Did Travis Pastrana drive NASCAR?
In a surprise announcement last Thursday (July 23), Travis Pastrana announced his return to the NASCAR world after nearly three years away, driving for Niece Motorsports in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway last Saturday (July 25).
Does Travis Pastrana still race for Subaru?
Subaru Motorsports USA enters 2022 as the reigning Nitro Rallycross champion team, with Travis Pastrana and Scott Speed finishing the 2021 season in a tie on points for the driver’s title and Pastrana being crowned champion on tiebreaker.
What is Travis Pastrana doing now?
Travis Pastrana may not be a factory rider on a motorcycle anymore, but he’s got a full ride with Team Subaru to race major American Rally Association events like the 100 Acre Wood in Missouri and the Sno*Drift in Michigan, both of which were won by Pastrana and his co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino earlier this year.
Did Subaru get rid of STI?
On Friday, Subaru announced that the newest generation of the WRX isn’t getting a high-performance STI variant, ending a nearly 30-year streak of tuned-up all-wheel-drive STI sedans.
What does STI mean in Subaru?
Subaru Tecnica International
The STI model of the Subaru WRX was developed in 1994, for all Subaru vehicles, by Subaru Tecnica International (STI), a division of the Subaru Corporation that specializes in motorsport vehicles today, STI (or “STi” as it was labeled after 2006) exists as a trim level for other Subaru models, such as the WRX and …
Can Travis Pastrana still walk?
All sports come with their attendant risks, and extreme sports come with extreme risks. Astonishingly, Pastrana can still perform stunts or even walk, considering that he’s broken more bones than some orthopedic surgeons ever fixed all through their career.
Is WRX dead?
Subaru Corporation is exploring opportunities for the next generation Subaru WRX STI, including electrification. In the meantime, a next generation internal combustion engine WRX STI will not be produced based upon the new WRX platform.” For now, the WRX STI is officially dead.
Why did they stop making STI?
Subaru says regulations are changing too fast for a new flagship performance car to make sense. News broke late last week that the new Subaru WRX would not be getting an STI counterpart.
Why did Subaru get rid of STI?
Subaru couldn’t pour its limited resources into a new turbocharged STI and develop new electric technology simultaneously, and the STI had to go. The 2.4-liter turbocharged 2022 WRX was designed before the global tipping point shifted electrification into high gear.