Before filming their new Gymkhana film titled Aussie Shred, the Hoonigan crew said their heavily modified 1978 Subaru BRAT would push “the limits of modern performance and technology.” They didn’t lie.

The Subaru Brataroo 9500 Turbo gave Travis Pastrana all he could handle in his third and final Gymkhana film. The film travels the Australian Outback and Sydney’s Harbour to Bathurst’s Mount Panorama and more Aussie landmarks. Along the way, Pastrana performs just about every trick you can do with a car and not end up in a hospital.

Aussie Shred also sees appearances by two-time Dakar Rally champion Toby Price and Subaru WRC driver Chris “Atko” Atkinson. They were joined in the film by Nitro Circus BMX riders Ryan Williams, Jaie Toohey, and Will Brown. Additionally, a field of V8 Supercars drivers challenged the Brataroo to a rolling drag race down Mount Panorama’s Conrod Straight.

“The Brataroo is hands down the craziest Gymkhana car we’ve ever built,” Travis Pastrana said. “Every part of this car was designed to take the abuse we threw at it while making this film. From hanging two tires off a pier to flying 160 feet across a 10-story deep canyon gap over a road train. Skimming across a deep lake and scaring myself every step of the way.”

It took almost a decade to get permission from Australia: the land that coined the term “hoon”

It took almost a decade for the Hoonigan crew to get permission to film from Australian authorities. Which is interesting since “hoon” or “hooning” are originally Australian and New Zealand terms. Hooing is described as deliberately driving a vehicle recklessly or dangerously, generally to provoke a reaction. “Speeding, burnouts, doughnuts, or screeching tires” are all considered part of “hooning.” Travis Pastrana most certainly does all of that, and then some, in Aussie Shred.

“Australia had long been at the top of the list of potential Gymkhana Film locations,” said 321 Action Director and Hoonigan Co-Founder Brian Scotto. “Ken Block and I attempted to shoot Gymkhana Nine there, but were met with a resounding no, because of the climate of anti-hoon laws at the time.

“A decade later, when we reapproached the Australian government, we were met with open arms. This combination of the unfinished business we had down under and this being Pastrana’s last film in the series, not only makes it very special to me, but also put the pressure on to push the limit of what we could do both in the car and behind the camera.”

Ken Block would be very proud.