The X Games are over! :(

Today was the last day of X Games 14, and boy, was it a day.  At 3:00 I tuned in to ABC for the event that I had been looking forward to most (besides the skateboarding big air, in which Danny Way totally blew everyone away).  Two years ago, I tuned in to the rally car racing event for the first time and I really had no idea what to expect.  I had had a Playstation game long ago that dealt with rally car racing but I had never seen it televised before.  I was in for a treat, especially when it came down for Colin McRae to face off with Travis Pastrana (a rookie at the sport), who, let's face it, is one of the most talented extreme sports riders ever.  At the last possible second, Colin McRae turned the last turn too quick, flipped the car, and came into second place.  It was astonishing, not just due to the fact that Pastrana had beaten a legend, but that Colin McRae flipped right on over and came into a close second place, losing only a second or two in his final time. It was one of those moments of X Games history, where you just lose your breath in anticipation, which happens a lot more than you would think when watching.  This year however, Colin McRae wasn't able to make it to the games, due to his death last September.   All the rally cars had a special number 7 insignia plastered on to the sides of their cars and Travis Pastrana read a very heartfelt letter as a memorial to the late Colin McRae.  It wasn't only a bittersweet moment however, full of pure adrenaline and seat grabbing attention.  Dave Mirra was probably the coolest guy out there, who pressed on with barely any steering (he had to reverse a lot of the time to make the turns) while his opponent fell out of the race due to a short landing off the jump and had a fire underneath the car the first heat in the semi final.  The X games were just purely amazing this year, and I am so looking forward to next year.  Hey, Eileen, maybe we should try to go next year.  How cool would it be to witness the events that make history in person?  I want to so badly.  Here's a link to Danny Way's incredible fall (in which he totally made a comeback to win silver).