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2 days agoI Make $130,000 a Year Breaking Bones in Motocross. Should I Quit Now?
Freestyle motocross earnings are offset by high injury risk, making risk-adjusted income lower than stable skilled-trades work.
"I asked my mom what she wanted for her 65th birthday," he said in a September 10 Facebook post. "She said it's always been on her bucket list to ride a century. I told her I'm free on Tuesday." Continuing his post, Pastrana explained that his mother is a public school teacher in Baltimore who never takes a day off. Apparently, when she does, she rides 100 miles!