Funny thing is... he didnt race dirty.... dude never took anyone out like they do these days.... he was a racer.....and was one of the best to watch. Also he almost ran me over at Freestone in that rental car.... it was a good time.
You’ve obviously never watched any video of Damon “Badshaw” “Bratshaw” Bradshaw and there were other unsavory names he got label with. Then there’s Jeff “Chicken” Matiasevich. Look up the infamous Jeff and Guy Cooper’s brake check race. Then you’ve got one of my favorite’s. Bob “The Hurricane” Hannah. If you were in his way weather you was a lapper or the next position. He was going to punt you over the hay bail’s. What I’m saying is. These guys today race a lot more cleaner than they did back in the later years. Way cleaner. To me, Bam Bam is like the last of the dirty riders. They’re might be one or two more but nothing like it was in 70’s - early to mid 90’s. Also, I’m not saying today’s riders aren’t aggressive either, because they are. I mean look at Eli Tomac. That guy is a beast.
Wow, AMA actually penalized someone back then. Interesting how far we have come. Now we put people on probation with absolutely no repercussions for violating it.
Now as then just depends who you are and who ride for. Kind of was just the times. Hansen and Hill and others threw a lot away too. Rock stars? The bad boys of moto.
@@mrbillnotsanctioning bodies should leave civil/criminal matters to the courts. If the issue isn't directly related to racing, they should stay the hell out of it. It's ridiculous that all of the major sports organizations punish athletes as fast as possible once allegations are made. Allegations. They are all afraid of appearing to support somebody that is looked down upon by the alphabet Mafia, the metoo people, the "beleive all women" idiots (because women never lie.... and any man is a woman the moment they make that claim), and on and on. Sanctioning bodies need to be reigned in.
I think part of what made him so fast was his “I don’t care” attitude. When you aren’t afraid of risk and don’t care what happens you can do some pretty amazing amazing things on a dirt bike. He obviously had crazy talent as well and it’s frustrating for those who work so hard at this sport and will never have speed like his. Haha
It sucks because think about how many kids dream of having a third of the talent and ability he had, and they never get to race an A class at Loretta’s, let alone make it to the pros. You’ve got literally the best life you could want in racing, and you’re gonna throw it all away for no reason whatsoever. Dude was the biggest embarrassment in the history of the sport. Perfect example of why spoilt kids aren’t the guys you see make it in this sport.
I always talk about the JLaw vs Dungy feud with my sons, evenly matched except for their attitudes. The contrast makes for a great lesson on life choices. Great vid, had no idea JLaw got in that much trouble, hope he's doing good now.
And here we are, many years later still talking about this kid. Love it, dude was definitely reckless but great to watch racing. Plus, gotta love the local kid able to rep NJ and get a title against Dungey.
Man i had a Yz125 just like the Troy Yamaha they rode at the same time, and he was one of my idols to watch then!...I still cant believe he threw it away all these years later!
He sure was fun to watch in my opinion he should of went down as one of the all time greats but if we are still talking about him he obviously had something special and still a very accomplished rider.
I was at that race in Freestone when he got the MIP. Everyone was talking about it and wondered what really happened. All I know is that it was horribly hot, so racing after a night of partying was NOT a wise choice.
Justin Fee totally agree..wish there was a little watered down JLaw and really wish I could have seen him take out Barcia !! A little of that is good for the sport .
Great video as always. Lawrence is a shining example of the NFL saying "million dollar arm, ten cent brain." It's a shame because a rider with his talent should be out there, but he seemed hellbent on making sure he was never on the track. Stories like his are why I'm kinda happy the attitude era of Supercross is seemingly over, because immaturity cost him what was going to be a lucrative career
Not caring about your career is pretty dumb if you ask me. That saying means he has loads of talent but made tons of bad decisions, not that he's stupid.
With that kinda talent and with the decisions he made, yes it was a ten cent brain move. Does it mean he's dumb? No. Young and naive with too much of an ego. But definitely ten cent decisions.
@@Slipvayne1 I'm sure Jason's very smart. You can't get that good at a sport like motocross without knowing a lot about it. Immaturity doesn't mean you're dumb, which isn't what I was saying originally, it just showed that he had a lack of guidance and good judgement. Its a shame
@@Dalejr88rox I'm not talking about now, we are talking about when he was young and made the decisions he made. I definitely wouldn't call them smart. He's straightened up these days since he's older. And he had the same guidance they all have he chose not to listen, he was one of my favorite riders back in the day I watched him throw his career away every step. Drugs, partying, run ins with the law everywhere he went. He should have just joined the metal Mullisha and done freestyle, that's how he acted most of the time.
Great stuff @GDN Productions. I wish you could research a young man out of Texas in the late 80s and early 90s named Jack Ricks. He was soooooo good, but his career was cut short due to a spinal injury. Not sure how to find information, but if you have old Cycle News, when they were still in print, you will certainly find him in there. Especially in 1988 at the Lake Whitney GNC National when he put it to Emig in the 80 12-16 and Supermini classes. Can't remember if he beat him every moto, but I know he beat him. Glad I got to spend all the time I did with him.
@@WLS_Churchill I used to ride from the front gate (when it was a mobile home) with Jack and our other buddies Chris and Mark down to the track and ride for hours. The good ol' days. When I heard what happened I was absolutely gutted. No doubt he would have been a top guy.
The rivalry with Lawrence Villipoto and Dungey were epic. Definitely made the sport way more interesting and we needed that since the Reed Carmichael Stewart rivalry was over.
JLaw... The beast from the east!!! Always love him. I think he personified the dgaf attitude that has long since vanished from MX. JLaw we still love and miss you budd.
I was racing local east coast off road hare scramble scene and he showed up after getting bounced with some stock MX bike and won the event to just to get some prize money and bragging rights… it was an awesome 2 hour ride
@@daniellarsson3699 you are thinking of Josh lichtle..that happened after he raced at Millville in 2011 I believe. Stroupe was extremely talented and came into the pro ranks with nico Izzi and Trey canard..probably had the most raw talent out of all of them. Him and izzi both had huge drug addiction issues with opiates…both have been arrested for possession I think. Pretty sure izzi is still in jail right now.
I'm a midwest native and I remember watching Cody Gilmore do this exact same thing. Back then in late 90s it was wild seeing the 80cc bikes taking on full size jumps. Truly, talent on a whole other level.
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Heard he was going to do a couple of outdoor events in 2022. Not the first time I’ve heard of a comeback but it would be interesting to see a more mature and responsible J-Law. Either way he was very entertaining. Great video. Thx
Agreed, getting a 250lb bike to the face is more dangerous than tackling someone. But villo was the good boy and j-law was the bad boy. It’s also up for debate who instigated that. Both guys were going back and forth all morning. Doesn’t really matter who started it.
Are you on crack or do you not know what happened? Jlaw would repeatedly wait and purposely go slow until he could fuck with him during practice that’s what happened and then he would constantly cut him off ,block check him,and all that just trying to fuck with him.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 thats your opinion, but many including myself would disagree. I saw things done in this years supercross by Barcia that was far more dangerous to other riders then anything J-Law ever did . Favoritism ?
Imagine if JLAW was a focused rider. No drama just straight training an hard ass working no trouble guy. He would have 3/4 450 championships for sure. The kid was hella good all fucked up imagine if he wasn’t.
I was under the impression from prior sources that the AMA delivered him a lifetime ban? -That just seems too absurd to be true imo. Would have LOVED to see this guy have at it with Barcia
Outstanding video what a wasted talent it’s really too bad I’m sure he probably could’ve been a Supercross champion at least twice! He was one of my favorite up-and-coming riders!!!!
That was the last I heard. Local races, and it was rumored he was supposed to start a youtube channel but I don’t think anything came of it. You can find videos here and there of his local races
JLaw was a monster! Always enjoyed watching him ride. He loved the raw hanging it out style 💪🏽 Would have been cool to see him care more about racing than fighting. But that’s how shit goes sometimes 🤷🏼♀️
I was playing Forza Motorsport 4 with him one night until pretty well passed midnight. I was shocked when he said "Man I gotta go to bed, I have to race tomorrow" The next day he almost won Daytona 😅
I do not approve of his behavior, antics, and decisions, but for whatever reason I like the guy. He was always pure entertainment when being interviewed, and the guy could RIDE. I hope this recent GNCC thing could lead to a little commitment and dedication on his part, and turn into something.
Roczen is the most naturally talented person to race MX bikes. James Stewart the most fearless, Ricky Carmichael was the most methodical(prepared guy), Antonio Cairolli is the longest performing guy at the top
@@moodyshooty NOW THAT is something you and I can agree with. Roczen is not even close. My vote would have to go to David Bailey. Noone made it look as effortless as he did.
It’s funny how people just assume what happened with Jason was the result of his attitude and poor decision making. The truth of the matter is that J-Law was doomed from the minute the industry recognized he had talent. You take a kid who has as much raw talent as anyone who ever came up through the sport like J-Law who’s had no real positive influence in his life aside from his grandfather who took him to the races then throw him into a situation where he’s expected to do so much more than show up and do what he does best with no guidance whatsoever you’re just asking for trouble. Especially when you’ve been overlooked by so many for no rhyme or reason other than the fact that you weren’t raised the same as most the kids you’ve beat week in and week out, you’re just asking for a shit storm. The real losers are those in the industry who missed out on a sure bet for a championship or two but chose to let J-Law go instead. The only ones who were ever smart enough to take advantage of the situation was YOT which paid them dividends but even they weren’t smart enough to just let things be as they may and put a little extra effort in to give the kid some guidance. That’s all the kid wanted to do was race, win, have fun, and do his own thing but that was unacceptable at the time. Can you imagine if J-Law were able to come up through the ranks today and have the freedom guys like Tomac, Roczen, Anderson, etc. have today, to just put the kid on a bike and let him go back to Jersey to train on his own terms and rip around Raceway Park and the south Jersey tracks he grew up practicing on and just let him do what works best for him? The kid would be an absolute animal on the weekends. No one could overlook that back then though. The last year J-Law raced at Loretta’s, the kid was given zero respect. The focus was on Ryan Villopotto, under the guidance of trainer Randy Lawrence, Mitch Payton, and the Pro Curcuit/Kawasaki effort, everyone just assumed the A class was all locked up and RV was the only major talent going forward. When the A class gate dropped, it was a different story. People will say Villopotto got off to terrible starts all week but he would go 2-2-2 I believe only to be absolutely annihilated by Jason Lawrence, who would win motos by as much as 30 seconds over Villopotto. In fact, the one occasion i remember the two meeting up in a moto Lawrence blew by RV like he was passing lapped traffic and I recall J-Law stating he never even saw RV all week long. I can remember the week after Loretta’s, the talk amongst everyone who went was all about how much of an upset it was and how was it even possible that a kid who showed up to the races with his grandpa with a little bit of support from Suzuki and no real program set in stone showed up and straight up blew Villopotto’s doors off? The truth of the matter was that it wasn’t really an upset, one kid had already solidified his amateur career, had a deal set in stone to ride for Mitch Payton, and was considered to be the top amateur prospect in the country. The other kid showed up to prove otherwise and earn a ride he rightfully deserved but would never get. And the rest was history.
To put it bluntly, Jason Lawrence is a rider I'm GLAD is no longer active in this sport. He's a shining example of somebody repeatedly throwing his life down the toilet! It was clear as day that Jason Lawrence let that 2008 West SX Lites title go to his head, and his actions proved it. Jason Lawrence was an terrible addition to this sport, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why. As far as next person goes, GDN: Travis Pastrana -- the guy who couldn't stay away from Freestyle MX after saying "Racing has been my dream"
I agree. I couldn't stand him. On the bike he certainly had talent and was a great rider that I respect that aspect of him. Other than that, he was a douche bag with an attitude problem. Threw it all away by being an idiot.
Travis? Lol the guy promoted having fun on a motorcycle rather than yelling at your kids because they didn't perform well enough. He helped pioneer the sport of freestyle motocross where creativity and personality superseded raw performance and results. He obviously wasn't the first to do it, but he played a massive role in selling dirt bikes an promoting having fun working hard, facing fears, and living life to the fullest. It was also because his body couldn't do it anymore, that's a big part of why he stopped racing. He talked about this in an interview, head injuries also played a role I bet and the guy couldn't keep mental focus for a full race, his brain is way too busy for such a tunnel visioned sport. He's tall and lanky too so he his body geometry isn't exactly ideal for dodging injuries, Millsaps had this issue and cianciarulo as well. I think it's for the best to let a creative create instead of forcing him into a box. I love both racing and freestyle. I can understand you not liking Lawrence, but Pastrana is a nice guy and he became far more successful than he would have ever been even if he matched Ricky's accomplishments. So idk....
I love racing, but that whole culture of "you're a nobody if you're not performing" really sucks. That's what I appreciate about freestyle, the attitude is far more chill and creative. Not attacking you btw, just gotta mention that.
Yea it pretty much was. Hill was just with JLaw and wasn’t drinking. A guy offered him a beer and then busted them. The whole incident was blown way out of proportion
I think he was one of the most talented riders ever. I raced in 2005 as a intermediate rider lake whitney in texas. Lawrence put a beat down in 250 and 450 pro sport by 35 or 40 seconds to second place. His line selection and how smooth he was. It's really sad what path he chose
2:30 bro, what are you talking about? That was Jlaw that jumped off his bike. Unless you think Jlaw was #1 on a Kawasaki and not Yamaha number 338... LMFFFAAAOOO 😂🤦♂️👍
I mean I remember him a tad different.. ya he was wicked fast but he definitely had the bam bam style race strategy most of the time .. lol it wasn’t hard to tell who he really wanted beat and when he felt he had to be in front of someone .. that all said it’s horrible nobody sat him down and just said tone the shit down .. he just sounds like a kid making sick cash having fun well that’s what racing used to be and Jlaw was jus having fun pure and simple .. but I believe he partied a little too hard or too much or at the wrong moments and probably make some kinda dumb decisions while drunk .. like that’s such a unheard of thing .. the ama took it personally, they could’ve handled shit way different but the fact of the matter is he represented everything they didn’t like and at the same time rv represented everything they did like so they just punished him like he was nothing to the sport .. kinda like the fim did to JS7.. ama killed jlaw and fim killed JS7 and tickle
I still can’t get over Villapoto launching his bike at JLaw and JLaw getting fined 7500$ and put on probation while Villapoto gets a measly 2500$ fine?! Like what? Just goes to show how much the AMA plays favorites.
JLaw just kept the throttle twisted WFO his whole (short) career...he KNEW he could only hold on to the bars for so long before falling off...but that's the way HE wanted to ride. I miss him
I first met Lawrence at Julian’s house. I didn’t know who he was and I asked Julian who is a punk was sitting on his couch because I thought it was just some neighborhood kid lol. Jason and I spent several years playing MX versus ATV together. The week before the Daytona Supercross we were living on the video game. Probably 18 hours a day we were smoking marijuana and who knows what else. We were both having a very good time and then late at night. Jason says holy shit. I gotta go bro. And I asked him. Where are you trying to get to this late? he says bro I got to catch my flight and get to Daytona for tomorrow’s races! I laughed and said what you’re racing tomorrow? How are you going to race tomorrow you haven’t even read and you’ve been smoking weed playing video games! He says I don’t know bro I’ll figure it out. I’ll catch you on Monday. I go to sleep wake up do some chores the next day sit down for the Supercross and watch him whole shot and leave the entire race while the commentators are talking about how he has become more serious than focused in his training routine. Lmao To have watched what he accomplished, and personally being witness to how his entire week leading up to it was was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen, and probably will ever see in my lifetime Really happy I got to be a fly on the wall during that time
Everyone claims " what a waist " Lawrence screwed up more people's lives than just his own , people from good walks of life with good intentions all paid the price because of this destructive clown .
Nothing worse than wasted talent. Some would give their left nut to be in his position. And he just threw it all away. But it's his life. He made his decisions. Guy was super talented but threw it all away being immature.
I swear he gets talked about more then Stewart or RC, he was a pain in the ass but made it up on the bike. It’s a shame that he didn’t hire a better agent that actually taken the time to get him well mentally and not just want money from him. I go onto his Instagram once and a while and he seems washed up riding a 10 year old suzuki still shredding. If he made a return I think he would be a top 10 rider from the first race alone after not training for a long time but doubt that would happen as it seems he barley got into the redbull event a few months ago
Anyone who acts out like this is missing something. I think J Laws story is terribly sad. He was immature yes, but it was obvious that his life was missing something.
The entire week before his amazing Daytona race Jason and I were playing MX versus ATV alive about 18 hours a day smoking pot drinking alcohol and God knows what other shit we weren't ingesting And I will never forget him saying bro I gotta go in the middle of a race And I'm like what the fuck are you going He says dude I gotta get to Daytona I said you're gonna go watch the races ? He says no fool I'm racing tomorrow And at first I thought he was joking and then I realized he was serious and I was like there's no fucking way And then the next day I turned on the Supercross and watched him dominate the entire race until the very end And I listen to Jeff Emig talk about how hard Jason had been training And I about fell out of my chair fucking laughing at how completely wrong Jeff Emig was Nobody knew but me and Jason I was jumping up and down in my room cheering it was fucking amazing
Such a short career. Over a decade later and we're still talking about him
Yeah, I think this is kind of a lessons learned video for the new comers.
The kid had a lot of talent. He was an idiot he threw it away quit talking about him
Cause he’s probably the biggest bust. He’s probably the one who could have broken up the decade of the Ryan’s.
@@markanderson5809 he be back
@@markanderson5809 what did he do?
Funny thing is... he didnt race dirty.... dude never took anyone out like they do these days.... he was a racer.....and was one of the best to watch. Also he almost ran me over at Freestone in that rental car.... it was a good time.
That's crazy he almost hit you that night. Glad u didn't get hit
@@stevenremmenga5907 "He almost ran me over, it was a good time" lol. 🤪
He was banned from Englishtown MX for just that reason.
You’ve obviously never watched any video of Damon “Badshaw” “Bratshaw” Bradshaw and there were other unsavory names he got label with. Then there’s Jeff “Chicken” Matiasevich. Look up the infamous Jeff and Guy Cooper’s brake check race. Then you’ve got one of my favorite’s. Bob “The Hurricane” Hannah. If you were in his way weather you was a lapper or the next position. He was going to punt you over the hay bail’s. What I’m saying is. These guys today race a lot more cleaner than they did back in the later years. Way cleaner. To me, Bam Bam is like the last of the dirty riders. They’re might be one or two more but nothing like it was in 70’s - early to mid 90’s.
Also, I’m not saying today’s riders aren’t aggressive either, because they are. I mean look at Eli Tomac. That guy is a beast.
Yeah that's not true. Him and Izzi used to have competitions at local tracks in SoCal to see who could take out the most amateurs on the track.
Wow, AMA actually penalized someone back then. Interesting how far we have come. Now we put people on probation with absolutely no repercussions for violating it.
Now as then just depends who you are and who ride for. Kind of was just the times. Hansen and Hill and others threw a lot away too. Rock stars? The bad boys of moto.
@@rdstud7464 Good point honestly. I guess they can't afford to lose any big names now days. Besides, rivalry brings fans.
So which current riders have been arrested for fighting and MIPs? J Law was penalized for criminal activity, not just overly aggressive block passing.
@@mrbillnotsanctioning bodies should leave civil/criminal matters to the courts. If the issue isn't directly related to racing, they should stay the hell out of it. It's ridiculous that all of the major sports organizations punish athletes as fast as possible once allegations are made. Allegations. They are all afraid of appearing to support somebody that is looked down upon by the alphabet Mafia, the metoo people, the "beleive all women" idiots (because women never lie.... and any man is a woman the moment they make that claim), and on and on. Sanctioning bodies need to be reigned in.
He literally bit somebody's ear off we have not seen that before or since no it had nothing to do with racing but it's a terrible look for the sport
I think part of what made him so fast was his “I don’t care” attitude. When you aren’t afraid of risk and don’t care what happens you can do some pretty amazing amazing things on a dirt bike. He obviously had crazy talent as well and it’s frustrating for those who work so hard at this sport and will never have speed like his. Haha
Bullseye Bro…
Nah it's not frustrating for those dudes.
They knew he would shoot himself in the foot. They always do....
If they took meth like he did, they'd have the same speed. Kid was a loser
It sucks because think about how many kids dream of having a third of the talent and ability he had, and they never get to race an A class at Loretta’s, let alone make it to the pros. You’ve got literally the best life you could want in racing, and you’re gonna throw it all away for no reason whatsoever. Dude was the biggest embarrassment in the history of the sport. Perfect example of why spoilt kids aren’t the guys you see make it in this sport.
Raw talent practice will not make
I always talk about the JLaw vs Dungy feud with my sons, evenly matched except for their attitudes. The contrast makes for a great lesson on life choices.
Great vid, had no idea JLaw got in that much trouble, hope he's doing good now.
I'd say he's still shooting up
Absolutely loved watching this kid ride. Just the pure raw talent he had.
And here we are, many years later still talking about this kid. Love it, dude was definitely reckless but great to watch racing. Plus, gotta love the local kid able to rep NJ and get a title against Dungey.
You can still hear whispers of his name and his talent at nj tracks
Man i had a Yz125 just like the Troy Yamaha they rode at the same time, and he was one of my idols to watch then!...I still cant believe he threw it away all these years later!
Lead Head yea but he ripped on any bike, look what he did on that suzuki at lorettas !! insane !
He didn't need jail, he needed rehab.
He bit off somebody’s ear. He he didn’t need jail, but he definitely earned it
He sure was fun to watch in my opinion he should of went down as one of the all time greats but if we are still talking about him he obviously had something special and still a very accomplished rider.
I was at that race in Freestone when he got the MIP. Everyone was talking about it and wondered what really happened. All I know is that it was horribly hot, so racing after a night of partying was NOT a wise choice.
Justin Fee totally agree..wish there was a little watered down JLaw and really wish I could have seen him take out Barcia !! A little of that is good for the sport .
We're still talking about him because he was such a dumbass. Kid could've had a great career but threw it away.
well fucking said my dude
Great video as always. Lawrence is a shining example of the NFL saying "million dollar arm, ten cent brain." It's a shame because a rider with his talent should be out there, but he seemed hellbent on making sure he was never on the track. Stories like his are why I'm kinda happy the attitude era of Supercross is seemingly over, because immaturity cost him what was going to be a lucrative career
that he doesn't care doesn't mean he doesn't have a ten cent brain, that's what someone with a ten cent brain would believe
Not caring about your career is pretty dumb if you ask me. That saying means he has loads of talent but made tons of bad decisions, not that he's stupid.
With that kinda talent and with the decisions he made, yes it was a ten cent brain move. Does it mean he's dumb? No. Young and naive with too much of an ego. But definitely ten cent decisions.
@@Slipvayne1 I'm sure Jason's very smart. You can't get that good at a sport like motocross without knowing a lot about it. Immaturity doesn't mean you're dumb, which isn't what I was saying originally, it just showed that he had a lack of guidance and good judgement. Its a shame
@@Dalejr88rox I'm not talking about now, we are talking about when he was young and made the decisions he made. I definitely wouldn't call them smart. He's straightened up these days since he's older. And he had the same guidance they all have he chose not to listen, he was one of my favorite riders back in the day I watched him throw his career away every step. Drugs, partying, run ins with the law everywhere he went. He should have just joined the metal Mullisha and done freestyle, that's how he acted most of the time.
Great stuff @GDN Productions. I wish you could research a young man out of Texas in the late 80s and early 90s named Jack Ricks. He was soooooo good, but his career was cut short due to a spinal injury. Not sure how to find information, but if you have old Cycle News, when they were still in print, you will certainly find him in there. Especially in 1988 at the Lake Whitney GNC National when he put it to Emig in the 80 12-16 and Supermini classes. Can't remember if he beat him every moto, but I know he beat him. Glad I got to spend all the time I did with him.
He signed his sixth contract with Kawasaki Team Green 2 weeks before his accident... My dad still talk about him everytime we watch a moto...
@@WLS_Churchill I used to ride from the front gate (when it was a mobile home) with Jack and our other buddies Chris and Mark down to the track and ride for hours. The good ol' days. When I heard what happened I was absolutely gutted. No doubt he would have been a top guy.
The rivalry with Lawrence Villipoto and Dungey were epic. Definitely made the sport way more interesting and we needed that since the Reed Carmichael Stewart rivalry was over.
subbed... really good work man.
Loved J Law and still do, the dudes a real one, and Josh Hill, Hill is still my favorite rider 🤘🏼
JLaw... The beast from the east!!! Always love him. I think he personified the dgaf attitude that has long since vanished from MX. JLaw we still love and miss you budd.
Yo keep these videos up, every sport had channels like this and this one is the first moto centered channel that makes documentary type videos
Dude I loved watching him race always rooted for him to do well
me too. ama is ridiculous...total double standards
Subbed great breakdown! Always wondered about what all the incidents included
I remember ALL this stuff but I never heard about the ear biting episode... crazy
I was racing local east coast off road hare scramble scene and he showed up after getting bounced with some stock MX bike and won the event to just to get some prize money and bragging rights… it was an awesome 2 hour ride
The kid is a cautionary tale. He's been coming up recently, but more as an example of what not to do or of wasted talent.
You should talk about Austin Stroupe another talented rider that got caught up in the wrong crowd and ruined his racing career.
Didnt he die from heat stroke during a race ? Or am i thinking of someone else ? I remember some rider died during.... Unadilla?? Some year.
@@daniellarsson3699 you are thinking of Josh lichtle..that happened after he raced at Millville in 2011 I believe. Stroupe was extremely talented and came into the pro ranks with nico Izzi and Trey canard..probably had the most raw talent out of all of them. Him and izzi both had huge drug addiction issues with opiates…both have been arrested for possession I think. Pretty sure izzi is still in jail right now.
@@bpt249 Red Bud 2011
@@AndyShaferRacing Yep. I was there that day. It was a hot one by Michigan standards.
This channel does have a vid about AS.
Knew this video would blow up man! Great job!
Grew up racing him in the 80 class. Remember him beating all of the 250A riders on his 80 like it was nothing. Was truly a sight to see.
Wow your lucky to have watched it
There are only very few that have such natural talent. It's saddening.
@@leadhead7338 Sadly I was a victim as well he was lapping all of us within a few laps.
@@justanotherjackleg7073 What's saddening is that it was all thrown away.
I'm a midwest native and I remember watching Cody Gilmore do this exact same thing. Back then in late 90s it was wild seeing the 80cc bikes taking on full size jumps. Truly, talent on a whole other level.
Jason Lawrence is your favorite rider's favorite rider.
My favourite rider is Vilipoto 😅😂😂
John I’ve got your back, Lawrence is one of my favorites. Lol kinda ironic Villo is his favorite rider. Lol
Josh Hill is the man
Underrated comment
No bro
Crazy tho. I met him real life when I came to the states and he’s the opposite of how he acts DOPE DUDE
Nice video, but U need to finish the story. Where is he now? What is he up to?
Loser drug addict probably
DON'T WORRY ABOUT JLAW HE IS HAVING FUN ACCORDING TO THE STATLER BROTHERS. HE'S COUNTING FLOWERS ON THE WALL, PLAYING SOLITAIRE TIL DAWN WITH A DECK OF 51, THAT DON'T BOTHER HIM AT ALL, SMOKING JOINTS AND WATCHING VIDEO GAMES WITH CAPTAIN KANGAROO, NOW DON'T TELL ME HES GOT NOTHING TO DO.......
You have so many views and like 12% subscriptions. I don’t get it! I’m a subscriber I love your content. Makes no sense to me why you don’t have more..
Love your vids man! Really insightful!
I follow him on IG and it's kinda sad, all he does is seem to post old photos and reminisce he can't let it go and move on
Dude this is a great channel ty for your hard work.
You have a lot of potential love your style of analysis
This is a sweet video
Totally forgot about J law. Remember hearing about him all the time when I got into riding around 2007
Well made, sweet production value.
If jlaw didn’t biff his career dungey wouldn’t be coming out of retirement right now.
Heard he was going to do a couple of outdoor events in 2022. Not the first time I’ve heard of a comeback but it would be interesting to see a more mature and responsible J-Law. Either way he was very entertaining. Great video. Thx
He probably can’t get certified or a license however AMA does it.
Never understood that even though lawrence was instigating, villo struck first by loopin his bike at him, and villo gets like nothing
KJ Maury me either but I do know the AMA had him under the microscope and did not like him.
Agreed, getting a 250lb bike to the face is more dangerous than tackling someone. But villo was the good boy and j-law was the bad boy. It’s also up for debate who instigated that. Both guys were going back and forth all morning. Doesn’t really matter who started it.
Are you on crack or do you not know what happened? Jlaw would repeatedly wait and purposely go slow until he could fuck with him during practice that’s what happened and then he would constantly cut him off ,block check him,and all that just trying to fuck with him.
@@vikingson9000 Seems like they had it right, because idek how many times they wound up suspending him.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 thats your opinion, but many including myself would disagree. I saw things done in this years supercross by Barcia that was far more dangerous to other riders then anything J-Law ever did . Favoritism ?
That white and black bike was sick!
Loving these videos!
I surprised we don't have more stories like this nowadays
Title for the JLaw story "How to Destroy a Professional Career by being Stupid"
Imagine if JLAW was a focused rider. No drama just straight training an hard ass working no trouble guy. He would have 3/4 450 championships for sure. The kid was hella good all fucked up imagine if he wasn’t.
I know rite!
Fast? ✔️
POS? ✔️
Excuses? More than the imagination can handle.
Something about him just screamed "Punk and Bratt".
childhood trauma...brats are the ones who don't act like this actually
Love these videos my guy. Keep it up!!
Good Video mate
I was under the impression from prior sources that the AMA delivered him a lifetime ban? -That just seems too absurd to be true imo. Would have LOVED to see this guy have at it with Barcia
Outstanding video what a wasted talent it’s really too bad I’m sure he probably could’ve been a Supercross champion at least twice! He was one of my favorite up-and-coming riders!!!!
The name of the guy who had his ear bitten off by J-Law was McGriddle? That’s too good to be true.
When and if he ever emotionally grows up, he'll regret what he pissed away.
we always do
Doesnt he still ride and do local races ? Thought i heard something about that a while back.
That was the last I heard. Local races, and it was rumored he was supposed to start a youtube channel but I don’t think anything came of it. You can find videos here and there of his local races
@@adam_allday9470 J-law with a RUclips channel would be awesome xD
He posts riding footage on his Instagram account.i can't remember what his account name is,but he was definitely posting there a fair bit
@@carlstanton2550 I dont have Instagram :)
@@daniellarsson3699 neither do I,as far as I'm aware his page is public so you should be able to view clips without an account?
love following the guy on instagram he's still fast and raced at day in the dirt
Add Barcia 51 to the next report.
He's on his way out.
No mention of his track cutting incident? Wild
Pure talent with no ambition...
bad upbringing and childhood trauma. ambition had nothing to do with it.
JLaw was a monster! Always enjoyed watching him ride. He loved the raw hanging it out style 💪🏽 Would have been cool to see him care more about racing than fighting. But that’s how shit goes sometimes 🤷🏼♀️
I was playing Forza Motorsport 4 with him one night until pretty well passed midnight. I was shocked when he said "Man I gotta go to bed, I have to race tomorrow"
The next day he almost won Daytona 😅
I do not approve of his behavior, antics, and decisions, but for whatever reason I like the guy. He was always pure entertainment when being interviewed, and the guy could RIDE. I hope this recent GNCC thing could lead to a little commitment and dedication on his part, and turn into something.
Loved all the drama when this guy was racing.......They are all so squeaky clean nowadays.....We need a good punch up every now and then. 🤣
YUP, now weve got what???........a BAM BAM.....UGHH
all we have now is Bam Bam and no one even fights back when he does something 😂😂😂
Dude might’ve been the most naturally talented person to ever ride a bike. Shame he tossed it away.
Roczen is the most naturally talented person to race MX bikes. James Stewart the most fearless, Ricky Carmichael was the most methodical(prepared guy), Antonio Cairolli is the longest performing guy at the top
@@doostar6875 Roczen is 100% not the most talented person to ever ride a bike 😂
@@moodyshooty ... world 250 MX champion at age 16
@@moodyshooty NOW THAT is something you and I can agree with. Roczen is not even close. My vote would have to go to David Bailey. Noone made it look as effortless as he did.
@@doostar6875 you Roczen fans are something else. He’s insanely fast but not greatest, sorry dude.
yeah....i loved his style when he was racing
We need a new Jlaw....
but a light Jlaw
It’s funny how people just assume what happened with Jason was the result of his attitude and poor decision making. The truth of the matter is that J-Law was doomed from the minute the industry recognized he had talent. You take a kid who has as much raw talent as anyone who ever came up through the sport like J-Law who’s had no real positive influence in his life aside from his grandfather who took him to the races then throw him into a situation where he’s expected to do so much more than show up and do what he does best with no guidance whatsoever you’re just asking for trouble. Especially when you’ve been overlooked by so many for no rhyme or reason other than the fact that you weren’t raised the same as most the kids you’ve beat week in and week out, you’re just asking for a shit storm. The real losers are those in the industry who missed out on a sure bet for a championship or two but chose to let J-Law go instead. The only ones who were ever smart enough to take advantage of the situation was YOT which paid them dividends but even they weren’t smart enough to just let things be as they may and put a little extra effort in to give the kid some guidance. That’s all the kid wanted to do was race, win, have fun, and do his own thing but that was unacceptable at the time. Can you imagine if J-Law were able to come up through the ranks today and have the freedom guys like Tomac, Roczen, Anderson, etc. have today, to just put the kid on a bike and let him go back to Jersey to train on his own terms and rip around Raceway Park and the south Jersey tracks he grew up practicing on and just let him do what works best for him? The kid would be an absolute animal on the weekends. No one could overlook that back then though. The last year J-Law raced at Loretta’s, the kid was given zero respect. The focus was on Ryan Villopotto, under the guidance of trainer Randy Lawrence, Mitch Payton, and the Pro Curcuit/Kawasaki effort, everyone just assumed the A class was all locked up and RV was the only major talent going forward. When the A class gate dropped, it was a different story. People will say Villopotto got off to terrible starts all week but he would go 2-2-2 I believe only to be absolutely annihilated by Jason Lawrence, who would win motos by as much as 30 seconds over Villopotto. In fact, the one occasion i remember the two meeting up in a moto Lawrence blew by RV like he was passing lapped traffic and I recall J-Law stating he never even saw RV all week long. I can remember the week after Loretta’s, the talk amongst everyone who went was all about how much of an upset it was and how was it even possible that a kid who showed up to the races with his grandpa with a little bit of support from Suzuki and no real program set in stone showed up and straight up blew Villopotto’s doors off? The truth of the matter was that it wasn’t really an upset, one kid had already solidified his amateur career, had a deal set in stone to ride for Mitch Payton, and was considered to be the top amateur prospect in the country. The other kid showed up to prove otherwise and earn a ride he rightfully deserved but would never get. And the rest was history.
Do a video on Austin Stroupe!
He’s going to be regretting his decisions for the rest of his life.
Ridiculous villapoto got a slap on the wrist after using his bike as a weapon
To put it bluntly, Jason Lawrence is a rider I'm GLAD is no longer active in this sport. He's a shining example of somebody repeatedly throwing his life down the toilet!
It was clear as day that Jason Lawrence let that 2008 West SX Lites title go to his head, and his actions proved it.
Jason Lawrence was an terrible addition to this sport, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why.
As far as next person goes, GDN: Travis Pastrana -- the guy who couldn't stay away from Freestyle MX after saying "Racing has been my dream"
I agree. I couldn't stand him. On the bike he certainly had talent and was a great rider that I respect that aspect of him. Other than that, he was a douche bag with an attitude problem. Threw it all away by being an idiot.
Travis? Lol the guy promoted having fun on a motorcycle rather than yelling at your kids because they didn't perform well enough. He helped pioneer the sport of freestyle motocross where creativity and personality superseded raw performance and results.
He obviously wasn't the first to do it, but he played a massive role in selling dirt bikes an promoting having fun working hard, facing fears, and living life to the fullest.
It was also because his body couldn't do it anymore, that's a big part of why he stopped racing. He talked about this in an interview, head injuries also played a role I bet and the guy couldn't keep mental focus for a full race, his brain is way too busy for such a tunnel visioned sport. He's tall and lanky too so he his body geometry isn't exactly ideal for dodging injuries, Millsaps had this issue and cianciarulo as well.
I think it's for the best to let a creative create instead of forcing him into a box.
I love both racing and freestyle.
I can understand you not liking Lawrence, but Pastrana is a nice guy and he became far more successful than he would have ever been even if he matched Ricky's accomplishments.
So idk....
I love racing, but that whole culture of "you're a nobody if you're not performing" really sucks.
That's what I appreciate about freestyle, the attitude is far more chill and creative.
Not attacking you btw, just gotta mention that.
@@snowzZzZz Yeah Travis is cool as hell. I've always liked him for sure.
@@snowzZzZz I agree with you. The Freestyle guy's are all great. I appreciate and love what they do. A lot of it is really incredible.
Josh Hills version of the MIP story makes it sound like a setup.
Yea it pretty much was. Hill was just with JLaw and wasn’t drinking. A guy offered him a beer and then busted them. The whole incident was blown way out of proportion
RV set them up. Lol
Jason was an amazing rider. Wish he could have made something of it. Too bad.
I think he was one of the most talented riders ever. I raced in 2005 as a intermediate rider lake whitney in texas. Lawrence put a beat down in 250 and 450 pro sport by 35 or 40 seconds to second place. His line selection and how smooth he was. It's really sad what path he chose
No problem with the AMA governing on track issues but stuff that happens off the track is an issue for a team to deal with.
2:30 bro, what are you talking about? That was Jlaw that jumped off his bike. Unless you think Jlaw was #1 on a Kawasaki and not Yamaha number 338... LMFFFAAAOOO 😂🤦♂️👍
I mean I remember him a tad different.. ya he was wicked fast but he definitely had the bam bam style race strategy most of the time .. lol it wasn’t hard to tell who he really wanted beat and when he felt he had to be in front of someone .. that all said it’s horrible nobody sat him down and just said tone the shit down .. he just sounds like a kid making sick cash having fun well that’s what racing used to be and Jlaw was jus having fun pure and simple .. but I believe he partied a little too hard or too much or at the wrong moments and probably make some kinda dumb decisions while drunk .. like that’s such a unheard of thing .. the ama took it personally, they could’ve handled shit way different but the fact of the matter is he represented everything they didn’t like and at the same time rv represented everything they did like so they just punished him like he was nothing to the sport .. kinda like the fim did to JS7.. ama killed jlaw and fim killed JS7 and tickle
JLAW KILLED JLAW
I like to see Josh Hansen's Career
I still can’t get over Villapoto launching his bike at JLaw and JLaw getting fined 7500$ and put on probation while Villapoto gets a measly 2500$ fine?! Like what? Just goes to show how much the AMA plays favorites.
Here is a good research project. How many young riders lost it all due to drug abuse after an injury. I can think of a few.
JLaw just kept the throttle twisted WFO his whole (short) career...he KNEW he could only hold on to the bars for so long before falling off...but that's the way HE wanted to ride. I miss him
The real shocker in the story is to hear that the AMA used to penalize and suspend riders.
He just announced he will be racing a national on a gasgas 450 this year.
I remember hearing about the car crash back in the day.
I remember watching that train wreck. Too bad for him.
What is he doing now? Regular job?
What's his off track incidents got to do with racing dirt bikes..
I first met Lawrence at Julian’s house. I didn’t know who he was and I asked Julian who is a punk was sitting on his couch because I thought it was just some neighborhood kid lol.
Jason and I spent several years playing MX versus ATV together. The week before the Daytona Supercross we were living on the video game. Probably 18 hours a day we were smoking marijuana and who knows what else. We were both having a very good time and then late at night. Jason says holy shit. I gotta go bro. And I asked him. Where are you trying to get to this late? he says bro I got to catch my flight and get to Daytona for tomorrow’s races! I laughed and said what you’re racing tomorrow? How are you going to race tomorrow you haven’t even read and you’ve been smoking weed playing video games! He says I don’t know bro I’ll figure it out. I’ll catch you on Monday. I go to sleep wake up do some chores the next day sit down for the Supercross and watch him whole shot and leave the entire race while the commentators are talking about how he has become more serious than focused in his training routine.
Lmao
To have watched what he accomplished, and personally being witness to how his entire week leading up to it was was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen, and probably will ever see in my lifetime
Really happy I got to be a fly on the wall during that time
Someone spent a lot of money and time with him in order to achieve success. Thats how it works in MX. He squandered his blessings.
I loved Jason Lawrence at budds creek
Lawrence is a Legend.
Everyone claims " what a waist " Lawrence screwed up more people's lives than just his own , people from good walks of life with good intentions all paid the price because of this destructive clown .
How bout “what a waste”?
@@moosemilk8956 How bout- "about" , couldn't help yourself could you , thought you would say something smart hey 😆😂😆😂.
@@allisonalder172 haha, yeah sorry 😜
Nothing worse than wasted talent. Some would give their left nut to be in his position. And he just threw it all away. But it's his life. He made his decisions. Guy was super talented but threw it all away being immature.
Lol I remember him getting arrested at Redbud 😄. I think he climbed the fence into the B lot to kick the dudes ass or somethin
I swear he gets talked about more then Stewart or RC, he was a pain in the ass but made it up on the bike. It’s a shame that he didn’t hire a better agent that actually taken the time to get him well mentally and not just want money from him. I go onto his Instagram once and a while and he seems washed up riding a 10 year old suzuki still shredding. If he made a return I think he would be a top 10 rider from the first race alone after not training for a long time but doubt that would happen as it seems he barley got into the redbull event a few months ago
He sounds like a woods racer lmao getting hammered at the gncc barely making it to the line Sunday afternoon
He made poor decisions, that's exactly how he wasted his high dollar career
Anyone ever think he was hurting in the inside and needed a friend to talk to .
Anyone who acts out like this is missing something. I think J Laws story is terribly sad. He was immature yes, but it was obvious that his life was missing something.
I put too many “missing something”s in my sentence and now it looks silly.
Austin Stroupe is an interesting story too..
You can't fix stupid.
You should do Hansen next
The entire week before his amazing Daytona race Jason and I were playing MX versus ATV alive about 18 hours a day smoking pot drinking alcohol and God knows what other shit we weren't ingesting
And I will never forget him saying bro I gotta go in the middle of a race
And I'm like what the fuck are you going
He says dude I gotta get to Daytona
I said you're gonna go watch the races ?
He says no fool I'm racing tomorrow
And at first I thought he was joking and then I realized he was serious and I was like there's no fucking way
And then the next day I turned on the Supercross and watched him dominate the entire race until the very end
And I listen to Jeff Emig talk about how hard Jason had been training
And I about fell out of my chair fucking laughing at how completely wrong Jeff Emig was
Nobody knew but me and Jason
I was jumping up and down in my room cheering it was fucking amazing