Gymkhana 11 will be hosted by Travis Pastrana

Amidst the chaos and tragedy that has proliferated in 2020, American action sports legend Travis Pastrana has experienced a 12 months of development. In March, Subaru introduced his return as a complete-time rally driver, and this 7 days, he introduced that he will be the first human being to host Gymkhana other than Ken Block. Pastrana has been assigned Gymkhana eleven, and he’ll be employing a tuned Subaru WRX STI as his trusty steed.

Block, Pastrana, and both of those of their people have participated in a enjoyable problem just lately. In early Might, Block set the stage at the Hoonigan Racing Division shop in Park Town, Utah, with a makeshift Gymkhana GRiD-design and style training course (Gymkhana GRiD was scheduled to return in 2020 prior to the Covid-19 pandemic). He utilised a Can-Am Maverick X3, and his youngsters and spouse filmed him ripping by the training course. At the close of the video clip, he known as on Pastrana to endeavor a superior reply.  

And Pastrana shipped. Working with a warm canine go well with, a Can-Am Maverick X3, a youngsters kart, a Subaru WRX STI, and a Harley-Davidson with a sidecar, the Pastranas executed their have training course with filth track jumps, wheelies, burnouts and two-wheel driving. The competitiveness would not be entire without having judging, so that was remaining up to the viewers. In on line voting, audiences most well-liked Pastrana’s effectiveness more than Block’s video clip at a 288 votes to 140 votes, as of this creating. 

It appears to be the problem was a lead-up to this week’s announcement posted to Pastrana’s Instagram:

Bought some amazing news these days! @kblock43 passed the torch to me for Gymkhana eleven. I have some massive footwear to fill but more than excited to give it a go. Kens tips for me are pretty simple. Keep the essence of Gymkhana with
-epic automobile -unattainable place -precision driving with shut proximity to disaster.

The @vermont.sportscar team has previously began get the job done on building the baddest #subaru of all time. Have to have to uncover a place that I can make this car fly and drive it like I stole it. #gameon #nopressure @subarumotorsportsusa are you guys all set for this!!! @yokohamatire I’m going to have to have a ton of tires 🤔😬 @hooniganracing @redbull @dirtfishrally

Vermont SportsCar is the technical spouse to Subaru of The usa and has been the hub for Subaru Motorsports Usa because 2005, so you will find no problem Pastrana’s WRX will be monumental.

As section of the function, there is also a competitiveness to win a prospect to be at the filming of Gymkhana eleven and hold with Pastrana. All proceeds go to a superior induce. Other than that, no other information these kinds of as place have been unveiled, so it’s unclear when this will be filmed and unveiled. We are going to let you know as quickly as we have more data.