Travis Pastrana in his backyard workshop/skatepark near Annapolis, Maryland, in November 2004. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. Note cast on left arm.

Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Supercross is a cycle racing sport involving Racing specialized high performance off-road Motorcycles on an artificially made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits Freestyle Motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of Motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars

Freestyle MotoX champion

Pastrana invented many of the young sport's tricks and became the sport's world champion at age 14. [1] He landed a double backflip in his film Nitro Circus 3. Freestyle Motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of Motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 in Los Angeles, he became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition, winning his first Moto X Best Trick Gold Medal. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [2] It is believed that only one judge did not rate the run 100/100, making the final score a 98. 60[3] Pastrana said after the competition that he has no plans to attempt the trick again. Pastrana's X Games participation ended when he injured his knee while walking to see his friends in the stands, so he could not perform a glory run for his Moto X Freestyle Gold Medal.

Motocross/Supercross

Pastrana has earned two Dirtbike racing championships: the 2000 AMA 125cc National championship, and the 2001 125cc East Coast Supercross Championship. His hard-charging, go-for-broke attitude makes him a podium threat in any race he enters. Pastrana's stand-up style, ability to spot jump combinations and great speed through the whoops make him easy to spot on the track.

Pastrana has always raced and competed on Suzuki motorcycles, and remains fiercely loyal to the brand. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles a full range of Motorcycles All-Terrain His motorcycles and rally cars carry the number 199.

Team Puerto Rico

Pastrana's father, Robert Pastrana is a native Puerto Rican, this made him directly elegible to represent Puerto Rico in international competition. A Puerto Rican ('puertorriqueño' ( Taíno term boricua) is a person who was born in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} ^[1] 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. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1][2] His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008, when he participated in the Latin American Supercross Championships organized in Costa Rica. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Here he qualified to the finals by defeating Erick Vallejo of México. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo. ^[2]

Rallying

In 2003, Pastrana opened a rally racing 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 Collin McRae by 0. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 21, 2006 during day one of the Lake Superior Performance Rally. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The team finished out the 2006 series with another first-place victory at the Wild West Rally in Olympia, Washington on December 31, 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On December 16, 2006 Pastrana competed at the 2006 Race of Champions at the Stade de France in Paris. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Christian Edstrom had announced a sabbatical to concentrate on his career and family. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Although former McRae co-driver Derek Ringer is set to compete with Pastrana for the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri, Rally America has not announced a permanent replacement for its marquee driver.

2006 Rally America Championship Results

2007 Rally America Championship Results

2008 Rally America Championship Results

Plans for 2007-09

On December 13, 2006, Subaru Rally Team USA announced plans to enter Pastrana in certain World Rally Championship events in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship In 2007, he is set to race three WRC events in the Group N class, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STI–based rally car. The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. In relation to Motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition often referred to as The Subaru Impreza WRX STI (formerly STi, officially changed in 2006 is the highest standard-edition trim in the Subaru Impreza Compact car line In 2008, SRT-USA plans to enter him in the Production World Rally Championship, a series that runs concurrent with the WRC. The FIA Production World Rally Championship, or PWRC, is a companion Rally series to the World Rally Championship, and is driven on the same [4]

During March 9–11 2007, Pastrana competed in his first world rally at the 21º Corona Rally México. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The 21º Corona Rally México, the fourth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between March 9 &ndash 11, 2007 He finished 15th overall and fifth in the PWRC (Group N) class. His finish was the best by an American in a WRC event since John Buffum finished 3rd in the Acropolis Rally in 1988. John Buffum (born October 4, 1943, in Wallingford Connecticut) is the most successful U The Acropolis Rally of Greece (officially known as BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece) is a rally competition part of the

Injuries

w/e have often taken Pastrana off the circuit for weeks or months. His medical record includes multiple concussions, a broken back, several dislocated shoulders and severe knee problems due to cartilage degeneration.

In 1998 at a Triple Crown event in Lake Havasu, when he was 14-years-old, he jumped a 120-foot ramp and came up short. In the process of the crash he rag dolled and separated his spine from his pelvis, which put him in the medical books and left him in a coma for two weeks. In computer Physics engines ragdoll physics are a type of Procedural animation that is often used as a replacement for traditional static death Animations The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. It also left him in a wheel chair for three months. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits “I was in and out of consciousness for about three days and had six blood transfusions,” says Pastrana. Blood transfusion is the process of transferring Blood or blood-based products from one person into the Circulatory system of another He also adds that according to doctors only three people in the U. S. have ever lived after this kind of injury. “I don’t remember most of the injuries there have been so many. ” His laundry list includes: the dislocated spine, in his left knee he’s torn his ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL, his bucket handle meniscus, 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. This article is about the parts in the human kneeFor other uses of the term meniscus see Meniscus and lens (optics. The tibia, shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two Bones in the Leg below the Knee in vertebrates and connects For other uses see Fibula (disambiguation The fibula or calf bone is a Bone located on the lateral side of the Tibia [5]

Other activities

Pastrana is featured in many motocross stunt videos, most notably in Gregg Godfrey's four "Travis and the Nitro Circus" DVDs. The series can be seen on Fuel TV or purchased via iTunes. A fifth Nitro Circus film is scheduled to be released this fall and will include another Grand Canyon jump by Travis Pastrana and Jolene Van Vugt. [6]He is a champion and one of the godfathers of motorcross.

On Sept. 26, 2007, Pastrana jumped out of an airplane over Arecibo, Puerto Rico, without a parachute. Arecibo (ah-re-SEE-boh is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean north of Utuado and Ciales In a carefully choreographed stunt, he met up in midair with another jumper, then lashed himself into a harness in time to make a safe tandem landing. [7]

Travis also owned a golden retriever named Indiana until he started moving around the country competing, and therefore had to give it up, where it was registered and loved by Hunter Stewart.

Pastrana also lent his voice to the game Colin McRae: DiRT as himself and the in-menu voice as well. Colin McRae DiRT (shortened to DiRT in North America is the sixth Racing game in the Colin McRae Rally series developed by

Travis has also completed a double backflip in the X games which was his last performance before he retired and went to rally racing. Freestyle Motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of Motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts

External links

• Pastrana's official website
• Travis Pastrana site at EXPN (X Games) site
• Pastrana jumps from a plane without a parachute - YouTube

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} José Luis Rodríguez C. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees (2008-02-28). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Competirá por Puerto Rico Travis Pastrana estará en el supercross del Saprissa (Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom
2. ^ ^{a b} Chuck Akin (2008-03-18). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Pastrana at the Latin American Supercross Championships. Racer X Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-04-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom
3. ^ Rally America (2008-06-07). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Rally America Susquehannock Trail Results List. Retrieved on 2008-06-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem

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9. "Why Travis Pastrana is The Man", Lat34. com, 2006-08-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Retrieved on 2006-12-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city  
10. "PWRC: McRae's ex-partner links up with Pastrana", Crash. net, 2008-02-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Retrieved on 2008-02-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment