We have a whole-new newsletter for Subaru fans! You can sign up for free by clicking here. Catch breaking news, community events and all the stuff that happens in-between issues of the bi-monthly Subiesport Magazine. The newsletter is completely free, and you can cancel at any time!
This was the first WRC Rally GB for two time US rally champion Travis Pastrana.
His goal is to be competing (in a Subaru) at the highest level of WRC
competition within a few years. For this event, Pastrana competed in
the Production Class (PWRC) in a car built and supported by Vermont
Sports Car. The same crew supported his US championship run over the
past couple years. His Subaru Rally Team USA teammate Ken Block took
part in other PWRC events earlier this year, but Block wasn't competing
this time around.
So far, on his quest for WRC greatness, Pastrana's greatest challenge has been for him and his co-driver, Christian Edstrom, to "get up to speed" on the WRC notes. Notes are the course "shorthand" used by teams to manage high speeds in weather conditions like we had in Wales this year -- almost zero visibility. We have another video that we'll post later, where Christian describes how notes work.
In the meanwhile, let's check in with a visibly frustrated Travis at his first Service (or start at the beginning),
after he spent a good part of the his earlier stages fixing flat tires
on course. (Yes, in rally, teams have to fix their own cars on course.)
Careful, kids, Travis drops an F-Bomb as he describes his "Austin
Powers"-like driving skills, but continues to hope for the best.
Continue reading "Pastrana get Frustrated at Rally GB" ยป
Recent Comments