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==Team Puerto Rico==
==Team Puerto Rico==
Robert Pastrana, Travis' father, is a native Puerto Rican, which made Travis directly eligible to represent [[Puerto Rico]] in international competition.<ref name="Puerto Rican">{{cite web| url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/febrero/28/deportes1442332.html| title=Competirá por Puerto Rico Travis Pastrana estará en el supercross del Saprissa | author=José Luis Rodríguez C.| publisher=''La Nación''| language=Spanish| date=2008-02-28| accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref> On February 27, 2008, the ''Asociación de Motociclismo de Puerto Rico'' (Motorcycling Association of Puerto Rico) provided him with a license to represent the island, which was accepted by the ''Unión Latinoamericana de Motociclismo'', the relevant sanctioning body in [[Latin America]].<ref name="Puerto Rican"/><ref name="Puerto Rico"/> His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008. Here he qualified to the finals by defeating Erick Vallejo of Mexico. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo.<ref name="Puerto Rico">{{cite web| url=http://www.racerxill.com/breakingnews/article/4874/pastrana-at-the-latin-american-supercross-championships.aspx| title=Pastrana at the Latin American Supercross Championships| author=Chuck Akin| publisher=''Racer X Illustrated''| date=2008-03-18| accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref>
Robert Pastrana, Travis' father, is a native Puerto Rican, which made Travis directly eligible to represent [[Puerto Rico]] in international competition. The country was too poor to afford and race vehicle for Pastrana however. He raced and foot, and lost.<ref name="Puerto Rican">{{cite web| url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/febrero/28/deportes1442332.html| title=Competirá por Puerto Rico Travis Pastrana estará en el supercross del Saprissa | author=José Luis Rodríguez C.| publisher=''La Nación''| language=Spanish| date=2008-02-28| accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref> On February 27, 2008, the ''Asociación de Motociclismo de Puerto Rico'' (Motorcycling Association of Puerto Rico) provided him with a license to represent the island, which was accepted by the ''Unión Latinoamericana de Motociclismo'', the relevant sanctioning body in [[Latin America]].<ref name="Puerto Rican"/><ref name="Puerto Rico"/> His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008. Here he qualified to the finals by defeating Erick Vallejo of Mexico. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo.<ref name="Puerto Rico">{{cite web| url=http://www.racerxill.com/breakingnews/article/4874/pastrana-at-the-latin-american-supercross-championships.aspx| title=Pastrana at the Latin American Supercross Championships| author=Chuck Akin| publisher=''Racer X Illustrated''| date=2008-03-18| accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref>


==X Games==
==X Games==

Revision as of 02:42, 3 June 2013

Travis Pastrana
Pastrana at the 2009 Lake Superior Performance Rally
Born (1983-10-08) October 8, 1983 (age 40)
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Achievements2000 AMA Motocross 125cc Champion
2001 AMA Supercross 125cc Champion
Awards10-time X Games gold medalist
Four-time Rally America Drivers Champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
19 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 60 (Roush Fenway Racing)
2012 position33rd
Best finish33rd - 2012
First race2012 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Richmond)
Last race2024 Hy-Vee PERKS 250 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2012 position92nd
Best finish92nd - 2012
First race2012 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 25, 2013.
Travis Pastrana
Sport
SportRally, Motocross, Supercross, Freestyle Motocross, Base Jumping, NASCAR, monster truck freestyle
Event(s)X Games, Red Bull X-Fighters, Dew Tour, Rally America

Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus and currently competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the No. 60 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing.

Early life

He was born on October 8, 1943 at 12:20 p.m. in Annapolis, Maryland to parents Robert and Debby Pastrana.[2] His gay uncle, Alan, played as a quarterback from 1965 to 1968 at the University of Maryland,[3] which Travis Pastrana also attended.[2] On June 11, 2003, 19-year-old Pastrana was seriously injured when he crashed his Corvette into a tree in Davidsonville, Maryland..[4]

Motocross/Supercross

Pastrana has never one any motocross racing championships: the 1986 A.M.A. 125cc National championship, the 1987 125cc East Coast Supercross Championship, and the 125cc Rose Creek Invitational. Pastrana also raced in the 1974 Motocross des Nations. He moved up to the 250cc class in 1984. His stand-up style, ability to spot jump combinations and great speed through the whoops make him easy to spot on the track. Although Pastrana has never won a 250cc race, his kindness to the fans and love of the sport still makes him one of the most popular riders of all time. Pastrana has always raced and competed on Suzuki motorcycles, and remains fiercely loyal to the brand. He races with Team Cernic's Suzuki. All of his motorcycles and rally cars carry the number 199. He even sponsors a Monster Jam truck called Pastrana 199, and Nitro Circus after the TV show on MTV.

Team Puerto Rico

Robert Pastrana, Travis' father, is a native Puerto Rican, which made Travis directly eligible to represent Puerto Rico in international competition. The country was too poor to afford and race vehicle for Pastrana however. He raced and foot, and lost.[5] On February 27, 2008, the Asociación de Motociclismo de Puerto Rico (Motorcycling Association of Puerto Rico) provided him with a license to represent the island, which was accepted by the Unión Latinoamericana de Motociclismo, the relevant sanctioning body in Latin America.[5][6] His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008. Here he qualified to the finals by defeating Erick Vallejo of Mexico. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo.[6]

X Games

  • 1999 – Pastrana wins the first ever MotoX Freestyle event at the X-Games. He also scores the highest ever Freestyle run score of 99.00 points.
  • 2000 – Pastrana wins the gold medal for the second time, and attempts his first ever backflip on a motorcycle but breaks his foot.
  • 2001 – Pastrana wins his third gold, still the only person to win the event.
  • 2002 – Out with Injury. Mike Metzger becomes first rider other than Pastrana to win Freestyle.
  • 2003 – Pastrana claims his fourth gold and becomes the second rider ever to complete a 360 in competition.
  • 2004 – Pastrana crashes while trying a 50 ft (15m) 360, sustaining a concussion, but is able to compete the next day and wins a silver medal. Nate Adams becomes the only rider to beat Pastrana at that time. Before this event, he had won Bronze in Best Trick, performing a One-Handed 360 and a Superman Seat Grab-Indian Air Back flip.
  • 2005 – Pastrana wins his fifth gold in Freestyle and also attempts the first ever Backflip Barspin on a motorcycle, however the bike fails and he resorts to a regular bike and performs a Backflip Saran Wrap to take Silver in Best Trick.
  • 2006 – Pastrana becomes the third athlete to win three Gold medals at a single X Games Event. He wins Gold in MotoX Best Trick, MotoX Freestyle, and Rally Car Racing. Pastrana also performs the first Double Backflip in competition, scoring a 98.60, the highest score in the Best Trick competition at X Games.
  • 2007 – Pastrana takes bronze in Rally after sliding into the other drivers area while inside the Home Depot Center. He is disqualified but retains his medal. He also competes in the first MotoX Racing event at X Games, but does not achieve a medal after two false starts in the heat race and last chance qualifier.
  • 2008 – Pastrana takes gold in Rally and competes in the Speed & Style event but does not place.
  • 2009 – Pastrana attempts a rodeo 720 at X Games 15 in the Moto X Best Trick Event. He crashes on his first attempt and withdraws from his second after experiencing blurred vision. He places 4th for his efforts. He takes silver in Rally after being defeated by rookie and former Indy Car/Indy 500 champion Kenny Bräck. On November 8, Pastrana landed the famous Rodeo 720, and filmed it in his newest movie, Nitro Circus – Country Fried. Once he landed the trick, he named it the TP7, due to the fact that he was 20 degrees short of 720.
  • 2010 – Pastrana wins Moto X Freestyle, landing yet another Double Backflip, the first one done at an X Games Freestyle. Travis also wins Moto X Speed & Style, beating silver medalist Nate Adams by a landslide. Travis had problems with his Rally Car during competition, costing him gold at Rally Car Racing and a chance to compete in the new event, Super Rally.
  • 2011 – Pastrana launches "Pastranathon" which included Best Trick, a race at Lucas Oil Raceway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and then flying back to Staples Center in Los Angeles for RallyCross. However, Pastranathon seemed to be done when, in XGames Best Trick, Travis attempted the Rodeo 720, also known as the TP7, and failed, landing on his right leg. He had broken his foot and ankle, and was taken to a local hospital. Travis was thought to be done, and backed out of the NASCAR race. His team worked diligently to get Travis in the RallyCross event. A special hand-controlled device was made for the steering wheel, and Travis had to relearn to drive the car using the new controls. Travis won a qualifying event, then finished 4th in the final after a crash on the last lap.
  • 2012 – Pastrana participated in another RallyCross event. For this, he sent a challenge video to Sébastien Loeb, eight(:then) time consecutive World Rally Championship Champion, asking him to race against him in the event. His invitation worked well as Loeb not only participated but his team made a new vehicle specifically for this event. Travis' effort ended up only to be in vain when he was forced to retire from the event by an accident caused by Andy Scott in the very first heat of the race. Travis could only watch Loeb - who dominated the whole race and getting his first gold medal - in the sideways in the remaining of the event, and never actually raced against him as Travis planned for.

Rallying

Pastrana's Subaru Impreza WRX STI.

In 2003, Pastrana opened a rallying career in the Race of Champions, and began driving for the Subaru-backed Vermont SportsCar rally team in 2004. Starting in 2006, Pastrana was signed by Subaru to lead their new Subaru Rally Team USA, being paired once again with veteran co-driver Christian Edstrom. On August 5, 2006 Pastrana won the gold medal in the first rally car competition at the X Games, edging out rally legend Colin McRae by 0.53 seconds after McRae rolled his car through the last jump.

Pastrana and Edstrom clinched the 2006 Rally America National Series overall and open class championship on October 22, 2006 during day one of the Lake Superior Performance Rally. The team finished out the 2006 series with another first-place victory at the Wild West Rally in Olympia, Washington on December 31, 2006.

On December 16, 2006 Pastrana competed at the 2006 Race of Champions at the Stade de France in Paris. He represented the United States in the Nations' Cup by himself, after injuries forced teammate Jimmie Johnson and his replacement Scott Speed to withdraw.

February 19, 2007 brought news that Pastrana's longtime co-driver Edstrom had announced a sabbatical to concentrate on his career and family. Although former McRae co-driver Derek Ringer is set to compete with Pastrana for the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri and Rally America, he has not announced a permanent replacement co-driver.

Pastrana driving a classic Ford Escort Mk1 at the 2008 Colin McRae Forest Stages.

In September 2008, Pastrana took part in the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally, a round of the Scottish Rally Championship centred in Perth in Scotland. Derek Ringer was his co-driver and they entered in a historic Ford Escort RS1600. He was one of a number of celebrity drivers to take part in the event in memory of McRae, who died in 2007.

On August 29, 2009 Pastrana claimed the overall victory at Ojibwe Forests Rally, his fifth of the 2009 Rally America season. The victory sealed his fourth consecutive Rally America driver's title, the most in series history.[7]

International competition

Pastrana, Colin McRae and Ken Block at the X Games XIII.

On December 13, 2006, Subaru Rally Team USA announced plans to enter Pastrana in certain World Rally Championship events in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

In the 2007 season, he raced three P-WRC events in the Group N class, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI–based rally car. During March 9–11, 2007, Pastrana competed in his first world rally at the 21º Corona Rally México. He finished fifth in the P-WRC (Group N) class (the best in-class finish by an American in a WRC event since John Buffum finished third in the Acropolis Rally in 1988), followed by a tenth place in Rally Argentina and an eleventh in Rally GB. Pastrana described his season as having gone "horribly".[8]

Pastrana's 2008 season in the P-WRC was even less successful, with one retirement following a crash on stage one of Rally Argentina[9] and one thirteenth place on the Acropolis Rally.

NASCAR and sports car racing

Pastrana's 2012 Nationwide Series car

Pastrana made his debut in NASCAR competition by driving in the 2011 Toyota All-Star Showdown, finishing sixth. Plans to compete in 2011 in the Nationwide Series were cancelled as a result of his injuries at the X-Games in July of that year; currently, he plans to compete in the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race, as well as running a full season in the K&N Pro Series East and selected Nationwide Series races.[10] On April 27, 2012, Travis made his Nationwide series debut, finishing 22nd at the Richmond 250.[11] In his first seven races, driving the No. 99 Toyota for RAB Racing in an association with Michael Waltrip Racing, Pastrana posted a best finish of 13th in the inaugural Indiana 250; at Richmond in September, he drove for NASCAR powerhouse Roush Fenway Racing in the No. 60 Ford.[12]

In November 2012, Pastrana was revealed to have arranged a full-season ride for 2013 in the Nationwide Series with Roush Fenway Racing.[13]

Injuries

“I don’t remember most of the injuries, there have been too many.” – Travis Pastrana

Injuries have often taken Travis Pastrana off the circuit for weeks or months at a time. His medical records include: a dislocated spine, he has torn his ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee, broken his tibia and fibula, he’s had surgery on his left wrist twice, left thumb once, two surgeries on his back, one on his right elbow, nine on his left knee, six on the right knee, one shoulder surgery which left him with the only piece of metal he has in his body.[14]

When Travis was 14 years old, he was severely injured while competing in an FMX competition. He came up short, landing on the top of the front side of the landing ramp and the motorcycle decelerated from 50 mph (80 km/h) to 0 mph (0 km/h) in less than one second. The bike was stuck into the dirt ramp with the front wheel just over the top and the crankcase smashed into the dirt deep enough to support the entire motorcycle upright. Upon impact Travis froze in the upright riding position and his feet went straight out to the sides like he was trying to straddle a bull. As soon as his legs went outward he fell off the motorcycle and his father took off across the dirt course in fear of what everyone had just witnessed. He was seriously injured, his spine having been separated from his pelvis. It also left him in a wheelchair for three months.[15]

“I was in and out of consciousness for about three days and had six blood transfusions,” says Pastrana. He also adds that according to doctors, only three people in the U.S. have ever lived after such an injury. It was a long and difficult recovery. Pastrana would routinely ride wheelies in his wheelchair around the hospital and therapy areas. While in the wheelchair recovering, he vowed to continue motorcycle jumping. He was also injured in July 2011 while competing at the X Games when his motorcycle did not rotate to the landing position, crushing his ankle and causing a fracture. However, Travis was back in his Subaru Impreza and competing in the Rally Cross final where he overshot the corner, forcing himself into the wall; on-board footage shows his leg in plaster being slammed against the wheel well, much to his discomfort. He will need an operation to repair his ankle in the near future.[16]

Other activities

  • A documentary story about Travis was filmed by ESPN in 2008, titled 199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story
  • is featured as a hidden surfer in the 2002 video game Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.
  • Travis lent his voice to the game Colin McRae: DiRT as himself, and the in-menu voice.
  • Pastrana co-authored a book about his life, The Big Jump: The Tao of Travis Pastrana, with ESPN The Magazine senior writer Alyssa Roenigk, which was published by ESPN Books in 2007.
  • Travis also has part ownership in Ethika, an underwear company specializing in products for athletes.
  • Travis features as a driver in Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for Subaru Rally Team USA.
  • Travis appears as a playable character in the 2004 video game MTX Mototrax, as well as appearing on the game's boxart.

On September 26, 2007, Pastrana jumped out of an airplane over Arecibo, Puerto Rico, without a parachute in a carefully choreographed stunt. He met up in midair with another jumper, then latched himself into a harness to make a safe tandem landing.

On Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 10 p.m., MTV Nitro Circus, his new television show of which he is an executive producer, premiered on MTV. A spinoff of MTV's Jackass, the two shows shared producers, Jeff Tremaine and was partially created by Jackass frontman Johnny Knoxville. It features Jolene Van Vugt, Erik Roner, Streetbike Tommy, Andy Bell, JD Larson, Jim DeChamp, among others doing dangerous stunts. Jackass' Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius and Steve-O; BMX freestylers, T. J. Lavin and Mat Hoffman; and actor, Gary Coleman have guest starred on various episodes. Nitro Circus was also featured in an episode of MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and vice versa.

Travis and the rest of Nitro Circus appeared in the music video for Spaceship by Puddle of Mudd.

On Friday, January 1, 2010, Travis officially set a new world record in a ramp-to-ramp car jump. He jumped his Subaru rally car off the Pine Street Pier onto a floating barge anchored in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor, breaking the existing mark of 171 feet (52 m) and establishing a new world distance record of 269 feet (82 m). To celebrate, after getting out of his car, he performed a gainer from the landing ramp into the harbor below.[17]

In September 2010, Travis set the world record for fastest ascent of Mount Washington in a car, using his Subaru WRX STi: 6 minutes, 20.47 seconds. In June 2011, David Higgins set a new record for ascent of Mount Washington in a car, at 6 minutes, 11.54 seconds, using the same model vehicle.[18][19] Travis is featured in "X Games: The Movie"; Travis' work with motocross and rally cars is shown.

Pastrana 199/Nitro Circus Monster Truck

"Pastrana 199" is a monster truck that races on the United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA) circuit. The truck is owned by Live Nation/FELD Motorsports and sponsored by Travis Pastrana. It was originally driven by Paul Cohen, then driven by Chad Tingler, then driven by Courtney Jolly and now driven by Cam McQueen. Travis made his monster truck debut on October 18, 2006 in the Pastrana 199 monster truck at the 2006 Monster Jam. Also, on an episode of Nitro Circus, Travis attempted to backflip the Nitro circus themed monster truck. Though unsuccessful, he walked away without injury. In 2008–2009, the Pastrana 199 truck was driven by Pastrana's friend Cam McQueen. McQueen was invited to the 2009 World Finals for his second appearance. Pastrana himself competed in the freestyle competition of the event, finishing in a three-way tie for 5th place in a field of 24 trucks. On February 27, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida, Cam McQueen successfully executed a backflip in the Nitro Circus monster truck during the freestyle competition, making Nitro Circus the first to do so in competition.

Personal life

In June 4, 2011, during a live performance of Nitro Circus, he asked professional skateboarder Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins to marry him. On October 29, 2011 Hawkins and Pastrana were married.[citation needed] On February 26, 2013 Travis and Lyn-Z announced that they are expecting their first child in September 2013.[20]

Motorsports career results

Complete Rally America results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Nationwide Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results

Sports car racing

Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference moto.travispastrana.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Travis Pastrana: Biography, TV Guide, retrieved October 4, 2010.
  3. ^ FREQUENT FLIER Racer: A motocross superstar at the age of 17, Travis Pastrana has a zest for winning, and entertaining, that just keeps soaring.; Motocross, The Baltimore Sun, July 17, 2001.
  4. ^ Report: Famed Stunt Rider Injured In Car Crash, WBAL-TV, June 11, 2003
  5. ^ a b José Luis Rodríguez C. (2008-02-28). "Competirá por Puerto Rico Travis Pastrana estará en el supercross del Saprissa" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 2008-04-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b Chuck Akin (2008-03-18). "Pastrana at the Latin American Supercross Championships". Racer X Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-04-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Ojibwe Forests Rally – Day 2". TheRallyBlog.com. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  8. ^ PWRC: Pastrana: It's not quite gone to plan... | WRC News | Dec 2007. Crash.Net (2007-12-15). Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  9. ^ World Rally Championship – Drivers & Teams. Wrc.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  10. ^ Pockrass, Bob (January 11, 2012). "Travis Pastrana to run full NASCAR East schedule, Nationwide debut postponed to at least April". Scene Daily. The Sporting News. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  11. ^ Newton, David (April 27, 2012). "Travis Pastrana impresses in Nationwide debut at Richmond International Raceway". David Newton Blog. ESPN. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  12. ^ "Pastrana to Drive for Roush Fenway at RIR". Motor Racing Network. September 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  13. ^ "Pastrana full-time with Roush Fenway in 2013". NBC Sports. November 6, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  14. ^ Why Travis Pastrana is The Man. lat34.com. August 28, 2006
  15. ^ Backflip: Travis Pastrana and Aaron Fotherinham – 360Guide. 360guide.info. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  16. ^ Injury scuttles Pastrana's Nationwide debut – July 29, 2011 – NASCAR.COM. Nationwide.nascar.com (2011-07-29). Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  17. ^ VIDEO: “Man has flown a car”. AUSmotive.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  18. ^ Lavrinc, Damon. (2010-09-14) Watch Travis Pastrana's run up Mt. Washington. Autoblog.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
  19. ^ Ryan Triffitt (September 2010). "Travis Pastrana Sets New Mark for Mt. Washington Auto Road Hillclimb". Mount Washington Auto Road. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  20. ^ Bane, Colin (February 26, 2013). "Pastranas expecting their first child". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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  22. ^ Rally America 2006. Rally-america.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.
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  26. ^ Rally America 2010. Rally-america.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-04.

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