Pastrana invented many of the young sport's tricks and became the sport's world champion at age 14.[1] He landed a double backflip in his film Nitro Circus 4. On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 in Los Angeles, he became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition, winning his first Moto X Best Trick Gold Medal.[2] It is believed that only one judge did not rate the run 100/100, making the final score a 98.60.[3] Pastrana said after the competition that he has no plans to attempt the trick again. Pastrana's X Games participation ended when he injured his knee while walking to see his friends in the stands, so he could not perform a glory run for his Moto X Freestyle Gold Medal.
Pastrana has earned two motocross racing championships: the 2000 A.M.A. 125cc National championship, and the 2001 125cc East Coast Supercross Championship. His hard-charging, go-for-broke attitude makes him a podium threat in any race he enters. Pastrana's stand-up style, ability to spot jump combinations and great speed through the whoops make him easy to spot on the track. Pastrana has always raced and competed on Suzuki motorcycles, and remains fiercely loyal to the brand. His motorcycles and rally cars carry the number 199.
Pastrana's father, Robert Pastrana is a native Puerto Rican, this made him directly eligible to represent Puerto Rico in international competition. On February 27, 2008, the Asociaci����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������³n de Motociclismo de Puerto Rico (Motorcycling Association of Puerto Rico) provided him with a license to represent the island, which was accepted by the Uni����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������³n LatinoAmericana de Motociclismo, the relevant sanctioning body in Latin America.[1][2] His debut with the team took place on March 15, 2008, when he participated in the Latin American Supercross Championships organized in Costa Rica. Here he qualified to the finals by defeating Erick Vallejo of M����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������©xico. In the finals he finished third, behind local Costa Rican racer Roberto Castro and Vallejo.
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