DMR opens REQUIEM reservations with a high-upper setup direction

The linked product page for the DMR core chassis REQUIEM is the center of the announcement. In the YouTube post, DMR says delivery is expected either just before the end of the year or around the new year. That should be treated as an estimate unless the shop page gives a final delivery date at purchase.

DMR also links two companion front-end parts:

• High-upper dedicated upper-arm mount
• DMR front knuckle high-upper type

Those two links matter because they show where the setup discussion is being pointed: upper-arm height and front knuckle geometry. The post does not say whether those parts are required for REQUIEM, optional upgrades, or parts aimed at another DMR configuration. Until DMR states that clearly, they should be described as listed alongside the chassis, not assumed to be mandatory.

A high-upper upper-arm mount and matching high-upper front knuckle suggest that DMR wants control over the front suspension’s upper link angle and steering-side geometry. In RC drift terms, that sits in the same problem area as camber behavior, roll center position and how the front end accepts load during initiation and transition.

The general principle is simple, but the result is chassis-specific. Moving upper-arm pickup points changes how the tire stands and loads as the front suspension moves. On a 1/10 RWD drift chassis, that can be used to calm a nervous front, add support on angle, or change how quickly the car rotates when the driver moves the transmitter wheel and works the throttle trigger. Which of those it does on REQUIEM cannot be stated from this source alone.

The same caution applies to DMR’s traction claim. “Strong traction” in RC drift depends on surface, tire plastic, rear weight, motor height, battery location, gearing, ESC feel and gyro behavior. The announcement does not name a carpet, P-tile, concrete, asphalt or painted-floor setup, and it does not name a tire. So the claim is best read as DMR’s design target rather than a universal surface result.

The post also links DMR WIN’S JAPAN, described in the source text as a large circuit for radio-control drift plus other activity, with weekend and holiday operating hours listed. That connection is useful context: REQUIEM is not being introduced as a shelf-only chassis, but in the orbit of a running drift environment.

Still, the announcement does not say REQUIEM’s stated balance was measured at DMR WIN’S JAPAN, nor does it state the circuit surface or tire used for any evaluation. For setup readers, that distinction matters. A chassis that feels loaded and calm on one surface can need different springs, ride height, gyro gain and tires somewhere else.

REQUIEM is most relevant to builders who already think in geometry changes rather than bolt-on appearance parts, especially drivers watching the current front-end discussion around upper-arm height and knuckle design. The useful part of DMR’s announcement is not a published baseline setup; there is not enough information for that. It is the direction: control, traction and suspension-driven weight movement are being put forward as the chassis’ reason to exist.

If you need a fully specified package with wheelbase, motor layout, electronics guidance and confirmed required parts before buying, wait for DMR’s fuller specification. If you are already building around high-upper front geometry and want to follow DMR’s next chassis direction, this is the reservation window to watch.