Travis Pastrana makes record leap into the New Year

In Long Beach, Calif., New Year's revelers don’t have a ball that drops. But this year they did have action sports icon Travis Pastrana flying his rally car across Rainbow Harbor. Pastrana was the center attraction at this year’s Red Bull New Year No Limits event. He celebrated the arrival of 2010 by successfully shattering the old car-jumping record of 171 feet after launching his tiny Red Bull sedan off the Pine Street Pier going 90 mph. Pastrana officially flew his car 269 feet over the water before landing hard on a floating barge and skidding into a barricade that prevented him from going into the drink. The X-Games legend (9 gold medals) made his name in motocross, but Pastrana’s 450 HP Subaru WRX STI rally car has become his vehicle of choice. He’s also become one of the most renowned daredevils. When he was 18 years old he jumped his motorcycle into the Grand Canyon. A few years later he jumped out of a plane without a parachute. After spending months of trial and error in the desert training for this stunt, Pastrana thrilled the crowd by sticking the landing perfectly.

My Summary


Travis Pastrana is one awesome person. I wish I could do that jump 269 feet over water. But I think he is a little to crazy when he jumped the Grand Canyon that was more awesome than this jump. Well at least he accomplished something he beat a world record, well he actually broke alot of records including the double backflip and the Grand canyon jump and jumping out of a airplane without no parachute??? Yea he is one awesome guy who has no limits and represents Redbull or is sponsered by Redbull. What I dont know if he has a family or not, If he does than thats sad for him because he left his family for a new years show and thats not good. But thats his life and his life is awesome I wish I could do all that.