Travis Pastrana and Mat Hoffman Tell Us Why Nate Wessel is the Unsung Hero of Action Sports by KILL CLIFF
You've probably seen Nate Wessel's work, you just don't realize it. Wessel is one of the renowned ramp builders of the action sports world. Facing hardships at a young age, Wessel turned to action sports to ease his pain, and it may have saved his life.
A sequel to the popular Action Figures, Action Figures 2, is both a passion project for Nitro Circus ringleader Travis Pastrana and an ode to the raw action sports videos of the past. Now available for the first time globally, Action Figures 2 features Pastrana and friends progressing the world of action sports while having fun in the process. The high adrenaline film, Pastrana’s second directorial feature, captures the extreme capabilities of some of the most daring individuals on this planet. The project was a true team effort, though, as Pastrana gave each athlete the opportunity to contribute to the ideation, filming, and editing of their section. These real-life action figures go bigger, farther and
Choose your three favorite athletes from each list of semifinalists. If they make it to the podium on Saturday, you earn points. Choose all three correct for maximum points per event. Top 10 highest total scores will win a signed Travis Pastrana jersey!
Follow #NitroWorldGames for live updates from semifinals on June 23rd to see if your picks are advancing to the finals. And catch all the finals action streaming LIVE on June 24th at nitroworldgames.live.
Name: Travis Pastrana
Age: 33
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Nitro Circus, Ethika, DC Shoes
The favourite list:
-Spot to ride: My house
-BMX video: Expendable Youth
-Website: YouTube
-Web video: Anything R. Willy posts
-Food: Pasta
-Twitter to follow: Who uses twitter?
-Person on Instagram: @corynastazio @mikehucker @uncleronnie69
-Travel destination: Gold Coast, Australia
-Riders to ride with: Phil Smage, Harry Bink
Stayed at Travis Pastrana's house for a few days to do some training for the upcoming Nitro World Games. Managed to pull off a world first on BMX on trampoline and got a few to the Bag Jump.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.