September 25, 2015

SMC YZ-2 brass weight kits

SMC YZ-2 brass weight kits

Coming from SMC and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 2WD buggy are two brass weights in the form of front rear pivot plate and the front motor plate brace. Designed to adapt the car to lower bite conditions the brass weights will make for a less aggressive forward weight distribution by adding weight to the rear end without harming the buggy’s mid corner speed. The front rear pivot was designed to take up all the space between the transmission and the motor while still providing critical anti-squat clearance with or without the kit shim. SMC pushed the block into all the nooks and crannies they could and not simply copied the design of the standard part with this resulting in a whopping 68g or rearward weight shift. The front motor plate brace in the kit is a small aluminium L brace, but the new part filled up the space under the waterfall as much as possible. Full motor displacement is still available, as well as clearance for the rubber pad under the brace with the motor plate attachment hole is still usable too. The motor brace place weighs in at 34g and the two parts are available separately or as combo kit.

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September 16, 2015

Carson Wernimont teams up with Yokomo

Carson Wernimont teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of Carson Wernimont to their electric off-road factory team. The multi-year deal will see Carson attending at events around the World and his campaign officially kicks off at round one of the EOS this coming weekend at the Nürburgring in Germany were he will be joining team mates Lee Martin and Marc Rheinard. Carson says:

I am super excited to be joining Team Yokomo! From my testing I’ve been doing the cars were awesome, and the team environment was awesome and it will be a great fit going into the 1/10th World Championships and the future! I want to say thank you to Tom Yokobori, Aso Minoru, Robert Itoh, Shin Adachi, and Lee Martin for all helping out and making this happen! Looking forward to what the future holds!

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]


September 4, 2015

Mckune Design FR4 high bite vented slipper pads

Mckune Design FR4 high bite vented slipper pads

Mckune Design have released their new FR4 vented slipper pads specifically designed for carpet, astro turf, and high bite clay. CNC-machined from FR4 epoxy fiber glass, the innovative vented design provide a consistent feel throughout the run without fading. They are available now for Team Associated, Yokomo, Kyosho, Schumacher, and Xray off-road vehicles.

Source: Mckune Design [mckunedesign.com]


September 3, 2015

New Yokomo pit bag coming soon

New Yokomo pit bag coming soon

Yokomo will soon have a new pit bag available. Sporting an updated outer design the bag features three equal-size inner drawers as well as several outer pockets for items such as a setup board and setup tools. Sturdy wheels and a tough extendible handle round out the package. The bag will become available by the end of September.

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August 6, 2015

T-Work’s BD7 & Pro 5 front spool

T-Work’s BD7 & Pro 5 front spool

T-Work’s have released this new front spool for the Yokomo BD7 2015 an the HB Pro 5 electric touring cars. The main housing of the spool is machined from 7075 aluminium for lightweight while for strength the spool cups have been made from high quality spring steel. The set comes with all fasteners to assembly the spool minus the kit pulley.

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August 6, 2015

F1Shop24 Yokomo YRF alloy chassis

F1Shop24YRFchassis

Made from high quality aluminium and anodised black, the chassis claims to give the car better steering and improved feeling on large outdoor asphalt tracks. A direct replacement for the kit chassis.

Source: F1Shop24 [f1shop24.com]


August 6, 2015

Nico Catelani joins Yokomo factory team

Nico Catelani joins Yokomo factory team

Yokomo have announced the addition of Italy’s Nico Catelani to their factory team. Nico inked the 2-year contract last month when he met Yokomo’s Tom Yokobori and he will focus mainly on 13.5T Stock racing including the ETS but he will also race the Italian Championships as well to qualify for the World Championships in Beijing next year.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]


July 29, 2015

Yokomo YZ-2 graphite front suspension parts

Yokomo YZ-2 graphite front suspension parts

New from Yokomo come graphite suspension parts for the YZ-2 1/10th 2WD buggy. Available are front suspension arms in flat and gullwing specification, C-hubs as well as steering blocks all of which are made in a harder graphite-reinforced composite that was developed with this year’s IFMAR World Championships at the Japanese Yatabe Arena in mind. As for the different design front arms the flat type was developed to offer maximum stability while the gullwing arm gives more steering.

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