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October 5, 2017

Yokomo BD8-2018 EP Touring Car

Yokomo have introduced the follow up to their World Championship winning 1/10th scale EP touring car kit, the BD8-2018. Available at the end of October the new version is a further refinement of the previous model to push the limits further. In order to reduce the weight of the drive train the front spool has been redesigned and is now a single piece composite part in place of the previous aluminium and plastic assembly, but still uses metal outdrives. All the suspension parts in the car have been updated to a harder material to increase the overall performance. The upper deck and main chassis has also been redesigned to increase the rigidly and optimise the balance of the car. While the updates may seem minor and conservative they actually offer a big improvement in all areas. As a special offer for the first batch they will also include the rear toe control system (B8-RTC18) for free.

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October 3, 2017

Yokomo YZ-2 aluminium bulkhead mount

New for the YZ-2, Yokomo have released this aluminium bulkhead mount. This new optional part creates a more rigid front end which in turn helps to make the steering sharper. These new parts are very light weight, so they don’t disturb the car’s weight balance which is important for the car’s posture in the air while at the same time increasing the driving performance, especially on low grip track conditions.

View the mounted parts here

October 3, 2017

Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy

Yokomo have announced that release of their new 4wd buggy, the YZ-4 SF. Set to be released in October, in time for the IFMAR World Championships, the new car is shaft driven with this new platform completely designed from scratch. The same car which has been in testing by Ryan Maifield and Lee Martin and used to win events such as the Surf City Classic and the British National series, it also dominated the Japanese Nationals.

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September 26, 2017

Yokomo YR-X12A 1/12th scale pan car

Yokomo have announced the upcoming release of the YR-X12A 1/12th scale pan car with an aluminium chassis. Based on the car that dominated the podium at the recent Japanese modified nationals, with Yokomo ace driver Ebukuro Toto taking the TQ and win, this car also comes with an aluminium lower brace for lowered centre of gravity, which together helps increase cornering speed as well as preventing the car from traction rolling. This new version is aimed specifically at high traction surfaces.

View more images of the car here

September 26, 2017

Yokomo Zero brushless steering servo for drift

Yokomo have introduced this Drift specific brushless servo which has unique design and specification for this class. This high spec brushless servo features full titanium gears and high grade aluminium case and is perfect for RWD drift requirements especially in combination with the Yokomo steering gyro. The biggest concern for RWD drifters is looking for steering and this servo helps recover this.

View the servo specs here

September 20, 2017

Bezerk RC BD8 rear carbon fibre chassis brace

Bezerk RC have introduced a rear carbon fibre chassis brace for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. Made from 4.0mm carbon fibre, it is shaped to clear both the spur gear and the rear toe control system and testing has reported a more consistent, stable and easy to drive car.

Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]

September 6, 2017

SMJ IF14 & BD8 foam bumper & zero gap foam strips

Coming from SMJ and made for the Infinity IF14 and Yokomo BD8 touring cars are a new foam front bumper and zero gap foam strips. Starting with the bumper, the specially-shaped part allows to fine-tune the body position and distance between the body and bumper as its shape fits most of today’s touring car body shells just perfect. With the addition of the optionally available 20x70mm zero gap foam strips any gaps between the body and bumper are easily bridged for improved aerodynamics and longer body life. The self-adhesive foam strip set includes two 3mm and two 5mm strips that are made out of the same material as the foam bumper.

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September 4, 2017

Target RC BD8 0 degree +1mm alloy RTC C-hubs

Coming from Target RC and made for the Yokomo BD8 touring car are +1mm zero degree C-hubs for RTC-equipped cars. The hubs are CNC-machined and replace the standard composite hubs with tougher and more precise parts to up the car’s performance especially on bumpy high-grip tracks. While being 1mm wider than stock, the C-hubs also allow to raise or lower the knuckle block in order to adjust the driveshaft angle.

Source: Target RC [targetrc.com]