Schumacher Racing have welcomed young up and coming German driver Micha Widmaier to the Schumacher CS electronic team. Micha recently finished 7th at the ‘Indoor Dirt Race’ near Munich piloting his CAT K1 against a strong field of most of the best drivers in Germany confirming himself as an exciting prospect for the future.
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Schumacher introduce their latest 1/10 2WD buggy kit in the form of the Cougar KF. Seen in prototype stages before the buggy is specially designed for the use on high grip surfaces such as carpet and astro turf. It builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis and top deck and features an unconventional drivetrain setup with a traversal mid motor position and a rear belt drivetrain. The central motor layout is meant to offer exceptional corner speed on high grip surfaces without having to worry about the negative “torque steering” influences often associated with longitudinally mounted motors.
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Schumacher are pleased to announce the strengthening of our UK Off Road team with the addition of two top racers, Nathan Waters and James Helliwell. Both drivers are BRCA National A finalists and Nathan is 2012-13 Worksop Schumacher Indoor Masters 2WD Champion. James is also responsible for the awesome Robin Hood Raceway. Both drivers will compete with the CAT K1 and Cougar SV2 at multiple winter series races and 2014 BRCA Nationals.
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SXT 3.0 traction compound was designed to provide superior performance in a minimum odour environment for both foam and rubber tyre racing. It has been engineered, tested and proven to be compatible with other additives and it is ideal for the use on both carpet and asphalt tracks. On top of that you can also rejuvenate old foam tyres by soaking them several times.
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Schumacher have new optional parts for the Mi5 touring car available in the form of a 2mm stiff weave chassis and Core RC titanium pivot balls. Starting with the chassis, the part is stiffer than the stock kit chassis and ideal when racing in high grip conditions. It also scrubs around 10g of weight while lowering the car’s centre of gravity at the same time. The second new part is a 22 piece titanium ball set, again for the Mi5. The parts significantly reduce the weight of the car and are super tough allowing to use them over a long time without having to fear wear and tear.
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UK company Schumacher introduce the Cougar KR 2WD rear motor buggy kit. Designed especially for dirt and low traction surfaces it sports Schumacher’s new stealth black look, first seen on the Cat K1 4WD buggy and it features a new gear differential, industry standard 12mm hex wheels, a recessed alloy chassis and a new alloy anti-squat plate. The kit also includes a new front skid plate, a new rear wing mount system, stronger steering hubs, and an updated rear top deck mount to optimise rear chassis flex. The Pro spec 13mm big bore shocks come with titanium nitride shafts, CNC machined 3-hole pistons with recessed e-clips, threaded collars, twin O ring sealing and diaphragm volume compensation. Also included is a new maximum dimension rear wing and a 24-piece red seal ball bearing set.
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The past weekend Martin Hofer managed to TQ and win the 3rd round of the Conrad backed German Touring Master Series. Founded by Uwe Rheinard, the man behind the ETS series, the collaboration with Conrad aims at bringing the ETS flair down to a more local audience. Therefore the series consists of 5 races spread across Germany. Round 3 hosted by the MAC Burgdorf, the club that pulled off the last minute event that was the 2010 worlds, attracted a good number of top level racers despite a very tight racing schedule for most in September. Martin TQed both ProStock and Modified class and managed to pull off perfect finals by taking a comfortable win in both categories. Round 4 is to end the outdoor season at the beautiful facility of the MSC Höckendorf on 21st/22nd of September.
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Schumacher announce the introduction of new pre-cut touring car wings. Available in clear, black or with a carbon look the wings do away with the often fiddly need to cut and dremel a usable wing out of the sets supplied with body shells. They are a simple bolt on and go racing item, come including end plates and mounting tape and they meet both EFRA and BRCA regulations.
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