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00:00My name is Travis Pastrano.
00:04This is my wife.
00:13This is where I came from.
00:22This is where I'm going.
00:30And this is my story.
00:36About seven years ago, I had an awesome opportunity.
00:38I got a call from a guy named Ira Saunders, who's really good friends with Tony Stewart.
00:42And he said, hey, our guy just crashed in a basically a circle track race, Silver Crown car,
00:48and he broke his back last weekend.
00:50We've got a spare car, you know, and no driver to drive it.
00:53You want to jump in.
00:54And I was like, oh, cool.
00:55Tony Stewart's going to be racing.
00:55So I wore a shirt to the track that said boring in NASCAR font.
00:58And I was like, oh, dude, this is going to be so fun, whatever.
01:01It's going to be turning left.
01:02This is going to be lame, whatever.
01:03We had so much fun.
01:04I ended up staying on the lead lap.
01:05I got all the way up to, I think I was like 15th or 16th.
01:09And I had an ear to ear grin.
01:10And I thought, this is cool.
01:12And ever since that moment, I threw away my shirt that said boring.
01:15I said, you know what?
01:16We've got to get a team that will allow me to do the stuff that I want to do.
01:20And, you know, let's try this.
01:22This looks like a lot of fun.
01:24Everything that I've always done my entire life has been about competition.
01:27Even Nitro Circus, they're like, oh, it's crazy.
01:29I'm like, well, no, I'm just trying to outdo my friends.
01:31And I have an opportunity to be in the most competitive sport in the world.
01:34And no matter what you say or what you tell me or what you tell other people,
01:38if you had an opportunity to drive in the most competitive sport in the world at 200-plus miles an
01:42hour,
01:43like it or hate it, it's worth a shot.
01:45And I want to test myself, and that's why we're switching.
01:49I think for me the biggest misconception is that I'm completely crazy.
01:53Oh, you've got to be crazy to do extreme sports.
01:55You've got to be crazy to backflip.
01:56I believe that I can do a backflip.
01:58I believe that I can do, you know, a 720.
02:02It hasn't happened.
02:03Yeah, maybe I'm an idiot for trying over and over again, but you work hard.
02:09If you're crazy, you're never going to get good enough in anything.
02:12This latest injury was, I grant you, very bad physically.
02:17His doctor told me in years past he would amputate a foot that was that badly damaged.
02:22It was broken between ankle and midfoot, there were over 40 fractures.
02:27You can give him the medical synopsis of here's what's going to happen and here's what you need to do,
02:33and he pretty much doesn't listen to that.
02:35I don't settle for championships.
02:37I settle for, you know, I want to win this race because this is now.
02:40And I live a little too much in the now maybe, but that's kind of how I've made a career.
02:46It's how I've been able to find myself as an individual, just going out there and pushing yourself,
02:51never settling for second, never settling for third.
02:54When first is an option and, you know, sometimes we overestimate ability level,
02:59but all in all, you know, we're competitive and that's where I want to be in NASCAR.
03:05And that's what I think people haven't realized that we have been in the past.
03:09So hopefully it'll pan out and we'll start winning some stuff.
03:13So in the year before I met Travis, or started dating Travis, I was world champion.
03:21High SF world champion.
03:22I won X Games for the third time.
03:25I, you know, did a 540.
03:28And then I met Travis and he became a pretty big priority in my life.
03:32And that's what life's about.
03:35It's sometimes hard to love your job.
03:37So it's nice to have something else to love.
03:42I decided that Lindsay Adams Hawkins was the girl that I wanted to marry.
03:46And about an hour before the Las Vegas Nitro Circus live show,
03:51I got one of my friends, Malcolm McCassie, and said, hey, we need to go buy a ring.
03:54Started at the Cracker Jack store and they had no rings in there.
03:57So we actually went and with like 10 minutes, found the store with the ring, bought it, came back,
04:02told Tommy, who had had a few drinks, said, Tommy, because he wouldn't do anything in the show.
04:07I said, focus, man, you've got to grab Lindsay.
04:09I just dropped in for my first run over the Giganoramp.
04:12I bailed and I fell and I was like so disappointed in myself for not landing.
04:16And I was going to run back up the stairs because you've got to go pretty quickly in the show.
04:21And Tom P., Street Pack Tommy, scoops me up over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
04:26I'm like, dude, Tommy, what are you doing?
04:27I'm like, come on, I've got to go.
04:28And then he like plopped me on the bottom of the ramp.
04:32And I turned around and Travis was there on his knee.
04:35Hello, everybody.
04:36Thank you so much for being part of this moment.
04:38It was supposed to come later in the show, but I was too nervous.
04:42This was a stunt that's going to last the rest of my life.
04:44So, Lindsay, I love you.
04:48All right, back to you guys up top.
04:52I think for me the biggest difference in my life now is everything.
04:56I mean, you know, I had an amazing girlfriend that's now my wife.
05:00And even though a lot hasn't changed, there's no responsibility there.
05:04You know, there's two people that are definitely making decisions.
05:06There's certain sacrifices that you make and it's been fun, man.
05:10It's been a really, really great experience.
05:14Travis, what the hell are you doing?
05:19Well, helping Lindsay out with her gym.
05:20She wanted a pull-up bar.
05:22Lindsay told me to install the perfect pull-up, but it was too low in the door.
05:29Oh, that's going to break.
05:30Perfect pull-up was not so perfect.
05:32Well, here you go.
05:33So, I know you sent me to this door to get the perfect pull-up, but it was too low.
05:37So, what we did, what I did, I'm going to blame Todd.
05:41What we did, this is your new pull-up.
05:48Ta-da!
05:49You are an idiot.
05:50Hey, whoa!
05:51Why are you trying to make it fail?
05:53Well, why is it together like that?
05:55Because I'm not sure if it will hold if it's further apart.
05:57I don't trust anything that you do, especially with duct tape and crutches.
06:03Well, there's actually no duct tape now, it's just crutches.
06:05You built a career on it.
06:07Does it not work?
06:09We just bought a TV.
06:11And I'm like, hey, I want to buy a TV.
06:12She's like, great.
06:13So, I go to Best Buy.
06:14Whatever.
06:15I'm like, hey, I need a TV.
06:16They're like, how about this one?
06:17I'm like, perfect.
06:18Stereo system, that one, perfect.
06:20Walked out, didn't think about it.
06:21She's like, Lindsay's like shaking.
06:23She goes, you just bought like the most expensive stuff and nothing goes together.
06:27I don't know what to do.
06:29And now she's trying to put it together because she's like electronic savvy person.
06:35I've been working on this for hours.
06:37I love you too.
06:39Lindsay is my Ritalin.
06:42For me, I always, I'm everywhere.
06:44I'm off the map.
06:45I always am going and going and going.
06:48With Lindsay, she's been great at organizing stuff.
06:51And she will, you know, she says no.
06:53She's like, look, you can't go from here to here.
06:56And, you know, just honestly being able to have that time has made me so much healthier.
07:01I think of anything that I really needed, it was someone to kind of harness all this energy
07:06and just slow it down.
07:27So basically what's going on here is that we're supposed to have this nice quiet two weeks of relaxation together.
07:33And no, Andy Bell has to call up and go, hey, come race Baja.
07:37It's only like an hour away.
07:38No, no, you're looking at it all wrong.
07:39You get to race Baja as a couple.
07:41It's going to be awesome.
07:42So anyway, I need stuff to race in.
07:45Ergo, A-star is awesome.
07:47They're here.
07:48Travis called them like two minutes ago and he drove down.
07:51And so here we go.
07:52Two minutes.
07:52Well, not 20 minutes.
07:5420, 20.
07:55But yeah, Mexico's not too far away.
07:57So I think you guys have some time to spare.
07:59Yeah, no problem.
08:00We don't have to leave until another hour or so.
08:02That's perfect.
08:03Plenty of time.
08:04Plenty.
08:04So we got shoes, driving shoes.
08:06Those two different sizes?
08:08Yeah.
08:09Two different sizes.
08:10Oh, I got gloves.
08:13Fireproof underwear.
08:15Everything.
08:16When being sponsored by an underwear company, you have sporty underwear that you can just
08:21drop your pants anywhere.
08:25It's your company.
08:28Thanks for representing the company.
08:30This is good because I think Lindsey's doing a...
08:32Not a quedgey.
08:35A crotch quedgey.
08:37Doing a driving experience here in about two weeks.
08:40So we'll get her on the simulator a little bit, but it'll be good getting her deck down
08:43and some A-stars.
08:44First time off-roading?
08:46First?
08:46Yeah.
08:48I mean...
08:48She's awesome on go-karts, but uh...
08:50First time off-road on purpose.
08:52She's the most competitive individual that I've ever met that's also a girl.
08:56So the cool part, she's...
08:58Her main focus for this year's NASCAR season is to win the better half dash.
09:02Gotcha.
09:03So uh...
09:03Yeah, this one is way better.
09:05Should be pretty interesting.
09:07If we crash out there, it could be like days before people can find us.
09:11It goes up?
09:11Yeah.
09:12Yeah.
09:12So, you know, be comfortable.
09:14Yeah.
09:35So, you know, be comfortable.
09:42You know what?
09:44We can definitely get you guys a pre-run a car.
09:49What's up, dirty dirt bikeers?
09:50How's it going, Mr. Steele?
09:51What's up, Trav?
09:52How are you, brother?
09:52Good to see you, man.
09:53So, I'm in a 1600 buggy with my wife.
09:55Am I going to have a divorce by the end as her co-driver?
09:57I'm predicting divorce by mile 23 probably.
10:01Awesome.
10:02I mean...
10:02She's pretty solid.
10:03She's seen a lot of miles, but we prep her really well.
10:05And she just had a full prep from the frame up, so...
10:11I'm not worried at all.
10:12I mean, we're going to have fun.
10:12I think we'll have a better chance of finishing if she drives the whole race.
10:15So, do you want to start the race?
10:18Sure.
10:18I just think that I want to wait and see how I even fit in the other car, because...
10:23You'll fit better, I think.
10:30It doesn't matter.
10:31We will make you fit in the other car.
10:33Yeah, yeah.
10:33Did that help?
10:34Did the jacket, bruiser seat help?
10:36Yeah.
10:37Well, we'll have time tomorrow.
10:38Sometimes I forget, like as gnarly and as badass as she is all the time, you know,
10:43and she skates, and she does moto, and she backflips, and she's...
10:47that sometimes I forget that, you know, she's a girl, and certain things that I'm excited
10:51to do aren't really exciting for girls.
10:55Lindsay, do you want to drive with Annie instead of me, because I'm a big dumb idiot?
10:58Yeah, I think that would be beneficial.
10:59All right, cool.
11:00She's going to drive with you next.
11:01This was so easy!
11:03All right, man, I just got to...
11:04This is like marriage counseling 101.
11:06We're learning communication.
11:07Get to the point.
11:08All right.
11:09Well, remember, you can't get the clutch all the way in.
11:11It probably means you can't get the brake all the way in.
11:13I can.
11:13I can.
11:13I can do the brake and the gas all the way.
11:15Let's see.
11:15This, this, this, and go.
11:33Andy.
11:43So, how's the instruction?
11:44How's Andy good?
11:46Andy's better than you.
11:47What?
11:48Positive reinforcement?
11:49Who would have thought?
11:50Yeah.
11:51I...
11:51I know you just...
11:53She did a couple things.
11:54They're like, oh, you got to let out the clutch smoothly when you downshift.
11:59Yeah.
11:59And she's like, oh, okay.
12:00You know, I forgot a couple times, but it's like anything.
12:03Gotta remember.
12:03I think for us, it would be good if you just, if I need to shift up, go like this.
12:07If I need to shift down, go like that.
12:08Cool.
12:09Cool.
12:55I'm really sorry about that, Cameron.
12:56I totally messed that one up.
12:58Can you guys follow us up, or should we get the hell out of here?
13:02I'm fine.
13:07I married an idiot.
13:23I've never actually finished any single event down in Baja.
13:27I had so much fun and said, hey, can we get a race vehicle?
13:31And I guess it's going to show up tonight.
13:40We've got a car, guys.
13:41Day and a half notice.
13:44Really, really appreciate it.
13:45This car's sick, man.
13:46I got too old and fat to ride biking more than I am.
13:51It's not fair.
13:52You can climb in however you want.
13:55So Lindsey's going to take off, drive the first quarter of the race.
13:59I'll drive the middle half.
14:00And barring any incidents, and we're still going, Lindsey will finish out the rest of the race.
14:31This is awesome.
14:32I'm a little nervous.
14:32This is the first time I've really set passenger in any racing vehicle.
14:39And it's my wife.
14:41So good luck, Lindsey.
15:16We had a really good dogfight with another girl driver.
15:19It was pretty cool.
15:20We're going back and forth.
15:21She was kind of cruising, and then the girl would go by her.
15:23She'd be like, ah!
15:25It's good.
15:26Always get the competitive nature going.
15:36Yeah!
16:01We need to go.
16:02You're up.
16:02This is a cruelling day, the roughest course I've ever seen.
16:05This is the first time I've actually ever finished a race in Baja.
16:08These guys right here, without them, we'd have still been stuck.
16:11There's a whole group of people that were stuck on a hill, so we tried to go right,
16:15and then we got, I mean, completely buried.
16:17Buried this thing all the way to the bottom.
16:18Like, yeah, completely done.
16:21We were shot, and we were, like, a half mile off course.
16:24No one was going to find us.
16:25These guys came out of nowhere.
16:26They had a freaking four-wheel drive truck.
16:31The race was definitely not something that I ever thought I would do.
16:35I was so nervous.
16:37You know, that was my second day driving a car with a clutch.
16:40You know, once we got started, it was good.
16:42It was just the roughest, most violent ride of my life.
16:46It was so awesome.
16:47We finished the race, and Travis didn't crash us,
16:49and I think now that he's actually been behind the wheel of a vehicle,
16:53he can focus on NASCAR, so we're going to head home to Maryland.
17:04All right, well, we got to Pastrana's at 1 in the morning last night.
17:07He said, meet me at 7 in the hot tub.
17:10It's now, like, 725 and no sign of him, so let's get him up.
17:16Okay, my ankle really hurts from flying all day, so can we hot tub?
17:19Yes.
17:20Yeah, well, my whole body hurts from going over six foot.
17:23What, you wouldn't know, because you didn't even get in a damn truck.
17:27Hot tub.
17:29Hot tub.
17:30Workout gym.
17:31Finally today.
17:31Yes.
17:32I know, dude.
17:33That's the hardest part of the world in a row, man.
17:36Just freaking...
17:37Bad food.
17:38Bad food.
17:39Bad sleep hours.
17:41No workout.
17:43Let's see.
17:43Maybe I got a pair of board shirts tonight.
17:46I got shoes for today.
17:48And tomorrow.
17:51And the day after.
17:53Let's see.
17:55Dude, you can't even get in your office.
17:58Well, I don't really do a lot of work.
18:02I don't know if you've noticed.
18:04Uh, board shirts.
18:06Board shirts.
18:06Board shirts.
18:07Board shirts.
18:09Let's see.
18:11I love my sponsors.
18:13I love your closet.
18:16Excellent.
18:22Yeah, Lindsey's gonna redo the house.
18:25I figured the skate park had to come first, though.
18:27Whatever, the BMX park.
18:29Like, what else?
18:30That was built for you.
18:32Not for me.
18:33I was all excited.
18:34Like, sick.
18:3418 foot quarter pipe.
18:36Rezzy.
18:37Gonna be epic.
18:38Don't learn so much stuff.
18:39Can't even get to the damn quarter pipe, because I can't get to the jump to get to the landing
18:43to get to the quarter.
18:45You have to be better.
18:46I'm trying to...
18:46I'm challenging you.
18:50Alright.
18:51Well, NASCAR training, I guess, starts today.
18:52We got, uh...
18:53I think Lindsey's already got the sauna warmed up.
18:56Oh, do we have to?
18:58What's the car get to?
18:59Like, 1.30?
19:001.30?
19:00It was over...
19:02Like, it was over 1.30 when I was testing last year before Indianapolis.
19:06For how long?
19:07They made me...
19:07Because I talk so much crap on the guys.
19:09They made me actually sit in the car, and they wouldn't let me out all day.
19:12I've never been so claustrophobic except for in a foam pit.
19:14And a foam pit, you don't have to sit there for that long.
19:16Dude, that's so gnarly.
19:17It's actually...
19:18It's something I didn't actually know either.
19:20You just think, yeah, they're turning left.
19:22Just like people used to say with us riding motorcycles.
19:25No, you just sit there and turn the throttle.
19:26Like, how can it be so tiring?
19:3230 minutes and 140.
19:34Seriously, I don't know how he's gonna do that for three hours, even if it's only 130 or so.
19:40One really awesome part of having my wife be a professional athlete is that she's in really good shape.
19:48And me with a hurt ankle took me a long time to get in good enough shape to actually be
19:53able to ride next to her.
19:55So, this is a...
19:56Well, here we go.
19:57We'll be there later.
20:20let's go!
20:22So, this is the track.
20:23We're going to be making races next weekend.
20:24Trying to get a feel for how to go around it, it's so close to exactly the same feel.
20:33I got a little bit too much push, so I'm actually going to give a call to my crew chief
20:39right
20:39now and see how we can make this car in the video game closer to the car that we're racing.
20:45Oh, that's what I was afraid of.
20:52I got corner weight, ride height, shock deflection, spring deflection, spring perch offset, spring
20:56rate, bump stiffness, rebound stiffness, camber caster.
21:00That's all you got.
21:02You can either go up on the right rear or off on the left rear, take some cross rate out
21:07of it.
21:08So wait, actually I just went too high, I went up on the right rear, or on the spring right
21:13and now we're too high.
21:14We'll be ready for you for tomorrow morning.
21:16Alright man, thanks for all the work, we'll be there around 7.38.
21:22Alright, see ya.
21:23Talk to you in a bit.
21:26Alright, I'm not sure that was actually helpful, everything that I had done to set the car up
21:31to make it work for me, he's basically saying I'm an idiot, so let's see if this works any
21:36better.
21:42Oh look, we actually made a dent in the red bulb.
22:00You know, my dad's such a big fan of American made stuff, like he only buys American made,
22:05but, thank you Lindsey.
22:07Every time I'm on this Harley.
22:09I got it.
22:10It breaks down?
22:11Something falls off, it gets rattled.
22:15And so, you're now gonna fix your faulty kickstand with board short?
22:20Do you understand what has to be done?
22:21Yeah I do.
22:23Alright, we'll put it in the hole.
22:24What do you mean?
22:24Do you want me to lay down?
22:26Hey, could you?
22:27Uh, Lindsey, you can hold the motorcycle.
22:30I almost got this part.
22:31Try it again.
22:33Go, go to your home.
22:35It's in.
22:37It's in.
22:38Yeah.
22:39Good job.
22:40Look at that.
22:41That was simple.
22:43Alright, high five.
22:44Good job, buddy.
22:46Alright, you guys can continue on your leisurely ride.
22:49Woohoo!
22:52The NASCAR world is definitely really different from any kind of world that Travis and I have lived in before.
22:59You know, it's not action sports.
23:02You know, the drivers are pretty clean cut.
23:05I feel like Travis and I are a little more loose than the rest of the crowd.
23:10And I definitely think that as far as NASCAR wives go, I'm gonna shake things up.
23:28See you.
23:31See you.
23:32Ok, bye.
23:36Bye, bye.
23:49Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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