It featured homemade towers and other trackside objects as well as a ton of custom skinning on walls and helicopters. This version was run very successfully at SRGP for their The Rookie League touring car races, among several others. In about two years, the team had gotten better with their tools and the demands of the rFactor 2 engine and were able to create a very impressive WIP version of the track. Sveg was a deeper dive into some of the mechanics of the modding process which included graphical improvements, aided by fellow modder, Senormen. Daimler was more of a proof-of-concept to understand the workflow. The group became familiar with the process of putting tracks in rF2 by converting some existing Assetto Corsa circuits: Daimler Teststrecke and Sveg Raceway. Having worked with Solidworks software for work, I stepped in to help build the track”. Does anyone have any experience in 3D modelling?’ “I happened to ‘walk in’ on a Discord discussion where they were talking about ‘wouldn’t it be great to make Patras and race it. (for more reading: )Īnd here is where Trev Rich and his group, Pixel Trax enters the picture. Sadly, the payoff was too long term for parliament to stomach and the funding ceased shortly after construction began. The hope was that additional job growth with these types of projects would inject revenue back into the country, especially if currency could flow in from the outside via lucrative F1 deals. Greece’s economic woes from hosting the 2004 Olympics (and their recession in general) were not helping things. While Greece itself was only funding a small portion of development, it was still a significant amount that was needed for the early construction phases. This would be paid back in full once F1, Moto GP, karting and other forms of racing and entertainment began bringing business to the facility. What happened?Įvangelos Floratos, a former Greek mayor, had worked out the deal so the Greek government would fund almost a quarter of the construction and private equity would cover the rest. Today, grass grows over the turned dirt of what was meant to be an asphalt foundation. It would take almost 3 years to complete but would be a new bastion of motorsport. The private company, Racetrack Patras SA, had worked with investors and the Greek government to lay the groundwork that would bring this project to life.ĥ00 direct, new jobs and tourism would be the payoff for this almost 95 million Euro ($40MM) project. Located 20 km southeast of Patras, in the Halandritsa area, a new Formula 1 track was envisioned. We know many in the mod community enjoy creating and bringing motorsport reality to the virtual world. Thanks to the great mod community in rFactor 2, Patras is now available to download and add to your race track collection. However, thanks to the mod community in rFactor 2 it is available. Patras is that Greek F1 track that never came to fruition.