Jason Lawrence: Hello?
Maryland
Motocross.com: Hi this is Scooter fro…..
JL(interrupting):
Yeah, I don’t wanna talk to you anymore, bye (click)
Lady’s Voice: At the tone, please leave a message
MM.com: Why that little %$#*&.
Ese’: Dang! You just got served…
Second Try
JL: Hello?
MM.com: Hi, Jason, Scooter here, I don’t appre…
JL(interrupting):
Yeah, I don’t wanna talk to you anymore, bye (click)
Lady’s Voice: At the tone, please leave a message
MM.com: *&%^@#!!!!!
Ese’: Ummmmm, yo Scoot, I don’t, uhhh, think that was him…
MM.com: When??? The first time or the second time?
Ese’: Are you serious??? Ummm never mind, I’m gonna go check on
Kevin…
47th try
JL: Hello.
MM.com: Jason Lawrence.
JL: Yeah?
MM.com: Hi, It’s Scooter from MM.com, got time for an interview?
JL: Ummmm, can you
call me back in like 5 minutes, I’ll be home then.
MM.com: Sure, I’ll call you in 10.
JL: Great, thanks.
48th try
JL: Hello?
MM.com: Hey Jason, I’m glad I final…
JL(interrupting):
Yeah, I don’t wanna talk to you anymore, bye (click)
Lady’s Voice: At the tone, please leave a message
MM.com: DOH!!!!!!
The next day JL calls Scooter
JL: Hi, can I speak
to Scooter please?
MM.com: Yeah, this is him. Ready for that interview?
JL: Yeah. Sorry
about yesterday; went back out riding.
MM.com: No problem Hey Jason, umm you got me good with your voicemail,
(JL laughs hard)
and I figured it out after the 46th time
(JL laughs
even harder)
, so could you ignore the dozens of death threats and bad names
that I called you on those 40-odd messages I left.
JL: Nice…
MM.com: Yeee-ah. So, you going to the Winter Olympics?
JL: Uh, yeah, we’re
leaving tomorrow morning or tomorrow night, I’m not sure.
MM.com: You trying to get used to the weather before the race?
JL: Yeah, I should
have a couple days before the race to get used to it. All of my bikes are
pretty much done. Just gonna go down there and make sure that everything is
perfect.
MM.com: You recently had a crash at Englishtown, is that correct?
JL: (Laugh) I had 3
really bad crash's at Englishtown. In practice, right before the finish, on
that long straight, I lost my focus, got sideways and went over the burm.
Then, I was leading Collegeboy in the first motto, went over a Psycho Double
and hit a kicker right after it, crashed there pretty bad, and then I was
right behind (Matt) Boni in 250 B and I tried to go around him on the
outside, hit a pretty big hole, and crashed there too. They were all pretty
bad, but I still won the plaque on Sunday.
MM.com: All the kids here in
Maryland want to know what your favorite
cereal is?
JL: (Pause, laugh)
That would definitely be Fruity Pebbles.
MM.com: I’m going to say 4 names, I want you to tell me what comes
to your mind…
JL: All right…
MM.com: Mike Alessi
JL: Smack-talk.
MM.com: Bubba Stewart
JL: Crazy Fast.
MM.com: Ed Fratoni
JL: Ohhhhh! He’s
the man.
MM.com: Travis Pastrana
JL: He’s the
craziest. He’s outta control.
MM.com: I know you attended the Outlaw Race at Blue Diamond, how
did that go?
JL: I uh, had to
ride the B class, wasn’t allowed to ride the A. I caught up with all the A
guys from a staggered start. It was pretty good, pretty nice, would have
been great if I could have rode A, but I guess it’s something you’re not
allowed to do.
MM.com: Wow, you don’t sound bitter.
JL: (Hard Laugh)
No, not at all. Hey, rules are rules. You can’t be happy when they work
for ya and mad when they don’t.
MM.com: Collegeboy, so you’re at least 18, right?
JL: Me? No I’m 17.
MM.com: Oh, okay. So when did you start riding?
JL: Like when I was
about 2. Started riding out back, on a little track. Kinda been riding
there since. I ride as much as I can. It’s hard work.
MM.com: What kind of gear do you use and what type of bike do you
ride?
JL: I wear No Fear
and I ride Suzuki.
MM.com: Do you wear No Fear off the track as well?
JL: Yeah. Sure do.
MM.com: Sweet! So who would you say is your biggest competition
out there now?
JL: Umm, probably
Ryan Villopoto. He moved up to B class, hes pretty good. It’s gonna be
good to race him at Mini-Os and see how he’s doin’.
MM.com: All right. We saw you at Blue Diamond with your son, are
you training him to be a rider too?
JL: (Pause) Myyyyy
Son!?!?
MM.com: Kevin Asked you if he was your son and you said he was.
JL: Nooo Waaaaay.
He’s my little brother (laugh).
MM.com: Oh, is he into riding too?
JL: (Laughing
still). Yeah. He rides a little bit. Rides a 60.
MM.com:
Okay. What would be your favorite track and your favorite event to attend?
JL: Both would be
Loretta’s. The track’s great and I like the overall feeling of being there.
MM.com: Is it hard to ride there?
JL: Ummm. If you go
into it prepared, it’s kinda like it’s just another track. There’s a lot of
hype, but everyone should treat it like it’s just another track.
MM.com: What was it like winning the number # 1 plate there?
JL: It’s good.
I felt pretty good about going into it with those two classes. I was
prepared, so the races turned out to be kinda easy.
MM.com: Ohhhhhkay. To some people you have a Bad Boy image in
Motocross, how do you feel about that?
JL: (Laugh) It
doesn’t really affect me at all; whatever people think. I mean, you’re not
going to be able to change what they think, so it doesn’t really affect
anything.
MM.com: Who would your thank list include?
JL: (Go to Lawrence
38.com)
MM.com: If you had the power to change anything in motocross.
Anything, for one day, what would you change?
JL: Aww man, I’d
make the C class more fair. It’s kinda crazy watching how fast the kids in
the C class are. I’d make the advancement more fair.
MM.com: Would you give yourself more money?
JL: (Laugh) Ummm.
A little bit (laugh).
MM.com: How do you think you’d do in a race against Captain M?
JL: Against
Whooooooooo???
MM.com: Captain M.
JL: I have no idea
who that is.
MM.com: Travis knows who he is.
JL: Who the heck is
Captain M?
MM.com: I don’t think I should be telling you if you don’t
“Recognize the skillz” You’d better ask around.
JL: (Laughing) Must
not be too fast if I don’t know who he is.
MM.com: Uh-huh. How do you feel about women racing in motocross?
JL: I think it’s
good. I don’t really watch them or anything, but I guess I could.
MM.com:
How would you feel if one beat you?
JL: It would
probably, (pause) probably be the end of my career.
MM.com: Got anything to say to those West Coast Lodies that say
West Coast Riders Rule, or that Jason Lawrence looks like Sid from “Toy
Story”?
JL: I don’t know
about that man, but the East Coast is far better.
MM.com: All right Jason, thanks for you time and good luck at the
Winter Olympics.
JL: Thanks. Later.
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