Assetto Corsa: Praga R1 Previews Revealed

Paul Jeffrey · Jul 19, 2016

Kunos Simulazioni's Licensing Project Manager Marco Massarutto has shared two brand new images of some interesting upcoming content for Assetto Corsa, the little known Czech built Praga R1 sportscar.

Weighing in at 592kg and producing 210bhp from a Renault Sport Formula 2010 2.0 Engine, the Praga R1 is designed as an "Lightweight, Extreme downforce, Full-carbon, High safety, Low running cost" sports car designed and built by Czech car manufacturer Praga Racing. Inspired by endurance prototype race cars, the R1 is a full-carbon track car designed around a composite monocoque and competed in the Supercar Challenge series, a series of endurance and semi endurance events held worldwide.

Massarutto posted the above work in progress images showing off the fine detail Kunos are developing in order to bring this unique car to Assetto Corsa. Not a lot of information is known about how many variants of the car will be coming to AC as Praga produce both the R1 and its bigger, more powerful, brothers the R1R and R4S, or indeed when players might expect the new car to be available in game. Be sure to keep an eye out at RaceDepartment for more news on this as and when it becomes available.

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A very interesting change in direction from Kunos with the latest teasers, do you think the R1 will make a good addition to the sim? Are you glad to see more vehicles from less high profile manufacturers? Let us know in the comments section below!

Chris · Jul 20, 2016

Looks like an interesting car. Could be a bit of fun as a track day thingy.

AnklaX · Jul 20, 2016

While an interesting car, first time I heard about this car coming to the game I thought, "why not the BAC Mono". Though lightweight, its still too low on power IMO. We'll see. Looks wise, I though its a little odd. I hope a few more track day cars show up in the game.

Blimey · Jul 20, 2016

AnklaX said:
While an interesting car, first time I heard about this car coming to the game I thought, "why not the BAC Mono". Though lightweight, its still too low on power IMO. We'll see. Looks wise, I though its a little odd. I hope a few more track day cars show up in the game.

oh it'll do fine up until 200km/h, then its just a snail, like the Tatuus Abarth.

ShredatorFIN · Jul 20, 2016

Abe Dekok said:
I knew this was coming in a future a DLC, though it's surprising to see it this early and in between major updates. Still an astounding car that is more or less a miniature LMP car

It's one of the console release cars, possibly free for PC users. Screenshot from the AC dev diary: http://prntscr.com/bv2csk

The date is obviously old info, console release is by the end of August, and 1.8 should be out on PC around same time. I'm suspecting we get to drive this car, FXX K etc. along with that (Monza Oval config too)

Christian Moreau · Jul 20, 2016

ShredatorFIN said:
It's one of the console release cars, possibly free for PC users. Screenshot from the AC dev diary: http://prntscr.com/bv2csk

The date is obviously old info, console release is by the end of August, and 1.8 should be out on PC around same time. I'm suspecting we get to drive this car, FXX K etc. along with that (Monza Oval config too)

Yes! FXX K hype!

Brownninja97 · Jul 20, 2016

GTAce said:
I fell in love with it after seeing it in the Goodwood stream. Little flame spitting monster. Will be a great addition.

its like a pissed off little brother

xnorb · Jul 20, 2016

A true race car?
Always welcome then!

I don't mind single car lineups as long as enough liveries are available.

Grand Tourist · Jul 20, 2016

xnorb said:
A true race car?
Always welcome then!

I don't mind single car lineups as long as enough liveries are available.

That shouldn't be a problem

budlix · Jul 20, 2016

Awesome! Great looking car, and as czech looking forward to have oportunity to drive "our" car. Well, I think it is more czech trademark then the car, but still makes me proud. At least a little. For now.

Pity nowhere is truly czech racing truck Buggyra. Whole European Truck Champ. serie would be nice. Thank you.

Grand Tourist · Jul 20, 2016

Swift, lightweight, closed cockpit, apex attacking good looking prototype specially built for my desire and taste.
I am in love

. Together with the SCG-003 the most aggressive looking race car with fantastic full body sculpture for great livery designs and a higher top speed than you might think

kamikacez · Jul 20, 2016

If all this makes kunos is very nice but, as do the same botched that with the dlc REDPACK no way to regulate suspensions in the ferrari ST15 and F138, the image becomes crazy, promises fix in the next update and go three and not solve it, release the untested dlc is easier to charge 9.99 euros for a poor finish product, so I do not expect much from their new dlc watching what they do, sorry for my English.

bejvalo · Jul 20, 2016

GTAce said:
It's also from Slovakia, not the Czech Republic.

no. its czech company. only build in slovakia.

Grand Tourist · Jul 20, 2016

bejvalo said:
no. its czech company. only build in slovakia.

All that is cleared out now, let's talk about the car, not politics. I understand the confusion and Czech and Slovakian voices though.

k_badam · Jul 20, 2016

Doug Taylor said:
Would be great if ac didn't have physics that feel like your driving on marbles. Could very well be that i use default setup. Don't have time to play it enough to do setups.

Have you tried playing with the Track's Grip setting? That could be the problem.

Fanapryde · Jul 20, 2016

Glad KUNOS is focusing on race cars. Not very much into road cars myself, for me, there is more than enough of these in the game.
Noisy little thing isn't it ?

BAC mono would have been nice too

Colin Knowles · Jul 20, 2016

GARBAGE... How about adding some new laser scanned tracks

Then I could get excited but another bunch of cars

meh

ouvert · Jul 20, 2016

nevermind ..

Bazooka_Joe · Jul 20, 2016

Full model render of the Praga P1 from AC website:

Source: http://www.assettocorsa.net/wp-content/uploads/preview-121.jpg

Edit
Looks like the picture is removed now.

ThatRacingGuy · Jul 20, 2016

I used to drive in Praga Racing Karts but i've never heard of the R1. Is this something similair to a LMP3 or more based on GT3 like the SGC003?

Blimey · Jul 20, 2016

gilles13 said:
I used to drive in Praga Racing Karts but i've never heard of the R1. Is this something similair to a LMP3 or more based on GT3 like the SGC003?

its a trackday car, just like the Radical, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4, KTM, BAC mono, etc..