Nitro Circus' own Travis Pastrana discusses growth of motocross sports: 'Awesome to see'

Nitro Circus founder Travis Pastrana talks about the growth of motocross ahead of the company's next U.S. tour.

When you think of action sports, very few names come to mind, but Travis Pastrana is certainly one of them.

Pastrana, 41, has joined the likes of Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra and Ryan Sheckler as some of the most popular names in action sports, with Pastrana being a motocross legend.

He began Nitro Circus in 2003, which at first was "a group of friends in a backyard in a sport that didn’t really exist" doing extreme tricks on bikes.

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Travis Pastrana performs during HISTORY's Live Event "Evel Live" on July 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for HISTORY)

It then became a television show on MTV, they released numerous DVDs, and today, they perform in front of live audiences.

Nitro Circus announced their newest U.S. tour, where they will visit 30 cities throughout the country from Nov. 3 to Dec. 16.

What started out as all fun in the backyard is now larger than life, Pastrana says.

"It’s just awesome to see how far the next generation has taken what we started 20 years ago," Pastrana said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

It all started with "just us having a good time pushing the limits and being passionate about what we did," but now, motocross and action sports as a whole have grown to new levels, which Pastrana also credits the internet for.

Travis Pastrana performs during HISTORY's Live Event "Evel Live" on July 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for HISTORY)

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"So many kids now [are] growing into the action sports world. Back