Schumacher Racing Products

Schumacher Racing Products

Type	Private Limited Company (Ltd.)
Industry	Racing
Founded	1980
Headquarters	Northampton, England
Key people	Cecil Schumacher Robin Schumacher Phil Booth
Products	Radio-controlled Cars
Number of employees	30
Slogan	Schumacher, Performance and Technology
Website	www.racing-cars.com

Schumacher Racing Products (or just Schumacher) is a British manufacturer of radio-controlled cars and accessories with a primary focus on high end racing products.

Stock Schumacher Menace GTR with body off.

History

Foundation The founder Cecil Schumacher was originally a transmission engineer who was involved with Cosworth. His young son at the Robin Schumacher started playing and racing electric cars. He soon started noticing large areas that these early primitive cars could be improved. Having noticed high tyre wear he introduced the ball differential to radio controlled cars.^[1]

These ball differential were used by Robin then his friends then local model shop request to stock it and soon international orders followed. It came to the point that Cecil Schumacher was making more money from this side business than through his employer. So in 1981 Schumacher Racing Products was formed in Northampton, England.

The company has always operated out of Northampton^[2] but sourced some components from China like most other successful RC companies, however the majority of manufacturing remains in England and Schumacher remains very much an English company. Cecil Schumacher's son Robin Schumacher took over the business in 2001.

1980s The first car to be produced by Schumacher was the XL lexan chassis pan car in 1981 which had intentionally highly flexible chassis. This was followed in 1983 by the "C" car which was made out of fibreglass reinforced epoxy resin sheet and designed specifically for racing on carpet. It included many features that are still around on every modern 1/12 scale car, race wins include the euros in 1985 and 1988.

In the latter half of the 1980s, off-road RC cars increased in popularity. In 1986 the first 4WD 1/10th scale off-road buggy was launched called the SWB CAT. This launched the CAT (Competition All Terrain) brand. The car was an instant success with Masami Hirosaka taking the 1987 IFMAR World Championships^[3] who was lent a works car having noted his driving form during practice sessions.

1990s Following the success of the 1st generation of off road CAT's Schumacher continue to produce many successful off and on road electric cars. The popularity of the touring car class seriously affected the off-road world during the 90's. Schumacher stepped down the development of this class through the 1990s. Schumacher was now starting to dominate a niche in the "fun" car sector, with high power/speed nitro powered models capable of real speeds in excess of 80 mph.

2000s Over the turn of this century the Schumacher product line-up became quite familiar with the "fun" cars with increasing number of nitro products however it remained in the 1/10th competition touring cars market.

2010s The flood of cheap high volume low margin ready to run car produced in Asia meant the company no longer produce a nitro car or fun car. Schumacher now concentrate on the high level 1/10th scale electrical competitive market. Alongside there Mi touring car range the company re-entering the off-road scene with the CAT SX (4WD) and Cougar SV (2WD).

Racing Success

World Championships

Podiums

Position	Year	Title	Driver	Model	Electrical Spec.
	1987	IFMAR 4WD Offroad World Championship	Masami Hirosaka (JPN)	CAT XL[4]	HPI Motor, Sanyo Batteries, KO Speed Control
	1993	IFMAR 4WD Offroad World Championship	Ben Sturnham (GBR)	CAT 2000	Speedo - Nosram, Motor - Tanaplan, Batteries - Orion
	1993	IFMAR 4WD Offroad World Championship	William Mitcham (GBR)	CAT 2000

National Titles

BRCA

National Manufacturer Series

Great Britain See Schumacher BTCC

Competition Cars

^[5]

1/10th 4WD Offroad Buggies

Date	Name	Kit & Launch RRP#	Details
Dec 2015 – Present	CAT K2[6]	K159 Kit K169 Assembled
Dec 2013 – 2015	CAT K1 Aero[6]	K147 Kit K149 Assembled
Dec 2012 – 2013	CAT K1[7]	K135 Pro K1 Kit K136 Pro K1 Assembled
June 2011 - 2012	CAT SX3[8]	K119 Pro C/F Kit K120 Pro C/F Assembled K121 S1 Kit K122 S1 Assembled	Launched at January 2011 Nurnberg Toy Fair it is an update of the SX2
Jan 2009 – 2011	CAT SX2	K101 - Pro C/F Kit K102 - Pro CF Assembled K103 - S1 Kit K104 - S1 Assembled
Jan 2008 - 2009	CAT SX[9][10]	K078 (4-2) NI-MH Kit K079 Stick LiPo Kit K091 LiPo Phil Booth Signature K092 LiPo S1 Composite Assembled	Launched at January 2008 Nurnberg Toy Fair
Never (2005)	CAT 4000[11]		This car never went into production but prototype was seen at several BRCA National and Regional events in early 2005
2002 - 2004	CAT 3000 Evo[12]	KO19X
2000	CAT 3000	KO19X
1997	CAT 98	U421D
1997	CAT 2000SE	U408M	Update of the 2000 based on spec of Jukka Steenari's 1996 Euro Champ car
1997	CAT 2000EC	U498Y	CAT 2000 with new shell, sus. Geometry & laydown shocks
1995	CAT 2000ECS	U401F	Cheaper version of the EC (no slipper etc.)
1993 Oct	CAT 2000	U460M
1993 (March)	Bosscat Works	U455H
1992	Bosscat Sports	U444W
1992	Bosscat Competition	U440S
1992	Procat SE	U427F
1991	Procat	U409N
1989	CAT XLS	T403	Saddle Pack
1987	CAT XL 4wd	T401	Stick Pack Longer Wheelbase & bodied version of the T400
1986	SWB CAT	T400	First 1/10th scale off road racing buggy

1/10th 2WD Offroad Buggies

Date	Name	Kit # Launch RRP	Details
Jan 2015 – Present	Cougar KF2[13]	K155 Kit K156 Assembled	Evolution of the KF
Nov 2013 – 2015	Cougar KF[14]	K143 Kit K144 Assembled	Mid Motored belt drive using a lot of CAT K1 ideas for high grip such as astro turf
Sept 2013 – Present	Cougar KR[15]	K139 Kit K140 Assembled	Rear motored for dirt
2012 April - Nov 2013	Cougar SVR[16]	K133 Kit K134 Assembled	Developed from the Cougar SV but for dirt and low traction surfaces.
2012 – Present	Cougar SV2[17]	K123 Kit K124 Assembled	Launched at the Nurnberg Toy Fair in Feb 2012
2010–2012	Cougar SV[18]	K111 Pro CF - Kit K112 Pro CF - Assembled K113 Race S1 - Kit K114 Race S1 - Assembled	There was a "2011 Spec" edition that had some upgrades
2002	Fireblade EVO mk.2	KO15T	Chassis mods for strength, new frt & rear towers, larger rr whl bearings
1999	Fireblade EVO mk.1	KO15T	Evolution of Cougar 2000 series
1998	Fireblade USA	U424G	Upright shock angles (equal frt & rr), 7 cell slots, new motor position
1997	Fireblade 2000	U407L
1995	Club10 Mk 2 Cougar	U441T
1995	Cougar '95 Team	U499Z
1995	Cougar 2000 '95 spec	U474A	Also known as "XPC" spec with narrow chassis, SACs
1994	Cougar 2000 '94 spec	U457J	As per 1993 car, but now with Co-Axial driveshafts & diff to match
1993	Cougar 2000	U457J	Double deck composite chassis, geared drivetrain
1992	Cougar 2 Works	U452E U453F
1992	Cougar Club 10	U441T	"Sport" version of Cougar. 540 motor + MSC
1991	Cougar 2 Team	U431J	Roller d/shafts, fully ballraced inc. steering
1991	Cougar 2 Racing	U430I	Slipper, 10 sealed ballraces, full spring set
1991	Cougar 2 Sport	U429H	Hybrid 23mm diff, varishocks but no slipper and not fully ballraced
1990	Cougar	U415T
1988	Topcat	U404J	F1 style lay down suspension
1987	CAT XL 2wd	T402

1/10th 4WD Electric Touring Car

Date	Name	Kit & Launch RRP	Details
June 2014 – Present	Mi5Evo[19]	K148 - Pro C/F Kit K150 - Pro C/F Assembled
2013–Present	Mi1v2[20]	K151 - Kit K152 - Assembled	Update of Mi1
May 2013 - 2014	Mi5[21]	K137 - Pro C/F Kit K138 - Pro C/F Assembled
Jan 2012[22] - 2013	Mi4CXL[23]	K127 - Pro C/F Kit K128 - Pro C/F Assembled
2011 - 2012	Mi4CX[24]	K117 - Pro C/F Kit K118 - Pro C/F Assembled
Late 2010 - 2013	Mi1[25]	K115 Kit K116 Assembled
	Mi4LP [26]	K107 - Mi4LP Pro CF Kit K109 - Mi4LP Pro CF Assembled K108 - Mi4LP Race S1 Kit K110 - Mi4LP Race S1 Assembled
	Mi4 [27]	k094 Pro-CF - Assembled k093 Pro-CF - Kit
Aug 2008[28]	Mi3.5[29]	K082 - Race-S1 K081 - Pro-CF - Trg 5 Cell K080 - Pro-CF - Trg 6 cell
May 2007[30]	Mi3 [31]	K073 Mi-3 Pro
2005 - 2008	Mi2 EC [32]	K058 - Touring K059 - USA Foam Spec
2004	Mi2 [33]	K046 Mi-2 S1 K047 Carbon
2003	Mission[34]	Mission S1 K026 Mission Carbon K?
1999 - 2001	SST 99 Pro
Approx 1997	SST2000
	SST Sport	SST Sport Lancer EVO 6 SST Sport Volvo S40 SST Subaru WRC
	SST Axis 2[35]
	SST Axis
	Cat 2000 Touring	Escort Cosworth Alfa Romeo 155 Opel Calibra Mercedes C-Class Ford Mondeo
1995	Bosscat Touring	U473Z - Escort Cosworth U483J - Alfa Romeo 155 U484K - Opel Calibra U485L - Mercedes C-Class U486M - Ford Mondeo
	Wildcat Touring	Escort Cosworth Alfa Romeo 155 Opel Calibra Mercedes C-Class Ford Mondeo

1/12th 2WD Electric Pan Car^[36]

Date	Name	Kit #	Details
1981[37]	XL Lexan Pan Car		Schumacher First Complete Car with the flexible lexan chassis
1983 - 1988	C-Car	C200 C204 Euro Spec	FRP chassis
1984 - 198?[38]	B-Car[39]		Simpler version of the C Car for club racing
1988 - 1990 [40]	C-Car SPC	C204	FRP chassis to replace the flexible lexan

1/12th GT12 circuit and 1/12th oval

Date	Name	Kit & Launch	Details
2012 April - 2014	SupaStox	K131 - 4 cell NiMh/1S Lipo K132 - 6 cell NiMh/2S Saddle K141 - 1S with Hotrod Oval Body K142 - 2S with Saloonstox Body
2014 Nov	SupaStox GT	K154 - S1/Diff K157 - C/F

Other Cars

Date	Scale	Power	Drive	Type	Name	Kit #	Notes
2010	1/10th	Nitro	4WD	Fun Touring Car	Fusion 28 Turbo[41]	K106 - Red/Silver - RTR K105 - Blue/Silver - RTR
2008	1/8th	Electric	4WD	Touring Car	Menace GTRe		Based on the Nitro car but with a three-speed gearbox and disc brake
2005 [42]	1/8th	Nitro	4WD	Touring Car	Menace GTR
2004	1/10th	Nitro	4WD	Fun Touring Car	Fusion R12	K037 R12 Team Spec - K042	The Fusion R12 is developed from the SST Mission electric car
2002	1/10th	Nitro	4WD	Fun Touring Car	Fusion 21[43]	K028 + BMW 3 Touring Body K029 + Subaru Rally Body K030 + F155 Truck Body K033 RTR + BMW 3 Touring Body K034 RTR + Subaru Rally Body K035 RTR + F155 Truck Body K050 + Skyline Body K051 RTR + Skyline Body
2000s	1/6 th	Electric	2WD	Track Car	Big 6 Lotus Elise Sport	S996
2000s	1/6 th	Nitro	2WD	Track Car	Big 6 Lotus Elise Sport	S1020
1995	1/10th	Electric	2wd	Touring Car	Club10 mk.2	U439R - Cosworth Touring U475B - Alfa Romeo 155 Touring U476C - Opel Calibra Touring U477D - Mercedes C-Class U478E - Ford Mondeo Touring
1995	1/10th	Electric	2wd	Touring Car	911 turbo SE		Based on the Cougar mk1
1992		Nitro		Pan Car	Daytona
1990s and 2000s	N/A	Electric	2WD	Fun Car	WILDCAT
1992	1/10th	Nitro	2WD[44]	Pan Car	Daytona
1990s	1/10th	Electric	4WD	Rallycross	RS 4x4		Based on the Procat
1995	1/10th	Electric	2WD	Offroad Truck	Club 10 mk.2 Storm truck	U443V	Cougar Mk2 based
1991	1/10th	Electric	2WD	Offroad Truck	Shotgun truck	U419X	Cougar based
	1/10th	Nitro	4WD	Fun Touring Car	Fusion 28[45]	K077 Skyline; Red/Silver - RTR K083 ARR - No Body K084 No Body - RTR K075 Skyline; Blue-Silver - RTR
		Nitro	Truck		Riot 2
		Nitro	Truck		Riot	S1174
	1/10th	Nitro	2WD	Truck	Nitro 10	190 Evaluation 911 Sport	Based on the Club 10
	1/16th	Nitro	2WD	Micro Truck	Rascal 2
		Nitro			Nitro 21 XT-R 3E
		Nitro		Offroad Buggy	Storm 2000
		Nitro		Offroad Buggy	Nitro 10 Panther
		Nitro		Offroad Monster Truck	Nitro 10 Racing Truck
		Nitro		Offroad Monster Truck	Menace
	1/8th	Nitro	4WD	Offroad Buggy	Swift
	1/8th	Nitro	4WD	Offroad Buggy	Swift 2
	1/8th	Twin Nitro	4WD	Monster Truck	Manic
	1/8th	Nitro	2WD	Stunt Truck	Havoc
	1/10th	Electric	2WD	Touring Car	Alfa Romeo 155	U492S - Alfa Romeo 155 Touring	Wildcat Chassis

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External links

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