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Default Naoto Matsukura and Yokomo part ways
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Shocked at this...

Will he go to Xray? Kyosho?

Needs to be someone who does 12th, TC and buggy.
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Totally not expected, especially when the worlds are being held at Yatabe. But yeah, I can understand, 10 years at Yokomo is a while. My guess would by Kyosho or Team Associated. More AE than Kyosho, as AE also does 12th scale. Or maybe split contracts, who will know?

Who will replace him? Maybe Neumann, he has driven Yoko before. Or maybe no replacement and go with Martin.
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Neuman there would be cool.
What about serpent?
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I was totally floored by this. He was probably my favorite NON US driver. Very strange indeed.

AE or Kyosho would have the pocket book for him, Does AE have any ranked Japanese drivers? Knowing that Yokomo and AE had a partnership BITD, and it appears they are a major player for AE Importer....

Def. changes things for the 2015 worlds.
Not going to lie, he and Martin were a big reason why I want to switch to Yokomo for 2015. Ive been a loyal AE guy since I started over 16 yrs ago.

Time will tell...



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This might not say much for the new YZ-2 car. Look what happened to team associated when the B5M platform came along.
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Totally not expected, especially when the worlds are being held at Yatabe. But yeah, I can understand, 10 years at Yokomo is a while. My guess would by Kyosho or Team Associated. More AE than Kyosho, as AE also does 12th scale. Or maybe split contracts, who will know?

Who will replace him? Maybe Neumann, he has driven Yoko before. Or maybe no replacement and go with Martin.
Kyosho make a 12th Scale!!! Japanese championship winner in 2013!!!!
The Plazma, Kyosho been making 12th scale a very long time!!!!
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Thanks for the information!!!!!! Be he drives Tamiya for onroad!!!!!!!

But maybe Kyosho as well in the future, they make great cars too!!!!!!!!
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He's not agreed anything on 12th it seems.
He is just signed for 10th offroad and 1/8th offroad!!!

Its interesting to me people don't know about the Kyosho Plazma as its a very good car, just no top drivers to promote!
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