I know Austin personally and have for years. He’s been clean for a long time and is doing what he loves coaching now. Please don’t just focus on all the negatives here.

@jpesicka999

Жыл бұрын

I think he painted the whole picture as far as what he did well it would have been nice if he mentioned he was clean now and coaching for sure.

@kevinfox416

10 ай бұрын

Nice good to hear

@kateharczuk5622

9 ай бұрын

I met Austin this week, he’s not doing well currently and definitely doesn’t appear to be clean. If you truly know this man please reach out to him. It’s never too late for recovery and relapse happens, it’s always worth another shot when it comes to sobriety. If you need help locating him I’m positive Lincoln County PD can help.

@ohsoyouthinkyoucandance

9 ай бұрын

@@kateharczuk5622 I hate to hear this! I haven’t talked to him for a long time

@Murray89

8 ай бұрын

@@kateharczuk5622what made you think that?

Stories like this make me so happy the "attitude era" is seemingly over. Addiction is real, and it ruins lives. Guys like Stroupe, Lawrence, and Izzi didn't just flame out of motocross, they ruined their lives too

@FalseHope61

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t an attitude issue. These were kids that had terrible support systems. Their parents used them as a tool for a get rich scheme. They were enabled, young, and the priority. They wanted to win, pushed to win, crashed, hurt themselves, and then were given pain killers, over and over. Back then, nobody thought you could get addicted to them if you took them as prescribed. That’s bullshit. We know that now. I went through it. Imagine when you go into withdrawal, you have the worst flu of your life, while simultaneously your body is in real pain, I mean it feels like every bone in your body is broken. But all you have to do is take another pain pill, that’s gone in 10 minutes, and lasts another 5-6 hours. That’s how it happens.

@johnnybgood774

2 жыл бұрын

this was the best Era and there still is addiction but it's prescribed....

@carlstanton2550

2 жыл бұрын

​@@johnnybgood774 it was prescribed before,that's how they ended up in that situation...

@griffithracingteam2412

2 жыл бұрын

@@FalseHope61 your exactly right! and it can happen to anyone. addiction don't pick and choose. 9 years clean on 7/23!!

@Michael-zo8me

2 жыл бұрын

Opioids almost killed me too. Doctors prescribe them but cannabis is more natural and works better

Austin lives next to my grandparents in lincolnton nc. He had a track in his yard at one time, I would always watch him ride and sparked my love for dirt bikes. Glad to see he is doing well and still involved in motocross.

@AUSTIN_RIDES

2 жыл бұрын

He lives in Lincolnton? thats where I live haha.

Hey bro, love your videos. Do me a favor please. Take a breath every now and then. Slow it down running through all this info. It’s hard for us to keep up. I love hearing about stuff like this. I’ve been watching since 97. Somewhat in and out every few years so sometimes stories like this get missed. Also, would love to hear more about Pourcel. Thanks for throwing these guys some spotlight.

Sobering content my man. I hope stroupe is beyond rock bottom.

@Therealchristopherjessup

3 ай бұрын

That’s a strange thing to hope for 3624.

Man I grew up in the town right next to stroupe. Saw the whole career take off and end. He was the kost talented rider I'd ever seen in person, and at only 7 years old. So sad.

Dude when he said that mx brought him awesome life but ended up ruining him in the long run, pfff that's deep we all have to be very careful, ride for your own pleasure not for clock and points

Good stuff man, keep it up!

Great stuff , thanks!

I used to race 80’s in stroupe’s class at the nationals always wondered what happened to him, addiction also got the best of me

@chasemcintyre6806

4 ай бұрын

Mannnnn 😂 what nationals do you speak of?? I'm having a hard time believing you

@asdf12345447

3 ай бұрын

Not hard to believe any kid on an 85 can sign up for a local national. Dude might’ve even had speed

@Therealchristopherjessup

3 ай бұрын

@@chasemcintyre6806He didn’t claim to be beating him or anything. You enjoy being a dick to people or what?

This is a interpretation from an outsider looking in, only few know what truly caused this? This is a very dangerous sport and you are only 1 crash away from maybe never walking again? Not to mention people hyping you up your whole life telling you how great you are , family members included, wanting you too be something they never could be ? There is more then just giving into pain killers.

@S0RELOSER

2 жыл бұрын

He was a drug addict as an amateur. His issues started way before the injuries/pain killers.

Nice video man

Pro motocross is a tough business. Look how many have come and gone in a short period of time due to injuries, , pressure, etc. When you reach the capability to run with the big boys, your chances of injury increase tenfold. So many have the speed and fitness, but staying healthy is a HUGE part of the game. As a racer myself, I know this all to well.

Every rider goes down, and sometimes they can be bad. I can relate to what he went through, it does not take long before one every other day turns into a glaring problem. Hope the best for dude.

When I was a teenager, my granny said "You're gonna be known by the company you keep." She was very wise. Thank God I was listening. Thank God for grandma.

@gleanerman2195

2 жыл бұрын

Just thank your grandma, not some silly nonexistant god.

Thanks for doing this video! Zach Bell next??

@UncleSarkis

3 ай бұрын

Did Zach Bell fall into that trap too?

@Therealchristopherjessup

3 ай бұрын

@@UncleSarkisI hope not man. I hope not..

I remember seeing this kid at a local track here in NC on his 80 hitting a 90 foot triple that was right out of a corner. Even a lot of the big bikes weren’t even jumping it, mainly only the A and B class guys were so to see him doing it on his 80 was wild! He was super fast to be so small! I knew he would be a good pro rider one day, sad to see him throw it away.

Man him, canard, and izzi were probably the 3 most hyped amateurs to ever come into the pro ranks in 2007. Stroupe was probably the most naturally talented out of all 3 of them tho..shame he threw it all away in such a short amount of time.

@dangrimes5078

2 жыл бұрын

What often happens is because you are only taking what a doctor prescribed, you assume it's safe. You start wanting more because it's not working anymore. It all happens so gradually and pretty soon you have a big problem.

Oh boy. You going to do Nico Izzi too? Very similar path 💔

I saw a second generation firefighter have the same issue and outcome. Those meds are not good and can take your life.

I used to have a signed Austin Stroupe poster from him on a Suzuki

Painkillers are prescribed by doctors.In doing so you turn your patients into customers,makes me sick

Use to ride with him at Top Gun in Lincolnton nc damn he was so fast even as a kid on 65s

Ya definitely would be nice to see a video about the mx/sx drug testing policies and if they’ve evolved at all or stayed the same and about how far medical marijuana has come to help people in pain but pretty sure the AMA don’t care and it’s banned but ya idk so a video on the subject would be nice .. I can personally say my nana was on pain killers for over 20 years with many different health problems but about two years ago quit using pain killers for some medical cbd shit she gets offline that she is just completely blown away how much better it works for pain and a lot of her other health issues have just disappeared as a result .. the thing with pain killers and a lot of other drugs is first off everyone’s different but also they don’t know all the side effects when you start taking multiple drugs.. most of the testing trials test one drug at a time not one drug with 5 different other drugs in your system.. also a video on JS7 and Tickle getting banned and explaining all the details of that whole deal would be cool .. just a idea

Terrible flagger at 4:15. That could’ve been ended badly

@iceKOId

6 ай бұрын

Yep. If the bike had been maybe inches further it could’ve caused a blind pile up!

You should make more videos.

Bought one of his super mini YZs in like 2004. Raw ass bike, pulled way harder than a stock 125

You should do one about Nico Izzi

Didnt he have a massive crash around 2010-2012? Maybe my memory is mistaken me but I swear I rmember watching him race at Pala on a yz450 and then some months later he was on some GFM for a huge crash.

Nicco issi would be a good one to do

@cobainlives69

2 жыл бұрын

izzi

Well Damn

It really sucks that the opioids epidemic started when this generation of great riders were hitting their prime. at first the doctors were fooled also as to the addictive nature of them. it was to late for that generation when it became known and reform of prescribing norms were implemented. We lost a good class of young riders to it. bad timing for sure. After 40 years of riding and racing, I also became a victim of it and lost 6 yrs of my life, so I have so much compassion for them. glad it was not around when I was young.

All I can say is I can relate .I went through addiction when I was in the mix snowboarding .I was winning contests getting sponsors and life was good then my best friend and team mate died in a car accident and I started taking pills and by the time I realized the mistake I made it was to late I was addicted and threw my career away.I have 11 years clean now but I will always have to live with that WHAT IF .

It’s not easy to come out when you have this addiction problem. It’s easy to say he should have done it said this, but the reality is unless you have been an opiate addict you have no clue. I hope he’s beaten this thing though. It’s hard to do

Awesome kids with a lot of soul ! All Izzy stroupe and jlaw. Just like rock and roll and art the cats that struggle the most always produce the best art weather it be riding a dirt bike. Skateboarding or writing a book. Just calling a spade a spade. Is what it is. Who knows

It’s sucks so bad as I am a huge kawi fan. Not only did stroupe not shine, Austin forkner was a disappointment as well

Love the content. Heroin and opioids don't lend themself to the "party" lifestyle though. That's proper junkie stuff right there

Not trying to excuse his problems but I wonder how much better things would have gone if the stupid 'bad boy' era hadn't happened?

He could of been a contender. Good luck to him and his future, crashes and pain killers, def make short careers.

@jpesicka999

Жыл бұрын

He was a contender though.

Mas

You left out the fact that Stroupe had been to rehab even before joining Pro Circuit. Kid was a fuckup from day one. And only enabled once pro. Mitch put him thru rehab at least 3x. Ultimately, a nice kid. I got nothing against him. A cautionary tale. But whom really deserves some heat are all the people that failed to hold him accountable. Namely Mitch.

@indigofairy

Жыл бұрын

You have nothing against him yet start this out by calling him a fuckup... -_- come on bub

@S0RELOSER

Жыл бұрын

@@indigofairy in your opinion, i cant call a spade a spade without an axe to grind?

Question, I thought the Supercross riders gets drug tested ? How was he able to hide an addiction?

Great talent, abhorrent work ethic

Those “crimes” aren’t crimes. Crimes have victims. Those offenses are only bad because they’re not controlled and dolled out by doctors and pharma, therefore not profitable to the elites. All the way back to reefer madness, substance control has always been tied to the profits of industry, including prohibition. Unrelated, I know, but important to understand.

SAME AS MR LAWRENCE TWO DOWN MILLIONS TO GO THEY WILL GET YOU ANYWAY THEY CAN!!

Completely understandable, "here kid take these opioids, they're non addictive" kid get addicted. "Wow what a pill junkie that doesn't want to work anymore what a loser" He did nothing wrong, he was a pro racer that got injured and the medical system failed him. Plain and simple.

Stroupe Izzi and jlaw were a waste of talent

The addiction to racing dirt bikes is where it all started to go wrong.

@moneyontrees6

2 жыл бұрын

Go to something else you like in life. Take up wingsuit flying. Have a nice ride elsewhere.