting with the bulkhead bridge, the part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it improves the front end rigidity of the 2WD drift chassis. The part comes black anodised and with silver edge details and it includes two aluminium bushings. As for the upper arm holder, the machined and black anodised aluminium item will reduce overall slop, make for reliable mounting of the upper arms and it also increased front end stiffness for improved steering emphasis.

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