Any motorsports fan should be well familiar with the name Travis Pastrana. His worldwide fame as an action sports star has elevated the status of all the disciplines he’s participated in. But in Pastrana’s latest pursuit, his humility comes through clearly. Continue Reading »
X Games organizer ESPN announced it is discontinuing the extreme sports event’s Moto X and Snowmobile Best Trick competitions.
The announcement comes six weeks after the death of Freestyle Snowmobile competitor Caleb Moore who succumbed to injuries on following a crash Jan. 24 at the Winter X Games at Aspen. Moore was attempting a backflip on his snowmobile but instead under-rotated. Moore was thrown from his sled which, after catching on the ground, landed on him. Moore was able to get up under his own strength and was treated for a concussion, but it later turned out he suffered from a heart contusion and a complication with his brain. Moore died Jan. 31, a week after the accident.
ESPN says the decision to cancel the Moto X and Snowmobile Best Trick events was not directly tied to Moore’s death. Continue Reading »
Ugh. I’m not feeling well after watching Mat Rebeaud’s practice. He strapped a few cameras to his motocross motorcycle so we could experience what he experiences… sort of.
It must be a pretty amazing feeling flying through the air pulling off those tricks and you can get a good sense of it through his video.
My challenge to you is to sit very close to your computer monitor, set the video to “full screen” and try to watch it without feeling a little nauseous.
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Jim DeChamp attempted the frontflip at the X Games in the Staples Center on August 31, 2008 with some painful results that makes DeChamp either extremely brave or insane, maybe both. Check out the attempt from last year after the jump. Continue Reading »
There comes a time in every boys life when he is forced to grow up, leave the foolishness of childhood behind and fully grasp what it is to be a man. All that added responsibility is fine and good but being forced to get rid of the toys is too much! A stressful time in any guys life, it’s the ‘Quarter-life Crisis’ if you will.
Two thoughts come when looking at the above picture: