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Bucky Lasek

Bucky Lasek
Personal information
Full name Charles Michael Lasek
Born (1972-12-03) December 3, 1972 (age 44)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Global Rallycross career
Debut season 2012
Current team Subaru Rally Team USA
Car no. 81
Starts 34
Wins 0
Podiums 3
Best finish 8th in 2014
Finished last season 12th
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Skateboarding, Rallying

Charles "Bucky" Lasek (/ˈlsk/ LAY-sək; born December 3, 1972) is a professional skateboarder and rallycross driver.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen. 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".

In May 2012, Lasek was one of three drivers selected by Subaru Rally Team USA to compete in the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship. Lasek was again selected for the 2013 season.

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.


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