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March 21, 2017

T-Works BD8 titanium-nitride ball end set

Coming from T-Works and made for Yokomo’s World Championship winning BD8 touring car is a titanium-niride coated ball end set. Including a total of 16 high-quality ball ends the set replaces the standard Yokomo ball ends with highly wear resistant and friction-reducing Ti-Ni coated ball studs that not only work better but they also feature a 2mm hex section for easy assembly, maintenance and set up while also adding some visual impact.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

March 20, 2017

Yokomo YRX12 aluminium main chassis & lower pod plate

Yokomo have introduced an aluminium main chassis and rear lower plate for the YRX12 1/12th scale pan car. Machined from high-quality 2mm material for improved torsional stiffness, the chassis sports strategic milling for optimised roll and pitch stiffness in order to do away with steering twitchiness on high-bite surface while still retaining an agile yet controllable and stable car. The chassis and rear pod plate were designed to work as a package and they sport a black anodised surface, chamfered silver edge details and white Yokomo and YRX12 logos. Both parts will become available by end of March.

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March 18, 2017

Yokomo Racing Performer M3 electric brushless motor

Yokomo have introduced the new Racing Performer M3 series of electric 540-class competition brushless motors. Of an all-new design the motor features a redesigned stator, magnet and rotor for an optimised balance between RPM and torque with Yokomo’s top drivers Naoki Akiyama and Christopher Krapp being responsible for the fine-tuning of the overall package. The M3 series is available in 3.5T to 8.5T modified and 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T stock windings from April on.

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March 17, 2017

Factory RC YZ-4 carbon shock towers & battery brace

Factory RC have introduced new carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo YZ-4 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy. First up are front and rear shock towers made from 4mm black carbon fibre. Both the front and rear tower are of a beefier design while the rear part also allows for adjustable wing height. Thanks to Factory RC’s Leading Edge treatment the parts sport chamfered edges that make sanding unnecessary. Also new is the shorty battery brace that was specifically designed for a precise fit while allowing plenty of adjustment when running the battery cross wise in the chassis. Moulded Delrin stop blocks hold the battery firmly in place and full forward and reward battery placement can be achieved as well as in between positions and other configuration. Due to the thinner 3mm carbon fibre material full chassis flex will be retained.

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March 14, 2017

Vigor RC BD8 carbon fibre flex chassis & bumper brace

Vigor RC have introduced two new carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo BD8 in the form of a flex chassis and a front bumper brace. Starting with the chassis, the part is machined from high-quality 2.5mm material and special cut-outs make for increased flex which results in higher corner speeds. The chassis weighs in at 66g, about the same as the standard 2.25mm chassis. The second new part is a carbon fibre front bumper brace that was designed to replace the standard composite plastic item with a more rigid and also cooler looking item. The brace includes two carbon fibre bushings.

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March 13, 2017

Yokomo Europe Pinion Caddy

Coming from Yokomo Europe is the Pinion Caddy pinion gear carrier. Cut from high-quality plastic the Yokomo logo shaped carrier allows to easily store and transport up to seven pinions. Three different sets are available; the lone caddy, a combo set including pinions for touring cars and also as set including seven gears for 1/1oth off-road buggies.

Source: Yokomo Europe [teamyokomo.eu]

March 13, 2017

T-Works BD8 & T4 shock cap spacer sets

T-Works have introduced two sets of shock cap spacers for the Yokomo BD8/7 and Xray T4 series of touring cars. Available in a 0.3mm or a 0.5mm variant, the spacers were designed to reduce the shock’s rebound pressure by enlarging the distance between the shock body and the upper cap. The spacers come in sets of four and they are a direct fit to both the Yokomo and Xray shock absorbers.

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March 8, 2017

Frederik Hovgaard inks Yokomo factory contract

Yokomo have announced the signing of 2016 Danish 2WD Buggy champion, Frederik Hovgaard to their factory team. The Danish frontrunner, who grew up racing Yokomo cars, will receive the full factory treatment in his campaign that will see appearances at national and international on-road and off-road events including as the ETS, EOS and the World Championships. Frederik says:

I am very happy about being a part of Team Yokomo as factory team driver, which I have been dreaming of for a long time. I have almost throughout my RC-carrier been driving with Yokomo cars, and now after several years of hard training and work for it, the dream is a reality. I look forward to an exciting future, together with the Team Yokomo. Thanks to Yokomo – Tom Yokobori, Aso Minoru and Shin Adachi.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]