After nearly twenty years of tire smoke, flying metal, and sheer driving madness, the Gymkhana series is taking its final bow — and it’s doing it in style. The ultimate installment drops into Australia, with motorsports legend Travis Pastrana behind the wheel of a snarling, customized Subaru Brat that quite literally redefines what “off the road” means.
Seventeen years ago, the late Ken Block changed the way the world looked at car videos. His original Gymkhana films turned donuts and drifts into cinema. Now, the franchise that started it all rolls its cameras Down Under, where Hoonigan co-founder Brian Scotto directs Pastrana through some of Australia’s most recognizable landmarks — and, naturally, through clouds of tire smoke.
Australia wasn’t always a sure thing. Scotto recalls that the team once tried to bring Gymkhana Nine there, only to have local officials say no, citing strict anti-hooning laws — basically, regulations against the very brand of fun the series thrives on. But times change. When Scotto reached out again, the doors opened wide, and so did the roads.
It’s special for so many reasons,
Scotto said. It’s unfinished business for Ken and me, and it’s Travis’s last film in the series — so we had to go all out.
If Pastrana’s driving wasn’t enough to grab attention, his latest weapon on wheels definitely is. Dubbed the Brataroo, the car is a heavily reimagined Subaru Brat built to be as outrageous as its driver. Under its hood sits a 9,500‑rpm turbocharged monster of an engine, tuned suspension, and aerodynamic wizardry that would make an F1 engineer blush.
The Brataroo continues the series’ proud tradition of eye-popping builds — cars that seem to exist purely to test physics and camera equipment alike. Expect to see it jumping, spinning, and probably doing things that Subaru’s original designers never saw coming.
This film also signals the end of an era. It’s Travis Pastrana’s last Gymkhana as lead driver. After Ken Block’s tragic passing in 2023, Pastrana carried the torch — and then lit it on fire. His version of Gymkhana has been faster, louder, and somehow even more dangerous, always with a sense of pure, contagious joy.
So this finale doubles as a tribute: to Block’s vision, Pastrana’s fearlessness, and nearly two decades of driving artistry that turned parking lots and city streets into racetracks for the imagination.
Whether you love cars, filmmaking, or the simple thrill of watching someone push limits most of us wouldn’t dream of testing, this one’s worth your full attention — preferably with the volume turned all the way up.
Catch the final Gymkhana film now on Hoonigan’s YouTube channel, and then ask yourself: after all these years, which moment still burns brightest — Pastrana’s sky-high leaps, or Block’s viral, drifting figure-eights?