Pastranathon 2011 Postponed After X Games Day One

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Travis Pastrana is out of medal contention for the first time at X Games since 2002. He crashed while attempting a corked 720 that had made him a gold medal favorite in Best Trick. Riders usually get one shot each round at throwing tricks, but Pastrana tried the 720 twice after under-rotating the first time.

Pastrana had planned to compete in Best Trick and Freestyle on Thursday and Friday, fly to Indianapolis to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut Saturday, then return to Los Angeles to compete in RallyCross on Sunday.

Here's the attempt, crash, and aftermath...


"I am sorry this happened and will be back in action as soon as I can. I look forward to Pastranathon 2012 at X Games 18," he told the four-letter afterwards.

Pastrana's crash at Staples wasn't the only wreck of the day...
Aussie Mark Monea tried a front flip 360 but couldn't hold on to it...


No immediate word on Monea's injuries...

Pastrana Sets World Record For Rally Car Jump

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Yes, the HQ knows this was a blatant publicity stunt for one of its athletes that they sponsor on a yearly basis...

But this was still pretty damn cool...

Travis Pastrana had a task last night- to set a new world record for longest jump handling a rally car.

What's a rally car,...??? In this case, it's a hollowed-out Subaru...

Pastrana got his car up to 92 miles per hour, hit the ramp in Long Beach and tried to land on a stationary barge in Rainbow Harbor. One problem... if he's too much out of control, he could end up in the water off to the side, or if he's too far gone- he blows past the safety barrier and ends up in the water,...

He did have a scuba suit with him in the car, but here's the end result...


269 feet... not bad in a hollowed out Subaru...