While Travis Pastrana has quickly become a household name for all of his aerial acrobats and wacky stunts on his recently-launched reality show Nitro Circus, it is the sport of motocross that provided Pastrana’s launching pad to success. The multi-time Amateur National champion quickly proved himself worthy on the professional level, earning AMA Rookie of the Year honors and the 125cc AMA Motocross championship in 2000. One year later he captured the 125cc Eastern Regional AMA Supercross championship and began juggling racing and Freestyle Motocross.
In typical Pastrana style, he became an iconic figure of ESPN’s X-Games, winning countless gold medals, which helped him become who we know today as the world’s greatest Freestyle Motocross rider.
“It’s easy to underestimate the field of competitors because of the pace that Chad Reed and James Stewart are going,” said Pastrana. “Everyone was fast. Everyone. I can’t believe how much the sport has progressed since I left it.”
“These guys put me in check,” he adds. “I knew that I could not run the pace they were going. I wanted to qualify for the main event and lead at least one lap.”
Pastrana’s passion for motocross is synonymous with Thor and Parts Unlimited’s desire to support the sport and use the world’s best riders to endorse their products.
“Thor is a motocross company unlike no other,” said Pastrana. “I am honored to be a part of their team, and I am very fortunate to have the support they provide to me with whatever I want to do.”
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