New Yokomo D-Max Special

Released late last month this mouth watering new drifter from Yokomo is based on a new chassis design by Yokomo’s own Suzuki Hiroshi.

Of exceptional note for the 4WD drift car is the new dual center slipper clutch which allows an individual balance of power to the rear and front axle possible. This allows the front and rear wheels to spin at different speeds (See the video below) allowing the driver to pull of some pretty exceptional rolling burn-off moves! This is an RC drifters dream come true!

Add the increased steering angle and you have a great chassis for counter steer drift style. The clutch allows easy setup for different surfaces.

The use of saddle pack-batteries and the centered motor position give an even balance to the chassis for better control.

Yokomo D-Max Special Specifications

  • Shaft drive 4WD
  • Viewer carbon upper and lower chassis decks
  • Adjustable dual clutch
  • Ackermann optimized for counter steer drifting
  • Improved front knuckles
  • Alu suspension arm mount
  • Alu oil damper
  • Alu special motor mount
  • Alu upper arm tie-rod
  • Length: 387mm
  • Width: 198mm
  • Wheelbase: 258mm
  • Internal gear ratio: 2.35/1
  • Weight (without body): 1420g

Yokomo D-Max Special

More pictures available on the Yokomo site here.

Cool Flash Drift Games

Can’t get enough of drifting? Check out our top 5 FREE flash drift games on the web. Not a penny to pay for all the online drifting fun you need!

Perfect for bored drifters and wasting time at work.

No. 5 Drift Runners
Drift Runners

Drift Runners is a fun little game that not only awards points for your drifting skills but also for hitting objects, clearing jumps and beating your computer opposition.

No. 4 Drift Legends
Drift Legends

Test your drifting skills under timed pressure on a wide selection of tracks. Unforgiving game that punishes those with weak drift-fu. Good fun though!

No. 3 Mercedes Drift Game
Mercedes Drift Game

Nice and simple freebie advertising game for Mercedes. Double use of the word drift here as your driving skills are rated by how much snow you splash up walls. (Snow drift geddit!)

No. 2 King of Drift
King of Drift

King of Drift has to be hands down one of the best Flash racing games ever made. Notable features include an array of beautifully rendered tracks, excellent driving physics, plenty of different game modes and difficulties, challenging computer opponents, upgradable cars, and nice faux 3D touches.

The game retains a very professional feel with nice, easy to navigate menu screens, no serious bugs, and a decent soundtrack. Race against the clock in time trials, earn points by performing drifts and tricks, or race against computer controlled cars in the race (career) mode.

No. 1 Online World Drifting Championships
Online World Drifting Championships

Our pick of the bunch is this fantastic drifting game from Amnesia. Sponsored by Xbox this is the best drift game available on the web! With stunning graphics and realistic drifting this game is top notch fun. You can even set up a league and drift against your mates to see who is the ultimate drift world champion.

New HPI Nissan 350Z Hankook Drift Bodyshell

Fans of full-size drifting can now get the latest custom car creation in the form of the Hankook-sponsored Nissan 350Z bodyshell from HPI Racing. This 1/10th scale replica of the Gruppe-S/Dynamic Autosports Hankook Tire 350Z driven by Robbie Nishida for 2009 is only available from HPI!

Included with the Nissan 350Z Hankook body are two pre-cut decal sheets that include stripes, window lines, headlights, grills, tail lights, official Nissan and Hankook logos and much more, providing your touring car with a realistically finished product. Each body comes with a molded nylon dual plane rear wing, as well as light buckets for the headlights and tail lights.

hpi drift car nissan body

This body is clear so you can paint it in your favorite colours. It fits 200mm touring cars and can also be used on 190mm touring cars with the use of wide offset wheels. Overspray film is included, as well as vinyl window masks to make painting quick and simple. An instruction sheet is included for the decals, and the body has dimple marks for body post drill locations.

Got to admit this looks pretty cool!

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