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June 21, 2023

Yokomo BDFWD Front Wheel Drive Touring Car

Yokomo has announced its new 1:10 Front Wheel Drive Touring Car contender, the Master Speed DBFWD. The car has evolved to the latest specifications, equipped with graphite suspension arms, which are the mainstream today, and a thoroughly lowered centre of gravity. The kit’s standard aluminium main chassis and redesigned front section provide outstanding stability despite the heavy front section. The low centre of gravity shock tower, short shocks, small diameter spur gears and new motor mounts result in a thoroughly low centre of gravity, which, combined with the low-mounted stabiliser in the front, enables high-speed cornering. In the rear, R.T.C. rear toe control is standard equipment, making it easy to obtain turning characteristics suited to the course layout, reducing understeer that is common in FWD machines, and improving time through sharp cornering.

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June 20, 2023

Yokomo RO1.0 Ready to Run Set

Following the release of its new entry level Rookie Offroad RO1.0 1:10 Buggy back in March, Yokomo has now added a Ready to Run Set version to make the platform even more appealing to hobby newcomers. The chassis is pre-assembled, and the latest 2.4GHz transmission/reception system, brushless motor, and lithium polymer battery are pre-installed while maintaining the highly popular driving performance. Everything is pre-adjusted, so it is an RTR model that can be driven immediately by simply charging the driving battery with the included charger after opening the package. The operability is enough to impress even expert drivers, and the specs are of a standard suitable to race. Although it is aimed at beginners, it can be used for a long time as a machine for racing with many optional parts already so you can freely tune it to your needs.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

June 13, 2023

Yokomo SuperDrift SD2.0

Yokomo has just released details of their new SuperDrift SD2.0 1:10 drift chassis. The SD series of tuning drift cars, which can achieve various specifications by reconfiguring parts, has evolved into the latest version, SD2.0. While keeping the basic design of graphite double-deck chassis and gear-drive RWD, a thorough review of the weight balance and changes to the front Ackermann ratio have been made to further accentuate the latest RWD drift style.

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June 12, 2023

Caretti takes Victorian State Title

Antoni Caretti took the Open Modified Touring Car victory at Hobbies Direct Victorian State Titles which was hosted by Geelong RC Racers over the weekend and attracted 100 entries. The Team Yokomo driver took his BD12 to the top of the times in four of the 5 rounds of qualifying on the indoor track to secure the overall TQ for the triple A-Mains ahead Chris Kalfoglou and Tom Huggan. The only other driver to top a qualifier, Q2, Damon Davis-Perry started 4th. In the finals multiple Australian National Champion Caretti would complete a clean sweep of wins to secure the title from Kalfoglou and Huggan who each counted a P2 and P3 finish.

Image: Antoni Caretti [Facebook]

May 29, 2023

Nicholas Lee wins HKRCSA Cup Round 1

Attracting over 120 entries, the opening round of the latest season of the long running HKRCSA Cup took place over the weekend at Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong where Nicholas Lee would take the win. Making the trip from Singapore for the race, the factory Yokomo driver would open qualifying with a TQ run over the Xpress of Japan’s Yugo Nagashima. With four rounds of qualifying, Lee would secure the overall TQ from fellow countryman & new 2023 team-mate Ethan Cheng. A multiple winner of the Cup, Xpress driver Hay completed the Top 3 on the grid for the triple A-Mains. Winning both A1 and A3 from Serpent driver Kenrick Fong, Lee would secure the overall win leaving the rest of the podium to be decided in A3. Keeping ahead of Fong for the A3 win, the result would give Hay second overall in the tie breaker as Fong completed the podium ahead of another Serpent of Patrick Chau. In the Stock class Hong Kong driver Tiger Drity took the win over Lam Suen and Joey Chan for an all Xray podium.

Image: Nicholas Lee [Facebook]

May 24, 2023

Yokomo BD12 BD12 Alloy Edition

Following the launch of the new BD12 last month, Japanese manufacturer Yokomo is now offering their 1:10 Electric Touring Car as an Alloy Edition kit. The CNC aluminium chassis is made of high quality material with additional flex mainly to provide more rear traction. Traditionally, aluminium chassis are used for high-grip surfaces such as carpet. Aluminium material is also superior to graphite in terms of absorbing micro-vibrations during driving, to improve the feeling of ground contact when cornering.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

May 23, 2023

Yokomo BD12 ATF Stopper and 1.5mm top decks

Yokomo has introduced an ATF stopper and new 1.5mm top decks for their recently released BD12 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The ATF Stopper, which also works on the BD11, eliminates Yokomo’s active top deck flex from flexing. While the ATF has proven to be a key feature of the both the BD11 & 12 cars, on certain tracks having the ATF ‘fixed’ can improve corner speed and stability. The 1.5mm front and rear top decks for the BD12 are softer than the standard kit version thus provide a softer top deck for more flex and increases overall traction.

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April 26, 2023

Joe Richardson joins Yokomo HK/China

In what Team Yokomo says is their final driver announcement of 2023 following a raft of driver signings recently, the Japanese manufacturer has through Yokomo HK/China signed Joe Richardson to the team. On joining the team, the British racer, who is based in Hong Kong/China, said, “I am very excited to be joining the Yokomo HK/China team for the coming year and beyond! I am very proud to be supported by such an incredible RC brand with a lot of history and many WC’s under their belt. I cant wait to get started with the new BD12.”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]