Travis Pastrana
[IMAGE]Travis Pastrana hit the professional motocross scene like a
tidal wave only two seasons ago, sweeping everyone up with his
enthusiasm and hard-charging riding style. Pastrana promptly took his
Suzuki RM125 to several wins in the AMA 125cc Eastern Region
Supercross Series, and followed that up by claiming the prestigious
AMA 125cc Outdoor National Championship. He became the youngest rider
ever to win a National title, and was named AMA Rookie of the Year for
his efforts.
But even that wasn't enough. Pastrana had already reached legendary
status in the world of freestyle motocross -- a daring discipline
focusing on radical jumping tricks popular with fans of "extreme"
sports -- when he launched his motorcycle into the San Francisco Bay
at the 1999 Summer X Games. Travis won a gold medal there, and
followed it up with another in 2000.
Pastrana then stormed to the 2001 125cc Eastern Region Supercross
Championship and appeared to be well on his way to another 125cc
Outdoor National title when he fell hard and sustained a concussion,
an injury that unfortunately would occur two more times before Travis
called it a year.
"Last season started out really well," Pastrana recalls. "I was able
to win a Supercross Championship for the first time, but I suffered a
lot of injuries in the Outdoor Nationals that ruined a big points
lead. But that's the way it goes in this sport: you have good breaks
and bad breaks. All in all it was a good season, but not exactly what
I had hoped for."
If his luck in racing wasn't the best, Travis certainly enhanced his
popularity with freestyle fans. Pastrana won gold medals at both the X
Games and the Gravity Games in 2001 to remain undefeated in this form
of competition. This, despite a very limited freestyle schedule. How
does he do it? "I can learn a trick fairly quickly," explains Travis,
"and I'm pretty creative when it comes to inventing new tricks.
Freestyle is just a lot of fun for me, as much fun as racing but not
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