Pastrana injured at X Games 17; Schedule on hold.
Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011
During the MotoX Best Trick at X Games 17, Travis Pastrana sustained an ankle and foot injury whilst attempting his 720/backflip combo dubbed the “TP Roll”. This prematurely ends Pastrana’s X Games weekend as he was also entered in MotoX Freestyle and Rally Car. He was also expected to make his Nationwide NASCAR debut the same weekend however that is unlikely, just like his improbable participation in Freestyle and Rally Car Racing at X Games.
The unlucky crash happened on his 2nd and final run of the Best Trick competition. He has also crashed on his first run however was not hurt. Both attempts were due a slow rotation in the three sixty portion of the trick, landing sideways with the bike landing on his right leg in both jumps.
The “TP Roll” (also known as the Toilet Paper Roll or Rodeo 720), is Travis’ latest trick which he has worked on for 4 years. He attempted it last year at X Games 16, however crashed in a similar fashion without a fracture or any broken bones but did suffer a back injury. He would later land the trick filming Nitro Circus Country Fried some months later.
Travis Pastrana is getting married!
Posted on Monday, June 6th, 2011
Well it was bound to happen eventually, and it seems TP has finally done it. Rumors are circulating around that Travis Pastrana proposed to his girlfriend of 3 years, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins are engaged and about to tie the knot. This all happened during the finale of the Nitro Circus show in Las Vegas last night.
Well we can confirm those rumors, with a picture. Lyn-Z Adams posted this photo on her Facebook fan page.
A few more photos can be found on this album by Supercross.com.
We give our best wishes to Travis and Lyn-Z – Those Pastrana kids are gonna be something wild.
Goodbye Subaru!
Pastrana and FOX
Posted on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
There has been a lot of speculation as to who is sponsoring Travis Pastrana when it comes to Motocross gear (jersey, pants and gloves). After 6 years, Thor ended its sponsorship with Travis earlier this year, right before the start of the Nitro Circus Tour. Travis was then seen sporting the latest Fox gear which would indicate a new sponsorship. Well Travis rarely competes in any motocross competition so there is little point in someone sponsoring Travis other than the millions of fans he has amassed.
Fox did sponsor Travis during his amateur years until 2000, when No Fear picked him up for the next three years which may give some insight as to why he chose to wear Fox gear. Close friend and fellow Nitro Circus (Live) member, Jolene Van Vugt is sponsored by Fox also, so she might have had some influence over his decision.
Travis, however, isn’t too keen to show off the Fox head as you may think. During X Games 16, he did wear Fox branded clothing but he had covered all the Fox logos with his current sponsors. Ryan Leyba of ESPN Action Sports caught up with Fox Team Manager, Chris “Beeker” Onstott to see what the deal was and here is what he had to say about Travis’ faux sponsorship: “I don’t know what’s going on, but I like it. Honestly I don’t know … personally I would love to be involved with TP … there is no one bigger in action sports, except for maybe Tony Hawk. It would be awesome for our brand.” So there you have it; Travis is not sponsored by Fox but they’re open to the possibility to work with him again. My only question is, why didn’t he wear Alpine Stars gear?, as he is sponsored by them and already wears their boots!
Another record for Travis!
Posted on Monday, September 13th, 2010
Last month at X Games, Travis’ luck with Rally racing grinded to a halt. Whilst he was able to qualify first in everything, he wasn’t able to race in any of the two Rally events. It seems his driving wasn’t the issue though, Travis, only a few days ago, was able to grab a new record! He was able to race to the summit of the Mt. Washington along the Mt. Washington Auto Road faster than anyone before him, in 6 minutes and 27.60 seconds. According to Red Bull, this is more than 20 seconds faster than the previous record.
Pastrana was able to race to the summit just in time, before the weather rolled in. :: Red Bull Photofiles
Travis was, on avaerage, travelling at 72 miles per hour, roughly 115km per hour! This is pretty amazing considering the car is going faster than a typical highway speed limit. Another interesting fact, Travis was climbing the mountain at just under 5 metres a second, to reach the summit, almost 2 kilometres from sea level.
This time trial differs from a standard Rally America event since Travis and his co-driver, Marshal Clarke, had to figure the rally notes by themselves. In true Travis spirit, it wasn’t all serious. Watch the video below to see the latest gags between the two auto pilots as far as notations go, such as the “Jiggy Jiggy” and the “Shright” (Short Right).
Travis finding it difficult to keep his WRX on four wheels! :: Red Bull Photofiles
Unlucky Pastrana not able to race!
Wonderboy wins another FMX Gold medal at X
Posted on Friday, July 30th, 2010
It is hard to believe that Travis has not learned a single trick since 2006 but he has somehow won a MotoX FMX Gold Medal over the likes of Robbie Madison and Levi Sherwood. Travis’ last X Games FMX run was in 2006 which he also won. Winning this Gold medal will probably redeem himself to the fans for pulling out of MotoX Best Trick where he was expected to attempt, for the second time, the TP Roll/TP7. Travis has come into X Games 16 with a broken collarbone though so he probably won’t want to mess up his back even more or re-break his pinned and plated collarbone with the Rally events still to go after Best Trick.
Travis Pastrana has also completed his fourth double backflip. That’s right, during his Freestyle run. That makes him the second rider to perform the trick during an FMX run, after Cam Sinclair of course. His gear is very reminiscent of his 2004 gear and bike and oddly enough, Travis said he was going to to perform a double backflip during his FMX run but was knocked out by a failed 360; 6 years later and he does it!
Travis at X Games 16 :: Chris Tedesco/ESPN Action Sports(c)
You can catch Travis on the bike once more at X Games 16 during Speed and Style and let’s face it, this is Travis’ event – he has the tricks to win and the speed, all the best to wonderboy for this one. Check your local guides for when the events are, or if you are without ESPN, you can watch this online stream here and do some timezone conversions with this guide.
Here is the gold medal winning run:
Pastrana lands FRMX cover!
Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010
After dazzling spectators during the Nitro Circus LIVE tour, Travis Pastrana has been met with another reward of his efforts. Freerider MX, an Australian motocross magazine, has given Travis the cover of their latest issue. It is TP performing a Backflip NacNac during a Freestyle Motocross sequence during the show!
Travis Pastrana lands the latest cover of Freerider MX
Pastrana plans to win 5 at X
Posted on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Travis Pastrana is no stranger to the X Games and most of all, winning at the X Games. His last major grab of medals was back in 2006 when he landed the historic double backflip, winning Best Trick, Freestyle MotoX and Rally Car. At X Games 12 (2006) he also ended up 9th after crashing out in the first corner and a few more during the race. A admirable effort considering he had retired from Supercross that year after a bombardment of injuries from years prior and only had a handful of Supermoto races under his belt.
At X Games 16 he plans to enter 5 events, 1 more than X Games 12 – except this time he has a broken collarbone, but that hasn’t stopped Travis before and it seems it won’t now as he plans to throw down the TP Roll or Backflip 360. He attempted it last year but over rotated the backflip part of the trick causing him to fall 40 or so feet to solid ground causing more back problems for the already injury stricken athlete.
The events which Travis is entering as of this moment are:
- Rally Racing
- Rally SuperRally
- MotoX Best Trick
- MotoX Freestyle
- MotoX Speed and Style
Travis’ previous history suggests he’ll score high in all these events but he hasn’t entered an FMX contest since 4 years ago and faces some steady competition from his fellow Rally racers – we can however expect a show like no other; that is Travis Pastrana.
For an up-to-date X Games 16 Invite List, check out the ESPN page here.
Pastrana compound closed to public! Bike thieves caught!
Posted on Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Waiver or not, when Travis ain't there, the Pastrana compound is closed.
Some good and bad news for us Pastrana fans. The criminals that stole those bikes that were stolen from TP, including one of his trophy bikes (you can read about it here) have been caught and one faces 10 years in prison! Only one of the bikes out of the four that were stolen were found which was a 2008 Suzuki RM450. The other three bikes still haven’t been found but apparently they’re somewhere in the Baltimore area, so keep an eye out if you live nearby.
That’s the good news, the bad news for the rest of is, don’t expect to flip into Travis’ foam pit or check out his shop out while he isn’t there. According to Robert Pastrana, TP’s dad, Travis has beefed up his security and isn’t allowing anyone accessing his property while he is away, which is a good portion of the year unfortunately.
On a final note, Robert also said that one of the stolen bikes was a trophy bike (like his 125cc Motocross Championship bike or the Double Backflip bike) which he planned to display inside (like both bikes mentioned) however that one is still missing. So keep an eye out for a 2008 Suzuki RM250, a 2004 Suzuki RM250 and a 1995 Honda CR500, all decked out in typical Pastrana/199 decals and equipment. The trophy bike was probably the ’04 250 since Travis didn’t really race in 2008.
You can read more about the details in this article by the Home Town Annapolis, here!
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