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♪ ♪ - theres so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. - overdose capital of the east coast. - theres really more here than just poverty and illiteracy and drugs. theres a lot of good people here. - when you walk on this field, you better have tunnel vision. dont look left. dont look right. you look at that scoreboard, and that shit burn in your heart, you understand me? we got some ground to make up,...

[ cheering ] ♪ >> robie: this place was a boomin. you couldnt get through this town down there. but its dead now. about eight or ten coal mines shut down at one time. >> coach: lets go! its the same halftime speech every single week. >> quentin: there is so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. >> daniel whitt: overdose capital of the east coast. >> quentin: but theres more here than just poverty and i...

You look at that scoreboard, and that should burn in your heart. Do you understand me . We got some ground to make up. And once we make that ground up, well take off. Lets go. I took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la anthony new york city, where i live. And its easy to think, having lived here ne...

Ever focuses on the positive. They see us as ignorant or ill billys. Theres a lot of good people here. When you walk on the field, have tunnel vision. You look at that scoreboard and it burns in your heart. You understand me . We have ground to make up. Once you make up the ground, it will take off. Lets go. New york city where i live, and it is easy to think having lived here nearly all of my life this is what america looks like, thinks like, that the things that are important to me are importa...

- this bat-shit crazy, vertical, mad max drag race come demolition derby is called rock bouncing. keep my neck from bouncing around too much? - yeah, and what theyre actually designed for is major collisions, and it keeps your head from tearing off your body. - adam ringer is a native son, jack of many trades, and a man whos all too happy to spend the day trashing some hills just to show me a good time. - ♪ get me drinking that moonshine ♪ ♪ get me higher than the grocery bill ♪ ♪ lord...

♪ ♪ early in the morning when the sun does rise ♪ ♪ layin in the bed with bloodshot eyes ♪ ♪ run me raggin but i dont fret ♪ take my troubles ♪ ♪ to the highwall throw em in the river ♪ ♪ and get your fill lord its a mighty ♪ ♪ hard livin but a damn good feelin ♪ ♪ to run these roads >> anthony: so these things have to be durable to say the least? i mean, youre pounding the hell out of them. >> adam ringer: actually built to be indestructible. >> anthony: indestruct...

>> anthony: wow, what a spread. ♪ >> anthony: trail riding, atvs, off roading, and the supporting industries are an up and coming >> anthony: straight up? >> adam yup. yeah, this race this weekend, the last 30 feet of the hill, the second hill was actually vertical. you had to hit it with enough momentum to skip up over it and land on top. >> anthony: wow. >> adam: yeah, thats why you gotta have a lot of horsepower. >> mike: but too much power can get you in a lot of trouble, also. >> anthony:...

>> anthony: keep my neck from bouncing around too much. >> adam: yeah and what its actually designed for is major collisions and it keeps your head from tearing off your body. >> anthony: adam ringer is a native son, jack of many trades, and a man whos all too happy to spend a day trashing some hills just to show me a good time. ♪ that moonshine get me higher ♪ ♪ than the grocery bill lord its a mighty ♪ ♪ hard livin but a damn good feelin ♪ ♪ to run these roads >> mo: so that was ...

>> adam: exactly right. horsepower is not always the key to success. but its always a lot of fun. >> mike: hopefully you can come back and try the barbie jeep thing. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ >> anthony: guns are a fact of life around here. whether as a means to defend your isolated home, get yourself dinner when theres no place else to get it, or just for the fun of shooting stuff. the feeling that gun ownership is an absolute right, immutable, and non-negotiable runs deep here. >> anthony: everybod...

One that slow me down ♪ take my troubles ♪ ♪ to the highwall throw em in the river ♪ ♪ and get your fill lord its a mighty ♪ ♪ hard livin but a damn good feelin ♪ ♪ to run these roads >> anthony: so these things have to be durable to say the least? i mean, youre pounding the hell out of them. >> adam ringer: actually built to be indestructible. >> anthony: indestructible? >> adam: yeah, thats the plan. [ cheers ] >> joe pierce: well, i guess we broke it. >> anthony: this bat sh...