Travis Pastrana Nails Record Setting New Years Eve Jump

Call me crazy or just plain stupid. But won't it be cool to see a NASCAR Sprint Cup COT car or one of those rough and tough Camping World Trucks pulling a stunt like Travis Pastrana did in a Rally Car. Pastrana did another stunt jump on New Year's eve, and in typical fashion he made it look easy. Minutes after the the East Coast rang in 2010. Pastrana strapped himself into his Red Bull Subaru Impreza Rally car and nailed a record setting setting jump of 269 feet. Pastrana eclipsed his teammates Ken Block's previous record of 171 feet set in 2006. To add a little ambiance to the jump, he did it in front of a live television audience and under the first blue moon on New Year's in 19 years. Pastrana took off at an estimated 90 miles per hour...

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