Moving forward, we are going to see more technicality in the jumps.
"There are so many more tricks that can happen.
In 2015, he landed the first-ever double back flip into dirt off a quarter pipe as one of many never-been-done tricks on his resume. Over the next few years, Strong began dominating the Best Trick discipline like no other rider before – and kept the trick innovations coming. That's eleven years ago now, I was age 19 then," said Strong. In what was only his second X Games appearance, the Australian shook up the established order by claiming gold in Motocross Best Trick with a spectacular front flip. Ultimately, the young rookie began traveling to the United States and competing in the world's biggest showcase for action sports: The X Games. "I learned all the bad habits of life, early on. And he got good quick: When he was only 13 years old, Strong began touring with the Crusty Demons of Dirt crew. With a penchant for catching air, he soon began building his own jumps and training at abandoned spots near his home. It was how I got to school," said Strong on UNLEASHED. More like a ways of getting around, sort of my transport. "For me it all began riding around dirt bikes on the farm. Tune in right here.īorn in New South Wales, Australia, to a farming family spanning several generations, Strong discovered dirt bikes at a young age.
Learn about Strong's innovative approach to motocross and unparalleled mental resilience in conversation with the two podcast hosts, Australian action sports personality Luke "The Dingo" Trembath and professional snowboarder Danny Kass on Episode 36 of UNLEASHED.
But we'll always have the Best Trick and people learning new tricks," said Strong the episode. But I think we're going to see freestyle move away from being inside small stadiums and moving outside with bigger jumps, longer distances and highest air. There are a lot of guys doing a lot more freeride-type stuff, like what Axell is doing is really cool. "I think freestyle motocross is in a bit of a transitional period at this point in time. A must-listen for all motocross fans, the podcast gets the inside story from the 30-year-old from Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia, who became a professional freestyle motocross rider as a teenager and left his unique mark on the sport ever since. This latest one-hour episode released today across Monster Energy's social media channels and was recorded inside Monster Energy headquarters in Corona, California. Monster Energy is proud to welcome freestyle motocross innovator and six-time X Games gold medalist Jackson Strong on Episode 36 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny.ĬORONA, Calif., J/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Start your engines! Monster Energy is proud to welcome freestyle motocross innovator and six-time X Games gold medalist Jackson Strong on Episode 36 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny.