Jeremy Lusk dies

xx CURVE xx · 02-10-2009, 03:01 PM

R.I.P. brother.

http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog

Jeremy Lusk

The world of FMX lost a true hero last night

February 10, 2009, 10:17 AM

By: Vince Castellanos

Freestyle motocross star Jeremy Lusk died early in the morning EST on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from head injuries he suffered at an event in Costa Rica on Saturday, Feb. 7. Lusk sustained the injuries when he under-rotated a Hart Attack backflip and slammed head-first to the dirt. Like the fighter he was, Jeremy — nicknamed Pitbull for his tenacious attitude and great strength — survived an initial surgery late in the evening on Saturday that was designed to stem brain swelling, even though his odds of living through the surgery were very long. But his condition — touch and go from the moment he went down — worsened late in the day on Monday.

Chris Tedesco
Some may remember that he crashed in almost identical fashion in the Freestyle semifinals at X Games '07: He under-rotated a Hart Attack backflip but somehow walked away from that scary slam. In March '08, while preparing for April's Moto X World Championships, Lusk said that he didn't throw the Hart Attack backflip for months after his X Games crash. "I was a little scared of it," he stated.

Lusk enjoyed an incredibly successful 2008 season. He earned Freestyle gold at X Games '08 and added Best Trick silver when he landed the first double grab Hart Attack backflip; it was the first time he had even attempted the trick to dirt. He also scored a bronze helmet in Freestyle at the Moto X World Championships, won both Freestyle and Best Trick at September '08's X Games Mexico and finished third overall in Freestyle on the '08 Dew Tour.

The San Diego native was 24 and married to Lauren, his high-school sweetheart.

The following was posted at http://prayforjeremylusk.blogspot.com/, which had been tracking Lusk's condition:

It is with great sadness that we report Jeremy Lusk succumbed to his injures tonight at 11:03pm PST. He was surrounded by his loving Mother and father, Chuck & Gina Lusk, his wonderful wife Lauren, his mother and father in law Lyne & Larry along with his closest Mulisha friends Brian Deegan, Ryan Hagy, Cameron Steele & Erik Apple. He is now with our Heavenly Father and is at peace. We know he is performing sick tricks for all those in Heaven to crowds greater than we have ever seen. We will miss you Pitbull!

Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

We will provide further updates on arrangements when we get them.

Racerboy · 02-10-2009, 03:12 PM

R.I.P. what a sad loss....

They've already pulled his website down......

xx CURVE xx · 02-10-2009, 03:16 PM

the crash

[youtube]QhjxV34la88[/youtube]

Racerboy · 02-10-2009, 03:17 PM

Yet another camera angle as well....

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=184_1234294841

ceo012384 · 02-10-2009, 03:24 PM

I watched that video in slow mo earlier and wish I didn't.

RIP.

Riceaholic · 02-10-2009, 05:14 PM

aw man that's terrible...R.I.P.

cuttle · 02-10-2009, 05:16 PM

edit: I didn't see the thread

sad news

rogue · 02-10-2009, 05:18 PM

Damn.

R.I.P. Jeremy

Yamerhaw · 02-21-2009, 03:07 PM

I hated to hear that, R.I.P

MikeSP1 · 02-21-2009, 03:27 PM

He made every badass on the planet look like a pansy. It's very sad to hear. R.I.P. dude, you're a hero.

02-10-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
xx CURVE xx SMELL MY LEVER Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Moto: Tards Posts: 1,034	Jeremy Lusk dies R.I.P. brother. http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog Jeremy Lusk The world of FMX lost a true hero last night February 10, 2009, 10:17 AM By: Vince Castellanos Freestyle motocross star Jeremy Lusk died early in the morning EST on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from head injuries he suffered at an event in Costa Rica on Saturday, Feb. 7. Lusk sustained the injuries when he under-rotated a Hart Attack backflip and slammed head-first to the dirt. Like the fighter he was, Jeremy — nicknamed Pitbull for his tenacious attitude and great strength — survived an initial surgery late in the evening on Saturday that was designed to stem brain swelling, even though his odds of living through the surgery were very long. But his condition — touch and go from the moment he went down — worsened late in the day on Monday. Chris Tedesco Some may remember that he crashed in almost identical fashion in the Freestyle semifinals at X Games '07: He under-rotated a Hart Attack backflip but somehow walked away from that scary slam. In March '08, while preparing for April's Moto X World Championships, Lusk said that he didn't throw the Hart Attack backflip for months after his X Games crash. "I was a little scared of it," he stated. Lusk enjoyed an incredibly successful 2008 season. He earned Freestyle gold at X Games '08 and added Best Trick silver when he landed the first double grab Hart Attack backflip; it was the first time he had even attempted the trick to dirt. He also scored a bronze helmet in Freestyle at the Moto X World Championships, won both Freestyle and Best Trick at September '08's X Games Mexico and finished third overall in Freestyle on the '08 Dew Tour. The San Diego native was 24 and married to Lauren, his high-school sweetheart. The following was posted at http://prayforjeremylusk.blogspot.com/, which had been tracking Lusk's condition: It is with great sadness that we report Jeremy Lusk succumbed to his injures tonight at 11:03pm PST. He was surrounded by his loving Mother and father, Chuck & Gina Lusk, his wonderful wife Lauren, his mother and father in law Lyne & Larry along with his closest Mulisha friends Brian Deegan, Ryan Hagy, Cameron Steele & Erik Apple. He is now with our Heavenly Father and is at peace. We know he is performing sick tricks for all those in Heaven to crowds greater than we have ever seen. We will miss you Pitbull! Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We will provide further updates on arrangements when we get them.

02-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#2
Racerboy The Other White Meat Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Moto: 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS Posts: 608	R.I.P. what a sad loss.... They've already pulled his website down...... __________________ Have you ever wondered if the earth was a mental asylum for people rejected from a planet more sophisticated than ours... www.CheckeredFlagOils.com 954-975-BIKE (2453) 623-850-1OIL (1645)

02-10-2009, 03:17 PM	#4
Racerboy The Other White Meat Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Moto: 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS Posts: 608	Yet another camera angle as well.... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=184_1234294841 __________________ Have you ever wondered if the earth was a mental asylum for people rejected from a planet more sophisticated than ours... www.CheckeredFlagOils.com 954-975-BIKE (2453) 623-850-1OIL (1645)

02-10-2009, 03:24 PM	#5
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	I watched that video in slow mo earlier and wish I didn't. RIP. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

02-10-2009, 05:16 PM	#7
cuttle now available w/o fish Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in a holler Moto: DR650, Morini, 1/2 M900ie Posts: 820	Jeremy Lusk died edit: I didn't see the thread sad news __________________ "Typo's are very importand to al written form. It gives the reader something to look for soo they arenâ€™t distrackted by the total lack of kontend in your writing's." - R. K. Milholland Last edited by cuttle; 02-10-2009 at 05:18 PM..

02-10-2009, 03:16 PM	#3
xx CURVE xx SMELL MY LEVER Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Moto: Tards Posts: 1,034	the crash [youtube]QhjxV34la88[/youtube]

02-10-2009, 05:14 PM	#6
Riceaholic High Life Drinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Moto: 01 GSXR 1000 - Yamaha Zuma 125 Posts: 961	aw man that's terrible...R.I.P.

02-21-2009, 03:07 PM	#9
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	I hated to hear that, R.I.P __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

02-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#10
MikeSP1 Perpetual trouble Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at the base of the Alps Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR Posts: 715	He made every badass on the planet look like a pansy. It's very sad to hear. R.I.P. dude, you're a hero. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"