http://blog.spyoptic.com Spy Optic Blog Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:37:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you’re in Honolulu, HI, head over to the Surfrider Foundation Fundraiser this Saturday, Nov. 26, at Tiki's Grill & Bar. Don’t miss out on good grub, drawings for SPY prizes every half hour, and a chance to win an Alana Blanchard prize pack complete with Channel Islands surfboard and ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/surfrider-foundation-fundraiser/ SPY family and friends made the short trip up to Mountain High, Nov. 19, to kick-off the 2011-2012 winter season and its new partnership with the mountain. With the SPY tents stacked next to the lift and a prize wheel and demo goggles on offer, the SPY line quickly became ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/putting-spy-on-mountain-high/ This past weekend marked Mammoth Mountain’s annual opening festivities complete with powder, parties and SPY Platoon goggles. Professional snowboarders Louie Vito and Eero Niemela made the trek up the hill with SPY friends and family for some early season shredding and visits to local shops. SPY’s Platoon billboards spackled the ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/a-mammothly-oversized-weekend/ SPY Professional Surfer Cody Thompson answered the call of the night, out-boosting five top east coast surfers to claim first place and $5,000 at the 2nd Annual Red Bull Night Riders tow-at event in Flagler Beach, Florida, Nov. 12. More than 6,000 spectators gathered after sundown to cheer on the ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spotlight-shines-on-cody-thompson/ The Babbitt’s Monster Energy Amsoil Kawasaki team swept the podium at Round 3 of the 2012 AMA Arenacross series at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Nov. 12. Tyler Bowers worked his way through the pack, pulling away with a convincing 8-second lead and the win, while teammates Chad Johnson ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/arenacross-podium-goes-all-green-second-week-in-a-row/ Check out the love that SPY received from this past weekend up at Mammoth for their season kickoff. http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000163633/featuresobf/mammoth-opening-weekend-super-post/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-all-over-transworld-snow-mammoth-opening-weekend/ Nate is a classic original, a surfer with timeless West Coast style and a knack for lofty front-side punts and blowing minds in the water. The Foundation line is coming out in ‘12, taking the SPY brand back to its roots at the beach through core shops nationwide, and a ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-welcomes-nate-tyler/ While you’re on your way to Mammoth’s opening weekend festivities, Nov. 10-13, make sure to take a good, long look at those enormous… Platoons! SPY’s “Oversized For Your Pleasure” Platoon goggle campaign can now be seen on Highway 395, South of Campground Entrance in Independence, facing south; and on Highway ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-exposes-mammoth-billboards/ Louie Vito signed with Red Bull, making him the team’s marquee halfpipe snowboarder. In his interview with ESPN.com, Louie talks about the elite Red Bull team, secret training facilities and branding his noggin. When asked ‘Why Red Bull,’ he states, “I wanted to take a risk and see what was ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/louie-vito-gets-wings/ SPY amateur riders Blake Green, Mitchell Falk and Derek Drake knocked out the competition taking wins in their respective classes at the second round of the Triple Crown held at Cahuilla Creek on November 6th. The near-perfect conditions at the track resulted in a great turnout with SPY MX Team ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-mx-team-wins-wins-wins/ It was a beautiful afternoon on the North Shore last Saturday as The Surfrider Foundation Oahu hosted a beach clean at Haleiwa Beach Park. A crew of close to 70 people came out to lend their support. Within a few hours of collecting, the results were very impressive. All ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-teams-up-with-surfrider-for-a-beach-clean-at-haleiwa-beach-park/ Jeremy “Showtime” McGrath earned his first Pro 2WD class win in Round 13 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 6. With perfect weather and race conditions, Jeremy and his team put together a winning performance holding off Ron McCachren and Brian Deegan ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/mc-holds-off-mccachren-and-deegan-to-to-claim-first-off-road-win/ Amber Mort’s stock car dreams were fully-realized as she sat shotgun in Dale Jr.’s No. 88 National Guard Chevy Impala. Amber won the SPY Win-A-Spin with Dale Jr. grand-prize, it was Oct. 17, 2011, and this was really happening. As Dale Jr. ripped out of pit row at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/amber-mort-wins-a-spin/ If you’re up in San Francisco, take a peek or just stare at one of two larger-than-life Platoon goggle billboards on Harrison St., east of 3rd St., facing north east and on Harrison St., west of Fremont, facing south. SPY is going “Oversized For Your Pleasure” this snow season with the Platoon, ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/spy-posts-up-in-san-francisco/ Tyler Bowers airs it out on the way to victory in the SPY Klutch Throwback Blue Defending AMA Arenacross Champion Tyler Bowers inaugurated his 2011/2012 season with a win at the Arenacross opener on October 29 in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Fargo Arena. The California-born Kentuckian took advantage of carnage mid-moto, sling-shotting ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/tyler-bowers-claims-opening-arenacross-race-of-2011-2012-season/ Cody limbers up before punting at the Jacksonville Pier during Hurricane Earl So what if Cody only had ONE left-hander in his entire Innersection video entry? He still managed to qualify 3rd out of 25 entrants with his eye-of-the-tiger-themed section filled with lofty airs and technical surfing. While he’s out filming some more lefts for ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/cody-thompson-qualifies-3rd-in-east-coast-heavy-fall-round-of-innersection/ John John Florence stoked on Supertubos from O'Neill on Vimeo. The WCT stopped in Portugal last week, Peniche did its best Backdoor impersonation and John John Florence slotted- in accordingly. Weaving through heaving 4-to-6-foot cylinders, he pulled a 9-point ride en route to dismantling tour veteran Ace Buchan with a 19.53 Round 2 heat ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/john-john-makes-himself-at-home-in-supertubos/ Pro surfing phenom Parker Coffin just got back from a Bali trip where he scored some great waves. Check out Parker in this three-part series from the man behind the Coffin's website, Young Wise Tails, Ryan Perry. http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/parker-coffin-series-part-1/ Now in it’s 4th year, the Cycle Néron downhill team is made up of five of Quebec's best downhill riders.  Check them out representing Spy and shredding in the leaves of Bromont, Quebec. Featuring 2011 Quebec Champ Julien Laramée, his brother Guillaume, John Lefrançois and Bastien Major. http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/team-neron-cycle-rides-spy/ Outside Magazine's Winter 2011-2012 Buyer's Guide features Outside's new favorite go-fast glasses, the SPY Quanta, and the new SPY Platoon Special Ops snow goggle. Check out a preview of the issue below. SPY Platoon Special Ops: Oversize goggles like the Platoon are stylish these days. They also happen to work well: ... http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/spy-quanta-sunglasses-featured-in-outside-winter-buyers-guide/