SPY’S WINDHAM AND CANARD SWEEP DAYTONA SUPERCROSS Spy Optic supercross racers Kevin Windham and Trey Canard were crowned Daytona Supercross champions at the tenth round of the Monster AMA Supercross Series—not only overcoming their competitive fields but quite possibly the muddiest conditions ever experienced in the history of supercross. Their wins gave Spy a 1-1 sweep of the premier AMA Supercross class and support AMA Supercross Lites class. Windham took advantage of leader Chad Reed’s stalled bike with just a couple turns left to go in the race to take the win – his second of the 2008 supercross season. Windham and the rest of the field were a muddy mess only seconds into the rain-shortened twelve lap (from 20) main event. Windham got out in second place on the start and from there it became a session of survival to record his first win ever at the legendary Daytona track. Prior to the Supercross class main event, Spy Optic’s Trey Canard won his heat race, carrying the momentum of two-straight Lites class main event wins into Friday’s Lites final at Daytona. Canard’s No. 48 Honda CRF450R got the lead early, and he held on through the checkers over hard-charging defending supercross Lites champion Ryan Villopoto. Canard was one of the only riders able to keep his goggles on through the insane conditions. “I finally had to ditch them with only a couple corners to go when I got completely roosted by a lapper. The conditions were as brutal as it gets and the Alloy roll-offs worked perfectly.” As of that weekend, Windham sat within 23 points of series leader Reed, while Spy teammate Andrew Short was third in the standings with 154 points. In the Supercross Lites division Canard enjoyed a wide lead over the rest of the field, 75-51. THE TROOPER: BRAD MARTIN AFTER HIS FALL AT X GAMES 12 COMES OUT ON TOP AT WORLD CUP Spy’s 21-year-old Brad Martin took a horrendous slam at X-Games 12 in Aspen during his Super Pipe qualifying run that sent chills throughout the crowd. The Canadian took a nasty 12-foot fall from the sky to the deck that left him with a bloody mouth, a bruised kidney and later that day, urinating blood. After a nasty fall like that no one would expect Martin to climb back up the pipe and take another run. But, bloody and battered, he attempted his second run. Brad was unable to qualify for the finals, but received huge props from the crowd for his valiant efforts. Three weeks later at the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup, Brad worked out the kinks from his fall and impressed the judges with a backside air followed by a frontside 10 tail grab, a Cab 7, a frontside 9 tail grab and finished with a frontside 5 mute grab. His 42.9 points beat Jeff Batchelor's 40.8. Brad was all smiles as he was handed the oversized check for $10,000 and awarded this year’s gold as the World Cup champ. “This was the first contest I ever got to do a victory lap for. That’s a wicked feeling, knowing you have already won, but then you have to figure out if you’re going to do an actual run or a slash...I did a slash," said Martin. With his first major win under his belt, Brad is looking forward to the US Open where he will be competing alongside fellow Spy teammates Louie Vito and Iouri Podladtchikov from March 19th to 23rd in Stratton, Vermont. MIKE CLARKE ON FIRE AT US OPEN IN THE BIG AIR COMP On a bitterly cold Saturday evening in January at Copper Mountain, Colorado, 5,000 spectators braved the windchill to witness the most anticipated and highly-lauded event of the US Open of FreeSkiing…the Big Air comp. While this year's jump dynamics didn't allow for the amplitude and progressive trickery that the crowd may have expected, the invite only list of 30 competitors still threw down. Competitors each took two jumps, with the eight best-scoring jumps moving those athletes on to a single-elimination final. Those that made it through the next round squared off in a “best of two” format. When all was said and done, 18-year old Spy young gun, Mike Clarke made his way onto the podium with a third place finish, after stomping a number of perfect cab 1080 true tails. "I couldn't be more stoked," said an elated Clarke. "It’s so unexpected, and awesome to be on the podium in an event like this!" Mike Clarke will be holding it down in film and photo shoots throughout North America and Europe this spring, and notably was just invited to participate in the Jon Olsson Super Sessions event, being recognized as one of the top 10 park skiers in the world. Stay tuned... THE ASP/WCT UPDATE It's that time again for the "Dream Tour" to begin. The Quiksilver Pro is the first of ten contests at Coolagatta "the Gold Coast" of Australia at Snapper Rocks surf break. This year Spy has two players in the WCT, Dean Morrison from Coolagatta and Ben Bourgeois from North Carolina. Dean is a seasoned WCT vet with a current fifth place rating. Ben has returned back to the WCT for 2008 after a four year absence. This year’s tour hype is focused around two rookies--Jordy Smith and Dane Reynolds. They respectively finished first and second in the 2007 WQS and have established themselves as the next era of competitive surfers, surfing heats equal to any free surf session. It took Spy's seasoned WCT surfer Dean Morrison to show the media it's not going to be a walk in the park for these two new comers. In round three, Dean drew Dane Reynolds and blew past him with a score of 16.10 to 13.27. Round four Dean drew Jordy Smith. After some more incredible surfing Dean beat Jordy with a score of 15.60 to 14.34. It was in the quarter finals where Dean drew his good friend and World Champion Mick Fanning. In the first half of the heat Dean was in control but it was in the end half of the heat Mick overtook Dean and won with a score of 14.34 to 13.06. Dean Morrison finished the event with an equal fifth. Ben finished the 2007 WQS season ninth in the ratings and is no stranger to surfing the WCT. Immediately pitted against the best rated surfers on the tour, Ben drew CJ Hobgood and Adriano De Souza for his first heat on the circuit. Placing second in the heat, he next drew and beat the Brazilian Rodrigo Dornelles. In the third round, Ben lost to former three-time World Champion Andy Irons. Ben finished Snapper with a seventeenth place. Not a bad start for his first WCT contest in a few years. Congrats to Dean and Ben! More WCT and ASP updates to follow. BULLS AND BIKINIS The third annual Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikinis pro wakeboard event took place at the legendary Gilley's honky-tonk in Dallas, Texas and Spy’s Shane "Danger" Bonifay came out on top…twice! The finals started at around 10:30pm and everyone was attacking the rails. Each rider got two attempts to show the judges why they deserved the win. Chad Sharpe's consistent riding landed him in third place overall. The "Bone-Crusher" Rusty Malinoski muscled through a 540 for second place, while Shane Bonifay nose-pressed his way to a victory like only he can! Shane pocketed $1,000 cash and the first of two customsilver belt buckles up for grabs for his efforts. After the rail jam, the top wake and skate finalists headed over to the bull-riding arena. With a second custom silver belt buckle on the line, Clint Tompkins, Bret Little, Brian Grubb, Shane Bonifay, Rusty Malinoski and 2006 bull-riding champ, Chad Sharpe, each had a shot at taming the mechanical beast. The bull "operator" was showing no mercy, but almost everyone beat the eight-second standard. However, it was Bonifay who held on for 19.6 seconds to win the contest and snag his second silver buckle of the evening! Stay tuned for more action from the Texas Wakeboard Tour...The next event is April 12th in Lubbock, Texas with the Riptank Rail Jam at the Garden. Top pro and regional Spy athletes will be on hand and ready to dominate. LOUIE VITO WINS AGAIN AT THE US SNOWBOARDING GRAND PRIX IN KILLINGTON Spy’s nineteen-year-old Louie Vito had his work cut out for him at the final stop of the Chevy Grand Prix series in Killington, Vermont. Louie qualified second going into the finals with a few key competitors to beat for the overall title and a brand new truck. His first run, which consisted of back to back 10's, back to back 9's and a crippler, put him in first. With one run remaining it was a waiting game. Janne Corpi, the number one qualifier and last rider was unable to beat Louie’s flawless performance. Louie was crowned the 2008 Chevy U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix champion and drove home to Sandy, Utah in a brand new Chevy truck. You can’t stop this freight train of talent…Louie is just coming off of two wins at the second stop of the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Tamarack and the 48Straight Jeep King of the Mountain event along with a second at the Vans Cup Tahoe. He now just sits outside the TTR top 15 at World No. 16. Not bad for this Columbus, Ohio native with a stellar halfpipe career ahead of him. PRODUCT OF THE MONTH - CLEO! Attention ladies! Get ready to impress with the Cleo - Spy’s newest women’s piece. The clever and confident Cleo picks up where popular Abbey left off. Available in April at your local retailer and online, the Cleo is offered in shiny black, shiny black polarized, shiny bone stripe tortoise, shiny bone stripe tortoise polarized and shiny white. ATHLETE OF THE MONTH! Mike Clarke Nineteen-year-old Mike Clarke hails from the icy hills of Lake Placid, NY, and now calls the snowier hills of Colorado's Summit County home. After honing his skills back East and breaking into the scene just a few short years ago through Level 1's Superunknown video contest, Clarke now has some major sponsors and has set off killing video parts, mag editorial, and contests left and right. The past month, however, has been a true breakthrough for Clarke, as a long pre- and early season of park training has paid off, landing him on the podium at both the US Open Big Air (bronze), and the Nippon Open Slopestyle (silver). With his sights set on major film and photoshoots for the rest of the season along with a few more contests, his stock is set to go through the roof. Keep an eye out for Clarke in Level 1's new film, "Turbo," in Freeskier Magazine, and on a podium near you! SHOP OF THE MONTH! Casualties Skate, Snow, & Surf of Marquette, Michigan was opened in 2000 by brothers Andy and Matt Jones when the two were only 19 and 20 years old. The original storefront, at only 500 square feet, was the home of Casualties for five years until the 2005 expansion to a massive 1,200 square foot location. Since day one, Spy has been part of Casualties’ product mix, and is the best selling eyewear brand in the store. According to co-owner Matt Jones, "We sell tons of goggles, and even though we're covered in snow five months of the year, people still come in for sunglasses in the dead of winter. Polarized lenses are your best defense against snow blindness on the U.P. (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) roads." Be sure to stop by and say hi to Andy and Matt the next time you are in Marquette. Visitmyspace/casualtiesonline for more info. COLLECTION of the MONTH! Six popular shades from Spy’s Look and Addict collections feature unique laser etching on the temple frame. Subtle and sophisticated detailing define the new summer line. Spy offers laser etched animal prints in the Blok, Touring, Richelle, Paycheck, Clash and LaCrosse. Get them when they land in stores next month! SPY BUZZ!!! SNOW BUZZ... Winter is still on and the gang is busy traveling the world, putting together video parts and competing in all the major events... David Carrier Porcheron has been zig-zagging across the interior of BC with Eero Niemela, chasing the snow and looking for sun while shooting for Mack Dawg’s 20-year anniversary project, "Double Decade"... Priscilla Levac and Erik Christensen have been holed up in Salt Lake City taking advantage of the great snow in Utah... Euros Iouri Podladtchikov, Danny Larson andMarco Feichtner have been spotted on this side of the pond a few times this season. Iouri stopped in at X Games 12, taking eighth in the pipe while Marco has been shooting with Absinthe for hissecond consecutive year. Larson, who has been in Tahoe, swung by the Vans Cup to see Spy teammates Louie Vito and I-Pod take second and third place respectively, dominating the world class field of riders nipping at their heels... Darrell Mathes was also seen in Tahoe for the Vans Cup. He has been shooting with MDP and the "Double Decade" crew and hasn't seen his home in Portland, Oregon since leaving the first week of January in search of deep pow and blue skies... MFM has been seen just about everywhere on his North American tour, shooting his new reality TV show for G4. Marco plans on spending most of March and April in Alaska putting together his part for the next Absinthe release... Eternal gentleman, family man, and now snowboard company entrepreneur Todd Richards has had his hands full with Omatic shred sticks this year but has still found the time to commentate the X-Games and Vans Cup on NBC and get some tricks in the bag for the next DC Mountain Lab video, all while maintaining the unofficial 'Official Spokesman of Snowboarding' title... Only a few months left before the snow disappears so make sure you get in some turns before it's gone! SKI BUZZ... Under snowy skies in Copper Mountain, Colorado, JF Houle won the US Open of Freeskiing slopestyle comp a few weeks back, bagging the first major contest victory of his career… Charles Gagnier took home third at the Nippon Open slopestyle, coming up just short of defending his gold in the same event last year... Stefan Thomas is well on his way to putting together a top notch segment with Level 1 films, and is currently shredding four feet of powder in a secret interior BC location... Ahmet Dadali and Travis Redd are both recovering from reconstructive knee surgeries, having their respective ACLs fixed up on the same day. Both reported successful surgeries and are well on their way to recovery... Tom Wallisch took second place in the North American Open slopestyle... Wiley Miller just wrapped up a trip schralping pow in Wyoming with Level 1, then hopped a plane to join TGR on their Switzerland backcountry missions. MOTO BUZZ... The recurring theme from this year’s Monster Energy Supercross is that NO OTHER GOGGLE COMPANY HAS PLACED AS MANY RACERS IN THE TOP TEN AS SPY OPTIC! Led by Kevin Windham, Andrew Short and Nick Wey – along withGrant Langston when he wasn’t injured – Spy has controlled as much as 40% of the top ten overall Supercross class standings. This means the coveted ‘color count’ (as it’s known in the industry) in the goggle department has been dominated by Spy Optic—the best out of any goggle manufacturer... In the AMA SX Lites class, Spy Optic’s Trey Canard has won the first three rounds of the Eastern Region Supercross series (Atlanta, Indianapolis and Daytona). What makes that even more impressive is that those are Canard’s first three pro supercross races! Spy Optic’s snocross/dirt bike racer extraordinaire, Tucker Hibbert, dominated the snocross event at Winter X, bringing home his second straight gold medal in the last two years and just won the Snowmobile Pro Super Stock Championship in Thief River Falls, Minnesota... finally, Spy Optic co-founderJeremy “Showtime” McGrath has been hitting up some of the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series rounds and showing off for his still massive fan base during the introduction ceremonies. SURF BUZZ... Strong winds and terrible surf conditions at the first stop of the ASP Juniors World Tour for 2008 at the Billabong Pro Junior at Sebastain Inlet, Florida didn’t stop Spy’s young gun Cory Arrambidefrom being crowned this year’s champ….On March 26-30th in Huntington Beach, Spy is a co-sponsor of the Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack's Surfboards. Later this month, check Spy's website www.spyoptic.com for updates and a link to the contest site for a live video feed of the contest…Mike Losness and Clay Marzo are featured surfers in the new Transworld Surf movie "Today Tomorrow." This insane movie is on shelves now. If you haven’t already, check out the trailer here... Speaking of Maui phenom Clay Marzo, he's now working on his own movie "Just Add Water." Get ready to have your mind blown; Here's a little peek at what's to come... click here... OTHER BUZZ... The Spy crew stoked out four contest-winning shop kids in January, flying them to beautiful Aspen, Colorado for the Winter X Games 12 for four insane days at the cozy Spy house…Lone lady of the crew Cori Voorhees from Sun and Ski Sports in Houston, TX toughed out “Man Camp” with a huge smile, and Robert Craig from Zumiez based of out of Tampa, Florida impressed the crew with his powder skills…Brent Allen, aka “Hair Pie” from Beachbums in Anaheim, California was seen cruising the freshly packed powder at Buttermilk…Ryan Hoffman, 28, from Sun Logic in Breckenridge, Colorado was the local shredder saying hi to everyone on the hill. According to Spy’s Colorado rep Davey G, Ryan was just comedy the whole time!”…The Spy crew took the winners shredding, to industry parties and to cheer on the Spy athletes. All around everyone had a great trip! And just a note…Trinny snacks.

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