Travis Pastrana

Travis Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer known for motocross, rally racing, and action sports. He has won major titles in freestyle motocross and rally.

X Games: An annual action-sports competition featuring events such as motocross, skateboarding, and snowboarding. Pastrana became one of the competition’s signature motocross athletes.
Freestyle motocross: A motorcycle sport in which riders perform judged aerial tricks on motocross bikes. It is the discipline in which Pastrana first became internationally known.
David Pastrana: An American former politician and the father of Travis Pastrana. His father supported Travis’s early motorcycle riding and competition.
Rally racing in the United States: The organized sport of timed-stage automobile rally competition in the United States. His titles raised the profile of American rally among action-sports fans.
Nitro Circus: An action-sports entertainment group and touring show founded by Travis Pastrana and friends. It turned his stunt culture into a global live and media property.
Motocross: A motorcycle racing sport held on closed, rough terrain courses with jumps and turns. Its racing skills and bike control underpin Pastrana’s early career.
Maryland: A U.S. state on the Atlantic coast, between the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions. Pastrana grew up in Annapolis, where his motorsports career began.
Action sports: Sports centered on individual skill, spectacle, and often unconventional or high-risk performance. Pastrana’s career links motorcycle competition, rally, and stunt entertainment.
Rally America: A United States rally championship series that ran from 2005 to 2018. Pastrana won four consecutive Rally America driver championships.
Backflip (motocross): A complete backward rotation performed by a motorcycle and rider in the air. Pastrana helped make the motocross backflip a competitive X Games trick.

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Evel KnievelRelated: Pastrana explicitly honored Knievel by recreating three of his jumps in 2018.