Watching Travis Pastrana ride his RM250 to victory over Kevin Windham during a heat race at Daytona last weekend, and thinking about his performance tomorrow night at the St. Louis round of the AMA Supercross series, I am reminded that Travis Pastrana was, in many ways, like James “Bubba” Stewart just a few years ago. He was a young kid with boundless energy, and seemingly endless talent for the sport of motocross (and supercross). Ultimately, his injuries and distractions (including, freestyle motocross) drew him away . . . but his talent is still there, clearly.
With Stewart entering the 250 class next year, it would sure be great to have Travis Pastrana in that class full time to compete against him, as well as Ricky Carmichael, Chad Reed and Kevin Windham. He has indicated he may do just that (race full time next year), but he also indicates he has plenty of dangerous activities (including, freestyle MX and automobile rally racing) to participate in before then, which means he might be injured before we have the pleasure of watching him race next year.
