Travis Pastrana rumored to be injured, out of '08 Race of Champions
This may come as a shock (or, actually... not at all), but Travis Pastrana is rumored to have injured himself, which may render the oft-maimed X Games star unable to compete in the upcoming Race of Champions. The RoC pits the world's greatest drivers from various motorsport (and other sports) against each other piloting identical vehicles, including the new KTM X-Bow. Pastrana has already raced in the RoC back in 2003, 2006 and 2007 – always making at least the quarter finals and managing to reach the finals in '06. He was most recently in the news for winning a Gold medal in the Rally competition at this past summer's X Games 14 (shown above during competition at X Games 13, in which he also earned Gold).
This time, Pastrana is rumored to have broken a hip and an ankle, though we're not sure how the injuries were sustained. If Travis isn't able to make it, Top Gear USA co-host and rally racer extraordinaire Tanner Faust may join NASCAR driver Carl Edwards to represent Team USA for the event. Of course, we send our best wishes to Pastrana for a speedy recovery.
[Source: Auto Fiends, Photo by Harry How/Getty]
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Jason 2:37PM (12/10/2008)
Wait...
Race of Champions.
Last I recall, Carl Edwards was not this years champion. Jimmy Johnson should be in that seat...
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VP 2:45PM (12/10/2008)
Micheal Schumacher (one of many others) is currently not a champion of anything either. Plus JJ must be bored going to the same stadium and doing it for the last three years.
Couple of years back when Jimmie Johnson broke his hand, Travis had at go at it alone. Maybe Carl Edwards is in the same boat now.
sam Scherer 5:38PM (12/10/2008)
I hiked several miles to get a look at pastrana's catastrophic wreck at stpr 2008. He rolled, landing on the course, but the control arms on all 4 corners had let go leaving the wreck right side up but sitting right on the frame with no suspension to hold it up. Afterward he still felt well enough to do extreme sport style ramp jumps on a dirt bike to plug himself and his sponsors. There is no question that the guy is half crazy. Its unfortunate that he's injured but unsurprising.
Evotec 2:53PM (12/10/2008)
mmmm.... gymkhana accident?
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Gomi 3:07PM (12/10/2008)
Travis is the man. Hope for a speedy recovery.
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tdubs 8:17PM (12/10/2008)
Faust is an a-hole at Rally America events, never talks to fans, never signs anything. Travis and Ken are much much more fan friendly and both are more talented the Tanner
Dave B 3:31PM (12/10/2008)
Tanner Faust is over rated.
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Adam 5:03PM (12/10/2008)
......spoken by someone who obviously hasn't seen him drifting, rallying, and beating the hell out of supercars on his TV show.
Mobius_1 5:38PM (12/10/2008)
Two time Formula D champion? Drifting may not be the fastest way around, but it still takes heck of a lot of skill and car control to be that good at it.
Dave B 6:09PM (12/10/2008)
Actually I have seen him drifting, rallying in the x games, and his show super cars exposed. Which almost put me to sleep, the show sucks. He maybe good at drifting but if he was really that good of a driver why isn't he racing in le mans or some other series that isn't "new" in the states. Why isn't he racing in WRC, GT2, GT1, F1?? Because drifitng is new in the states and there isn't much competition, so he dominates. Send him to Japan and lets see him super drifto. He wouldn't even qualify.
Adam 7:36PM (12/10/2008)
If seeing someone drift a Koenigsegg, Carrera GT, and a MC12 puts you to sleep, I have no guess as to what keeps you awake. I'm not up on Foust's nuts so I cant tell you why he chose his particular career path, but saying someone is overrated because they don't race in F1 is pretty stupid. Americans generally don't get the chance to race in F1 because karting has such little emphasis in America. Short of the biggest names in Indy and NASCAR, Americans won't get a shot at that level.
rypt 3:40PM (12/10/2008)
Why not get Ken Block to drive?
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dsharp23 4:16PM (12/10/2008)
2nd that
Erik 5:29PM (12/10/2008)
Does anybody know what channel the Race of Champions will be airing on?
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Mobius_1 5:40PM (12/10/2008)
http://www.raceofchampions.com/tv/schedule/
Do some research, it really isn't that hard.
Erik 8:31PM (12/11/2008)
Why don't you stop being such a smartass.
I can't find what channel the ROC is airing on in the US
colin 3:14AM (12/11/2008)
foust FOUST FOUST FOUST
f O u s t
eff oh yew ess tea
foust foust foust
faust? no
foust
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JDMlover 2:22PM (12/11/2008)
Sweet.........My name is Travis too :)
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