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January 26, 2011

Yokomo announce European TC driver lineup

Yokomo were in touch to officially announce their complete European on road team driver line up for 2011. The Japanese manufacturer has been virtually unbeatable this year in Europe with German driver Ronald Volker winning everything, with the exception of the Worlds, in the last 12 months. This kind of success has attracted a number of top level drivers to the team for the new year, including French contingent of Lucas Urbain, Loic Jasmin and Cyril N’Diaye. They join an already strong team which includes Yannic Pruemper, Vijami Kutvonen, Martin Hofer, Daniel Sieber and Michal Bok, the latter just joining the squad last November. Under the guidance of Robert Itoh and Umino Yukijiro we can once again expect Yokomo to perform strongly this season.

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December 7, 2010

Yokomo R12 tire truer wheel adapter

Yokomo have been in touch to tell us about the new tire truer wheel adapter for their newly available R12 1/12th scale foam pre mounted tires. As the rear wheels have a different offset to all of those found on the market, it needs this special adapter to work with your current tire truer.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

November 30, 2010

Yokomo R12 wide chassis conversion

Yokomo have introduced a wide main chassis conversion for their World Championship winning R12. The front width of this optional chassis is 6mm wider than that of standard chassis and as a result the stability of R12 improves and is very effective on high grip surfaces such as carpet. The set includes a new front damper, stabilizer and steering tie rod.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com] / Kimihiko Yano [kimihiko-yano.net]

October 6, 2010

Yokomo R12 premounted tires

New for the World Championship winning R12 1/12th scale chassis, Yokomo have released this range of front and rear pre mounted tires. The R12 uses a proprietary rear wheel which has a different offset to other 1/12th wheels and so requires the use of these rims. The foam supplied is good for both carpet and asphalt and the tires diameter comes pre trued to a moderate size, which is good for beginners but needs to be trued for faster drivers.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 4, 2010

Yokomo BD5 chassis plate & gear diff

Seen at the European Championships in France during the summer, Yokomo have finally released the BD5 chassis plate that won the Euros, as well as German and Japanese Nationals in the hands of Ronald Volker. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it is aimed for use on asphalt and low grip surfaces, giving more flex to help improve overall grip. Also now released from the Japanese company is their gear differential. A direct replacement for the standard ball diff, it gives consistent cornering, no slipping as well as longer times between rebuilds. The diff features lightweight plastic bevel gears which drive the coated aluminium ball cups and the sealed case means you can easily tune to tension with different viscosity oils.

View the gear diff here

September 19, 2010

Spec-R Yokomo 40T gear diff

Spec-R have released the new version of their 40T gear differential for the Yokomo BD5. Made with a lightweight plastic housing, nylon gears, long-life diff joints, it includes the new 0.2mm internal shim and X ring. Benefits of running this type of differential is the reduced maintenance, lack of slipping and that the setting remains unchanged during the race.

View the internal shim here

September 6, 2010

Yokomo YZ-114SPB charger & discharger

Yokomo have released the YZ-114SPB, a performance fast charger and discharger. Able to charge the usual range of batteries including LiPo and LiFe, you can monitor the balance of the pack by checking the voltage in each cell through the now built in balancer port. It can be run on DC12V or AC100V, is supplied with all the cables you will need including the temp sensor and comes in the standard silver version of trick looking carbon version.

View the carbon version here

June 25, 2010

Yannic Pruemper joins Yokomo

Yokomo have announced that they have signed current European Junior Champion Yannic Pruemper. Just in time for the next week’s World Championship the former Tamiya racer, who won the ETS series race in Poland in 2009, will run the company’s successful BD5 Worlds Spec chassis. Continuing to run Speed Passion products, Yannic joins an already strong team headed by Ronald Volker and since only recently getting the car has been testing intensively ahead of his competition debut with the Japanese manufacturer in Burgdorf. Yannic wished to thank Tamiya for their support over the past number of years and looks forward to a successful partnership with Yokomo.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]