YIDM 2017 Report

Dear Participants,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for a great event.  The YIDM 2017 is our fifth event since its first inauguration in 2011.  We have participants coming from Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong to attend this year event in Indonesia.  The YIDM 2017 was hosted in Serpong, a new city beside the Jakarta city. The organisers were a joint effort of Drift47 and Jiban Racing Academy.

We had 4 classes of event this year: Open CS Class, Yokomo CS Class, Open RWD Class, and Yokomo RWD Class.  We had total of more than 70+ participants.  We were fortunate to have Mr. Ueno Takahiro and Mr. Masami Hirosaka as our guest judges.

I was glad to see many new and old faces in this event, especially our Indonesia friends.  They are very supportive to this event and have lend their hands in marking the 2nd time YIDM is being held in their country.  (Note: YIDM 2012 was held in Surabaya, Indonesia)

Thanks to the arrangement of Indonesian drifter, Mr. Amandio, Ueno was doing the drifting demo on Saturday night.  He was showing his great skill and control of the car in the parking lot.   He also enjoys Mie Ayam..... a favourite Indonesia local dish.

After 3 days of intense drifting, amid some setback from the unpredictable weather, we are glad to announce that YIDM 2017 was successfully held. Winners were crowned and we have Mr. Opan (Yokomo RWD class) from Jakarta, Indonesia and Mr. Timmy (Yokomo CS class) from Hong Kong, joining us in the Yokomo World Cup 2017 which will be held in Yatabe Arena, Japan, during the month of December.

We are grateful to our sponsors, especially Team YOKOMO Japan, for their support and generous prizes.  See you again in YIDM 2018!!!!!


Please stay tuned for the full video documentary of YIDM 2017.

YIDM 2017 Featured by Yokomo Japan

Yokomo International Drift Meet 2017 was featured in Yokomo Japan website.  The link is http://www.teamyokomo.com/event/event17/170423_yidm/170423_yidm.html

YIDM 2017: Hotels nearby the venue

For the coming YIDM 2017 @ Jakarta, Indonesia, we would recommend the following hotels:

FAME Hotel Gading Serpong

Ibis Hotel Gading Serpong

Atria Residences Gading Serpong

More hotels can be found via Google Map Link

We would recommend to make hotel arrangement via Agoda.com, Expedia.com, Hotel.com, Trivago.com to get the best deals.

YIDM 2017 @ Jakarta, Indonesia

Dear ALL,

We would like to announce Yokomo International Drift Meet 2017.  It will be held in Serpong Digital Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.  Brief details of the event is as follows:

Name of event: SDC Yokomo International Drift Meet 2017
Date: 21st to 23rd April 2017
Venue: SDC (Serpong Digital Center), Jakarta, Indonesia. (Web: http://www.sdc-serpong.com/)
Main organizer: Drift47

Video profile of SDC... super impressive!

Please watch this space for further updates.  Thanks.

Pre-YIDM Malaysia Final Round 2017

Organizer: HOBBYHAVEN SDN BHD
Sponsor: Hobby Haven Sdn. Bhd.
Registration Date:
08 Feb - 03 mac 2017
Registration fees:
RM 70 + t-shirt (additional rm30 for 2nd category)
Grand Prize:
2 x Return Flight Ticket + entry fees to Yokomo International Drift Meet 2017 @ Jakarta, Indonesia
(Only for Malaysian - YOKOMO chassis with BIMS sticker)
Note: Grand Prize is to award to the top Yokomo chassis drifter if the winner is using a non-Yokomo chassis.(CS Class and RWD Class)

Prize & Trophy:
CS CLASS
Best 24.:
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Trophy

RWD CLASS
Best 24.
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Trophy

CS ROOKIES CLASS
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Trophy

RWD ROOKIES CLASS
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Trophy

Lucky Draw Sponsored by Hobby Haven

Guest Judges:
1.To be confirmed
2. To be confirmed

Rules & Regulation:
For CS CLASS
Chassis: Any Brand 1/10 scales drift chassis
Bodyshell: YOKOMO 1/10 drift bodyshell ONLY, touring bodyshell not allowed
Motor: 10.5T ONLY
Rims: YOKOMO rims ONLY
Battery: NiMh or NiCd (6cells), Lipo (2 cells)

For RWD CLASS
Chassis: Any Brand 1/10 scales drift chassis
Weight :total 1800g rear weight not more than 1100g
Bodyshell: YOKOMO 1/10 drift bodyshell ONLY, touring bodyshell not allowed
Motor: OPEN to any turn and brand
Rims: OPEN TO ANY BRAND
Battery: NiMh or NiCd (6cells), Lipo (2 cells)

Tyre: Competition tyre by yokomo DRC carpet tire ONLY ( controlled tires, no handout )

Payment to :
Online Payment:
Acc Name: Ezril Ezrin
Acc Number :158163032886 (maybank)
Acc Name:Lee kuo yuen
Acc Number: 1142 3580 3724
(maybank)

Walk-in payment :
Hobby Haven Sdn Bhd
Please call or sms ur detail at 016-9618661 after bank-in

Name / H.P number / Chassis / State
Example: Ajiman/ 012-3456789 / Yokomo DIB / K.L/CS
Pls kindly make payment at your earliest convenience, as this will ease the life of organizer with aim to smoothen the preparation and running of the event.
Thank you for your co-operation.

H/P : +6016-9618661 Kowjack (Hobby Haven)
*Details are subject to change.

YIDM 2016 Race Report posted on Team YOKOMO website

The race is featured on the official Yokomo Japan website.

Direct link: http://teamyokomo.com/teamyokomo/race/16/160410_yokomo_intl_drift/160410_yokomo_intl_drift.html

Thanks you Team YOKOMO!

YIDM 2016 Post Race Brief

Dear Participants,
On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude towards our participants, sponsors and working committee.

Fantastic venue: Permaisuri Imperial City Mall, Miri, Sarawak.

We had a great time with our honorable judges who came all the way from Japan. Thank you YOKOMO Japan for their kind sponsorship and prizes.  We thank all the sponsors for their generous prizes.

Judges : Mr. Takahiro Imamura (Zamurai) and Mr. Masami Hirosaka

And special thanks to Simon from RC Legend, Bintulu for organizing the event.  And Kow Jacq for emcee of the event.

1st from Right: Mr. Simon (RCL).  2nd from Right: Mr. Kow Jacq (Emcee)

Some pictures of the event:

Concourse winner: Billy

Final result:

RWD Winner: Navin

AWD (CS) Class Winner: Thalha

Thanks again for your participation. See you again in 2017!