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As the team returns to the shop and attention turns toward 2026, there are more questions than answers. With four championships under his belt, Brandon Semenuk and Keaton Williams are looking for the next progression in their career. That leaves an Open Class seat available...or does it? The story of 2026 is just over the next crest — and Subaru isn’t lifting.
Next week on Launch Control: The 3-part behind-the-scenes Road to Gymkhana series begins - Aussie Shred edition.
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Camden, N.J. – February 10, 2021 – Subaru today released Launch Control: Road to Gymkhana, a two-part miniseries documenting the design, build, testing and shoot of the wildest WRX STI ever constructed—Travis Pastrana’s Gymkhana 2020 STI. As the capstone of Season 8 of the award-winning Launch Control documentary series, Road to Gymkhana wraps up a rally season unlike any other with a build destined to take Hoonigan’s Gymkhana series to a new level. The full season is available now on both YouTube and Amazon Prime Video.
“Gymkhana 2020 was my chance to take the series in a direction no one had seen before, and Road to Gymkhana is beyond anything fans have seen from Launch Control,”
said Pastrana.
“The level of engineering that went into building this crazy STI, and the effort from the Subaru team to make it happen, especially with everything 2020 threw at us, it was just massive.”
The miniseries’ first episode picks up on a challenging Day 1 of the Annapolis shoot and tells the story of the early build in a series of flashbacks—from initial planning and design in the shadow of early COVID-19 lockdowns, to the challenge of transforming a production Subaru shell into a high-flying Gymkhana machine, including the development of a custom 862-horsepower SUBARU BOXER engine for the project.
Episode 2 covers the remaining three days of the shoot as Pastrana and the Subaru Motorsports USA team deliver more of the video’s signature stunts—including the high-speed country road jump, the dock-edge slide, and tandem donuts with a cameo from teammate Scott Speed—while delving deeper into advanced aerodynamics and the high level of detail needed to complete the build.
The previous five episodes of Season 8 follow the Subaru Motorsports USA rally program and drivers Pastrana and Brandon Semenuk through a pandemic-shortened but high-action season, with the team racking up seven podium finishes and a pair of rally wins in just four events.
Launch Control is a production of Formula Photographic and Bowes Media with the support of Subaru of America.
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- I knew it was bound to happen but I was in denial. Thanks Brandon, for all you've done! You're a true champ and I hope you make it to WRC or whatever is next up for you!- Great episode. Stoked to see where things go! I'm just going to put it out there publicly: we (Chris and myself) can and will win in that limited car, both in Canada and in the ARA. In our last rally, we were beating Rally3 and Open Class stage times in a sub-100hp, 1995 Impreza. We put the work in. (That's our resumé) 👍
Great episode. Stoked to see where things go! I'm just going to put it out there publicly: we (Chris and myself) can and will win in that limited car, both in Canada and in the ARA. In our last rally, we were beating Rally3 and Open Class stage times in a sub-100hp, 1995 Impreza. We put the work in. (That's our resumé) 👍
This is exactly what I wanted to hear. As a Subaru enthusiast, what we want is more integration between what happens in the US and Japan. There is no more passion for the Subaru brand than in the US. Seeing that Subaru Japan is noticing that makes me happy and hopeful for a future where we will see a new STI and possibly the return to WRC with the help of Vermont Sports Car. 🙏
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