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For all you Yokomo BD7 touring car drivers, Asiatees Hobbies is now stocking a complete line-up of aluminum upgrade parts for your car. The bling-bling parts are made by Boom Racing and are available in three different colors- blue, silver, and the ever popular black. These aluminum parts can help beef up your whip and make it stand out in [...]
RC drifting has been gaining momentum in our hobby and as it grows comes more and more options for cars. One of the latest drift machines to be announced is the Yokomo Drift Package DIB Version 2. The DIB V2 is essentially a highly upgraded orginal DIB, making it one serious drift machine. Some of the features of the V2 [...]
The crew over at Yokomo have announced their latest on-road machine, a D1 version Up Garage Falken 86. This is a 4wd tenth scale kit that should be a lot of fun to slide around your cul-de-sac. The Yokomo drifter has an aluminum motor mount, plastic chassis, oil shocks, and comes with a full bearing set. While its running gear [...]
Looking for something unique for that rc garage of yours? Here ya go, take a look at the new YRS Roadster from Yokomo. The YRS Roadster is a 12th scale 2wd RTR designed with big fun in mind. A 540 brushed motor is used to direct drive the rear wheels and it comes with a 2.4GHz radio system, Lipo battery, [...]
Touring cars might not be all the rage like they used to be, but that hasn’t kept the manufactures from continuing to improve the breed. The latest uber touring from Yokomo is the BD7 2014. The BD7 2014 Edition is a belt driven 4wd, littered with carbon fiber goodness from nose to tail. The 2014 Edition comes with small upgrades [...]
Every day seems to bring another announcement of a new 2wd 10th scale buggy. Today’s buggy is from Yokomo with their B-Max2 MR Version 2. The version 2 comes with various updates to make it tougher and to handle better. Some of its features and updates include- * Dual pad slipper clutch * Aluminum front brace and rear suspension mount * Steel [...]
With each passing day we get a little closer to the indoor racing season here in the northern parts of America. One of the core classes during indoor season is 4wd 10th scale buggy, with them being the fastest class at many tracks. Yokomo has recently announced their latest 4wd 10th scale buggy called the B-Max4 III. The B-Max4 III has [...]
While Yokomo is better known for their high-end race machines, their newest buggy, the 14th Scale Land Jumper, has basher written all over it. The Land Jumper comes with a roll cage for scale looks and damage control during big crashes, and its 4wd system gets more traction to keep you in front of your buddies. Some of its features [...]
Are you “one of those guys” that likes driving something different than the rest of the people in the pits? Check out this new Yokomo B-Max2RS 10th scale 2wd buggy kit. The new B-Max2RS is a lower priced alternative to Yokomo’s high end B-Max2, making it a bit more attractive to the bashing crowd. Check out some of the features- * [...]
Yokomo rc cars had a huge presence here in the states years ago, and they are still makers of high end racing rc vehicles. We have just received word that A-Main Hobbies has picked up the Yokomo line and is now their exclusive retailer in North America. Hopefully now with A-Main behind them we’ll be seeing a lot more Yokomo [...]
There is just something inherently cool about a high end touring car. Taking just one look at Yokomo’s new carbon-fiber’ed-out MR4TC-BD7 10th scale 4wd touring car definitely leaves a strong impression on just how trick it is, and with 3 of them making the A final a few weeks ago at the IFMAR Worlds, you know it is just as [...]
Our Italian friends at Hobby Media.IT have been covering the Shizouka Hobby Show over in Japan and, as always, a few interesting R/C things are popping up. Yokomo, as is usual with them, are showing off a couple new prototype vehicles at the show. The big one is their new 2wd 1/10 scale buggy, but little information was available other [...]
Hobby Media snapped a pic of a new prototype rear suspension setup from Yokomo. Right now all we know is that it’s a single shock setup with the shock placed laterally between the suspension arms. The Hobby Media guys say they’re going to try to pry some info from the Yokomo staff in the coming days, but they [...]
