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Our main man, Bucky Lasek, going big in the Pro division. Congrats on your overall 3rd!!!

On Saturday we were fortunate enough to make it down to the Vans Skatepark in Orange for the annual Pro-Tec pool party. This contest, which as the title eludes is in fact more like one big party, featured many of today's top skaters (vert and pool) and also some of the biggest legends in the sport competing in the coveted Master's division. We were treated to the likes of Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Chris Miller, Lance Mountain and many more. As if that wasn't good enough the Pro division was also stacked with our man Bucky Lasek competing with friends Rune Glifberg, Pedro Barros, Andy Mac and more. Literally, for five plus hours we couldn't take our eyes off the action. And, if we learned a thing or two from this illustrious event it's that pool skating is alive and well and that "old" guys can still kick ass!!!

The scene was set.

Ready, set...

Greyson Fletcher was flying thru the bowl...this kid is old school at heart...

Tony Hawk and his age old invert...nobody does it better.

The crowd was psyching.

Rune Glifberg. Continue reading →

This past Sunday in Encinitas, California, the mother of all grassroots skate contests took place in our man Bucky Lasek’s backyard. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Bucky has his own private pool/bowl built unto the top of his hill that he can session whenever he darn well pleases. Bucky’s bowl lies normally in a place where weeds would grow and the yearly maintenance to hire gardeners to keep the Fire Department off your back would be nothing short of a nuisance to the average homeowner.

Sometimes Bucky skates alone, sometimes he invites his friends…as was the case on Sunday for his annual Backyard Bowl-B-Q. About 150 of Buck’s closest friends and sponsors were on hand to check the action, mingle, drink Pabst and grub some good old fashioned backyard bbq. The only hindrance on this blissful day came in the form of torrential rainfall for about two straight hours all but almost cancelling the skate contest-either way we were gonna stay and party! Continue reading →

Wanna hang with some of the universes best Vert and Pool skaters? Get up close and personal with legends, champions and industry folk alike? Well then, have we got the chance of a lifetime for you! Enter now to win a ticket to Bucky Lasek's Bowl-B-Q 2011. Going down on November 6th in San Diego, this is going to be an action packed day chalk full of the world's best battling out in Bucky's backyard bowl for the ultimate prize of respect from your peers (and some cold hard cash too of course). The level of skating is going to be mind blowing, not to mention all of the cool things us various sponsors have lurking in the works so stop reading this post right now and enter!!! Continue reading →

Summer camp, Winter camp, Artists camp...Vert camp? Yep, you heard us right. This past week at the Block of Orange within the Vans skate park there was indeed a Vert camp going down. With children of various ages and talent, this was one camp that I'm super bummed I missed out on as a grom! Especially because Vert mad man Bucky Lasek was on hand giving the kids tips and maybe even divulging a few secrets of his very own. So, what were we doing there you ask? Well, we have some big news coming your way but in the meantime sit back, relax and take a look at these pictures.....

Class in session.

Bucky taking out the groms.

The training grounds.

Taking the high line.

Off the hip.

The kids watch on in amazement.

That's how its done fellas. Bucky with a stylish invert.

Out the pool kid!

Bucky scoping his 2009 and 2010 championship banners from the legendary Pro-Tec Pool Party.

Could it be.......