2001 Washougal 125cc Moto 2 (The Travis Pastrana Nightmare Continues)

This is the 2nd 125cc moto from the 2001 Washougal National in Washougal, WA.

In 2001, Team Suzuki's Travis Pastrana was leading the 125cc Motocross Series by 18 points over KTM rookie Grant Langston, and by 21 over Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Mike Brown. Travis was looking to become the first rider since Mark Barnett in 1980, '81, and '82 to win back to back 125cc Motocross Championships for Suzuki; however, Travis' season was beginning to crumble to pieces in the last 2 rounds at Unadilla and Kenworthy's.

Pastrana crashed on the final lap of the 2nd 125cc moto at Unadilla, and sustained a concussion. He would end up 22nd in the moto (after winning moto #1 by a half-second over Grant Langston) for 6th overall; at Kenworthy's, Travis finished with a 5-10 for 8th overall, and lost only 4 points to Langston. However, Mike Brown was on a roll with 3 straight moto wins (6 overall after winning the 1st 125cc Moto at Washougal), including a 1-1 sweep at the last round at Kenworthy's.

Coming into this moto, Brown won his 6th moto of 2001; Langston finished 2nd, and Pastrana fought back from a crash on lap 1 to finish in 8th. His points gap was now 7 over Langston, and 11 over Brown. Unfortunately, Travis' luck went from bad to worse in this moto. He tipped over while chasing down Moto XXX Yamaha's Larry Ward for 2nd place before he crashed again and sustained yet another concussion to go along with his last lap crash at Unadilla. After what happened in this moto, Travis went from the points lead to 3rd in the series... 16 points out of the lead.

Pastrana would later pull out of the 1st 125cc moto at Millville due to lack of conditioning while running 3rd, and that would mark the end of Travis' 2001 season, and his 125cc career altogether. In the end, Travis ended up 6th overall in the final points tally; his 250cc career wasn't any better. Injuries and sicknesses continued to haunt him and he eventually left the sport after 2005.

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