Schumacher - Mi3
2007 January 31st
The Schumacher Mi3: The First Next Generation Touring Car
Once in a great while an innovation occurs that so completely improves upon what is available that it sparks a change from one way of thinking to another. It’s a revolution, a transformation, a metamorphosis where old ideas are left behind and a new way of thinking takes over.
The Schumacher Mi3 is the first next generation touring car. It will set new standards for 4WD electric touring car design. Featuring a host of design innovations and a unique ultra modern look the Mi3 will be the car to beat at race tracks around the world and the benchmark all new touring cars will be compared to.
· Ultra low top deck design for lower centre of gravity.
· 2mm Aerospace carbon fibre chassis and top deck.
· Efficient transmission with twin Kevlar belts and precision CNC pulleys.
· Alloy eccentric adjusters for optimum belt tension.
· Easy diff height adjustment to allow changes in drive shaft plunge. This can be used to increase or decrease traction.
· Industry first static layshaft with ultra low rotating mass gear pulley assembly.
· Quick release diffs – Just 2 screws!!
· Super easy to work on design.
· Designed optimised for 4, 5, 6 cell and LiPo battery packs.
· Symmetrical chassis layout with few screws minimises tweak.
· Ultra smooth Nickel-Teflon plated threaded alloy shock absorbers for extreme smoothness and durability.
· Purple alloy CV drive shafts with hard anodised axles and low friction blades.
· Stiff 3mm shock towers with optimised shock positions.
· Lightweight machined diff pulley, Tungsten Carbide diff balls, aerospace thrust bearing and fixed trilobe diff washers.
· New heavy duty front spool with CNC pulley.
· Twin pivot block design allows infinite adjustment of roll centres, toe-in, anti-squat, and track width on front and rear.
· New twin axis inner camber links for infinite camber link height and length adjustment.
· Fully adjustable steering including Velocity Ratio, Ackermann Angle and Ackerman Rate.
· Low C of G anti roll bars.
· Speed secret parts available to fine tune to all track conditions.
· Prototype model shown, some details may vary.
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