Product Description

Travis Pastrana, the most celebrated freestyle motocross rider in the world, knows no bounds. In 1999 he celebrated his first X Games gold by launching his bike into San Francisco Bay. Three years later, he rode straight into the Grand Canyon. On purpose.

In The Big Jump: The Tao of Travis Pastrana, he makes his biggest leap yet, revealing for the first time the methods (and madness) that fuel his amazing feats. At 14 Pastrana was the youngest World Freestyle Motocross champion. At 17 he was the youngest racer ever to represent Team USA in the Motocross des Nations. Each of The Big Jump’s chapters builds toward another breathtaking accomplishment, ending with the "impossible" double backflip during X Games 12 that brought Pastrana not just gold but certified legend status.

With a foreword by Mat Hoffman, the godfather of BMX, The Big Jump is a fuel-injected ride into the mind and heart of Travis Pastrana.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333378 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Released on: 2007-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

About the Author
Travis Pastrana has been at the forefront of his sport for 10 years, even as he has explored (and dominated) new ones. Within the past year he has become the only rider ever to perform a double backflip on a dirt bike and, at 23, the youngest American rally car champion in that sport’s long history. He lives in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Alyssa Roenigk is an editor at ESPN The Magazine. Her work covering action sports, both in print and for EXPN.com, has led her into countless acts of recklessness, including jumping a go-kart into Travis Pastrana’s foam pit. A Floridian at heart and a Pennsylvanian by birth, she lives in New York City but doesn’t spend much time at home.

Customer Reviews

Captivating, action packed, also showed his emotional side
I thought this book was so well written. I picked it up and could not put it down. I felt the emotion of his parents and the turmoil that he was going though. His self driven personality pushed himself over the limit. I'm so glad he lived to enjoy his accomplishments.

heck yeah
This book is written very much in Pastrana's own voice, which leads it to be not only personal at times, but also hilarious. Actually some of my favorite parts of the book were the little notes on the side either from Travis himself or his friends/colleagues/parents. It gives readers a view of what its like living his life, something I certainly don't envy.

He covers everything from his beginnings in racing, his schooling, his injuries, the many wild stunts he has done and more. If you are a fan its a must read, even if you're not its entertainment value makes it worthwhile.

Informative Biography
If you have ever read any of Travis Pastrana's articles written in the old Racer X column he had, you would know of his ability to make you feel as though you are right in the heart of the story being told. The same holds true with this book. He brings you right in with vivid descriptions and details that are easily understood by the average everyday person and yet belies an attention the to english language that is quite comprehensive. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well as my husband, his riding buddies and racing buddies and the kids in our family as well. I would definitly give it to anyone considering riding/racing or any other adventure. It's not about the sport/adventure it about taking the chance!!