Posted Friday, February 9, 2024 at 9:52pm

PASTRANA: I WANT THE NUMBER ONE BACK

Travis Pastrana is back. He’s back with a smile, a knee that’s working and a desire as strong as ever to land a seventh American title.

After a year away from the ARA, Pastrana will carry the fight to team-mate and chief title rival Brandon Semenuk this season. And he’ll do it in a brand-new Subaru Motorsports USA WRX. A car he tested for the first time on Wednesday.

The first time? Yes. Doctor’s orders. Knee surgery meant he wasn’t able to shake the car down and was only just able to make it to the start of this week’s season-opening Sno*Drift. Downtime done. He’s good to go.