Travis Pastrana of the U.S. (rear) reacts after driving off the track during the Race of Champions (ROC) at the "Bird Nest" National Stadium in Beijing November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Travis Pastrana of the U.S. (rear) reacts after driving off the track during the Race of Champions (ROC) at the "Bird Nest" National Stadium in Beijing November 4, 2009.

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  1. Travis Pastrana of the U.S. (rear) reacts after driving off the track during the Race of Champions (ROC) at the "Bird Nest" National Stadium in Beijing November 4, 2009.
  2. USA's Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana, left, arrive for the Nations Cup race of the Race of Champions Beijing 2009 in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009. The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers from different disciplines including World Rally, Formula One and NASCAR competing head to head using identical cars.
  3. Travis Pastrana (top) of the US performs an FMX back flip on his dirt bike over a hovering 43-foot (13-metre) helicopter (below) in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 28, 2009. Pastrana has performed other stunts around the world, including jumping out of a plane with no parachute and jumping off his motorbike into the Grand Canyon.
  4. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter with the Harbour Bridge in the background in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  5. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter, unseen, in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show Nitro Circus set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  6. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  7. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  8. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States smiles as he prepares to jump his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  9. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter with the Harbour Bridge in the background in Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show Nitro Circus set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  10. Daredevil rider Travis Pastrana of the United States jumps his motorcycle over the spinning blades of a helicopter in Sydney, Australia Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Pastrana is promoting the high octane show Nitro Circus set to tour Australia from May, 2010.
  11. Motorcross rider Travis Pastrana of the U.S. jumps his bike over a hovering helicopter in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge October 28, 2009. Pastrana performed the stunt to promote a new television show.
  12. Motorcross rider Travis Pastrana of the U.S. jumps his bike in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge October 28, 2009. Pastrana performed the stunt to promote a new television show.
  13. Motorcross rider Travis Pastrana of the U.S. performs a back flip as he jumps his bike over a hovering helicopter in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge October 28, 2009. Pastrana performed the stunt to promote a new television show.

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