Chassis – Yokomo BD8 Motor – Yokomo RP 4.5T ESC – Yokomo RPX Batteries – Yokomo 5000mAh Tires – LRP (handout) Radio/Servo – Sanwa Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R Remarks – Yokomo’s rising star Naoki Akiyama has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying here at the DHI Cup and is set to start third on the grid for tomorrow’s A-Main. Using an aluminium chassis, his BD8 is pretty standard, titanium screws and turnbuckles being the only options used by the Japanese driver, together with a 40g centre weight.
