LaPrima 2 Pedals

Inspired by real-life racing, the La Prima™ Sim Racing pedal set has been thoroughly tested by racers and simracers alike. With that feedback in mind, the pedals were designed and engineered to give you a realistic braking experience without breaking the bank.

While the Prima™ is our entry-level series, make no mistake! Unlike many other flimsy entry-level pedals on the market, we have not compromised on quality, materials, design or adjustability as these are identical to their mid- and high-end siblings the Forte® and Invicta™, with the Invicta™ being arguably the best sim racing pedals ever built.

Rather than compromise on quality, performance, or reliability, we’ve taken a different route. Rather, we’ve chosen to make it an upgradeable pedal set. This means you can upgrade to the full Forte® experience by upgrading the LED and throttle adjustment system. You can also upgrade the MLCPC™ brake cylinder to a THORP™ hydraulic brake cylinder.

If you want the feel of real racing and quality materials without breaking the bank, the La Prima™ pedal set is for you! Using MLCPC™ brake pedal technology, the brake pedal on the La Prima™ pedal set can be adjusted from soft to hard (by changing elastomers) and will stay that way, unlike many other sim racing pedals on the market where the hardness and feel will degrade over time.

By purchasing an Asetek SimSports® pedal set, you are purchasing a platform, making it simple and easy to upgrade to Forte® or Invicta™ at a later time. You simply purchase the upgrade kit you want and all you pay for is the upgrade itself. As such, your La Prima™ pedal set purchase will be future-proofed. Better for you, better for the environment.

INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE RACES

As well as being inspired by real-life racing, La Prima™ pedals have been thoroughly tested by racers and sim racers alike, and with that feedback in mind, the pedals are designed and engineered.

It’s no coincidence that a racing driver wants a brake pedal that, when fully depressed, feels like pushing against a wall. Plus, the La Prima™, while not hydraulic, will still give you the “hydraulic feel” of a fully depressed brake pedal, where you can still press, modulate and brake thanks to the Invicta™-inspired 2-stage system. To simulate the real-life experience, when applying 100% pressure to the brake, you’ll be able to apply more pressure, which gives the sensation of compressing the fluid in a real-life brake system.

The Asetek SimSports® MLCPC™ (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you, unlike a full hydraulic system, an authentic race car driving experience. The simulation racing pedal set is made in Denmark in every way – designed, manufactured and assembled in Denmark. The brake cylinder features a custom designed load cell sensor that detects real force changes on the pedal face – up to 180kg of force on the pedal face itself (with the harder 4000N elastomer pressed 12mm/until the second stage is activated) making it the closest you will get to a realistic braking experience.

Because the load cell sensor is implemented with a gear, any user using any elastomer, from the softest to the hardest, will experience the full resolution of the load cell from the pedal released through the second stage of braking.

Why does that matter? By applying brake pressure as late as possible, you want to be able to use muscle memory to replicate that braking sensation as you enter the corner. By using muscle memory, your brain is programmed to be able to brake in the same spot over and over again on the track.

On the other hand, if you use a soft pedal, you will have to rely on foot or pedal position, which will prevent your brain from being able to replicate with the same accuracy and will, guaranteed, lose you significant lap time. Just consider the fact that on a race track with 10 corners, gaining or losing 1/10 of a second on braking means 1 second on your lap time.

The La Prima™ pedal layout is designed with user experience in mind, where all adjustable elements are coloured to get you started quickly and ensure intuitive and mostly tool-free use. The sim pedals are highly adjustable to help you channel your inner racer by changing the travel and hardness settings to your exact preference.

Technical specifications

Exquisite, radical and minimalist Danish industrial design.
Made in Denmark
Adjustable pedal stops
Adjustable travel settings
Pedal base and pedal arms made of fully black anodized aluminum
Smooth, sock-friendly, full black anodized aluminum pedal plates allow for hours and hours of comfortable use. Pedal plates can be adjusted vertically.
Pedal base with integrated footrest
Calibrations made in RaceHub will be automatically saved to our EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). This results in a calibration (pressures, dead zones and more) that will remain saved for each simulator/game (0 and 100% values ​​need to be set in-game).

Only one USB connection to the PC from the base of the pedal regardless of the use of 2 or 3 pedals.
All adjustable mechanical functions are orange by default.
Internally developed electronics with 16-bit resolution
Easy clutch pedal to add to the La Prima™ accelerator and brake combo
Designed and tested over 1,000,000 activations, far exceeding any race car specification.
Dimensions

Depth, width and height: 457 mm x 212 mm x 256 mm
Weight: 3 kilos
Brake system

The patent-pending MLCPC™ (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you the experience of driving a real race car.
Zero-play cast aluminum pedal arm with long-lasting integrated ball bearings and bronze bushing at the fork rotation point
The loadcell will detect up to 180kg of force on the pedal plate face with the harder elastomer (4000N pressed 12mm/until second stage is activated).
Adaptive relationship between pedal pressure and load cell deflection, ensuring consistent and complete resolution for any user, regardless of elastomer hardness. 4000 points in just 12 mm within the MLCPC™ cylinder from pedal release to second stage, 1/5 of a human hair.
Two-stage system that mimics the hard and soft stages of a real racing car.
Manually adjustable initial contact hardness to mimic the perfect distance between the pad and the brake disc.
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
Acceleration system

Cast aluminum zero play pedal arm.
16-bit wireless magnetic TPS (throttle position sensor) without mechanical wear and maintenance
Custom throttle curves can be 100% tuned and customized in the RaceHub™ software to mimic the throttle opening of a real race car. For example, a linear curve in dry conditions and a progressive one in wet conditions.
Adjustable pedal stop
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
The MLCPC™ system

How does the MLCPC™ system work?

A strong brake pedal is faster because you can brake later, and you need to brake properly and use muscle memory to do so, as explained below. You can think of a race car's brake system as 2 stages:

The “soft stage”: when you apply pressure to the pedal, it will move 10 to 20 mm (measured on the pedal plate), as the pressure increases, as the caliper pistons move and push the brake pads against the brake disc, and to compensate for the small amount of play that all the mechanical parts of the pedal system need to keep from sticking.

The “hard stage” – when hydraulic pressure builds up, the brake pads squeeze the discs hard and all mechanical play is compensated for. At this stage, your foot is basically “pressing against a wall” because your muscles are now pushing directly against the hydraulic forces (the brake fluid). Since the fluid cannot be compressed, the pedal will feel hard. When a racing driver complains about a “long” or “soft” pedal, it is usually because there is air in the system and since air CAN be compressed, the pedal will feel soft and long. Mechanics then bleed the brakes to get air out, which means that only fluid remains in the system and the pedal is hard again after the “soft stage” is passed.

Most mechanical sim racing pedals on the market have "unlimited" travel, as it is essentially a matter of how hard you squeeze the elastomer. Often the elastomer is over-stressed (compressed more than it is designed for) and provides a spongy, inconsistent brake feel and eventually the elastomer will brake due to being overworked out of spec. But worst of all - with the long brake pedal travel, you will have to brake sooner to build up full brake pressure!

In our quest to mimic the perfect feel of a race car, we have implemented a mechanical stop in our MLCPC™ brake system. You can adjust the hardness of the “soft stage” by changing elastomers, but the travel will be limited to 15-25mm on the pedal plate, to simulate the “hard stage” where the pressure has built up and the feeling is like “pushing into a wall”. In the transition between the soft and hard stage (when hitting the mechanical stop) we have implemented a rubber damper, which will simulate the fully activated brake caliper but still allow the load cell sensor to measure the additional pedal pressure, again allowing for perfect track braking. This is the same feeling you get in a real race car.

And THAT is the Asetek SimSports Forte MLCPC difference!

By adjusting the piston and lock nut in front of the mechanical brake cylinder, you can adjust the preload of the system to closely mimic the gap you'll experience in a real car (between the disc and brake pad). We've made it adjustable, so you can get the feel you like, and like your favorite car. Using RaceHub™ software, you can also adjust the brake pedal dead zone. This allows you to rest your foot on the pedal without receiving inputs to the game.

It may surprise you, but as described above, having a hard brake pedal will help you move faster around the track. It has to do with muscle memory and efficient braking on the track.

Having a hard brake pedal will allow your muscle memory to train itself to perfection. Muscle memory is the subconscious telling your muscles just the right amount of pressure, leaving your conscious mind to deal with more important things at that moment, like watching for traffic or reaching the apex. Your muscle memory is not programmed to remember a position. Try raising your hand with your eyes closed and reaching the same point within 0.5mm 10 times in a row, and you will get the point. But your muscle memory can memorize a pressure very accurately, i.e. when going down a track, your muscle memory can make you brake the same way over and over again. This cannot be achieved with a soft pedal, especially when braking.

Also, a hard, short-travel brake pedal will allow you to brake later. Imagine having a brake pedal with 50mm (common in many sim racers) of travel versus a brake pedal with almost no travel. Imagine this scenario: you are going 300km/h down a straightaway. With the long-travel brake, it will physically take you maybe 1/10th of a second longer to reach maximum braking power. With the hard brake pedal, you will reach maximum braking power instantly. If you have three hard braking zones on a track, you will lose 3/10th of a second each lap.