r/Karting • u/NitrousYT • 2d ago

Karting Question KartKraft or Kart Racing Pro?

Both are currently $30 and I want the most realistic simulator. Any advice on which on I should get?

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u/TheRatingsAgency Mechanic 1d ago

There’s a pretty big community around KRP, moddable, but lots of our friends find it unreliable.

We’re moving to KartSim, which isn’t cheap, but has a lot of work being done on it and feels like it has a lot more of a future.

Kart Kraft wasn’t bad but it’s dead now. What’s funny is SimCraft keeps pushing it on their motion platforms, and I’m like dude it’s an abandoned codebase. WTF

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u/NitrousYT 1d ago

Where is kartsim? It’s not on steam

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u/TheRatingsAgency Mechanic 1d ago

It is…sorta.

You get rFactor 2 first on steam, then you buy the KartSim license, which for the US pack is about $500 USD.

Then they activate your account, and next time you get into rFactor via steam it downloads.

It’s not for the casual racer, more intended for folks who are racing nationally.

But the US pack is great, track maps are excellent so far, and it’s becoming a necessity as a tool for us to prepare for the season. It’s being used as more of a true training platform.

They offer their own sim rigs as well, and K1 is the official supplier in the US.

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u/NitrousYT 1d ago

I’m sorry. Five hundred? Dollars? For a video game? Are you serious?

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u/mrbullettuk 22h ago

The full version is this much. There is a reduced "sim racing" bundle for around £40. I think it's all UK and European tracks included.

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u/TheRatingsAgency Mechanic 18h ago

That’s the North America pack. There’s another one that’s less I think, yea.

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u/TheRatingsAgency Mechanic 18h ago

There’s a lot more to it than being a “game” - but this is higher end competition. They were at PRI a few weeks ago with the Briggs racing guys and I know dang well they sold a bunch of this stuff.

They also sell rigs with motion and those go up to like $16k.

Like I said, the software is more for the guys who are doing this nationally as it covers a large number of tracks, with more on the way, online multiplayer and coaching as well.

$500 is a lot, about two sets of tires. But when you get into this at a high level….$500 seems cheap. Just bought all new sprocket gears and that’s like $300.

Helluva expensive deal, but when the goal is going pro….