ROSSBURG, OH – JUNE 09: Travis Pastrana, driver of the #199 Red Bull late model Subaru, sits in his car prior to the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway on June 9, 2010 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for True Speed Communication)
The Mt. Washington Hillclimb is over 100 years old, but it was earlier this year that driver Travis Pastrana set a new record...by breaking his old one.
In 2017, Pastrana set the record at 5 minutes, 44.72 seconds. Back in August, he shattered that record, setting a new mark by "climbing" Mt. Washington in a Subaru WRX STI powered by a turbocharged 2.3-liter flat four with 862 horsepower, as reported by WMUR.
The new record? 5 minutes, 28.67 seconds. How did he do it? By averaging 80mph on the 20mph Auto Road. Watch the white-knuckle footage below.
