September 23, 2026

3rd consecutive Italian title for Collina – Report

Schumacher’s Mattia Collina has secured his third consecutive Italian National crown in the premier Modified Touring Car class.  ‘Le Caselle’ track in Arezzo hosted the 2026 Italian RC Touring Car Championship, the pinnacle event of the national season held under the sanction of ACI Sport, the Italian Motorsport Federation.  The three-day competition brought together the country’s top drivers to challenge for four official national titles, combining high-speed action, technical precision, and relentless consistency.  Making Collina victory this year even more significant, his brother Federico Collina finished second to seal a 1-2 at the top of the podium.  The Xray of Orlando Fenili completed the top three ahead of Infinity’s Alessio Menicucci and Federico Randi.  The remaining classes delivered equally compelling storylines. In Touring Stock, Luigi Ciavolino put an end to years of near-misses, claiming a deeply emotional first Italian title ahead of Flavio Paladin and Andrea Efficace.  The LM +40 Masters category saw Alessandro Rampini complete a brilliant championship hat-trick, taking his third straight title in an increasingly competitive field ahead of Andrea Giusti and Alessandro Vanni. Meanwhile, Luca Tramelli captured the FWD national title, sharing the podium with runner-up Simone De Lorenzo and young talent Leo Marka in third.  Beyond the senior honours, the weekend put a strong focus on the future of the sport.  Supported by ACI Arezzo, ten Under-16 drivers were awarded the “Young Prospects” distinction, celebrating the dedication of the rising generation and the essential support of their families in advancing Italian RC motorsport.

Source: ACI Sport [acisport.it]

September 11, 2026

Schumacher Neon FT FWD M-Chassis

Schumacher has entered the competitive front wheel drive M-Chassis class with their World Championship winning engineering team applying their racing knowledge and experience to create the Neon FT.  Having previous entered the M-Chassis category with their Neon 4WD MTC, this high performance front wheel drive mini racing chassis features advanced suspension geometry, optimised weight distribution and a highly efficient transmission, delivering exceptional balance, precision and cornering performance.  Its new double wishbone suspension design has been refined over countless hours by the British manufacturers team drivers and in-house development engineers to provide maximum performance across all track conditions.  With the new kit due for release mid September, Schumacher say the cars ‘Predictable handling and excellent consistency allow drivers to push with confidence and extract maximum performance from every lap.’

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September 8, 2026

Harper wins final round of British Championship at Adur

Having already secured the overall BRCA British Touring Car Championship title at Round 4 in West London last month, Schumacher’s Elliott Harper wrapped up his campaign with another win at the season finale.  Round 5 took place at the Adur track where Harper would secure the TQ ahead of Matthieu Dambrine and Chris Grainger.  With the back to back National Champion winning both legs of the A-Main, the podium would be the same order as they qualified.  In 17.5 Stock it was Finley Whitelock who took his first National TQ ahead of Ollie Payne and Sam Nicholls, but taking both A-Mains it as Payne who claimed the win ahead of the Top Qualifier with Nicholls third.  In FWD, Ethan Southall took the TQ and win.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

September 5, 2026

Schumacher Mi10 +2mm Axle

Schumacher has introduced this new +2mm Rear Axle for their Mi10 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  It changes the position of the rear driveshaft joint, moving it further inboard and altering the rear drivetrain geometry.  The key performance benefit is improved forward traction on corner exit.  The car is able to put the power down more effectively when the throttle is applied, allowing drivers to accelerate harder and earlier without sacrificing rear-end stability.  This makes the +2mm Rear Axle an especially useful tuning option when looking for additional rear grip and forward drive, whether conditions are low grip or the driver is simply looking to extract more performance from the Mi10.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 1, 2026

Smith crowned double British 1:10 Offroad Champion

Ben Smith is the new double British 1:10 Offroad Champion, the Schumacher driver claiming his first ever National title success on Saturday with a 2WD podium finish and then doubling up on Sunday to take the 4WD title in style with victory at the season finale hosted by Batley Model Car Club.  Having finished runner-up to Team Associated’s Tommy Hall in both championships last year, Smith lifted the 2WD title by 2-points from Hall with 5-points separating the Top 2 in 4WD.  The sixth & final round of the championship would see Scotland’s Daniel Pole secure the 2WD TQ and win for Associated.  Becoming the fourth different winner of 2026, his first win of the season came ahead of Luke Holdsworth and Smith.  In 4WD, it was the perfect weekend for Smith as he secured the TQ ahead of Hall with Josh Holdsworth lining up third for Schumacher. In the finals they would finish as they started.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

August 26, 2026

Schumacher Mi10 ‘Avalon’ 3D Bumper

Schumacher has introduced for its Mi10 Touring Car this 3D bumper specifically for the high performance Avalon Body.  The Avalon has taken the TC world by storm and with its long front nose, it requires a much larger front bumper to support it in the best possible way.  The bumper is extremely light weight and has a flexible design with great impact resistance.  The British manufacturer has also introduced an adjustable rear bonnet/boot support that fits a wide range of body’s for the Mi10.  Supporting the rear of the body can reduce the body flex and can give improved grip, stability and consistency in high speed corners.

View adjustable rear bonnet/boot support here

August 14, 2026

Schumacher Cougar LD3 Optional Steel Chassis

Schumacher has announced the upcoming release of an optional Steel Chassis for their 2WD Buggy World Championship winning Cougar LD3.  This steel chassis conversion provides a lower centre-of-gravity build with increased chassis flex, making it particularly well suited to medium-grip, bumpy Astro through to high-bite Astro and carpet conditions.  The conversion features a 1.2mm steel chassis, carbon fibre side pod stiffeners and front alloy 3D-printed stiffeners.  These stiffeners increase steering response and can be removed to provide an additional tuning option, allowing the handling characteristics of the chassis to be adjusted to suit track conditions.  Schumacher say that in testing, the team has found the Steel chassis to excel in bumpy Astro conditions with medium to high grip, as well as on carpet tracks.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

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