Bucky Lasek Explained

Bucky Lasek
Full Name:Charles Michael Lasek
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Years Active:1984–present
Sport:Skateboarding, rallying
Turnedpro:1990
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:155 lb
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Current Series:Global Rallycross
First Year:2012
Current Team:Lasek Rallysport
Car Number:801
Former Teams:Subaru Rally Team USA
Starts:34
Wins:0
Podiums:3
Best Finish:8th
Year:2014
Last Finish:12th

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

Career

Professional skateboarding

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lasek started skateboarding at the age of 12, shortly after his bike was stolen. 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. A move from Baltimore to San Diego in the summer of 1998 helped his career further.

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

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 second and third place finishes through his career with Subaru. He left the team after the 2016 season.[5]

Video game appearances

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

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 Kitchens 21st season.

Personal life

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

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.[8] Lasek is also one of only three athletes to compete at every X Games since the series' inception in 1995.[9]

Racing record

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

Supercar

YearEntrantCar123456789101112GRCPoints
2012Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STICHA
11
TEX
14
LA
13
LOU
11
LV
8
LVC
7
13th35
2013Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STIBRA
MUN1
14
MUN2
11
LOU
8
BRI
12
IRW
11
ATL
12
CHA
16
LV
14
11th49
2014Subaru Rally Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STIBAR
13
AUS
2
DC
11
NY
12
CHA
6
DAY
3
LA1
11
LA2
5
SEA
14
LV
3
8th215
2015Subaru Rally Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STIFTA
10
DAY1
DNS
DAY2
12
MCAS
7
DET1
11
DET2
8
DC
LA1
DNS
LA2
DNS
BAR1
BAR2
LV
8
12th88
2016Subaru Rally Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STIPHO1PHO2DALDAY1DAY2MCAS1
10
MCAS2 DC
9
AC
10
SEA
LA1
LA2
15th34
Race canceled

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio. Bucky Lasek. April 20, 2014. 2014.
  2. 1987 . New Ams . Bones Brigade - Intelligence Report . Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: IMDb Public Domain Video . January 16, 2023 . imdb.com.
  4. Web site: Bucky Lasek Pro-Tec. Pro-Tec on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. June 24, 2013. Video upload. June 10, 2013.
  5. Web site: Busky Lasek GRC. Global Rallycross. June 24, 2013. 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130618085705/http://www.global-rallycross.com/drivers/bucky-lasek/. June 18, 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Bucky & Pink. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717041551/http://skateandannoy.com/blog/2010/12/bucky-pink/. dead. July 17, 2014. Skate and Annoy. June 3, 2015.
  7. News: Lasek family, Dina Perouty-Leone's family. July 23, 2013. The Baltimore Sun. July 23, 2013.
  8. Web site: Bucky Lasek Wins Again. https://web.archive.org/web/20130630214943/http://xgames.espn.go.com/article/9428320/x-games-munich-lasek-gets-3rd-skateboard-vert-gold-row. dead. June 30, 2013. ESPN X Games. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 23, 2013. Colin Bane . David L'Heureux. June 27, 2013.
  9. Web site: A Retrospective of Bob Burnquist's 25 X Games Medals Part 1. Backgrinder. July 23, 2013. July 5, 2013.
  10. Web site: 2013 Vans Pool Party Results. Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. May 16, 2013. TWS. May 12, 2013.