Red RC » Schumacher

March 19, 2025

Schumacher FT9 FWD Touring Car

Schumacher has announced their new FT9 FWD Touring Car. The British manufacturer’s latest kit incorporates many features from the hugely successful Mi9 touring car. Two Kit versions are available, one with an 7075-T6 Alloy Chassis and one with a Special Stiff Weave Carbon Fibre Chassis. Each offer extreme weight reductions in the rear of the car, as well as advanced flexibility characteristics. The car also gets a new front bumper design with foam bumper and black brass weight. Optional 60g (6x10g weights U8774) additional weight locations. The car has all new suspension geometry and the rear suspension layout has an all new shock mounting design. Schumacher has fully updated the front transmission housing which is the same on the left and right side. The Rear Transmission housing is also new for maximum rearward weight saving and optimum rigidity. The drive train also gets lightweight gear differential design with ultra-smooth action giving improved performance and improved ease of build, especially with requirement for maximum oil capacity seen in FWD. An optional oil bleeding design included for an even easier build technique.

View more features & images here

March 17, 2025

Orlowski caps off ETS title with 10th consecutive win

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski completed an impressive unbeaten run in the ETS over the weekend as he notched up win number 10 in as many races. Having already successfully defended his Modified title at the previous round in Germany, at the season finale in Austria the Pole would wrap up the season with the TQ and victory. Making the switch back to carpet for the event following his impressive TITC debut win last month, Orlowski topped all four qualifiers to secure the TQ ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker and Awesomatix Marc Rheinard. While he got the better of Orlowski with his new MTC-3 at the recent MIBO International, in the final Volker could do nothing about the pole sitter and backing up his A1 win another, albeit closer win, in A2 the fifth round was decided. Winning A3 from Rheinard, Volker would finish P2 for the round but in the overall in the championship he finished third behind Rheinard. In Pro Stock Sören Sparbier gave Mugen their second win with the new MTC-3 to finish runner-up in the championship behind Awesomatix’s Lukas Ellerbrock who ccomplete the podium in Vienna behind Xray’s Adam Izsay. In FWD, 4th place was enough for Schumacher’s Márk Valent to secure the title ahead of Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard while victory at the fifth round saw Phil Langner complete the Championship Top 3.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

April 22, 2022

Schumacher Atom GT12 gear differential

Schumacher’s new Atom GT12 gear differential offers several great improvements over the ball differential design. Firstly is consistent and easy setting with less frequent maintenance, with very little change from race to race. It also has improved handling ability with more stable cornering entry, and improved mid and particularly exit rotation. The diff is fully ball raced for high precision, performance and lower maintenance while the axle is steel for strength and reliability. Comes supplied with 60T 48dp spur gear.

View the complete set here

April 7, 2022

Schumacher Icon 2 1/10th Competition F1 car

Schumacher have introduced their new Icon 2, 1/10th Competition Formula car. The Icon platform is BRCA National winning and MICC championship dominating. Thanks to this and a vast amount of racing experience from their strong team of drivers and engineering team, the Icon 2 is the natural evolution of an already fantastic chassis. It boasts a wide range of new refinements to increase performance, reduce lap times and improve durability beginning with a new gear differential offering improved cornering ability in the majority of conditions. On power steering is improved along with corner entry stability. The car will also drive much flatter and have more predictability in high traction conditions. The ball differential can still be used and is likely to be an improvement only in very low traction conditions. The is also a new left hand rear wheel clamp design. This new one piece, rotationally balanced design is lighter, simpler and the perfect match for our new gear differential. It may also be used with the ball differential. An all new design for the rear wing mounting assembly, features 7075 Aluminium lower, and C/F upper components. Style, centre of gravity, durability and stiffness has been improved in this area. Other new items include V2 damper rods with a much larger internal hole diameter, new side link mounts for increased durability, new front end chassis posts for increased durability, and a new simplified and stylish front wing mounting using thread inserts.

View more images of the Icon 2 here

February 25, 2022

Willspeed RF2 conversion for Cougar LD2

Willspeed have produced their RF2 conversion for the Schumacher Cougar LD2. The conversion platform was designed and manufactured by engineers and racers alike for the true ultimate in performance on medium to high traction surfaces. The RF2 design focuses on moving the weight bias forwards by utilising a 5 gear transmission which allows the motor position to be moved further forwards creating a smaller located area of main mass which aids to control weight transfer. The billet aluminium tub chassis is the ultimate in chassis design, the centre of gravity is super low, the chassis has no additional guards or stiffeners removing unwanted tweak and is self integrally stiff. The aluminium selected for its natural dampening properties this not only allows for an incredibly agile platform its also super predictable. The end result, a platform that not only loves corner speed but it is also dependable and predictable lap after lap making going fast, easy.

View more details & images here

February 16, 2022

Penguin LCG Dart body for Cougar LD2

From Penguin Custom Bodyshells is this Low Centre of Gravity (LCG) Dart body for the popular Cougar LD2. Being very similar to the Dart body for the Cougar Laydown, the shell has been designed with modern software ensuring it goes as low as possible and is specifically designed for modern LCG batteries. Similar in style to the kit shell but much lower down the side pods and cab area giving amazing lap times and corner speed on the grippiest of carpet and Astro. Available in both standard weight and lightweight with window masks and made from high grade lexan.

View the clear Dart body here

February 1, 2022

Schumacher Mi8 1/10th touring car

Schumacher have introduced their new Mi8 1/10th touring car. The Mi8 has been developed by Schumacher’s world class engineering team to be faster and better handling than ever. With a lower centre of gravity, lighter weight and fine attention to detail, the Mi8 is a pleasure to build, maintain and to drive. The Mi8 contains all the features and adjustments you need from a high end touring car to take you to the top of the podium. Available with an alloy chassis optimised for carpet racing, or a carbon fibre chassis perfectly suited to asphalt.

View more details & images here

January 25, 2022

Matt Chambers joins Schumacher Racing

Schumacher Racing are very pleased to announce the signing of extremely experienced and professional US racer Matt Chambers. He has made multiple ROAR Nationals Mains and is a great guy to add to the USA team. His focus will now be on 1/10th Off Road with his Schumacher rides. Matt had the following to say, ‘I have wanted to race for Schumacher Racing for more than a decade, I have always felt that they make superior cars with no compromises. This year it has all finally lined up for me to do so. I can’t wait to race the Schumacher cars and work with the US and the European team drivers. Needless to say I’m very excited for 2022 & 2023. Many thanks to Muz, Robin and the guys at Schumacher for making this happen.’

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]