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Video: drifting the 862bhp Subaru Family Huckster with Travis Pastrana

Just a normal driving lesson in a sensible family wagon. Here’s what happened when Jethro Bovingdon met Travis Pastrana

Published: 23 Nov 2023
18 minutes 14 seconds

"Err on the side of aggressive..." This is the Travis Pastrana life motto. He is not what you'd call a typical driving instructor. And his 1983 Subaru GL wagon isn't your typical driving instructor's car. The 'Family Huckster' is powered by an 862bhp flat-four boxer engine. It gets active aero, a six-speed sequential box and runs four bar of boost. It doesn't come with dual control pedals.

Enter TG's Jethro Bovingdon. Jethro knows a thing or two about skids, but can he pull off a reverse entry drift with the pressure of Travis in the passenger seat? "Just turn left to go right..." Sounds easy, right?

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