K. Schumacher is a hover car racer attending the International Race School.
History[]
Early History[]
Hover Car Racer[]
Born and raised in Germany, Schumacher obtained his own racing-class hover car, and participated in numerous races, eventually winning a regional championship, and with it an invitation to study at the International Race School in Hobart, Australia.
As the School's racing season began, Schumacher won at least one of the races between Race 2 and Race 22, allowing him to qualify for the Sponsors' Tournament that year. When the Tournament began, Schumacher faced Dixon in the first round of match racing, and upon defeating him proceeded to Round 2. In the second-round match against Barnaby Becker, Schumacher led the race for nearly 50 laps, until his pit machine crashed during the Lap 50 pit stop. By the time Schumacher's mech chief got it rebooted, Barnaby had raced ahead and lapped the German racer, winning the race and eliminating Schumacher from the Sponsors' Tournament. Some spectators thought that Barnaby hadn't deserved the win given Schumacher's effort, but acknowledged that such luck was a part of match racing.
Schumacher continued on racing in the school championship following the Tournament, and by the time Jason Chaser returned from Italy, Schumacher had reached sixth place on the championship ladder following Lap 40. Some races later, at the end of Race 49, Schumacher had moved down to eighth overall on the school championship ladder, and he had earned enough points to put himself in contention for the third or fourth placed spot, and with it one of the final two invitations to the New York Challenger Race, provided that the results in the final race went in his favour.
Unfortunately for Schumacher, he did not fare well enough in Race 50 to earn one of the last two invitations, and was eliminated prior to Lap 35, coming in ninth place (based on the points he earned between the two races), and thus maintained the same eighth-place position on the championship ladder.
Skills[]
- Expert Driver / Pilot: As seems to be standard practice for anyone wishing to learn how to drive a hover car, Schumacher is capable of piloting the aviation-type hover car. Schumacher is a talented driver, easily capable of performing aerial feats and maneuvers that in the present day are only known to pilots of fighter jets. His skills were sufficient enough to earn himself eighth place in the school year's racing tournament.
Equipment[]
- Blue Lightning: Schumacher's personal hover car, which he drove throughout his time attending the International Race School.
- Team Schumacher Racing Uniform: Like all racers, Schumacher has a racing uniform, comprised of a crash helmet, leather gloves and boots, and racing overalls, all coloured and patterned in Schumacher's colours of choice.
- Pit Tarantula: A standard piece of equipment for hover car racers, this machine aids in pit bay maintenance during races, which Schumacher's mech chief managed during pit stops to keep their team's car in top working order by replacing worn or damaged parts, as well as refilling coolant.
Trivia[]
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