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May 20, 2016

Yokomo BD7 alloy battery guides & steering limiters

Yokomo have introduced new aluminium option parts for the BD7-2016 touring car in the form of aluminium battery guides and steering limited screws. The battery guides, that are also usable on the 2015 car, make for a more secure mounting of the battery pack while adding a factory look thanks to their black anodised surfaces and machined silver edges. On top of this the mounts also make for an improved weight balance when used with lower capacity batteries. As for the steering limiter screws, the machined alloy parts screw into the top of the Ackermann arms, they come as pairs and are available in 8.0mm, 8.5mm and 9.0mm diameter to mechanically limit steering travel which can reduce wheel chatter at high steering angles. All parts become available by end of May.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

May 18, 2016

LMR 27 1/10th scale low-profile buggy wing

LMR have introduced their all-new 27 wing for the use with 1/10th off-road buggies. Designed with high-traction racing in mind the wing weighs in at only 17 gram while its low-profile design significantly lowers the car’s centre of gravity. For lower grip racing conditions the wing has a recess where an optional 1mm carbon fibre plate can sit and act as a stiffener, making this wing produce the maximum amount of downforce and still weighing less than 20 grams in the process. The pre-drilled plate, currently only available for Yokomo buggies, has three hole placements so the wing can be moved forward or back depending on the level of traction required.

Source: LMR [l-m-racing.co.uk]

May 13, 2016

Yokomo YD-4 SLF big bore shock set

Made for the YD-4 drift car is Yokomo’s new SLF big bore set. The all-aluminium shocks come with Kashima-coated threaded shock bodies for silky-smooth damping action and they also feature aluminium upper and lower caps as well as chromed piston rods. Included in the 4-shock set is also suitable mounting material and to further up the performance Yokomo offers optional titanium-nitride coated shock shafts. Not included in the set are the needed shock springs.

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May 2, 2016

Marc Rheinard to run Yokomo YRX12 at Electric Worlds

Yokomo have announced that Germany’s Marc Rheinard will run the company’s all-new YRX12 1/12th pan car at the forthcoming IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championships in Beijing, China. The Tamiya Factory driver already chooses Yokomo buggies for his 1/10th off-road outings and he will now also run the Japanese manufacturer’s competition on-road pan car at an international level.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

May 2, 2016

Yokomo YRX12 1/12th scale pan car kit

Yokomo have announced the upcoming release of their new YRX12 1/12th scale pan car kit. The car features an all-new front suspension design based on the double wishbone suspension of the previous car but with a focus on high-speed cornering as well as ease of setup and maintenance. The front end now sports a pushrod design for optimised cornering stability with adjustable roll centre and track width settings remaining for suspension fine-tuning purposes. The previously used anti-roll bar was dropped for a simpler design and to reduce overall weight. Also new is a sliding upper bulkhead arrangement for easy caster angle adjustments with the bulkheads and pivot balls can be spaced down in order to create reactive caster settings.

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April 28, 2016

Yokomo YD-2 1/10th RWD drift chassis

Yokomo YD-2 1/10th 2WD drift chassis

Coming soon from Yokomo is the YD-2 rear wheel drive drift car chassis kit. Specially designed for RWD drifting the car features a specially designed chassis with an unique transmission and motor layout that reminds of 2WD mid motor dirt buggies with its high layshaft position. The somewhat higher centre of gravity makes for improved chassis roll during cornering while the front suspension parts allow for the high steering angles needed for drifting. Available as composite or carbon fibre chassis variant the car allows to use standard or shorty LiPo battery packs, it utilises new rear YD-2 hub carriers, YD-4 parts fit as a setup option, and the kit comes with a large rear diffusor. The YD-2 is set for a release this Spring.

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April 27, 2016

Yaiba Racing composite driveshaft blades

Yaiba Racing composite driveshafts blades

Coming from Yaiba Racing are three sets of composite driveshaft blades for a range of 1/10th electric touring cars. Made to protect both the drive pins of the driveshafts as well as the differential outdrives, the blades offer high durability and low friction characteristics with the colour-coded 10-piece sets being available for Tamiya TRF418 and TRF419 kits, for the Yokomo BD5 and BD7 as well as the Xray T4 and VBC D07 and D08 kits.

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April 26, 2016

T-Works BD7-2016 Tweak Terminator blocks

Coming from T-Works are the Tweak Terminator positioning blocks especially made for the Yokomo BD7-2016 touring car. The 2016 edition of Yokomo’s successful tourer sports very low profile shock towers which let the spur gear protrude above the shock towers, making the use of anti-tweak rods impossible in most cases. To overcome this problem T-Works have introduced the Tweak Terminator blocks that sit snuggly on top of the shock towers and between the left and right bulkhead halves to ensure a taller platform for the tweak rods, clearing the spur gear. The blocks are machined from aluminium, they come black anodised and laser-etched for easy identification.

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