Nitro Circus

Nitro Circus

Logo for the MTV series.
Created by Gregg Godfrey
Jeremy Rawle
Jeff Tremaine
Travis Pastrana
Johnny Knoxville
Trip Taylor
Starring Travis Pastrana
Andy Bell
Jolene Van Vugt
Greg Powell
Jim DeChamp
Erik Roner
Tommy Passemante
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 21
Production
Executive producer(s) Gregg Godfrey
Jeremy Rawle
Jeff Tremaine
Travis Pastrana
Johnny Knoxville
Trip Taylor
Production company(s) Dickhouse Productions
External links
Website

Nitro Circus is an "action sport collective" led by Travis Pastrana, featuring his friends and him traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and performing stunts. It has spawned a tour, a second television series based on the tour, and a 3D feature film.

History

DVDs

The collective began by releasing about 10 DVDs during the early 2000s. Good sales led to the creation of the television show.

Title
Travis & the Nitro Circus
Travis & the Nitro Circus 2
Nitro Circus 3
Nitro Circus 4: Lock N Load
Thrillbillies|Nitro Circus 5: Thrillbillies
Nitro Circus 6: Thrillbillies Doublewide
Nitro Circus 7: Country Fried
Nitro Circus: Greatest Hits

Television show

Originally run as a 2006 miniseries on Fuel TV, it began running as an episodic reality television show on MTV that featured people performing various dangerous stunts. Nitro Circus officially debuted on February 8, 2009; Season 2 premiered on August 27, 2009.

3D film

Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D was released August 8, 2012 in the United States and November 15, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand for one week.[1] Release dates for other countries are to be announced.[2][3]

Jim DeChamp suffered a serious back injury on June 29, 2011, while shooting for the 3D film. After undergoing surgery, his doctors indicated there was no spinal damage and that they expect him to make a full recovery.[4]

Damien Starkey and Paul Phillips both ex-Puddle of Mudd members scored the movie and provided the majority of the music. This was done through Starkey's company Give 2 Get Music.

Nitro Circus Live

Nitro Circus Live is a reality television show. It follows Travis Pastrana and the Nitro Circus crew as they perform live in Australia and New Zealand.[5]

Cast

The Nitro Crew

Travis Pastrana
Title: "Pro action sports athlete", "Actionsports Legend".
Pastrana is the Ringleader of the Nitro Circus Crew, is a pro FMX rider, rallycar driver, and former NASCAR driver, and is usually the first to attempt any stunt involving dirt bikes or BMX bikes.
Andy Bell
Title: "Washed-up motorcycle rider"
Former FMX rider. Bell holds a rivalry with Pastrana involving Big Wheel tricycles stemming from the first episode of the series.
Jolene Van Vugt
Title: "Pro motocross racer", "Nitro Circus".
Known by her nickname "Nitro Girl".
Canadian Female Motocross Champion. She joins Pastrana in many stunts involving dirt bikes. Van Vugt took on more of a cheerleading role in the second season after breaking her arm and can be seen wearing a pink cast throughout the season.
Jim DeChamp
Title: "Pro mountain biker"
Known by his nickname "T-Rex".
Pro mountain bike downhill racer and freestyle rider. He has been friends with Pastrana since childhood. They collaborate on many stunts together on the show. Became the first person to land a front-flip on a motorbike to dirt, as seen in the 7th episode of the first season.
Erik Roner
Title: "Pro skier/base jumper", "Nitro Circus"
Known by his nickname "Rubberneck".
Pro extreme skier and base jumper. Roner is usually the first to attempt any stunt involving snow.
Tommy Passemante
Title: "Construction Worker"
Known by his nickname "Street Bike Tommy", given for a failed stunt in which he attempted to jump his Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle into the foam pit but overshot, breaking both his legs. He functions as the comic relief member of the crew, and is commonly employed for stunts that are the most dangerous and require the least amount of talent, known as "zero skill stunts".
Greg Powell
Title: "Travis' cousin"
Pastrana's Cousin. Going by the nickname "Special Greg", Powell is the all-around member of the team, and generally attempts any stunt on the show. He was the first person to land a "Special Flip" on a BMX bike. He was a wide receiver on the University of Maryland football team from 2003–06 and is currently an over-the-wall crewman for Pastrana in NASCAR.[6]
Gregg Godfrey
Known by his nickname "Muscle Hampster".
Jeremy Rawle
Title: "Nitro Circus Producer"
Known by his nickname "Tenacious J".
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
Title: "X Games Gold Medalist".
Known by her nickname "Baby Hawkins".
Dusty Wygle
Title: "Nitro Circus".
Aaron Sauvage
Title: "Nitro Circus".
Known by his nickname "Crum".
Hubert Rowland

Peter Rowinski -Producer Brazilian, was Peter Rowinski the idea of recording the taken outside the United States, the US states Nitro Circus, was banned because it is considered very dangerous and cause fatal accidents. Peter was known to the revolutionary.

old members- Ronnie Renner, Kenny Bartram, Levi LaVallee, Cam McQueen.

The Nitro Circus Live Athletes

BMX

Chad Kagy
Title: "X Games Gold Medalist".
Andy Buckworth
Known by his nickname "Andy Pandy".
Jaie Toohey
Matt Whyatt
Andrew Ahumada
Title: "BMX Pro".
James Foster
Title: "BMX Pro".
Jed Mildon
Known by his nickname "Warrior".
Austin Hanson

(Associated with the Goon Project) http://www.goonproject.com/

David Hammond

Skate

Christopher 'Beaver' Fleming
Title: "Pro Skateboarder".
Bob Burnquist

Freestyle Motocross

Cameron Sinclair
Blake Williams
Title: "X Games Gold Medalist".
Jarryd McNeil
Steve Mini
Sam Boyd
Clinton Moore
Title: "FMX Pro".
Michael Norris
Matty McFerran
Rob Adelberg
Taka Higashino
Adam Jones
Josh Sheehan
Title: "X Games FMX Medalist"
Mark Monea
Brad Burch
Thomas Pages
Title: "FMX Pro".
Beau Bamburg

Roller Blades

Chris Haffey
Title: "X Games Gold Medalist".

Wheelchair

Aaron Fotheringham
Title: "Wheelchair Athlete", "Extreme Wheelchair Athlete"

Scooters

Ryan Williams
Title: "Pro Scooter Rider".

Ski

Rory Bushfield
Title: "Pro Freestyle Skier".

Mountain Board

Matt Brind
Title: "Mountainboarding".

Contraptions

J Cole Edginton
Ethen Godfrey Roberts
Rory Bushfield

Nitro Grommets

Meghan Godfrey
Chanler Godfrey
Tyler Roberts

MC's

Bruce Robson
Title: "Nitro Circus MC".
Laurette Nicoll
Andy Zeiss
Title: "Nitro Circus MC".
Busty Wolter
Title: "Nitro Circus MC".
JR: Member David Hammond".

References

  1. ↑ http://nitrocircusmovie.com.au/
  2. ↑ http://nitrocircus.com/go/the-nitro-circus-3d-movie/
  3. ↑ http://www.nitrocircus.com/videos/0-Transworld_Motocross_Interview_with_Andy_Bell-299.html
  4. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/action/fmx/news/story?id=6731513
  5. ↑ http://nitrocircus.com/nitro-circus-live-full-episodes/
  6. ↑ http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/powell_greg00.html

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