Bucky Lasek

Bucky Lasek
Lasek in 2016
Personal information
Full nameCharles Michael Lasek
Born (1972-12-03) December 3, 1972 (age 51)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupations
  • Professional skateboarder
  • rallycross driver
Years active1984–present
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg)
Global Rallycross career
Debut season2012
Current teamLasek Rallysport
Car number801
Former teamsSubaru Rally Team USA
Starts34
Wins0
Podiums3
Best finish8th in 2014
Finished last season12th
Sport
Country United States
SportSkateboarding, rallying
Turned pro1990
Medal record
Men's skateboarding
Representing  United States
Summer X Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 San Francisco Vert
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Francisco Vert
Gold medal – first place 2003 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2003 Los Angeles Vert Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Gold medal – first place 2013 Foz do Iguaçu Vert
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Vert
Gold medal – first place 2013 Munich Vert
Gold medal – first place 2013 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego Vert Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Francisco Vert Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Philadelphia Vert
Silver medal – second place 2002 Philadelphia Vert Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2014 Austin RallyCross
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Los Angeles Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Los Angeles Vert

Charles Michael "Bucky" Lasek[1] (/ˈleɪsɪk/ LAY-sik; born December 3, 1972) is an American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver.

Career

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Professional skateboarding

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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lasek started skateboarding at the age of 12, shortly after his bike was stolen.[1] After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987. Powell Peralta promptly sponsored Lasek and introduced him in a 1987 publication as a 14 year old newly-sponsored amateur who "rides a mini-Caballero with X-Bones."[2] Lasek made his video debut in the fourth Bones Brigade video, Public Domain (1988).[3]

Lasek attained professional status with Powell in 1990, but by this time, skateboarding, and vert skateboarding (Lasek's discipline) in particular, began to lose popularity and his career waned. After vert skateboarding was included as part of the X Games by ESPN in the mid-1990s, Lasek's career was revived.[citation needed] A move from Baltimore to San Diego in the summer of 1998 helped his career further.[citation needed]

As of May 2009, Lasek owns a backyard concrete skateboarding bowl named "Lasekland".[4]

Professional racing

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In May 2012, Lasek was one of three drivers selected by Subaru Rally Team USA to compete in the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship. Lasek continued with the team earning several second and third place finishes through his career with Subaru. He left the team after the 2016 season.[5]

Video game appearances

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Lasek is a playable character in the first five games in the Tony Hawk's series: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater through Tony Hawk's Underground. He later reprised his role in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, a remake of the first two games in the series.

Film and television

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Lasek made a cameo appearance in the low-budget 2003 movie Haggard, in which he hands a skateboard to Bam Margera while he runs from the villain Hellboy. He appeared in MTV's reality television series Viva La Bam and in the music video for Pink's single "Raise Your Glass". He served as a stunt double in the 2003 movie Grind.[6] He also made an appearance as himself in an episode of The Jersey called "What's Gotten Into Elliott Rifkin?", and also attended the sixth dinner service of Hell's Kitchen's 21st season.

Personal life

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As of June 2015, Lasek resides in Encinitas, California with his wife Jennifer (m. September 1996) and their three daughters.[7]

Contest results

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As of 2016, Lasek has won 13 medals at the X Games, including ten gold medals, and is one of only two vert skateboarders to have won three X Games gold medals consecutively—the other is Pierre-Luc Gagnon.[8] Lasek is also one of only three athletes to compete at every X Games since the series' inception in 1995.[9]

  • 1st 2013 X Games (Los Angeles): Vert
  • 1st 2013 X Games (Munich): Vert
  • 1st 2013 X Games (Barcelona): Vert
  • 1st 2013 x Games (Foz do Iguacu): Vert
  • 1st 2013 Vans Pool Party[10]
  • 2nd 2012 X Games: Vert
  • 3rd 2011 X Games: Vert
  • 1st 2010 Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party: Pro Division
  • 1st 2009 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
  • 1st 2009 Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party: Pro Division
  • 1st 2008 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
  • 1st 2006 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
  • 1st 2006 X Games: Vert Best Trick
  • 1st 2005 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
  • 1st 2004 Vans Triple Crown
  • 1st 2004 Gravity Games
  • 1st 2004 Slam City Jam
  • 1st 2003 X Games: Vert
  • 1st 2003 X Games: Vert Doubles (with Bob Burnquist)
  • 1st 2002 Slam City Jam: Vert
  • 2nd 2002 X Games VIII: Vert Doubles (with Bob Burnquist)
  • 2nd 2001 X Games: Vert
  • 1st 2000 X Games: Vert
  • 1st 1999 X Games Vert

Racing record

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Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

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Supercar

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points
2012 Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI CHA
11 		TEX
14 		LA
13 		LOU
11 		LV
8 		LVC
7 		13th 35
2013 Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI BRA
 MUN1
14 		MUN2
11 		LOU
8 		BRI
12 		IRW
11 		ATL
12 		CHA
16 		LV
14 		11th 49
2014 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI BAR
13 		AUS
2 		DC
11 		NY
12 		CHA
6 		DAY
3 		LA1
11 		LA2
5 		SEA
14 		LV
3 		8th 215
2015 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI FTA
10 		DAY1
DNS 		DAY2
12 		MCAS
7 		DET1
11 		DET2
8 		DC
 LA1
DNS 		LA2
DNS 		BAR1
 BAR2
 LV
8 		12th 88
2016 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI PHO1 PHO2 DAL DAY1 DAY2 MCAS1
10 		MCAS2† DC
9 		AC
10 		SEA
 LA1
 LA2
 15th 34

†Race canceled

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bio". Bucky Lasek. 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "New Ams". Bones Brigade - Intelligence Report. 1987 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "IMDb Public Domain Video". imdb.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bucky Lasek Pro-Tec" (Video upload). Pro-Tec on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Busky Lasek | GRC". Global Rallycross. 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Bucky & Pink". Skate and Annoy. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Lasek family, Dina Perouty-Leone's family". The Baltimore Sun. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  8. ^ Colin Bane; David L'Heureux (June 27, 2013). "Bucky Lasek Wins Again". ESPN X Games. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "A Retrospective of Bob Burnquist's 25 X Games Medals Part 1". Backgrinder. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  10. ^ TWS (May 12, 2013). "2013 Vans Pool Party Results". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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