Travis Pastrana placed on a present with the Hoonigan Huckster on the storied hillclimb finally weekend’s Goodwood Pageant of Pace, however his run ended with the extensively modified 1983 Subaru GL Wagon in a haybale. The occasion’s conventional climax is the timed shootout. Whereas victory carries some status, it’s probably not a cutthroat competitors when autos making an attempt the modest ascent span over a century of historical past.
Pastrana, a freestyle motocross legend turned rallycross star and mogul, totally grasped that the shootout was meant to be a spectacle for attendees and viewers all over the world. It was arduous to not be awed listening to the fury of the turbocharged four-cylinder boxer engine. With an 862 horsepower motor, the automobile received going rapidly sufficient that it needed to brake for the primary nook. Pastrana had no qualms about going all-out and dipping a wheel or two on the grass.
The Vermont SportsCar-prepped monster is roofed in lively aero parts and is rapidly going to turn into essential very quickly. When the Huckster slows, it followers out its fender flares and the rear portion of the wagon’s roof to function airbrakes. The GL Wagon’s carbon-fiber physique panels are draped over a WRC-spec tubular spaceframe.
Catastrophe struck 24 seconds into the run. Pastrana seemingly carried an excessive amount of velocity into the hill climb’s first left-hand nook. The flaps had been down because the Huckster slid off the pavement into the hay. The wagon was capable of be reversed out and continued on, however the likelihood at victory was gone. The Subaru completed fifth in its debut in 2022, previous to its starring position in Gymkhana 12.
Romain Dumas and the Ford Supervan 4.2 took the victory with a 43.98-second, ending 2 seconds away from Scott Pace driving the Subaru Mission Midnight, one other VSC-prepped machine. At Goodwood, profitable isn’t all the pieces. It’s a celebration of motorsport’s previous, current and future.
