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 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 . contents 1 history 2 racing success 2.1 world championships 2.2 national titles 2.3 national manufacturer series 3 competition cars 3.1 1 10 scale 4wd off road buggies 3.2 1 10 scale 2wd off road buggies 3.3 1 10 4wd electric touring car 3.4 1 12 2wd electric pan car 37 3.5 1 12 gt12 circuit and 1 12 oval 4 other cars 5 footnotes 6 references 7 works cited 8 external links history edit foundation the founder cecil schumacher cosworth a transmission engineer who was recruited from borg warner to lead the design team to adapt the hobbs transmission whom he had worked on to handle the cosworth dfv s power . cecil spotted his workmates driving radio controlled cars on the company s helipad and decided it needed a ball differential after noticing the cars skittered as well as his son robin schumacher . 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 edit world championships edit podiums position year title driver model electrical spec . 01 1987 ifmar 4wd offroad world championship masami hirosaka jpn cat xl 5 hpi motor sanyo batteries ko speed control 02 1993 ifmar 4wd offroad world championship ben sturnham gbr cat 2000 speedo nosram motor tanaplan batteries orion 03 1993 ifmar 4wd offroad world championship william mitcham gbr cat 2000 national titles edit brca national manufacturer series edit great britain see schumacher btcc competition cars edit 6 unreliable source 1 10 scale 4wd off road buggies edit date name kit and launch rrp no . details dec 2015 present cat k2 7 k159 kit k169 assembled dec 2013 2015 cat k1 aero 7 k147 kit k149 assembled dec 2012 2013 cat k1 8 k135 pro k1 kit k136 pro k1 assembled june 2011 2012 cat sx3 9 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 10 11 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 12 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 13 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 and 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 and bodied version of the t400 1986 swb cat t400 first 1 10 scale off road racing buggy 1 10 scale 2wd off road buggies edit date name kit no . launch rrp details jan 2015 present cougar kf2 14 k155 kit k156 assembled evolution of the kf nov 2013 2015 cougar kf 15 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 16 k139 kit k140 assembled rear motored for dirt 2012 april nov 2013 cougar svr 17 k133 kit k134 assembled developed from the cougar sv but for dirt and low traction surfaces . 2012 present cougar sv2 18 k123 kit k124 assembled launched at the nurnberg toy fair in feb 2012 2010 2012 cougar sv 19 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 23 mm 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 10 4wd electric touring car edit date name kit and launch rrp details june 2014 present mi5evo 20 k148 pro c f kit k150 pro c f assembled 2013 present mi1v2 21 k151 kit k152 assembled update of mi1 may 2013 2014 mi5 22 k137 pro c f kit k138 pro c f assembled jan 2012 23 2013 mi4cxl 24 k127 pro c f kit k128 pro c f assembled 2011 2012 mi4cx 25 k117 pro c f kit k118 pro c f assembled late 2010 2013 mi1 26 k115 kit k116 assembled mi4lp 27 k107 mi4lp pro cf kit k109 mi4lp pro cf assembled k108 mi4lp race s1 kit k110 mi4lp race s1 assembled mi4 28 k094 pro cf assembled k093 pro cf kit aug 2008 29 mi3 .5 30 k082 race s1 k081 pro cf trg 5 cell k080 pro cf trg 6 cell may 2007 31 mi3 32 k073 mi 3 pro 2005 2008 mi2 ec 33 k058 touring k059 usa foam spec 2004 mi2 34 k046 mi 2 s1 k047 carbon 2003 mission 35 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 36 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 12 2wd electric pan car 37 edit date name kit details 1981 38 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 39 b car 40 simpler version of the c car for club racing 1988 1990 41 c car spc c204 frp chassis to replace the flexible lexan 1 12 gt12 circuit and 1 12 oval edit date name kit and launch details 2012 april 2014 supastox k131 four 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 2016 jan supastox atom k163 sport with fixed rear axle with no diff no side dampers old style supastox rear wheels k164 pro with c f pro diff side dampers left rear wheel clamp new atom gt12 wheels other cars edit date scale power drive type name kit notes 2010 1 10th nitro 4wd fun touring car fusion 28 turbo 42 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 43 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 44 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