Jeremy Lusk Explained

Jeremy Lusk
Fullname:	Jeremy Daniel Lusk
Nickname:	Pitbull, Big L
Birth Date:	26 November 1984
Birth Place:	San Diego, California, U.S.
Death Place:	San José, Costa Rica
Sport:	Freestyle motocross (FMX)
Event:	Freestyle Moto-X, Best Trick

Jeremy Daniel Lusk (November 26, 1984^[1] – February 10, 2009^[2]) was an American freestyle motocross racer from San Diego, California.^[3] He was part of the riding group Metal Mulisha.^{[4] [5]}

He won gold and silver medals at the 2008 X Games and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships. He was a born-again Christian.^[6]

Career highlights

• 2008 X Games Mexico gold, X Games Moto X Best Trick silver, X Games freestyle Gold
• 2008 X Games: Moto X Best Trick, Silver; Moto X Freestyle, Gold
• 2008 Red Bull X Fighters, 3rd
• 2008 Moto X Freestyle, Bronze
• 2008 AST Dew Tour, 3rd

Death

On February 7, 2009,^[7] Lusk crashed while attempting to land an "Indian Air Backflip" (after Carey Hart who initiated it, see "Evolution of the backflip" in freestyle motocross) in the X Knights motocross competition in San José, Costa Rica, he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing. Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained catastrophic brain damage. Doctors performed an unsuccessful five-hour surgery at Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José in an attempt to save his life. He entered into cardiac and respiratory failure and died on February 10.^[8]

After his death, the fourth episode of the television show Nitro Circus was dedicated to Lusk.^[9]

At the time of his death, Lusk lived in Temecula, California, with his wife, Lauren.

External links

• A Fatal Flip
• Metal Mulisha official website
• "Rider's Death in Competition Points to the Perils of Motocross," New York Times, February 10, 2009
• "ESPN's Ryan Leyba's Photo Tribute"

Notes and References

1. Web site: FMX Jeremy Lusk Dies in Costa Rica. Lynch. Cheryl. Metal Mulisha. February 11, 2009. February 13, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213161913/http://motorcycle-usa.com/5/2474/Motorcycle-Article/FMX-Jeremy-Lusk-Dies-in-Costa-Rica.aspx. dead.
2. Lynch, Cheryl (untitled press release), 2009-02-09, retrieved February 11, 2009
3. Jimenez, Marianela, Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies, Associated Press, 2009-02-10, retrieved February 10, 2009
4. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/10/84741111346-jeremy-lusk-motocross-dies/ Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies
5. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/02/jeremy-lusk-har.html Jeremy Lusk hardly forgotten, still 'on the ride of his life'
6. News: Higgins. Matt. Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible. The New York Times. August 2009. August 1, 2009.
7. News: Aguilar . Pablo . Piloto del X-Knights grave tras caída . November 16, 2021 . . February 8, 2009.
8. News: Aguilar . Pablo . Muere el piloto de X-Knights Jeremy Lusk . November 16, 2021 . . February 10, 2009.
9. http://www.grindtv.com/moto/r-i-p-jeremy-lusk-11-26-1984-02-09-2009/#iHrk4iXfKOCZl8mt.97 R.I.P. Jeremy Lusk November 26, 1984 – September 2, 2009