Travis pastrana age 14
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This week’s conversation is with Travis Pastrana.
If you’re a fan of action sports, you know the name.
By four years old, Travis was already riding a one-speed motorcycle.
At the age of 14, he won the world freestyle championship.
Travis continued to display his versatility into the early 2000’s racking up numerous Supercross and Motocross podiums as well a Motocross of Nations Championship title.
In 2001, Travis was awarded Motocross Rider of the Year at the ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards.
He has since accumulated 17 X-Games medals, including 11 gold medals, plus five golds from the Gravity Games, as well more wins at other events including Dew Tour and Red Bull X-Fighters.
At the 2006 X Games, Travis redefined what was possible in Freestyle Motocross with his groundbreaking double backflip on a motorbike.
As one of the founders and ringleader of Nitro Circus, Travis is committed to the progression of action sports as a whole and has set his sights on red
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Travis Pastrana
American racing driver and trick performer (born 1983)
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Pastrana at Daytona International Speedway in 2023 | |
Born | Travis Alan Pastrana (1983-10-08) October 8, 1983 (age 41) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
Related to | Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (wife) Alan Pastrana (uncle) |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Subaru Motorsports USA |
Car number | 199 |
Starts | 5 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 2 |
Best finish | 1st in 2021 |
2012–2013 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 2012 2011–2012 2011 2005–2010 | NASCAR Nationwide Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Rolex Sports Car Series K&N Pro Series East K&N Pro Series West Rally America |
2021 2017 2006–2009 2001 2000 | Nitro Rallycross American Rally Association Rally America AMA Supercross 125cc AMA Motocross 125cc |
NASCAR driver | |
1 race run over 1 year | |
Car no., team | No. 67 (23XI Racing) |
2023 position | 37th |
Best finish | 37th (2023) |
First race | 2023Daytona 500 (Daytona • Travis Pastrana and the triple flip that got awaySome people are just ahead of their time. That might be the best way to describe Travis Pastrana. At 14 years old, Pastrana was already a freestyle motocross god and pointing the way toward FMX's future. At 16 he took the 2000 AMA 125 National Motocross Championship in his rookie season, and by the time he reached his mid-20s he was one of the most highly sought-after names in action sports. In fact, in all sports. Oh, and he not only became a multi-time rally racing champ, but also helped to popularise the four-wheel genre in the United States. To build the legend, Pastrana also managed to land the first double backflip in front of millions during the 2006 X Games. For a guy who is always looking to the next step and beyond, that astounding feat begged the question: is it possible to do a triple backflip? Pastrana considered the idea for years until he finally put pen to paper, jotting down some ideas and enlistin |