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BRIAN SWINK PASSES
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wo-time AMA 125cc East Regional Su-
percross Champion (1991, 1992) Brian
Swink passed way Friday, May 18. He was
45. No official cause of his death has been
announced.
Swink, from Fenton, Michigan, was a top
prospect out of the amateur ranks in the
1980s and signed his first pro contract with
Mitch Payton's Peak/Pro Circuit Honda Team
in 1991, and one of his teammates was Jer-
emy McGrath. After winning his first 125cc
East SX title in 1991, he signed with Suzuki's
factory team and repeated as 125cc East SX
Champion in 1992.
After moving up to the 250cc class in
1993, Swink did not enjoy the same success as he had on the smaller bikes. He would retire from rac-
ing in 1997 as a member of the Moto-XXX Team. CN
Two-time 125cc East SX
Champion and former factory
Suzuki rider Brian Swink (left)
passed away at the age of 45.
PASTRANA GOING EVEL
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itro Circus and Indian Motor-
cycle says that Travis Pastrana
will jump an Indian Scout FTR750
to pay tribute to Evel Knievel, the
founding father of motorcycle
stunts, and surpass America's
most iconic daredevil. "Evel Live,"
an unprecedented three-hour
live event premiering Sunday,
July 8 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT on
History Channel in partnership
with Nitro Circus, will see Travis
Pastrana attempt three of Knievel's
most famed jumps on the Scout
FTR750, including jumping the
length of 52+ crushed cars, 16
Greyhound buses,
and the ill-fated Cae-
sars Palace fountain
jump that left Knievel
grasping for his life. If successful,
Pastrana will be the first individual
to complete all three jumps in one
three-hour timespan and on a mo-
torcycle similar to those Evel used.
"It was extremely important to
use a motorcycle similar to the
ones Evel jumped," Pastrana said.
"The Indian Scout FTR750 is just
that, a modern-day evolution of the
flat-track motorcycles of the past. It
has the power I need and handles
well, but I'm only going to have a
few days to get comfortable on it,
not to mention I've never jumped
a V-twin before. I've got my work
cut out, but we're used to going
big at Nitro Circus, so we'll make it
happen." CN
Travis Pastrana
plans to attempt
three of Evel
Knievel's most
famous jumps,
including Caesars
Palace, on an Indian
FTR750 Scout.
