Travis Pastrana
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NASCAR ain't easy. Just ask Travis Pastrana. After largely dominating North American rally for the past several years, he's finding it hard to make it to the front of the pack in the roundy-round crowd. His latest race at Richmond in the Nationwide Series saw him finish 33rd after contact with the wall. Always the good sport, Pastrana is predictably humble about his performance, saying he's running for experience and the chance to improve right now, though he's disappointed not to have done better at Richmond after starting from 29th. At one point in the 100-lap race, Pastrana ran as high as...
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Video: Pastrana-Waltrip NASCAR Team Official Launch"HELLS YES!" That's Travis' answer to the question "you sure you wanna do this?" as he sits behind the wheel and under a tarp in the newly-formed Pastrana-Waltrip racing NASCAR Nationwide team car. That's our answer too. For those of you who may not appreciate the subtleties and refinement of the...
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Travis Pastrana Joins Waltrip Racing For NASCAR Bid
Earlier today we brought you news that Travis Pastrana had ended his partnership with long-time rally partner Subaru. At the time, we speculated that he may well already have another deal lined up. Some sleuthing by our expert social media team turned up something interesting: a Twitter account...
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Breaking: Travis Pastrana, Subaru End Partnership
Extreme sports legend and probably the nicest guy in motorsports Travis Pastrana has decided to end his five-year relationship with Subaru, the company announced today. It's not yet clear if Pastrana has another manufacturer lined up for sponsorship, but his Red Bull partnership looks to be...
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2010 SEMA Preview: Subaru Bringing Pastrana's Jump Car, 5 Others
If you aren't already aware, Travis Pastrana, while being one of the nicest guys in motorsports, is also one of the craziest. Case in point: he set the world record for jumping a Subaru WRX STI onto a barge in Long Beach Harbor. That car, along with Tommi Makinen's Nurbugring lap car and a handful...
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Video: Travis Pastrana's Record Run Up Mt. Washington
It's one thing to see a rally car and its occupants flying through a stage at breakneck speed. It's wholly another to see how they prepare for the feat, running the recce, making pace notes, figuring out their own language for each element. This video covers it all. If you missed the announcement...
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One of the nicest and craziest guys in motorsports just laid down a record-setting run on his first attempt up the Mt. Washington Climb in Vermont. Pastrana got to the top of the 6,288-foot mountain in just 6:20.47, almost 22 seconds quicker than the previous record, set in 1998 by Frank Sprongl. Pastrana's average speed up the mountain was 72 mph, despite an average grade of 11.6 percent over the 7.6-mile course. The car that took him to the top? None other than his 2011 Red Bull Subaru WRX STI rally car. "This is an amazing road, it’s just so much fun," said Pastrana. "It’s...
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Video Twofer Tuesday: Block, Pastrana, Subarus And Weirdness
These two videos stretch the limits of car performance and human comprehension.
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