I met him at Daytona in 2009 after the race, he stopped gave us autograph and a reporter walked up and asked for an interview and he said bro I have 6 girls waiting in the rv and just left.. legend
The gear was so much better looking back then. Who would have ever guessed that moto guys would be wearing skin tight, spandex looking, women's inspired clothing style gear in 2022.
We laugh at the entertaining stories, but it's amazing Jason made it out alive given the combination of recklessness and enablement. Glad he's still around and doing well.
The mini bikes and a cop is just stupid ! That’s just cops trying to act like they’re the law of all laws and put way more weight is something that’s just nothing but kids on dirt bikes not wanting to be bothered by some idiot on a cop bike
@@kochj0713I out ran the cops on ATV’s and road bikes about a dozen times in the same area they are talking about. Never did they bring a helicopter or even call backup! Cop just said screw it and gave up 😂
He was at Rascals or whatever that clubs called . Could barely walk. I was there and saw him. Probably still drunk the next day at race lol. I saw him at a bar/club at Atlanta we went to can't remember though if it was before or after race to lol same like lost wondering around spaced lol
I seen him in the pine berrings Nj when he was on an 85 ripping around. We had a little loop with a nice little jump and he was flying hitting the jump and passing everyone to hit it again.
Kamikaze pilots always do. It's fun to watch as the bulk of their 100 years on the planet are almost entirely wasted and thrown away do to stupidity, lack of discipline, disregard for law, and immaturity, most likely because of bad parenting or poor education.
I hated him when he was around, and now.. I miss him more than anything, plus I remember playing MX vs Atv alive with him and an injured Josh Hill(shortly after the back flip incident) and they both were the coolest fucking dudes ever. Both had some crazy fucking stories. God damn legends. Plus Hill would spank me in that game and I thought I was quick 😂
Incredible how much influence JLaw has had on MX….years after he was racing…folk still talk about him…love him or hate him…he was a MASSIVE character of this ace sport FREE JLAW…!!!
He will be forgotten completely by most. One entry in the record book, no big bike championships, no 450 class wins, no MXON. I am friends with a rider that raced for a factory team, was rookie of the year, and raced for a few years on the grand prix circuit. He is a nice guy now days but had some problems in his younger years. He can attend a Supercross or a National and go unrecognized. Champions don't have that issue, Brad Lackey and Danny LaPorte are recognized when they are walking around.
@@othgmark1 How is he forgotten…..he still talked about TONS…..he is the most requested guest on WT show….like him or not..he is one of the most talked about riders of the last 20 years.
@@spice3767 Whiskey Throttle is entertainig It ain't exactly Joe Rogan numbers. When the current audience ages he will become old news. Some people love to watch trainwrecks, after a while they move on. He wasted a career by being drunk, stoned, and playing video games. How is that remotely interesting ?
@@othgmark1 this video has already had….over 39,000 views…but Yha he’s forgotten 😆😆 your obviously “not remotely interested”…to be talking about him…😆😆🤦♂️hater hate..see Yha 👋
@@spice3767lt's hysterical you think 39000 is a big number. I can name many east west champs that have pretty much vanished. I wouldn't bother myself to hate him but l have no respect for him. That is just reciprocating his lack of respect for the sport, his opponents, his fans, his team, and most of all himself.
The sad part is everyone is basically laughing and acting like he was cool and this and that but he wasn't, he was a typical spoiled, arrogant jerk that wasted his life and lots of other people and for what? So he could be cool? So he could look tough or something? He will go down as the biggest waste of talent in our sport no question. I'm not hating I'm pissed because he needed people to put him in line instead of having enablers. I honestly believe he could have been on Mt Rushmore of motocross as one of the greats.
Exactly. His family were total enablers since he was a young kid. Zero discipline! He used to act like a complete jerk when he was a kid, and no one would say a word about it, because he was the fastest guy around. I actually feel sorry for him. If he was raised with some discipline, he’d be on that Rushmore. No doubt in my mind.
Million dollar talent ten cent brain. More natural ability than Dungey probably as much as Villopoto. They are leaders in the record books and earnings and he is hoping to be an extra in Clerks IV. He had moments where he was a decent thoughtful guy, but he also behaved like a complete tool on many occasions. He will live to regret his decisions if he doesn't already.
He made it fun for "him". Why do so many of you believe that you know what was best for him. If you go back to some interviews of some of the retired riders you'll see that most of them acted the same way, they just never got caught.
@@darrellkeister8452 l would agree that most riders did stuff. It comes down to how often and in frequency Jason was constant compared to most. That's why he got caught more frequently. Anytime you have talented teenagers and money together they will push limits. Jason thought he could live outside them. When the sport started depending on outside money the behavior that was tolerated in the 1970's and 80's was going to cause sponsor issues. Along with big money came bigger responsibilities. Jason did not learn these lessons. He may be a great guy now but this is his fault. Ron Lechien is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in the sport, he had a longer career than Jason. He is another case of being able to accomplish almost anything in his career but he short changed himself. He flat out was the most talented rider of a golden era and his behavior still left him outside looking in.
Totally agreed! It was clear that Lawrence let that 2008 Lites West title go to his head, and his actions totally proved it. Why people look back on this fondly is totally beyond me!! It's wasted talent, 100%!
J law was a unicorn. He gave zero fux. Being from jersey I used to see him at a lot of the local spots and I thought he was the coolest dude ever. One time at pagoda open practice he took my dad out on purpose and my dad was so pissed 😂.
i’ll tell you what jason lawrence was right now to put it to rest jason was a product of an era that was on the tail end of drugs and rock and roll. in the early and mid 2000s rock was still dominant and heavy in moto and they all wanted to be rockstars i heard that from fro on an interview
JLaw was literally the last of a dying breed. Lots of pro riders were the same way until RC came along and totally changed how people approached the sport.
@@zacharyradford5552 well yeah no shit? Lol. I wasn't saying they were better or anything. Just saying MX/SX used to be a lot more laid back and less corporate. The GOAT worked his ass off and completely changed the culture of the sport all on his own.
@@showtime951 just lots of partying during the offseason. There was even lots of that the night before and after races too lol. Now guys are out there grinding year round with a dialed in training program and nutrition. That stuff was unheard of back then.
@@madskrillz2 - In 4 decades of MX & SX, the total number of riders who dominated for any length of time with Jason Lawrence's skill set is 0. I'm talking about incredibly fast, naturally gifted riders, with great race knowledge, who are prone to unacceptably aggressive behavior on & off the track, lazy to train, high energy for nefarious and alleged illegal activities, untrustworthy, undedicated, socially deviant, self-destructive, often fun to be around.
Raced on mx vs atv Reflex team! Many nights shooting the shit with him and brock tickle online lol wished he came over the boarder and raced in Canada after his career kinda wound down, dude had so much talent!
That is just being a douche. I rode on practice tracks with Emig on more than one occasion. Jeff would stop by my truck and tell me if l used a different line l could skim the whoops. If l could've skimmed the whoops l would have been a full time racer instead of a vet intermediate. Jeff was a nice guy at practice tracks and always encouraging, so was Ty Davis. Never saw him or any national level racer intentionally knock anybody down at a local practice track. Rex Staten and Dean Matson were the exceptions to that rule. Jeff could party pretty hard after a race but he showed up ready to go on race day especially for the outdoors.
He was talented, but he was an idiot. Dont feel bad for him 🤷♂️ All he had to do was not get into fights and he would be fine. He was a child who never matured.
Didn't like him when he was racing and now I don't like him even more. I really don't see how you could be a fan of his behavior. He has more talent in one fingernail than I ever had and he pissed it away. Without mx he would either be in prison or dead right now.
Why are you guys celebrating JLaws career? The guy had the god given talent to be the best but he took it for granted and he BLEW IT!!!!!!....people change and grow up and maybe Jason is a different person now and if so good for him but it doesn't change the past....are you guys listening to this interview? Is there any rider in the history of motocross that even comes close to being the punk Jason was in his prime
Went to my first race in '68 and loved the sport ever since - even raced a couple years mid-70's. I like almost all the riders but the few that cast a negative light on the sport, I am no fan of. 338 was one of the latter.
Hell of an interview you have here. With that dude as his Manager what chance did he have haha bloke is hypo now, would have been all kinds of fuxd back then
Everyone wants the riders to “be themselves” these days, the big corporations just couldn’t hang with the legend. If he was a second faster then stew y’all should have just let him be
There’s a difference between being unique and being a dirt bag. Look at Antonio Brown. All the talent in the world but an absolute jackass to his teammates and everyone around him.
@@evanburke4269 which corporation do you own? If you have the money then you can run your own outlaw mx/sx team. If you don't then you really shouldn't tell people that are putting in the money that pays for the sport how to run their teams.
Previous behavior certainly figured into that decision but how many other scraps did Villopoto get into throughout his career? It was a weekly occurrence for Jlaw. His constant bitching about the officials during his career was also a bad strategy.
It's Matthes fault? It isn't his job to be guidance counselor or cheerleader for these guys. Both of them threw away promising careers all on their own.
He was boring as hell, same crap every week. Completely predictable, rude and unprofessional. Also self sabotaging, when he pulled the stuff he did he always had an excuse for not winning. Winning puts pressure on champions to keep winning. J law avoided that by destroying his career. Nothing interesting about a petulant child that won't grow up.
@@donbrashsux l don't expect them to be perfect but show up on time and put out an effort on the track. Knew Emig pretty well back in his prime and Jeff partied pretty hard but he showed up on race day. He was also great with his fans. Ask Dennis Stapleton at MXA who is favorite rider is and why. Plenty of guys that were rebellious but respected the sport. Bob Hannah for one, might not have always liked him but you had to respect him.
Not a chance. Time waits for no one. If he still has a hard partying lifestyle he would struggle to qualify. He could have been a multi time champion and retired rich. He pissed it away and will deal with the consequences for the rest of his life. All of the top guys have talent, the work they put in besides that is what makes champions. Jlaw didn't do the work and he embarrassed sponsors. Goodbye. Next.
@@othgmark1 idk did you hear the stories 90 percent of the time he still could perform but I have been following him he seem to have calmed down a ton he still has that don't give a f×ck attitude
Bring him back so he can show Barcia what being knocked down feels like and don’t punish him.😁 sucks he wasted so much talent! Didn’t even really train and could smoke ppl! Imagine if he trained like Ricky!
Just a punk. The ramming thing with RV early on followed by the Dungey bully routine. It was very obvious very early he listened to the wrong voices inside and outside his head and would be gone soon, one way or the other. And so it was. I couldn't for the cringe to end.
Also how can the cops just show up at a house that they didn’t see them actually ride the bikes there break force their way in and take all the bikes? They acted like it was an arms deal or drug house by the sounds of it! Geez 🙄
Sadly the Corporate Factory influence has way too much power! It has to change! Run what cha brung, if rider breaks the law fine 'em. Let 'em ride! Let 'em smoke everybody!
JLaw’s approach was rock n roll and I respect that. Despite the negative things along the way, every sport needs a villain/outlaw to contrast the good guy and JLaw definitely played his role 😅
I actually feel sorry for him. He has more natural talent than anyone I’ve ever seen. He could’ve been the greatest rider the sport has ever seen. But he has such personality defects, which stem from childhood and really aren’t his fault, that he could never hold it together. I’d love to see him make a race this year.
Great career? Lmao his career was a joke. Returning champ couldn't get a ride, constant drama and shit talking with no backing up. He was a decent talent before hard work ruled the day nothing more
@@stephenwilson1012 LOL You aint shit! How many championships do you have? I went to my first supercross in 1980 at the pontiac silverdome and Mike Bell won if you even know who he is. I grew up in lake elsinore racing friday night motocross in corona california in the 80 class. Raced amature 125 and 250 in arizona and michigan. Listen boy you don't know half of what I do about this sport as I live and breath it and ride until this day and Im 56! J Law had problems as a young man but he was a champion and haters like you wont change that!
watched jlaw as a kid rip etown up ! on a little yz 80? 85? kid ripped ! watched him win a 250 supercross champion ! watched him spank vilapoto & dungee ,he left the circuit . then came back to almost win daytona against reed & buba . kid came in second with being out all night. got some gopro footage over 8 yrs ago from field of dreams nj were he smoked everyone there! kid could ride
Could ride, but had zero character. The sport is better off without him. I’d much rather have guys like Dungey, and Villopoto, and Tomac who are decent hard working, down to earth people.
@@racingfuel28 you will see those same traits out in the work force of america ! to each his own! some times you see what to do in life , some days you see what not to do! learn from others mistakes , its easier!
The part of the story about Jason lol at Daytona that the manager is not able to tell because he doesn’t know about it. At that time the best motocross game was MX versus ATV alive or reflex depending on your preference. Me and Jason had played reflex till we were bored so we started playing alive. And they had just dropped the two DLC tracks I kind of go back in that swampy area. Me and him spent the entire week smoking weed party and playing Xbox live 20 hours a day. And I am I believe it was Friday night it might’ve even been Saturday but it was in the evening and we were playing the game and he goes oh shit Hangtown I gotta go. Hangtown was my gamer tag on Xbox live. And I thought he was saying like he had to go get you know and bag of weed or something so I was like yeah how long are you gonna be? And he’s like no bro I have to go to Daytona! And I was like why you’re going to watch the races? And he says we know dumb ass I’m fucking racing! I started laughing my ass off I thought he was joking. And he’s freaking out and he’s like oh shit man I got to get this together still I got to get that blah blah blah And I realized he wasn’t joking! And I was like you’re Siri it’s me and you’re going to raise tomorrow? And he’s like yeah bro I have to you I get paid to do it. I was like dude you haven’t practiced you haven’t worked out you haven’t eaten healthy you haven’t even fucking slept dude. Penny says to me yeah that’s how my training program is Bwahahahahaha so I am laughing he takes off and up playing the game going to bed late waking up the next day do the morning routine and then I smoke some weed and I’m like oh shit the races are going to be on I got a watch this. And I turn on my TV just in time to see the catcher up and he rips the whole shot and leads the fucking race and almost wins it and I couldn’t believe it I was dying laughing because I was listening to Jeff and Megan those guys talking about how Jehle has really come back serious and hard-core and really been training and preparing and I just knew the truth and it was awesome Hell the first time I met him was at Julians DeSues House. That was pretty funny too because I went walking in to his ass and a crease in the back room to talk to Julian and he’s like yeah man we’re getting ready to go riding. And I was like no shit who who are you going riding with? And he looks at me like I’m insane. And he says I’m going with Jason Lawrence. And I said no shit where are you meeting him at? And he’s looking at me like I’m fucking lost my mind and while he’s staring at me and says hey who is the kid on the couch playing video games. Because when I walked in the house there was this dude playing video games look like a younger dude thought he was just hanging out you know because Julian And Julian says to me that’s Jason Lawrence motherfucker I was like what really and I go out there and I look at him and I was like you’re chasing Lawrence and he’s playing MX versus ATV on the PlayStation and says yeah who the fuck are you? And that’s how we met Dude is awesome
