About

The Praga brand was established in 1907 and is one of the oldest car manufacturers in the Czech Republic. Before World War II, it was the largest manufacturer of automobiles, unfortunately damage to the factory saw a halt in production.  The company relaunched itself by specializing in the production of spare parts for automobiles.

Between 1996 and 2003, Praga produced motocross and Enduro motorbikes. Their two-stroke PRAGA ED 250 were successful commercially and in racing, especially in the US, while their four-stroke ED 430 and ED 610 were successful in the European Enduro Championship.

Finally, under the direction of Petr Ptacek, Praga has moved into the karting arena with its partnership with Intrepid Karting International. Praga owner Petr Ptacek has a long history and passion for karting and racing. It was his vision to bring the Praga brand into karting and through the partnership with Intrepid, Praga has quickly become one of the best brands in karting.

Praga South Africa was launched in 2016 under the direction of Zaheem Goolam. Whilst the brand immediately gained attention from well know South African drivers, their first real taste of success came in 2017, when Jarrod Waberski finished second in the Mini Rok National Championship, won the Northern Regions Mini Rok Championship and finished second in the Mini Max Northern Regions Championship.

In that same year, Hriday Pooren won the Rand Kart club Micro Rok Championship and Kyle Lawrence finished second in the 125 Grand Prix class.

The brand achieved their first National title with Jarrod Waberski in 2018 and continued their success with Luke Hill finishing second in the Micro Rok National Challenge Championship and winning the Northern Regions Micro Rok Championship.

Kyle Lawrence took another second place finish in the Northern Regions 125 GP Championship.