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September 25, 2007

Jonas Andersson joins Schumacher

Jonas Andersson Joins Schumacher

Schumacher have announced that front running Swedish racer Jonas Andersson has joined their team but more importantly the British company have acknowledged the rumour that they will re enter the electric off road market in the very near future.

Jonas is an extremely experienced racer who will drive the Mi3 in Sweden and also attend some big European races. Jonas will also aid in exciting new Off-Road projects, so watch this space for updates.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 17, 2007

Elliot Harper wins Schumacher BTCC

Schumacher BTCC

The final round of the Schumacher BTCC took place over the weekend for the final time at the Ashby track in the Midlands ,which unfortunately is set to become developed into a housing area. Modified Championship leader Elliot Harper had already wrapped up the series at the penultimate round but showed all the mod boys the way home with a victory at this round followed by fellow HB driver Stu Noble in 2nd and Schumacher’s David Hall in 3rd. Elliot took home the coveted Cecil Schumacher Trophy for the year followed up by the hard charging Colin Price and Sam Smith both with their Mi3 rides. Jonathan Dronfield dominated the 19T class taking TQ and 1st position in front of fellow Schumacher drivers Dewi Jones and Liam Brooks. Once again Jimmy Maddision had already wrapped up the 19T Championship and decided not to run at this event so left Jimmy in 1st, Jonny 2nd and Welsh Wizard Dewi 3rd after a season long battle for the Championship. In the 27t class Rob ‘Bobby’ West took victory at the race and also secured a fine Championship win with his Mi3 closely followed by Andrew Twigger and Lee Price also with Mi3’s.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 15, 2007

Schumacher Mi3 new parts

Schumacher have today released some new parts for their latest 190mm Touring car, the Mi3. First up we have some new lower wishbones that are now available in 2 extra versions, making it 3 in total, and are an alternative to the ultra stiff versions that come with the kit and are mostly suitable for carpet racing. The new wishbones come in medium stiffness and soft, and are deisgned for lower grip conditions and because they are less brittle they are suitable for racers that tend to crash more. Also new from Schumacher for the Mi3 are 2 new spur gears, 70T 48 pitch and 96T 64 pitch, that have been created to suit the smaller gear ratios being currently used with low wind brushless stock motors.

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July 18, 2007

Francisco wins Portuguese National Champs

Schumacher are reporting, that at the recent 5th, and final round, of the Portuguese Touring Car Nationals at Tomar, Schumacher Mi-3 driver Ruben Francisco took pole position and victory, for the 3rd time, and with that result took the 2007 Portuguese National Championship. Miguel Macieira was 2nd, Fernando Cardoso 4th, Rui Fazenda 5th, Miklós Nagy 6th and Jorge Simões 9th. As well as the main national title, Schumacher also won the 45+ Portuguese Touring Car Championship with driver Fernando Cardoso.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 10, 2007

Schumacher Job Opening

Schumacher Job opening

Schumacher continue their employment drive and have contacted us with the latest position to open up at their US headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Telephone sales, order processing, customer service, and technical advice on the Schumacher range of R/C cars and accessories. Requirements: Good knowledge of electric and nitro powered R/C cars. Good telephone communication skills. PC literate. Enthusiasm for the product. Friendly and helpful personality. Salary $20k-$30k depending on experience.

If you are interested in this position, you can apply directly to Shawn Palmer here.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 5, 2007

Jimmy Maddison joins Schumacher

Schumacher have announced that they have signed multiple British class Champion Jimmy Maddison away from TOP racing with which he has enjoyed a successful start to the season winning the first round of this years BRCA 27T Nationals racing the Scythe.

Multiple national Champion Jimmy Maddison has joined the Schumacher race team and will pilot the new Mi3. Jimmy has an impressive list of results including two National Championships and several British Indoor Winter Series wins. At his first race this weekend he took TQ at the BTCC in 19T and win be attending the Scottish GP this coming weekend to pilot his skills against some of the best drivers around. Schumacher would like to welcome Jimmy to the team and wish him the best of luck for the forthcoming races.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 11, 2007

Core RC 5000MAh Lipo pack

Schumacher sent out their May newsletter to us and in it, amongst all the other products, we saw this rather powerful Lipo pack. Pumping out 7.4 volts, at 5000MAh, this Core-RC Lipo pack comes in a hard protective casing, pre wired with plugs, and with that rating should give some great run times.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 10, 2007

Shawn Palmer takes over at Schumacher USA

Shawn Palmer

According to a release on RC Car Actions website, Shawn Palmer has taken over the top spot at Schumacher USA from Adrian Martinez who had led the office for over 6 years. Adrian will be assisting in the transition before pursuing an opportunity in creative machining and design starting in June.

Shawn brings a broad spectrum of extensive industry experience in marketing and product development to Schumacher USA. His involvement with very high power systems in cars is well known, and meshes perfectly with Schumacher’s philosophy of providing our customers quality vehicles that are very fast and very fun. Shawn will also be managing and expanding the distribution of Schumacher USA’s exclusive product lines including Schumacher cars and accessories, Take Off tires and accessories, RW Racing Gears, Keyence speed controls and more.

Read the full release here.

Source: RCCA [rccaraction.com]