The Story Behind X-GAMES Rally Jump
X Games if it weren't for Travis Pastrana's rampant enthusiasm for the speedy, dirty, sexy motorsport. If Travis took up barstool racing next ESPN would try to make it extreme. Fortunately Ken Block added the special sauce to Rally X in the form of a massive 70-foot jump. But there is more to clearing this jump than gunning a 1969 Charger to the tune of a Dixie air horn. Car set-up, precision driving and jump design all come into play. And this is exactly why we flew up to Salt Lake City to watch Ken teach Dave "More X Medals Than You" Mirra and Niall "Production Car WRC Champ" McShea the finer points of launching a rally car some 70-plus feet.