so im sure everyone has seen travis pastrana do that double backflip. but i dont know if everyone knows this or not but the guy has a launch ramp with a big foam pit for him to practice his tricks on at his house! I guarantee he never would have been able to do it without having that at his house. Wish we were all that lucky to have a track or something similar in our backyards.
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uh, I think Travis has made plenty of his own money putting his body on the line for your video entertainment.cawkazn said:
Same with Kenny Bartram.
jealousy is such an ugly emotion . . .
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cawkazn said:
I'm sure Travis made a nice chunk of change from his racing days.
I think that there is a good chance that Travis helps his parents pay the bills. In other words, he pays his own way. That being said, he is fortunate to have parents that support his decision to participate in such dangerous activities. The foam pit has been featured in most (if not all) of the Nitro Circus movies.
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yeah he made alot of his own money from racing, but didnt he also have his own track in his backyard? thats a luxury most people dont get to have and its having his own track that allowed him to practice so much and become as good as he was. And this was before he got all his money from racing. point im trying to make is that if all of us were lucky enough to have our own track to practice on or whatever we could get that much better.
Whaaaa Whaaa Whaaaaa. Geezusss, put a cork in it you crybaby whiner.
So I guess you're saying if everyone had a back yard track, they'd be as good as TP is on the bike? Or, if we all had a foam pit, we'd all be doing double back flips?
I think you are missing something here.
1) Dedication, drive, desire.
2) Natural ability
3) Commitment
There are MANY successful racers that didn't have the luxuries, but had 1,2 & 3 in TRUCK LOADS. You can have Bill Gates as a dad, several personal tracks, 20 bikes, all of it....and still SUCK.
I think you are missing something here.
1) Dedication, drive, desire.
2) Natural ability
3) Commitment
There are MANY successful racers that didn't have the luxuries, but had 1,2 & 3 in TRUCK LOADS. You can have Bill Gates as a dad, several personal tracks, 20 bikes, all of it....and still SUCK.
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nope you guys got it all twisted as usual and got something smart to say and twist it around. im not crying about it :coocoo: :whoa: . im not saying we would all be as good as tp and doing double backflips. Im simply saying all of us are not lucky enough to have our own practice track that we can practice on everyday when we come home from school or work. and although having your own track wont make you as good as tp or what not it will make you better. If you have your own track and are able to ride alll the time your skill will get better. The point im trying to make is that if we all had our own tracks we could definetly improve. as for everyone being as good as one of the best people in the world on a dirtbike.....I dont think so
Well, you sure have a round about way of getting to the point.
MAYBE you should consider how you say/write things. Trust me, 9 out of 10 people that read the first posts in this thread will assume you're a whiner and would/will react just like everyone else has. Or, maybe you are right and everyone else is wrong.
MAYBE you should consider how you say/write things. Trust me, 9 out of 10 people that read the first posts in this thread will assume you're a whiner and would/will react just like everyone else has. Or, maybe you are right and everyone else is wrong.
You're still a whiner in my book, and a general PITA on this forum to boot. Hopefully that is clear enough for you. ;)
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You know I have cut you alot of slack figuring you were some 10 year old kid that just doesn't get it. I finally looked at your profile and unless you lied you are a 24 year old that just doesn't have a clue.
The origonal point I got from your thread was WOW I just made a discovery about a top secret to TPs success.
Your follow ups were of the type OH well he is just a spoiled kid and if I had what he had as a kid I would be just as great
Sorry no more slack from me I am calling you on your idiotic posts until you grow up
The origonal point I got from your thread was WOW I just made a discovery about a top secret to TPs success.
Your follow ups were of the type OH well he is just a spoiled kid and if I had what he had as a kid I would be just as great
Sorry no more slack from me I am calling you on your idiotic posts until you grow up
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Just exactly what does luck have to do with it?
I am not lucky to be alive and riding.. It's only thru the hard work of my doctor that I am alive right now. And it is my hard work that I have 2 motocross bikes I get to ride when I choose.
Luck played no part in it at all.
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ok :cool:
I never once said that he is a spoiled kid and that if I had my own track I would be just as good. But in my opinion any kid with his own track could be considered spoiled. And if I did have my own track being as good as tp (which I never said I would) I dont know about that ,but I can gurantee I would be alot better than I am now if I had my own track. If you dont have the luxury of having your own track or foam pit you will never be able to reach your full potential. Theres no way tp would be able to accomplish what he did without having a pit like that.
I never once said that he is a spoiled kid and that if I had my own track I would be just as good. But in my opinion any kid with his own track could be considered spoiled. And if I did have my own track being as good as tp (which I never said I would) I dont know about that ,but I can gurantee I would be alot better than I am now if I had my own track. If you dont have the luxury of having your own track or foam pit you will never be able to reach your full potential. Theres no way tp would be able to accomplish what he did without having a pit like that.
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if I'd had a track at home growing up . . .
I'd suck just as much, but I'd just have worn out more tires and bikes.
I'd suck just as much, but I'd just have worn out more tires and bikes.
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