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January 27, 2020

Yokomo BD9 2.0mm flex upper deck

Coming from Yokomo and made for the BD9 touring car is a 2.0mm carbon fibre flex upper deck. Using the same graphite material as the standard top deck, the flex variant is of a different shape with a redesigned, increased torsional flex front section which results in a milder steering response which comes in handy to calm down steering in high-bite track conditions while increasing rear traction for lower grip tracks. The top deck is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and a direct fit, however Yokomo recommends to use alloy upper deck screws to maximise the top deck’s effects.

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January 27, 2020

Indoor Buggy Masters Rd2 wins for Ronnefalk & Berg

Round 2 of the Indoor Buggy Masters was held at the Klippan RC Club in Klippan, Sweden this past weekend. In 2WD Buggy it was a HB Racing sweep in the Reedy-style race with David Ronnefalk taking the day’s win from Hampus Berg in 2nd and Elias Johansson in 3rd. Over in 4WD Buggy, also held in a Reedy-style all-finals format it was Hampus Berg who would lead the way from Joel Rosengren in 2nd and Nils Gustafsson in 3rd, both running Team Associated machinery.

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January 27, 2020

Xray Racing Series Slovenia Rd3 – Report

The penultimate round of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia was held recently and attracted drivers from four different countries including Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. In the Formula 21.5 category it was Matej Dobnikar who easily took the overall TQ while in Touring 13.5 it was again Nejc Mihelic with the pole position as in the two previous rounds. In the Touring A-main it was the pole sitter Nejc Mihelic who converted the pole into a straight win with Bjan Miklozic and Nejc Marcic completing the all-Xray top 3.

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January 27, 2020

Rivkin in with a shout of 1st Reedy title with 1 remaining

World Champion Spencer Rivkin is in with a shout of a first Reedy Race title, the Team Associated driver adding another win to close the gap on long time points leader Ryan Maifield with just one round of racing to go at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California. Rivkin opened the penultimate round of 2WD with an easy win from pole over Alex Kosciuszek and last year’s 4WD Open Champion Ron Devoll meaning he would have to wait to see the outcome of Heat 2 to see what Maifield could do and if things would go down to the final. Starting from last on the grid, Maifield worked his way up to third before dropping back to fourth after an error but a mistake by Yokomo team-mate & race leader Lee Martin which would promote him back to third and make Rivkin’s quest a little harder. Rivkin needs to win his last race to take the title to a tie breaker.

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January 26, 2020

It’s Maifield’s title to lose with 2 to go at Reedy Race

It’s very much Ryan Maifield’s title to lose now with just two rounds of racing remaining at OCRC Raceway in California as the Yokomo driver put a P2 on the board bettering what his main points rivals could do in the 6th round of 2WD. Starting from 5th on the grid behind both Spencer Rivkin and Dakotah Phend, Maifield would cross the line in between the duo with Rivkin taking the win by a comfortable 2.8-second margin. Coming from the back of the grid in the 3rd of the heats, Broc Champlin would work his way through to 3rd by the finish but Rivkin’s win and a second place for Ryan Cavalieri in Heat 1 means the Team Associated teenager drops from 2nd to 4th in the standings, equal on points with 5th placed Ty Tessmann. That heat was won by Dustin Evans once again ahead of Clement Boda. Having not featured over the first two days of racing, Finland’s Joona Haatanen finally registered a win at the 26th running of the event, taking Heat 1 ahead of Cavalieri and Tessmann.

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January 26, 2020

Perfect morning for Maifield as he moves in on 2nd Reedy Race title

Ryan Maifield couldn’t have scripted a more perfect morning on the concluding day of the Reedy Offroad Race of Champions, the overnight points leader securing a win as his closest rivals lost ground, in particular Jared Tebo who could only manage a 6th. With just three rounds of 2WD action remaining at the 26th running of the famous race, Maifield now holds a 6 point advantage over Broc Champlin. Running in the same heat as Tebo, Champlin was in contention for the win putting pressure on eventually winner Ty Tessmann before a mistake with three laps to go that dropped him behind multiple Champion Ryan Cavalieri. Despite the missed opportunity, 3rd place would move the 17-year-old ahead of Tebo in the points table. The third round of 2WD’s other winner was former 2-time champion Dustin Evans who got the win ahead of young French driver Clement Boda, who lead for the first half of the race before traction rolling at the end of the main straight.

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January 26, 2020

SpeeDome-RC BD10 hybrid screw kit

Coming from SpeeDome-RC is a hybrid screw kit for the Yokomo BD10 mid-motor touring car. The set consists of heavy brass screws for the lower centre portion of the car such as front and rear bulkheads, the motor mount and battery locators as well as titanium screws for the steering posts, outer suspension mounts and higher placed areas such as bumper parts, servo mount, centre flex braces and more. Also included are black colour 7075 aluminium fasteners for the upper deck, shock towers and front and rear bulkhead covers. The set is complete with four black colour wheel nuts and it makes for a lower overall centre of gravity due to using heavy lower and lighter upper fasteners while ensuring good overall stability and durability.

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January 26, 2020

RC Maker CentraFlex BD10 top deck & post set

RC Maker have introduced their new CentraFlex top deck and post set for the Yokomo BD10 mid motor touring car. Conventionally in mid motor setups as seen on the BD10, the front of the top deck is entirely split in order to be able to slide the top deck over the front belt. This provides a significant amount of flex to the front of the car only, creating quite an imbalance in the top deck’s flex characteristics. The CentraFlex has been developed to slide in from the side under the belts, and due to the single sided design, can be joined in front of the spur gear to prevent excessive front top deck and bulkhead flex, bringing back the balance of front to rear flex provided by the top deck. As well as this, RC Maker have also added an additional post in front of the spur, to add more options when tuning the chassis’ flex. By installing or removing the flanged bearings either side of the spur gear, owners can change the flex point of the car instantly, either moving it forwards or backwards to adjust the balance of the car.

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