Travis Pastrana is the most popular figure in freestyle motocross. No other has done so much for this young and dangerous sport. He first got on a motorbike at the tender age of three. Over 20 years riding he’s brought himself and his bike to the brink of the feasible. However, this was not enough. Victories in rally sport and mad dangerous action stunts followed.
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James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 is for sale.
The 1964 car, famous for its revolving license plate, among other gadgets – is officially registered as FMP 7B and is the only remaining DB5 used for filming the Goldfinger and Thunderball movies.
The car, which is expected to raise around  … Details
He crashed twice trying to qualify, then started dead last in a car put together with so many spare parts it should have been sponsored by Pep Boys.
As if that wasn’t daunting enough, Tony Kanaan’s last chance to steal the Indianapolis 500 turned on a pit stop for one last splash of fuel with only four laps to go.
“We took a gamble,†Kanaan said. “The strategies could work both ways … Details
Dario Franchitti has won the Indianapolis 500, beating Dan Wheldon to help Chip Ganassi become the first car owner to win at Indy and the Daytona 500 in the same year.
Franchitti’s victory Sunday was his second at the Indy 500 in four years and denied Helio Castroneves a chance to become the fourth driver to win a record four times at the Brickyard … Details