Praga Journal #14

Issue 2/2015

Praga R1R to be produced in a limited edition of 68 cars The first road car created by Praga since 1947

EDITORIAL

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ear Praga Journal readers, I am happy to introduce to you another issue of our brand magazine Praga Journal. As always, there was a lot happening at Praga. One of the biggest recent announcements is the introduction of our passenger car Praga R1R, which will be sold in a limited edition of 68 pieces as a tribute to the fact that this year it will have been 68 years since Praga produced its last personal street car. I believe that Praga R1R will certainly be not only a good adrenaline companion for its owner and something to be proud of , but also an excellent investment for the future.

Praga cars and karts have achieved multiple racing successes such as Praga’s R1 performance on the FIA-CEZ Championship and Jonathan Thonon’s victory in WSK Night Edition Adria.

Our brand new airplane Praga Alfa has already passed more than 50% of certification flights.

We have also prepared for you a new version of our website at www.pragaglobal.com, which includes a beautiful new history section full of facts and historical vehicles of our beloved brand.

Thank you for your support of our Praga brand!

Jiří Lojan CEO of Praga-EXPORT s.r.o.

Content Praga News

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Praga R1 Racing News

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Praga in Poland

Praga R1R Maiden flight of Praga Alfa

Dealers list

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e would like to invite you to check out our newly updated website pragaglobal.com, which has a new design and features and became more user-friendly. We have updated the design and added new features such as auto-resizing content to fit any kind of screen, touch screen controls, updated contact forms and we are now finishing the implementation of a brand new system for locating Praga dealers and showrooms.

On the content side we have added a new section called Company, where you can read more about the Praga brand and find out all about the brand’s long and adventurous history. For example, our database of Praga veterans contains more than 90 different Praga vehicles with a story and all the technical details of each one. Did you know that Praga used to produce trolley busses, tanks, helicopters, road maintenance trucks and many more super-interesting prototypes?

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RACING NEWS

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R1 RACING NEWS • Endurance champions at Most, Czech Republic • Third place at Slovakia Ring in endurance race and sixth place in sprint Text by Aleš Jirásek | Photos by Petr Frýba

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RACING NEWS

Praga R1 – Endurance champion of FIA-CEZ Most Photos by Petr Fryba

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ne-hour lasting race was won by duo Jirásek/Vojtěch with Praga R1 vehicle with almost one minute ahead of their rivals. The drivers did not have to face any difficulties even in the difficult conditions of an unbearable heat which lasted throughout the whole weekend.

After the races in Hungary, Austria and Poland, the Central European Zone Championship took place in the Czech city of Most.

The tropical weather was a true touchstone for all the drivers but especially for the technicians and the vehicles themselves.

Praga Cars Racing was represented by Aleš Jirásek in the sprint race and he was joined

by Tomáš Vojtěch in the endurance race.

Praga finished the qualification closely under 1:37 which secured a nice third place in the general classification both for sprint and endurance race.

Aleš got stuck with a Porsche of Mira Konopka in the first race, for the Porsche could not handle he curves as well as Praga’s vehicle but was faster in all the straights.

Therefore, he did not manage to get to the podium position and finished fourth in the general classification and first in the D5 category.

However, the endurance race was more fruitful for Praga’s drivers. Praga finished first in the general classification of MMČR and Central European Zone. “We lost our posi-

tion right after the start but then managed to move forward just like in the case of sprint.

And with our brilliantly efficient pit stop, we got to the first place,” commented Jirásek on his performance. After the mandatory pit stop, Jirásek was replaced by Tomáš Vojtěch who even managed to increase the lead over his competitors. “We were lucky – our greatest rivals faced some technical issues which helped us a lot. But still, we did not face any difficulties of this kind in spite of the enormous heat,” described content Vojtěch.

“Just like in Poznan, where we managed to win an endurance race several weeks ago, we confirmed in Most that R1 is capable of high velocity in all conditions without any flaws. So it is quite strange that the car is still unjustly underrated, overlooked and mocked by some Czech and Slovak teams.

Currently, we are preparing announcement of all the costs for the weekend in Most. I am convinced that some will be surprised when then see the low-costs that are sufficient to run a top-quality vehicle,” told us Jiří Lojan, sales representative of Praga Cars. •

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Praga reaches the 6th place in sprint race at Slovakiaring and 3rd place in endurance Photos by Petr Fryba

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lovakiaring circuit can be called the home ground of Praga Cars Racing team for all the vehicles are produced in a factory only three kilometres away. The track is full of straight parts which leaves only a small space for fights with high-performance GT3 category vehicles. However, Praga managed to reach the podium and therefore earned respect of the great number of spectators that day.

Aleš Jirásek reached the 6th place with the time 1:05,8. As was expected, several vehicles got in front of him right after the start but he managed to advance to the front after some interesting struggles. “We are unfortunately unable to manage the starts without losing our initial position. But after that there were some interesting fights which I really enjoyed. As usual, others did not manage to hold their ground and we were able to move forward one lap after the other. But in the end, we could not reach a higher place

than the sixth,” commented Jirásek on the Saturday’s race.

Praga reached the fifth place in the qualification. However, the expectations were even higher because R1 vehicle is capable of higher speed than cars of the competition.

“Our strongpoint is in slow wearing-out of the tyres which means we can go full throttle almost all the time. In the end, it got us to the third place which is a fine position in a domestic race,” explained Tomáš Vojtěch who started the race.

Ultimately, Patrik Němec, well-known Slovakian racer, was the one to enter the Sunday’s sprint. On the Sunday’s morning, he met Praga’s vehicle for the first time and spent several hours of the day acquainting with the car. But - with this new experience his performance in the race was quite decent and he finished on the seventh place in the qualification.

The Central-European Zone continues with the Autumn Race of Masaryk circuit in Brno (18.-20. September 2015) and Praga will surely be there! •

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KARTS

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eptember: a month everybody in karting world can’t wait for. KZ world championship in Le Mans from 11 to 13; another world championship (KS) in La Conca, just two weeks later: these are unmissable events, worth an entire season.

Something new will show up in this new, big karting gala. Drivers from Praga and OK1 teams will be entirely dressed by OMP Racing, leading company in design and production of accessories and racewear for motorsport. This way, they’ll be joining their colleagues from FK, who wear OMP suits, gloves and shoes since last January.

The suit that will debut on the orange and blue chassis is ultra light and absolutely innovative. It’s OMP KS-1, the first ever with printed graphics in order to decrease the weight – that was already

Partners of Praga Kart Racing Team

minimal. KS-1 brilliantly passed the strict FIA level 2 homologation tests. The 2015 version of the suit is already being improved in OMP headquarters, for a surprising 2016 version.

Le Mans and La Conca will be, thus, the completion of an important and profitable collaboration between Praga and OMP. A collaboration that started at the beginning of 2015. The deal also includes the use of more OMP top products: KS-1 series shoes and gloves, and the specifically karting-dedicated underwear. •

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Our new partners KG Racing KG Racing is the undisputed leader in the production of innovative CIK homologated kart bodywork, steering wheels and accessories. Present on the market for close to four decades, it evolved from a local production to a complete industrial setup and commercial entity operating worldwide.

Providing essential items and services to a top manufacturer like Praga is one of the mission of KG, that takes a lot of pride in the quality of everything made by the company eventually going into the final karter and racer hands.

Each phase of the production process, from design and planning, to the creation of the first sample, testing, and manufacturing, follow precise steps and technology, always monitored and verified by quality control . The highest grade of materials are utilised, to the end results of a very reliable and effective final product that is stocked and delivered promptly on a very consistent basis. KG manage the karting line, from plastic products to steering wheels and radiators, with direct control and in house state of the art machinery and equipment, allowing a prompt response to new demands.

KG racing products contribute to the sport of karting worldwide in many ways and count on his records countless competition sporting results. KG is proud to be a partner with Praga. •

LIQUI MOLY We are proud to introduce a new sporting partnership in the field of Karting international championships, such as WSK and CIK-FIA that will bring the famous LIQUI MOLY brand on kart chassis and driver suits of our team. In Ulm, 1957, Liqui Moly patented un additive for engine oil composed by molybdenum bisulfite. This product paved the way to the success with a wide selection that today includes more than 4000 articles: engine and transmission oils, additives and products for vehicle care, for mechanic’s workshop and maintenance.

Liqui Moly additives, when they are added to fuels and lubricants help to clean and take care of entire motor system increasing the duration and reducing the fuel consumption. Liqui Moly also supplies

for exhaust system repair, rust solvents, sensor loss products, cleaners, adhesives and sealants and products for bodywork care and air conditioning cleaning. To give more visibility to its own brand, LIQUI MOLY sponsors the sport events like Word Ski Championship, Formula 1, Handball Word Championship and German Bundesliga and currently this brand is shown in all motor sport events all over the world.

For years LIQUI MOLY have been dealing with everything that is moving and it not limits only to cars, the LIQUI MOLY products are used in industry and wind towers generators, but the main goal remains the same: to keep making things work. •

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RACE REPORT

Zeen claws back from disastrous qualifying to take Leopard Pro Final

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een's day started with an unlucky problem in the Qualifying, going out on tire pressure that was measured with a (unbeknownst to him) broken tire gauge.

Instead of somewhere near 10psi, he was closer to 40psi. A 34th in the qualifications was the result, starting each heat from almost the tail of the field. Zeen drove to a 11–12 result, putting him ninth to start 18 lap final.

During the final, points leader Elliott Finlayson took the lead from the outside of row one. Brandon Jarsocrak had won both heat races, coming on late in each one, so his lack of pace was not alarming right away. As the laps wore on, Jarsocrak was not making up any ground and it appeared he had missed on his setup. Finlayson drove to a very comfortable lead,

ahead of Roger Ralston Jr. (Arrow), Derek Dignan (FA Kart), Calvin Stewart (Tony Kart), and Jarsocrak. Soon, Zeen woud enter the scene.

By lap four, the Praga USA driver was into the top five, and, in the blink of an eye, was into second on lap six. It was all but over for everyone else at that point, watching him carve through the field at three-tenths quicker. The halfway mark was Zeen's signal to take the point, and after that it was nobody else's race but his. Andrick finished with a 3.278s advantage and captured Leopard Pro Final for Praga.

“Lapping almost a half-second faster than everyone else at one point, you just knew if he could keep his patience, he had the kart to get to the front by the end of the day.”

Andrick Zeen has now joined the Praga Factory team and is hard at work preparing for the 2015 CIK FIA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP La Conca, where he will be representing Praga North America. •

2015 USPKS New Castle Leopard Pro Saturday Final POS

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Jonathan Thonon won WSK Night edition in Adria

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raga elite driver Jonathan Thonon came in first place at the new interesting WSK Night Edition 2015 karting race. Thonon dominated each phase of the racing weekend and won the finals ahead of the two Russian drivers Maxim Martynyuk and Ivan Chubarov.

WSK Night edition is a new karting event for KZ2, KF, KF Junior and 60 Mini categories, which aims to open possibilities of night racing. The perfect place for this event proved to be Adria Karting Raceway, which offers a powerful and versatile lighting system and is currently one of the most versatile karting circuits in the world. •

Praga Factory team gets ready for the CIK-FIA WORLD Championships

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eptember is an exciting month for all karting fans and professionals - it’s the month that will decide who the next karting world champion in categories KZ, KZ2, KF and KFJ will be.

KZ and KZ2 races will take place from 9-13 September at the famous motorsport area – at the French Le Mans, and the KF and KFJ Championship will take place from 23-27 September in the Italian La Conca.

The Praga Factory team is hard at work preparing for these important races and is experiencing a very logistically demanding month. The team scheduled on-location testing before each of these races, headed back to the IPK factory to make final technological preparations, and then are travelling back to the circuit.

The full Praga team – including 2 tents, drivers, drivers mechanics, technical and sports managers, telemetrists, extra mechanics – will have to travel multiple extra-long journeys and, basically from the end of August to the end of November (Iame X30, WSK Final Cup, preparation for Rotax Final in Portimao), will have to be on the track or on the road nonstop. The driving distances will be also extreme – for example, the distance between Le Mans and La Conca exceeds 2 100km.

The team lineup is a mixture of experienced Praga drivers and new talents of the Praga factory team. Let’s see how this combination will be successful in the World Championships. We are really excited and we wish good luck to all drivers that will participate in these great races! •

September Events CIK-FIA WORLD KZ CHAMPIONSHIP CIK-FIA INTERNATIONAL KZ2 SUPER CUP CIK-FIA WORLD KF (KFJ) Championship

October Events Iame X30 WSK Final Cup

November Events Rotax Grand Finals SKUSA Supernationals

Praga Team Lineup CIK-FIA WORLD KZ CHAMPIONSHIP Jonathan Thonon CIK-FIA INTERNATIONAL KZ2 SUPER CUP Alexandre Arrue Michael Christensen Jorge Pescador CIK-FIA WORLD KF Championship Jorge Pescador Andrick ZEEN Andreas Larsen CIK-FIA WORLD KFJ Championship Eliseo Martinez

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KARTS

IPK on the Kart Passion show About Kart Passion...

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ust like on a starting grid, even in studies of "Kart Passion" has just lowered the green flag, the red lights are going out, and a few seconds are missing at the start. Adrenaline, anxiety and suspense is strong in the air, in fact everything is ready for the premiere of the first episode of Kart Passion, broadcast dedicated to the world of karting, which will make its official debut by the end of April, Kart Passion will be broadcast in Italy Thursday evening at 21.00 on Sky channel 148, but will be also available in streaming on the website www.automototv.it, and later translated into English and distributed world wide.

Kart Passion pursues a specific mission, to lead the viewer to discover the exciting world of karting as never has been done before. Thank to KART PASSION, the protagonist is the entire kart industry and every episode is a kind of itinerary able to know to the general public all aspects of this fascinating and adrenalinic circus, where the passion becomes professionalism at the highest levels.

Kart Passion will show how to construct a Kart, entering with the cameras inside the most important constructors, analyzing the various stages of implementation, turning the spotlight on highly specialized industrial centers, thus understanding to the general public, how much technology should be

used to transform into a real competition little race cars ,the projects previously studied at the computer.

And then again, focusing on the other core components such as the engine, wheels, tires and of course racing cloths of Kart pilot, and then descend on the track where the action comes to life.

Kart Passion is all of this and much more, many many contents to discover episode after episode.

The format is edited by Filippo Mingardi and Daniela Franchitti, reporters from long time and introduced in motor world, from 2 to 4 wheels, from racing to the product.

Kart Passion is produced by Associated & Management Srl. This synergy has made possible "Kart Passion", a transmission realized with the best attention to every single detail, that aims to become the reference television rendez vous for fans of kart, in order to an high-level communication strategy, not focused only on Sky TV but also on the enormous potential of the web and world wide diffusion of the format in English language.

Kart Passion, like the the world of Karting, born in Italy, place of residence of the most important constructors, but the format is designed and structured to overcome national borders and refer to all audience of Kart worldwide. •

Programming Thursday 21.00 Sky channel 148 Streaming in Italy on: www.automototv.it www.kartpassion.com The website dedicated to the transmission where the episodes will be available in Italian and English language.

Facebook page: Kart Passion Twitter: Kart Passion

The video from IPK Factory is available the website www.automototv.it

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DEALER PRESENTATION

Praga is starting to help karting in Philippines

Member of Praga family since 2015

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eam Focal – Praga Kart Racing Philippines has been established by a group of karting enthusiasts who wish to bring the karting experience to a new standard in the Philippine Karting scene.

Established by Mickey Tang and Ryan Gohu, both karting enthusiasts in their younger years but due to lack of financial support had to stop before they could kart professionally. The ambition of the team is to provide opportunities and professional training for the young and up-coming pilots who wish to pursue karting either as a hobby or professionally.

Aside from Mickey and Ryan, the team is also composed of 4 other very important members. Don Batino, Nike Mora, Rhett Holganza, and Jok Holganza. Don and Nike are both recognised champions in the Philippine karting scene and though retired, their enthusiasm to share their experience has made them play a very important role in the team while the brother duo of Rhett and Jok will represent the team in various competitions both National and International

on their new ride, the 2015 Praga Dragon Evo. In addition, an essential key member of the team is Mr. Gilberto Medina. The founder of Medina Motorsports and with more than 30 years experience in kart preparation and tuning, Gilberto will be in charge of our training and clinics from time to time as he flies all the way from Brazil to the Philippines to share his experience and know how with both the team and future students.

Just recently, Team Focal – Praga Philippines had conducted 2 trainings courses in August 2015. Technical/Pilot training for the team. Public Pilot training for those who would like to get into the hobby of karting and as well as those who are interested with Praga chassis.

There were 8 attendees who participated in the Public Pilot training with ages ranging from 14 to 40 years old. Many of whom had to fly-in from various locations just to attend the training.

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We are looking forward to more of these karting clinics with Medina Motorsports in the near future in the hope of growing the team significantly.

Furthermore, we are eagerly planning our next event which will be a Praga track day for the local market to experience the quality and performance of Praga karts.

All these events will be documented by non-other than Jerel Fajardo, a former karter himself who is now a well-respected professional motorsport photographer in the Philippines.

Till next time… our most sincere thanks to the entire Praga family around the world for their warm welcome and the great support!

If any of you find yourselves in our part of the world, please do not hesitate to drop by and say hello!

Cheers! •

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Philippines HOFFSMAN SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS INC Unit 201 – Liberty plaza Valero cor Dela costa street – Makati Manila, Philippines Contact: Mickey Tang Email: m.tang@hoffsnan.com Phone : +63 2 8431113

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DEALER PRESENTATION

Bambini Racing Team Young Talent Academy

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ew years ago in Poland showcase categories were introduced, which made it possible for the youngest drivers to compete. Thanks to that it was possible for many young adepts to get into karting.

Kids (4years) were able to compete in regular Karting series in Poland. The difference between the young category and the normal one was that kids were not licensed. That led to better preparation for the next (licensed) season for the young talents.

Bambini Racing is a team specialised in the youngest drivers. Kids can start their journey with go-karts in a „small” team. Kids

will start the courses in the smallest karts called “Pufo” and can continue their journey to become licensed drivers. This method of fun-training was used with a few of the young drivers to participate in Rotax and Rok series.

Bambini participates in two largest karting series in Poland (“Rok Cup Poland” and “Rotax Max Challange Poland”). Part of the drivers using “Praga” chassis started their professional career in the following season and few of them made their first wins!

Kacper Rogala is a driver who started his journey with karting at the age of 3½.

Since the beginning he was connected with

Member of Praga family since 2015

“Praga”, starting with “Praga Pufo” and “Praga Piccolo”. Last year he received his karting license as the youngest driver in history (at age of 6). Not long after, he was spotted as a “brilliant driver” competing with older drivers (Baby Rok and Micro Max).

In this season Kacper is also participating in polish series “Rok” and “Rotax” as well in a regular Polish Cup and Polish Cup Young.

He is currently leader of Baby Rok, Master of Poland in Baby Rok Category. Kacper was also placed 3rd in Polish Cup Young.

The other team Bambini Racing drivers who debut with their karting license were: -Franek Czapla - 7 years old - 5 position in general category in Master of Poland competition -Piotr Czaja -Janek Przyrowski -Filip Żelechowski -Jonathan Madden There are other non-polish drivers in Bambini Racing. We have two drivers from Finland, Leo and Max Ross. They are representing the team in “Baby Rok”.

The youngest of team members is Janek Grabowski, driving in “Pufo” 50ccm league.

Bambini Racing is the first Polish team for the younger drivers. We were the first to mention training with the kids and we successfully kept doing it for years.

We compete and training at polish tracks as well as abroad (Spain, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary). •

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Bambini Racing - Kuźnia Najmłodszych Talentów Kilka lat temu w Polsce zostały wprowadzone kategorie pokazowe, które umożliwiły rywalizację na torze najmłodszym kierowcom. Dzięki temu swoją przygodę z kartingiem mogli rozpocząć najmłodsi adepci, którzy do tej pory nie mieli takiej możliwości.

Na torze pojawili się czterolatkowie, którzy uczestniczyli w regularnych seriach kartingowych w Polsce. Różnicą między tymi kategoriami, a licencjonowanymi jest jedynie to, że najmłodsi, nie posiadający licencji nie mogą być klasyfikowani. Okazało się jednak, że pokazy to znakomity przedsionek do wyszkolenia i ukształtowania kierowców zanim jeszcze zaczną rywalizować w zawodach.

Bambini Racing to team ukierunkowany właśnie na najmłodszych zawodników. Dzieci mogą w zespole rozpocząć przygodę

z kartingiem od jazdy najmniejszymi gokartami Pufo i kontynuować później karierę już jako kierowcy z licencją. Właśnie w ten sposób w Bambini Racing swoją przygodę z kartingiem rozpoczęło kilku kierowców, którzy dzisiaj z powodzeniem startują w rywalizacji Rotax i Rok. Bambini uczestniczy w dwóch największych seriach kartingowych w Polsce Rok Cup Poland oraz Rotax Max Challenge Poland. Część z jeżdżących na podwoziach Pragi kierowców w aktualnym sezonie zadebiutowało w kategoriach zawodniczych, a niektórzy zanotowali pierwsze sukcesy.

Kacper Rogala to zawodnik, który kartingową przygodę zaczął w wieku 3,5 roku. Od samego początku młody kierowca był związany z Pragą, jeżdżąc początkowo na Praga Pufo, a później i obecnie na Praga

Piccolo. Kacper już w zeszłym roku otrzymał licencję jako najmłodszy zawodnik, bo już wieku niecałych 7 lat!!!. Niedługo później dał się zauważyć jako znakomity kierowca rywalizując z dużo starszymi kolegami w kategoriach Baby Rok i Micro Max, pozostając w czołówce stawki. W obecnym sezonie Kacper uczestniczy również w dwóch polskich seriach Rok i Rotax, a także w Mistrzostwach Polski i Mistrzostwach Polski Młodzików. W generalnej klasyfikacji Baby Rok młody kierowca jest liderem.

Kacper zdobył również tytuł Mistrza Polski 2015 w kategorii Baby Rok oraz drugiego wicemistrza Polski Mlodzików.

Pozostali zawodnicy Bambini Racing, którzy zadebiutowali w tym roku w kategoriach z licencją to m.in. siedmioletni Franek Czapla zaczynający swoją przygodę z kartingiem również w wieku 3,5 lat, który w tym roku wywalczył jako debiutant 5 miejsce w Mistrzostwach Polski. Inni kierowcy to: Piotr Czaja, Janek Przyrowski, Filip Żelechowski i Jonathan Madden. W szeregach Bambini Racing jeżdżą również zawodnicy zagraniczni. W kategorii pokazowej Baby Rok team reprezentują Leo i Max Roos z Finlandii. Najmłodszym zawodnikiem Bambini jest Janek Grabowski uczestniczący w kategorii Pufo 50ccm.

Bambini Racing jest pierwszym polskim zespołem dla najmłodszych zawodników.

Jako pierwsi zwróciliśmy uwagę na szkolenie najmłodszych adeptów kartingu i prowadzimy je z powodzeniem w kolejnych latach. Rywalizujemy i trenujemy na torach w Polsce i poza granicami, we Włoszech, Austrii, Czechach i na Węgrzech. •

Poland – BAMBINI RACING Wojska Polskiego 28/49 05-500 Piaseczno – Poland Contact: MICHAŁ ROGALA Tel: +48 8888 77 9 22 www.bambiniracing.pl

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FEATURE

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Praga R1R to be produced in a limited edition of 68 cars Text and photos by Tadeáš Marek

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Praga has started accepting orders for a brand new road vehicle named R1R. The super-fast Praga costs EUR 198,000 and will be produced in a limited edition of 68 cars. It is designed both for speed lovers and demanding car collectors.

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In the modern history, the iconic brand Praga has presented itself mainly through its racing activities, but now it is returning to its roots. Successful production of karts, development of the Praga Alfa plane and production of its our own race cars have now been completed with the Praga R1R road vehicle.

This year it will have been 68 years since the moment when, based on a decision of the governing Communist Party, Praga ended its production of passenger cars and fully focused on the production of lorries.

Therefore, Praga R1R will be produced in a limited edition of 68 cars as a tribute to this significant milestone in the history of the brand.

Like the Praga R1 race car, R1R is a single-seater car with a design and functionality of circuit prototypes, but the road vehicle technology has undergone many changes, and the optional equipment can also include an additional passenger seat.

The R1R model is powered by a two-litre supercharged engine in power versions

from 330 to 400 hp and torque reaching 530 Nm. Weighing 670 kg, the car has a convincing performance/weight ratio, exceeding 550 hp per tonne. However, the most notable characteristic of the car is its aerodynamics. Its generated downforce at speeds of 200 kmph theoretically enables it to drive upside down, which means in practice that it can reach very high speeds in cornering. It also shares a carbon composite monocoque with race cars, providing security at the level of the latest race vehicles.

The basic price of the limited edition car is EUR 198,000. Praga also offers a wide range of optional extras which will be finalized individually, based on clients’ wishes, so each client will receive a truly unique car.

PRAGA R1R will certainly be for its owner not only a good adrenaline companion and something to be proud of, but also an excellent investment for the future. Praga has started accepting orders for individual numbered vehicles of this limited series, and the first deliveries of R1R cars are planned for Q1 2016. •

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Praga R1R is powered by a two litre turbocharged engine available with variants offering from 330 to 390bhp and torque figures reaching 530Nm.

SAFETY

WIDTH 1800mm

The carbon composite monocoque which R1R shares with its circuit oriented sibling R1 secures an unmatched level of crash safety. Its production technology is not dissimilar to the one used by Formula 1 cars. The design sports a front and rear mounted crash boxes and side mounted crumple zones which functionality has been tested during a practical crash test simulations.

HEIGHT 965mm WHEEL BASE 2525mm LENGHT 4124mm

SEATS

Single-seater super sport car (two seater optional)

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POWER

EXTREME AERODYNAMICS

Rev Limit 7000rpm Power 390bhp @ 6750rpm Torque 530Nm @ 4200rpm

R1R generates down force at speeds of 200 kmph that exceeds its weight and theoretically enables it to drive upside down, which means in practice that it can reach very high speeds in cornering.

ENGINE F4R 832 Turbocharged, 1998 cm3, 4 cylinders, 16 valves, Mid, longitudinally mounted

WEIGHT With weight of 670kg the car offers a confident power to weight ratio over 575bhp/tonne which allows for sub 3s to 100km/h figure.

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FEATURE

PRAGA R1R ORDER PROCESS

1.

FILL IN THE ODER FORM ON WWW.PRAGAGLOBAL.COM/R1R

We will call you back ASAP to discuss details, specifications and individual needs. We will send you a list of optional equipment, and you will be invited to our factory in Slovakia to present you the car.

3. SIGN THE CONTRACT

At the moment of signing the purchaser contract you will have your car reserved and you will be assigned with a production number of your own Praga R1R, one of the numbered 68 car limited series.

2. GET A PRICE QUOTE

Based on your specifications we will prepare a price quote for you. We will also send you a purchaser contract proposal.

4. CAR DELIVERY

Now its our job to deliver your dream car. The first deliveries of the car are scheduled to Q1 of 2016. Earlier orders will have their cars delivered earlier.

www.pragaglobal.com/r1r

AVIATION

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The production of Orbis Avia SM-92T Praga Alfa aircraft project SN03-004 Maiden Flight August 12th 2015

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n August 12th, a successful first flight of Praga Alfa No. 03-004 completed the first phase of the Praga aircraft production.

After several testing hours, the certification procedure has started with the goal of achieving EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) type certificate with a subsequent POA and DOA certification for production in the Czech Republic. The issue of type certificate is expected in 2016 and will be followed by a serial production of the plane.

SM-92T Praga Alfa aircraft is substantially modernized compared to its predecessors.

For example, the airframe is equipped with a remade tail wheel and landing gear obtained new type of brakes which proved to be far more effective. The aircraft is also endowed with an anti-icing system of leading edges, elevator and rudder.

The major change however is the upto-date avionics Glass Cockpit Garmin (compared to previous analogue one). This advanced avionics technology provides a more reliable system with greater dispatch

reliability and ensures simplicity and safety of the cockpit. The aircraft is equipped by Garmin two-display system with 10 inch flat-panel LCDs interchangeable for use as either a primary flight display (PFD) or multi-function display (MFD) as standard flight deck. With the right equipment config-

uration, the system is capable of presenting flight instrumentation, navigation, weather, terrain, traffic and engine data on large-format, high-resolution displays.

Safety and reliability are our highest priorities. •

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HISTORY

Praga’s production of agricultural vehicles Text by Radim Širl

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ur last issue was concerned with the history of Praga’s engagement in racing and motorsport; but now, let us emerge in one of company’s probably less known activities: the production of agricultural-related machinery. When the brand PRAGA was born, there were only a few machines included in the process of the initial cultivation of soil; this was done mostly by traditional ploughs towed by working animals and operated by a farmer.

However, the previous development of steam machinery in general inspired engineers and scientists to search for better and easier ways to get the ploughing work done.

Later, the rise of the petrol engine lead to similar endeavours and first motor ploughs were born. We might say that these represent a transitory state between the traditional and automatized ploughing done by ploughs towed by tractors, which is the form that prevailed in the end and is still in use today.

But this very employment of machines in the process of ploughing is also a fact with a strong symbolic significance. With ploughing being one of the toils of human condition, this progress in technology was an important mark promising brighter future and well-being of the

human race. At the same time, the traditional cultivation of soil was considered by some to be very important and therefore this technological involvement in the process was sometimes interpreted as its corruption.

Praga began to manufacture motor ploughs in 1913 and continued with it until 1925 with the total of three models produced. Since they proved to be able of a good fieldwork, the number of produced vehicles topped one thousand and rose even more after several factories purchased licenses for these motor ploughs.

Nevertheless, the invention of a tractor vehicle brought downfall of all motor ploughs. The first official tractor was constructed in the USA in 1901 but it took some time for it to succeed as the principal machine used for ploughing and soil cultivation. Praga produced small tractor vehicles beginning with Praga AT (1928 – 1942) which was ideal for both road and field surfaces owing to its option of wheels specially designed for ploughing field surfaces.

In total, Praga produced over 500 vehicles of this type.

Later, the company added two similar models caller Praga BDk (1928 – 1932) and Praga KT (1929 – 1930). These small vehicles represented a progressive element in the farming at that time; but became marginalized with the rise

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of larger tractor vehicles which were (and are) – as we all know – used ever since.

To sum up, Praga’s involvement in the production of agricultural machinery was not significant in the amount of the produced vehicles (although the numbers are hardly negligible) but remains extremely important in the historical context of modernization and mechanization of an important sphere of human activities. And we might add that it also illustrates the large range of business activities of the company in the first half of the 20th century. •

We have new history section at our website, visit

www.pragaglobal.com/history

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PRAGA DEALERS C. da Coccaro 2, 72015 Fasano (BR), Contact: Orazio Muolo, E: racingkartmuolo@libero.it, T: +39 338 769 8108 Italy – DI FLUMERI KART RACING Corso Italia, 28, 83030 Melito Irpino (AV), Contact: Dino Di Flumeri, E: diflumeridino@libero.it, P : + 39 339 726 1316 Italy – FG RACING SRL S.S. 13 - Pontebbana, 74, 33017 - Tarcento (UD), Contact: Lorenzo e Michele Foschiani, E: fgracingmajano@virgilio.it, T: +39 043 298 7781, www.fgracing.eu Italy – BASSANO CORSE MOTORSPORT Sas c/o PISTA AZZURRA, Via Roma Destra n. 90, 30016 Jesolo Lido (VE), Jean Louis Fogliato, T: +39 393 0140199, E: info@bassanocorsemotorsport.com

Italy – A.S. SCUDERIA GAZZELLE Via Settimo Torinese 18/20 , 87040 Montalto (CS), E: scuderia.gazzelle@hotmail.it, P : +39 3925391843

Italy – CAVRIGLIA GARAGE S.R.L. Piazza Addis Abeba n. 1/D, 00199 ROMA, Contact: Mauro Mazzalupi, E: mauro.mazzalupi@gmail.com, T: +39 06 8600761 or +39 328 7038535

Italy – AUTOSERVICE di ANTONINO BUSCEMA Via Torre Rodosta n. 49, 97015 Modica (RG), Italy, Contact: Antonino Buscema, E: tonykart80@gmail.com, T: +39 3392051379

Germany – KARTSHOP AMPFING GMBH & CO KG Notzen 11, 84539 Ampfing, Germany, T: +49-8636 983190, +49-8636 690054, E: info@kartshop-ampfing.de, Contact : Mr. Torsten Kostbade, www.kartshop-ampfing.de

Germany, AUSTRIA – M-TEC KART Siegdamm, 30, 53721 Siegburg, Germany, Contact: Manfred Haufe, E: manfredhaufe@mteckart.de, T: +49 1 722 500 626, www.praga-kart.de

Poland – BAMBINI RACING Wojska Polskiego 28/49, 05-500 Piaseczno – Poland, Contact: MICHAŁ ROGALA, T: +48 8888 77 9 22, www.bambiniracing.pl

Czech Republic – MOTORSPORT STRNADEL Tylovice 2039, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm 756 61, Contact : Vojtěch Strnadel, E: Vojtech.Strnadel@seznam.cz, T: + 420 733 155 822, www.motorsportstrnadel.cz

Spain – VIVES RACING SCHOOL S.L. Plaza de los Apostoles, 3, E-46701, Gandia (Valencia), España, Contact: D. Jésus Ignacio Martinez – D. Alejandro Vives, E: jesus@biologistic.net, T: Jesus +34 639173066 – Alejandro +34 620045292, www.pragakart.es

Portugal – KORRIDAS E KOMPANHIA Rua Dr. Melo Leote, 263/275, 4100-343 Porto, Portugal, Contact: Arnaldo Frias – Rui Vieira, E: info@korridas.com, T: +351 226177821, www.korridas.com

France – ACTI'KART Quartier des Chaux, 26300 Chateauneuf sur Isère, France, Contact: Eric Verrier, E: contact@praga-kart.fr, T: +33 (0) 6 19 68 02 99, www.praga-kart.fr

France – ACTION KARTING Lyon Kart Métropole RD 154, 69720, 69720 Saint Laurent de Mûre, France, E: info@actionkarting.fr T: +33 (0) 4 78 40 05 05, www.actionkarting.fr

Benelux – PRAGA & OK1 KARTS BENELUX (Importer) Tuindorpweg, 29, 3951 BD Maarn, The Netherlands, Contact: Huib van Alphen, E: info@pragakarts.nl, info@ok1karts.nl, T: +31 (0) 648741033, www.pragakarts.nl

Netherlands – ROCLI RACING Kleiland 9 - 8271 RV IJsselmuiden, The Netherlands, Contact: Rocli van der Scheer, E-mail: info@rocliracing.nl, T: +31 (0) 611161119, www.rocliracing.nl

Netherlands – JD-RACINGPARTS De Boelakkers 33, 5591 RA Heeze, The Netherlands, Contact: Jeroen van den Dungen, T: +31 (0) 623232424, E-mail: info@jd-racingparts.nl, www.jd-racingparts.nl

Belgium – ERPO Merksplassesteenweg 81, 2310, Rijkevorsel, Belgium, Contact: Mr. Eric Poelemans, E: eric@erpo.be, T: +32(0)33145584, T: +32(0)475318483

Switzerland – THE KART COMPANY AG (Importer) Alte Lyss-Strasse 12, 3270 AARBERG, Switzerland, Telefono / Fax: +41 323895510 +41 323895515, Mr. Jürg Vokinger, E: info@kartcompany.ch, www.kartcompany.net

United Kingdom – KARTPARTS UK 3, Plover Court – Stephenson Avenue – Pinchback, Spalding Lincs PE 11 3SW – United Kingdom, Contact : Danny Andrew Steven, T: + 44 1775712633, E: info@kartpartsuk.com

Sweden – TEGNELIUS SVENSKA AB Valutavägen, 4, 17567 Järfalla, Sweden, Contact: Gustavo Tegnelius, E: g_tegnelius@hotmail.com, T: +46 707783287, www.tegnelius-motor.se

Denmark – KARTRACER V. / COMPROFLEX APS. Abildgardsvej 1-3, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark, Contact: Michael V. Larsen, E: info@kartracer.dk, T: +45 40251171, www.kartracer.dk

Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania – NETRELLA OU Kullerkupu, 1, 76611 Keilia, Estonia, Contact: Priit Pööbel, E: priit@stage.ee, T: +37 25066281,www.talvar-racing.com

Norway – B & V KARTSERVICE A/S Gamlevegen, 38, 4315 Sandnes, Norway, Contact: Ingvard Kirkhus, E: post@kartservice.no, T: +49 91530137, www.kartservice.no

Finland – MASTER-SEINÄJOKI OY Suupohjantie – 135, 60320 SEINÄJOKI, FINLAND, Contact: Markus Mäki-Jouppi, E: info@master-kart.com, T: +358 0505973277, +358 064123046

Lithuania – BALTIC KART Anyksciu str. 22, 08100 Vilnius, Lithuania, Contact: Andrius Stepanavicius, E: andrius@baltickart.lt, www.baltickart.lt, www.fb.com/BalticKartRacing, T: +370 682 30782

Cyprus – FORCE KARTING LTD. Villa Sunrise – Ayiou Chrysanthou Street, 8560 Petia Paphos, Cyprus, Contact: Brian Clifford, Savvas Chryschou, T: +357 99279200, +357 99515859, ipkcyprus@outlook.com

Greece – ZAHOS VASILIS El. Venizelou 22, Galatsi, Greece, P : + 30 6947691747, E : zahosvasilis@hotmail.com, www.facebook.com/zahos.karting

Slovenia – KOTIM, D.O.O. Delakova Ulica 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Contact : Primoz Matelic, T: +386 051 390396, E: primoz.kotim@siol.net

Europe

Italy – RACING KART S.N.C. DI MUOLO & LOTITO

How to become a dealer in your country, please contact the IPK Factory, Mrs. Luisa Toninelli – luisa.toninelli@ipkarting.com

Europe

Russia/Ukraine/Belarus – EURONAL EXPORT (Importer) Bezručova 32, 301 37 Plzeň, Czech Republic, Contact: Vera Lamborova, E: info@pragakart.ru, T: +420 603 518 890, www.pragakart.ru

Russia – ASK ENGINES LLC Moskovskaia obl., 142100 Podolsk, pr-kt Lenina, d. 107/49, Contact: Sergey Kononov, E: demiton@mail.ru, E: askengines@mail.ru, +7 926 836 96 49

Russia – UMAX RU Roslavlskoje shose, 5 km, 214 009 Smolensk, Contact: Aleksandr Sidněv, E: abc.kart@tut.by, T: +375 297 808 124

Russia – SMOLKART Bataysk, ul. Gaidash, 110, Contact: Smolyanichenko O. N., E: smolkart.s@yandex.ru, T: +7 918 528 93 02, P/Fax: +7 863 54 570 42, 50 977, www.smolkart.ru

Belarus – VALERIY SHURPAKOV Dzerdzhinskogo 135, Grodno, E: ura-letchik@rambler.ru, E: abc.kart@tut.by, T: +375-297 813 681

Ukraine – VASYL PETRENKO Odessa, E: vasyl@kartsport4you.com, T: +380-637 077 772

Americas

Argentina – DKR SPORT S.A. An. del Liberator 2340 (B1636DSQ), Olivos - Buenos Aires, Argentina, Contact: Eduardo Sergio Trepat, E: info@intrepidargentina.com.ar, T: +54 114 794 7500, www.intrepidargentina.com.ar

Brasil - FNC – PRAGA KART BRASIL Rua Álvares Cabral, 920, Diadema – São Paulo, Brasil, T: +55 11 9 9597-7097 (Nelson Stanisci), Contact: Mayla Pasqualini, E-mail: praga@chavetas.com.br

Colombia – IVAN LOPEZ GARCIA Calle 93 A Numero 14-37 Oficina 301, 38007 Bogotà, Colombia, Contact: Ivan Lopez, E: ilopezg1@hotmail.com, T: +57 1 703 55 31

Venezuela – INVERSIONES AYRTON SENNA Kartodromo de San Jacinto, Parque de Ferias de San Jacinto, 2101 Maracay – Edo Aragua, Venezuela, Contact: Mirian Morales, E: kartingescuela@gmail.com, T: +58 2432356565, kartodromo.com.ve

USA – PRAGA NORTH AMERICA 3225 Gateway Rd - Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53045, USA, Contact: Blake Wankowski, T: +14144305903, blake@praganorthamerica.com, www.praganorthamerica.com

Puerto Rico – C.A. MARKETING Adoquines Calle Luna 22 0092, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Contact: Hector Alvarez, E: camarketing@yahoo.com, T: +1 7872351562

Mexico – MASSIMILIANO CHINATO Fray Antonio de Segovia #1580, Col. Atlas, C.P. 44870 - Guadalajara, Jalisco - Mexico, T: (33)3614-8191, (33) 1230-3791, (33)13990590, NEXTEL ID. 72*807316*6, E: pragamexico@hotmail.com

Mexico – PRO RACING MEXICO Prado Norte #305 Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico DF, Contacto: Diego Duez, E-mail: diegoduez@hotmail.com, T/F: + 521 7771201155

Peru – INTREPIDO S.A.C. Canaval y Moreyra 312, San Isidro - Lima, Peru, Contact: Rafael Modonese, E: rafaelmodonese@yahoo.com, T: +51 3683301, +51 979351615

Chile – RACE MARKET LTDA San Martín de Porres #10899, San Bernando, SANTIAGO, Chile, Contact: Rodrigo Ruidiaz, E: ventas@racemarket.cl, T: +56 228 71 66 60

Ecuador – JM RACING ECUADOR Quilómetro 22, Via a La Costa, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Contact: Jorge Matos, E: jorgematos84@hotmail.com, T: +59 399381926

Guatemala – WORLD IMPORTS 1 Ave 6-27 - Departamento "G" - Zona 14, Guatemala City, Guatemala 01014, Contact person: Oliver Blasberg, E: oliver@obmrk.com, T: +502 30173346

Middle East / Africa

Israel - IMM – IGOR MOIZHES MOTORSPORT Nurit 9/1 Street, 17781 Nazareth Illit, Israel, Contact: Igor Moizhes, E: igorm67@yahoo.com, T: +972 509 800 098

United Arab Emirates (UAE) – AL AIN RACEWAY INTERN.KART CIRCUIT P.O. BOX 85393 - Khattam Al Shiklah st., Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Contact: Antonio Kekati – Guy Sheffield, E: info@alainraceway.com, guy@alainraceway.com, T: +971 (0)3 7686662, +971 (0) 3 7688477, www.alainraceway.com

South Africa – SWIFT RACING 7 Greyling Street, P.O.Box 856, Bothaville 9660, O.F.S, South Africa, Contact: Flip Viljoen, E: viljoen.flip@gmail.com, T: +27 0731337750

Asia/Oceania

China and Taiwan – RKR KARTING LIMITED SIC Kartworld, Shanghai International Circuit, 2000 Yining Road, Jiading 201814, Shanghai, China, Contact: Raymond Ho, T: (86) 1370 177 5180, www.rkr-karting.com

Australia – G-FORCE KARTING 15 Ishmael Road, Camira, QLD 4300 Australia, P: Matt 0409 463 291, Scott 0438 810 004, E: matt@ipkarting.com.au, scott@ipkarting.com.au www.ipkarting.com.au

New Zealand – WARREN ANDERSON MOTORS LTD 771 Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North 4414, New Zealand, T: +1164 63551728, Fax: +1164 63551719, www.warrenandersonmotors.co.nz

Indonesia / Malaysia / Singapore – KRS MOTORSPORTS SDN BHD No. 48 Jalan Industri Usj 1/1 - Taman, Perindustrian Usj – 1 47600 Subang, Jaya, Malaysia, Contact: James Leong, E: james@kartmoreracing.com, T: +6019 3520559, www.kartmoreracing.com

Philippines – HOFFSMAN SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS INC Unit 201 - Liberty plaza - Valero cor Dela costa street - Makati, Manila, Philippines, Contact : Mickey Tang, Email: m.tang@hoffsnan.com, T: +63 2 8431113

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