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November 16, 2016

JConcepts 2WD buggy lower front wings

JConcepts’s popular 2WD buggy lower front wing series is now available for all popular 1/10th 2WD buggies on the market. The range includes sets for the Team Associated B5/B5M, B6/B6D, TLR 22 3.0, Yokomo YZ2, as well as the Xray XB2 and Kyosho RB6.6. All include tailor-designed front wing mounts made from injection-moulded and durable material as well as a V-angle front wing. The wing mount itself attaches with supplied hardware to the top deck on TLR, Yokomo, Xray and Kyosho vehicles while the Team Associated versions mount directly to the front shock tower. Cut lines are included for easy trimming while dimples are located on the wing itself to indicate where to mount to the front wing mount.

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November 10, 2016

Vigor RC BD8 carbon tweak rod

New from Vigor RC is this carbon tweak rod for the Yokomo BD8. Featuring a special cutout for BD8’s offset spur gear, the rod helps to easily and conveniently remove any chassis tweak even when using large diameter spur gears on the low profile chassis of the BD8.

Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]

November 4, 2016

Joni Skidmore teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of UK’s Joni Skidmore to their electric off-road team. The young man will race the company’s YZ-2 and YZ-4 buggies in the country’s major series and also at select EOS events and he has the following to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Yokomo, Yokomo Europe and MB Models for giving me the opportunity to race the superb YZ-2 and YZ-4 electric buggies. I am looking forward to hitting the track this winter and hope to succeed at the UK’s premier race series and some EOS events. Once again I would like to thank all my sponsors for helping me further my RC career.

Source: Yokomo Europe [teamyokomo.eu]

November 2, 2016

Mon-Tech pre-cut Nazda2 & IS200 bodyshells

Coming from Mon-Tech Racing are pre-cut and pre-drilled Nazda2 and IS200 190mm touring car bodyshells. They are available as both carpet and asphalt variant and they are available for a range of chassis such as the ones from Xray, Yokomo, Schumacher and Awesomatix and they greatly reduce the preparation time while also allowing for a pro finish. They are also painter-friendly as they are not fully cut out, retaining the inner wheel arch and and door sill portions that are easy to remove after painting by cutting a couple of connections.

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October 19, 2016

Yokomo YD-2 8mm offset aluminium wheel hex set

Coming from Yokomo are 8mm offset aluminium front wheel hexes for the YD-2 drift car. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised and with etched size markings the hexes make for a different driving feeling and they are recommended especially for skilled drivers.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 11, 2016

Yokomo machined 64 pitch pan car main gears

Coming from Yokomo are machined 64 pitch main gears for 1/10th formula and 1/12th scale pan cars. Made to achieve maximum trueness the gears offer very high precision, resulting in maximised acceleration, top speed and run time. The 18-ball main gears fit most pan cars with ball differential and they are available as 92T, 88T and 76T variant.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 6, 2016

T-Works hard-coated aluminium touring car drive axles

Coming from T-Works and made for the Yokomo BD, Xray T4 and HB Racing Pro5 touring cars are hard-coated aluminium drive axles. The shafts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they sport multiple mounting holes for the CVA cross pin to allow the usage of a new set of holes once the currently in use starts to wear out. A hard-coating makes for improved durability and included with the set come shims, cross pins and cross pin retaining rings. The wheel axles are available as variant for the Yokomo and Xray cars as well as a HB Racing specific set.

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September 30, 2016

Jackie Shum signs with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the addition of Hong Kong based Jackie Shum to their team. Jackie will enforce the Asian Yokomo team with attendances at races in Hong Kong, mainland China, Thailand and Japan and he has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, big thanks to Tom, Aso and Umino for giving me this opportunity to become a Team Yokomo driver. It is definitely a very important milestone in my RC life. I will keep racing and help promote Yokomo brand in the future. I am also looking forward to seeing you guys at the track soon. Once again, thanks Annie Chan and Alan Chan from Waigo Hobby for giving me support in the previous years.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]