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January 13, 2017

Schumacher Cougar KD dirt spec 2WD buggy kit

Coming this February is Schumacher’s new Cougar KD dirt spec 2WD buggy kit. Designed for low-traction dirt tracks the prototype of the buggy already showed some great performance at the European Off-Road Championships in Spain where Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski finished third on the podium. The KD has the adjustability to conquer loose dirt to hard packed clay tracks as well as other low-grip surfaces thanks to a new 3-gear stand-up gearbox with 14-ball differential and a newly designed 2.5mm aluminium chassis that is usable with a range of battery layouts including saddle, square and shorty. Carbon fibre side pods make for advanced chassis stiffness tuning and an updated suspension geometry ensures fast and consistent handling. Other features include shocks with bleed screw and vented options, a lightweight twin-pad slipper clutch and a new sleek bodyshell.

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January 10, 2017

Schumacher sign Van Helmond brothers

Schumacher have announced the signing of the Van Helmond brothers to their international race team. The two will be competing in 1/10th electric off road races throughout Europe, be it club, National or International level including the EOS series. Wesley aged 18 and Dominique aged 15 have shown great potential, they have both already achieved many race victories. Wesley is currently the 2WD National Champion of the combined Dutch/Belgium championship and has done so for the last five years. Dominique has been the 4WD champion in this series three times also. Competing in both 2WD and 4WD off-road and using many Schumacher products, the pair of them are very excited to have joined. Their father Joey had the following to say:

We as a family attend many races, this being most weekends. It is a nice way to spend time together and we have a nice time with friends in our pits. We are very excited to have joined Schumacher Racing and thank both Muz and Robin for helping to make this happen. When people see us trackside, please come over and say hello and we shall do our best to help out where possible.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

November 3, 2016

Schumacher sign Sergi Franch

Schumacher have announced the signing of Spanish front runner Sergi Franch to their touring car team. A very successful on-road driver with many top notch results to his name, Sergi will race the Mi6 in the SNS series and major local and regional races around Barcelona. Sergi had the following to say:

I am very grateful to Schumacher and David Lara for trusting in me for this season, I am convinced that we will be at the maximum level of performance and support at every race and I wish to return this confidence with the best possible results.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

November 2, 2016

Mon-Tech pre-cut Nazda2 & IS200 bodyshells

Coming from Mon-Tech Racing are pre-cut and pre-drilled Nazda2 and IS200 190mm touring car bodyshells. They are available as both carpet and asphalt variant and they are available for a range of chassis such as the ones from Xray, Yokomo, Schumacher and Awesomatix and they greatly reduce the preparation time while also allowing for a pro finish. They are also painter-friendly as they are not fully cut out, retaining the inner wheel arch and and door sill portions that are easy to remove after painting by cutting a couple of connections.

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October 20, 2016

BRP Supastox brushed motor mount

The Border have introduced the BRP Supastox brushed motor mount for the Schumacher GT12 car. Made from high-quality fibre glass and coming including the necessary hardware, the mount allows to use cheap brushed motors, making for even lower running costs of this already relatively inexpensive class. The mount is usable with the Schumacher Supastox and Supastox GT and silver can motors such as the Carson Cup Machine.

Source: The Border [the-border.com]

October 7, 2016

Schumacher reveal Eclipse 1/12th scale pan car

Following a first teaser image Schumacher have now officially revealed their all-new Eclipse 1/12th scale pan car kit. Sporting a ground-breaking design with its full-length carbon fibre chassis and a “floating” motor pod the link-type car is a welcomed turning away from the norm. The car makes use of a fully adjustable front end including damping, fully adjustable rear roll centre pivot height including an extra low position and it features a lightweight ball differential with carbon axle and true thrust race. High quality engineering polymer mouldings throughout make for an ultra low weight and easy maintenance while the rear motor pod side plates are made of machined and black anodised aluminium for strength. The chassis allows for tweak-free battery mounting using tape and other features include a raised bumper mount for improved cornering and added front end protection, a damper tube style rear damping makes for optimised bump riding and cornering performance and the kit, that will become available by end of October, is rounded out by a genuine Kimbrough servo saver and 64 pitch main gear.

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September 28, 2016

Schumacher Mini Dart 1/10th carpet & astro turf tyre

Schumacher have introduced the all-new Mini Dart 1/10th buggy tyre for carpet and astro turf tracks. The tyre features a new low-profile design to improve bump handling and reduce traction rolling tendencies on high-grip tracks. Midway in terms of the Mini Pin and Mini Spike the tread offers great versatility on both carpet and astro tracks while offering exceptional tread life and a BRCA legal width. The Mini Dart is available as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear tyre in blue long life, yellow dry and silver wet compound and also as yellow compound pre-mounts.

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September 23, 2016

Schumacher Eclipse – Teaser

Schumacher have released a first teaser of their new, Eclipse called project. More information will unfold soon but looking at the graphic elements we would guess it is a car project and possibly an electric-powered GT or LMP vehicle, with our bet being either a basic 1/8th electric or competition 1/12th scale kit.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]