Bucky Lasek
Charles Michael "Bucky" Lasek[1] (/ˈleɪsɪk/ LAY-sik; born December 3, 1972) is a professional skateboarder and rallycross driver.
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| Full name | Charles Michael Lasek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 3, 1972 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Rallycross career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Subaru Rally Team USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Car number | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 8th in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finished last season | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding, rallying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional skateboarding
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen.[1] After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987. Powell sponsored Lasek, and he made his video debut in the fourth Bones Brigade video, Public Domain (1988).
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 Lasek's career waned. After vert skateboarding was included as part of the X Games by ESPN in the mid-1990s, Lasek's career was revived. A move from Baltimore to San Diego in the summer of 1998, with his family, helped Lasek's career further.
As of May 2009, Lasek owns a backyard concrete skateboarding bowl named "Lasekland".[2]
Professional racing
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 2nd and 3rd place finishes through his career with Subaru. He left the team after the 2016 season.[3]
Video game appearances
Lasek was a playable character in the first five games in the Tony Hawk series: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater through Tony Hawk's Underground. He also appears in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2.
Film and television
Lasek made a cameo 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 Viva La Bam and the music video for P!nk's single "Raise Your Glass". He served as a stunt double in the 2003 movie "Grind".[4] Bucky also made an appearance as himself in an episode of The Jersey called “What’s Gotten Into Elliott Rifkin?”.
Personal life
As of June 2015, Lasek resides in Encinitas, California, United States with his wife Jennifer (m. September 1996) and their three daughters.[5]
Contest results
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.[6] Lasek is also one of only three athletes to compete at every X Games since the series' inception in 1995.[7]
- 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[8]
- 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
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
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| 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 cancelled.
References
- "Bio". Bucky Lasek. Bucky Lasek. 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Bucky Lasek Pro-Tec" (Video upload). Pro-Tec on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- "Busky Lasek | GRC". Global Rallycross. Global Rallycross. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- "Bucky & Pink". Skate and Annoy. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- "Lasek family, Dina Perouty-Leone's family". The Baltimore Sun. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- Colin Bane; David L'Heureux (27 June 2013). "Bucky Lasek Wins Again". ESPN X Games. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- "A Retrospective of Bob Burnquist's 25 X Games Medals Part 1". Backgrinder. Backgrinder. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- TWS (12 May 2013). "2013 Vans Pool Party Results". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
External links
- Official skateboarding website
- Official racing website at the Wayback Machine (archived April 3, 2009)
- Bucky Lasek at IMDb
- Bucky Lasek at the X Games