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Spy Dirty Mo Sunglasses - Dale Earnhardt Jr's Sunglasses!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:37:14 -0400

Spy Dirty Mo Sunglasses - Dale Earnhardt Jr's Sunglasses!

Spy Dirty Mo Sunglasses - Dale Earnhardt Jr's Sunglasses!

Surfeyes.com is once again the first in the world to offer the Spy Dirty Mo Sunglass model by Spy Optics. This is the brand new signature sunglasses endorsed by Dale Earnhardt Jr himself and is also his signature sunglass frame.

Dale has been a big fan of Spy Optics ever since we reported on him hooking up our military boys with 70 pair of the new Spy Logan Sunglasses. (read full article here) Since that time Dale has been working with Spy Optics on the Dirty Mo Sunglass model and here we are today as the first place you can get your own pair of #88's signature shades.

Spy's Dirty Mo Sunglasses are the new signature frame from Dale Earnhardt Jr and Spy Optics. This bad ass frame is the official gear of the DMP (Dirty Mo Posse) and is endorsed by number 88 himself. This flat out hot rod of a sunglass has an injection molded frame and double barrel hinges and polarized and regular lens choices so you can stay out on the track longer.

If your down with the DMP get yourself the Spy Dirty Mo Sunglasses and remember... SHAKE AND BAKE BABBY!

Check out Dales webiste..

If your a big fan of Dale and you wanna support the Dirty Mo Posse you can order your own Spy Dirty Mo Sunglasses online at Surfeyes.com

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NEXT GENERATION OF SURFERS: SPOTLIGHT ON RISING SUPERSTAR KANOA IGARASHI

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:05:42 -0400

THE NEXT GENERATION OF SURFERS: SPOTLIGHT ON RISING SUPERSTAR KANOA IGARASHI

Kanoa at the Rip Curl Grom Search

As told by Spy Optic Surf Segment Manager John Oda

Things have changed since I was a kid. With computer technology, internet access, high tech video games, and high-def TV, more kids have a fast-paced super-complex lifestyle. There is a new breed of superstardom within the growing sphere of action sports. The Tony Hawks and Kelly Slaters of the future are constantly emerging.

“Who is the next great one?” seems to be a common question of every young generation. It's like a feeding frenzy, a growing epidemic. Kids are different today because they are more driven than before as now fame and success are more exposed than ever.

Who doesn't want to be a superstar? We all have dreamt about it but now it's more available and even more youthful than ever.

I have been fortunate enough to see the growth of Clay Marzo, John John Florence, Luke Davis and many others on the Spy Optic surf team. Many say that the parents are pushing their kids too fast and too much, that they're being "soccer parents" and living vicariously through their kids. In my experience, if there is a wrong or something to blame it's the competitive times we live in. These kids want for themsleves it badly.

Now emerges another and even younger generation of groms. The one I have my eye on is Kanoa Igarashi. He's a second-generation Japanese transplant who resides in Huntington Beach, California. Ten-year old Kanoa stands about four and a half feet tall. He is a driven young grom with a great personality who has the passion and motivation for success. Kanoa goes to school like most kids, but goes above and beyond by attending Japanese school as well. He is bilingual, and keeps his Japanese roots alive by attending the extra schooling. After all his classes, he surfs and competes in contests. He loves contests and loves competing more than anything. I followed Kanoa around on a pretty typical weekend to see what he does and how he creates his own formula for success:

Saturday May 31, 2008
Rip Curl Grom Search.
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA

Kanoa is the reigning champion at this event. He won the twelve and under age division at only nine years old in 2007.

The Igarashi's leave home at 5am to get the contest early so that Kanoa can free surf before his heat to feel out the conditions in Pacific Beach. They have a two hour drive to get to the contest site.

The surf is at best three feet on the face and weak in power. Kanoa breezes through his early heats making it easily into the finals of the twelve and under division. With the tide dropping, the waves get inconsistent for the final. Kanoa gets one decent wave but fails to find another good backup and falls short of a repeat, getting 4th place in the 12 and under division. From the start of his day, thirteen hours later he's home in bed resting for his next contest the following day.

Sunday June 1, 2008
Big Day Out presented by Jack's and Oakley
9th street Huntington Beach CA

It’s another early morning for the Igarashi family. They arrive at the beach at 6am to sign up and get in a free surf to warm up before heats. Kanoa's on another good run, making two finals for this event (Mini Groms 10 and under and the Boys 14 and under divisions).

His first final is the Mini grom division, where one of the finalists that Kanoa has to surf against is his five year old brother Keanu. In this division, most of the kids can barely surf or even make it to the outside where the waves are breaking. It's not that the other kids in that division are bad; it's just that Kanoa is that good. Kanoa wins without any problems at all.

The next division is going to be harder for him. It's the Boys division (14-year-olds and under). Kanoa finds a couple of waves that break from the outside and rips his way into the shore break, winning that division. Not a bad day for him with two finals and two wins. He leaves with more prizes than any kid would ever know what to do with.

This is typical weekend for Kanoa Igarashi and many other surfer groms that have this level of drive. This is their joy not their sacrifice. This is their lifestyle and their playground built by ambitious kids who are destined for success.

JO: Do you really like doing this many contests? Why?
KI: Yeah. I like doing them to see how good I can do. It's so fun!

JO: So if you lose or didn’t win, would you want to do as many contests as you are doing now?
KI: Heck no. (laughter) If I surf well and don't win it's OK because I was happy with the way I surfed and that's all the matters to me. I only get mad when I don't surf well.

JO: So what are you going to do now that this contest is over? Are going to surf again today?
KI: No. I want to invite my friend to eat dinner with me at Wahoo's or California Pizza Kitchen and go to bed early and get ready for tomorrow. Where should I eat?

JO: What’s going on tomorrow? What are you planning to do next week?
KI: I am going to Lowers after school to meet my coach to surf and train for the NSSA Nationals. I really want to do well at that contest. It would be nice to get good results there because it's a contest with all the best kids from the US and Hawaii. I also want to do the HB Surf series next weekend.

JO: Any last words before we part ways?
KI: When do I get to meet Dean Morrison? (laughter)

JO: I admire these groms who are on the path of fulfilling their dreams. Who can blame them? What would you rather do; surf all day or sit behind a desk and have someone boss you around all the time? How about even worse, wondering if you could have ever succeeded in what you had once desired and daydreaming of what it would have been like if you had only tried?

It's not ours to stop them from trying or to tell them it's not right to do this because we did not have that desire or opportunity for ourselves. It's our job to help them be all they can be, to encourage them, to guide them, to slow them down at times and to teach them that it is a long distance race not a sprint. Remind them to enjoy it all—the wins, the successes and to learn from the losses and short comings. It all can be fun with the right mindset and we can learn from them as well.

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Spy Sunglass Parts and Replacement Lenses at Surfeyes.com

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:06:10 -0400

Spy Sunglass Parts and Replacement Lenses at Surfeyes.com

Spy Replacement Sunglass Lenses!

Did you know that at www.Surfeyes.com we are the only place in the world were you can order new duplicate replacement lenses for your Spy Optics Sunglasses.

NOTE: If you spoke with SPY MFG and they said they do not sell replacement lenses, don't let it get you down... we can help!

What we do is take the same process we use to make RX Spy eyewear and make you a non Rx pair of replacement lenses, custom cut to fit your classic Spy Optics frames. As part of this process you will need to mail us your old frames so we can measure, cut and mount your new lenses.

We also sell select replacement lens kits for Spy Optics that allow customers to replace or upgrade their favorite sunglasses from the Spy Scoop series of sunglass frames. The Scoop series includes models like the Spy HSX Sunglasses, Spy Mach II Sunglasses and the Spy Diablo sunglasses.

So if you have broken or scratched lenses in your Spy sunglasses then don't dispare you just need to check out our duplicate lens replacement service for Spy Eyewear and order up some new parts so you can start rocken your Spy Optics today!

Order your Spy Sunglass Parts Here....

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SPY INTERVIEWS KILIAN GARLAND ABOUT HIS AIRSHOW DIVISION WIN AT THE VQS

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:13:00 -0400

SPY INTERVIEWS KILIAN GARLAND ABOUT HIS AIRSHOW DIVISION WIN AT THE VQS

Spy Team Rider - Kilian Garland

KILIAN GARLAND - Spy's Surf Team Manager John Oda sits down with Kilian for a few minutes to discuss his win at the VQS this past weekend...

Hi KG (Kilian Garland)!

Congrats on your recent win at the VQS Championships. I wanted to hit you up with few questions about your win.

John - Did you prepare for this contest? If so, what did you do?

KG - Yes, I prepared a little just by surfing Newport Beach before the event, but nothing major.

John - You surfed against some incredibly well known aerialist in that final such as, Jason "Ratboy" Collins and Aaron "Gorkin" Cormican. How did you mentally prepare yourself for the final? You want to win and there's a big difference in prize money $7,000.00 for 1st place and $1,000.00 for 6th place.

KG - I was a bit nervous going into it. I tried to just have fun and get some good air on the waves. I did not want to walk away empty handed.

John - Now that you are $7,000 richer, what are you going to do with the money?

KG - I think I'm going to pay my taxes from last year and get some new tires on my truck. They are pretty much bald! With the rest I’ll save for a while.

John - So what’s next on your list of things to do?

KG - Trying to plan a Mexico trip and do some training for the US Open!
John - OK now I'm cutting into your water time so any special thanks or shout outs?

KG – Thanks a lot John for coming to the entire contest and everyone at Volcom, Jason Feist and all my friends. Now I’m going to da beach!

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SPY TEAM RIDER - K-DUB FINISHES AN IMPRESSIVE SUPERCROSS SEASON!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:57:00 -0400

SPY TEAM RIDER - K-DUB FINISHES AN IMPRESSIVE SUPERCROSS SEASON!

Kevin Windham - Spy Optics Team

CARLSBAD, Calif., (May 14, 2008) – You’d be hard-pressed to find a more popular rider on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross circuit than Spy Optic’s Kevin “K-Dub” Windham. The highly visible veteran racer from the Torco/Honda team put together one of his best Supercross seasons on record in 2008 and came this close to winning the overall AMA Supercross class championship in Las Vegas - settling on a well-deserved 2nd place overall podium finish on the world’s premier stadium motocross racing stage.

Windham, who ran the his namesake Spy Optic Magneto “Kevin Windham Signature” goggle throughout the 2008 Supercross season, has long been a fan-favorite on the Supercross tour. One of the more approachable riders to both fans and younger pro racers alike, Windham was instrumental in Spy Optic-backed Trey Canard’s (Torco/Honda) ESX Lites championship in his rookie Supercross season, as well as providing solid advice to the rest of the Torco/Honda Lites team.

“I’ve known Kevin for a long time and had the privilege of racing with him in the past. He’s one of the top racers in the world and doesn’t look like he’ll be slowing down anytime soon,” said Spy Optic co-founder and spokesman Jeremy McGrath. “Kevin’s style and determination are both fine examples to up-and-coming riders and, speaking for everyone at Spy, we’re pleased to feature him as Spy’s Athlete of the Month for May.”

Windham’s Supercross season was highlighted by four wins – including back-to-back wins at Seattle and St. Louis heading into the month of May. The effort brought Windham to within ten points of series leader Chad Reed with one round remaining, but Windham couldn’t capitalize at the Vegas finals and Reed won the series straight up – an effort which the ever-gentlemanly Windham was highly congratulatory on.

Said Windham prior to the Vegas finals: “Chad going from last to 2nd at St. Louis put a dimmer on the whole opportunity. 7th or worse if I win it can happen, but it’s going to be tough. But nothing would hold a candle to the championship. It’ll be tough pill to swallow. Ten points I have to make up, ten points I have to be concerned about. I haven’t had this opportunity before, but feel I’m one of the youngest 30s guys out there. I appreciate my fans and the sponsors like Spy supporting our team. And I’m going into the 17th round as hungry as I was at Anaheim 1.”

Thing was Windham never let up - all season long. He racked up 12 podiums in 17 races and never finishing outside the top five, which was – by far – the most consistent numbers of any Supercross class racer.

Want the same view as Windham had throughout the 2008 Supercross season? Better practice up! In the mean time you can get an idea of what he saw by checking out the Spy Optic Windham Signature goggles at: http://www.spyoptic.com/cat.php?k=62215

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SPY OPTIC - SUPERCROSS' TOP GOGGLES OF '08!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:48:02 -0400

SPY OPTIC - SUPERCROSS' TOP GOGGLES OF '08!

Spy Supercross Motorcycle Goggles

CARLSBAD, Calif., (May 14, 2008) – The numbers are pretty cut-and-dry: Spy Optic had more overall podium level supercross class racers running its goggles than any other brand on the Monster AMA Supercross Series tour this year – period.

In the premier AMA Supercross class, Spy Optic captured two of the three overall podium positions with Kevin Windham (Torco/Honda) and Andrew Short (Honda) in 2nd and 3rd overall, respectively. And add to that an AMA ESX Lites class championship from Trey Canard (Torco/Honda) and Spy can boast what no other goggle manufacturer can.

“This was an epic competition year for Spy,” said Spy Optic spokesman and co-founder Jeremy McGrath. “No other goggle company had more riders on the overall Supercross class podium – and a Lites class championship to go with it. Everyone at Spy should be pumped with what their riders accomplished in supercross and look forward to continued results at the Nationals.”

Overall during the 2008 supercross season Spy Optic racers amassed nine (9) main event wins and an incredible 26 podium finishes! And joining Spy’s Windham, Short and Canard in the overall podium count were Torco/Honda’s Josh Grant (three podiums) and Jake Weimer (one win, two podiums).

But probably putting the importance of Spy goggles to the athletes best was Torco/Honda’s team owner, Rick Zielfelder of Factory Connection, who said: “If a team wins both classes at the muddiest supercross in history (Daytona, ’08), can anybody question what Spy goggles means to this team?”

Watch for the Torco/Honda Lites class racers, along with Windham, Short, Nick Wey and whole host of other top flight motocross racer as they return to action in two weeks for the opener of the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championships at Glen Helen Raceway (San Bernardino, Calif.).

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Orange 21 Inc. Reports 2007 Financial Results

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:08:38 -0400

Orange 21 Inc. Reports 2007 Financial Results

SPY Optics's Parent Co. - Orange 21

CARLSBAD, Calif.April 8, 2008--Orange 21 Inc. (NASDAQ:ORNG), a leading developer of brands that produce premium products for the action sports and youth lifestyle markets, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

Consolidated net sales increased 10% to $46.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $42.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase is partly due to increased sales and marketing efforts, including an increase in sales force, and an improvement in product mix. A net loss of $8.0 million was incurred for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to a net loss of $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Our consolidated gross profit increased 30% to $22.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $17.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 49% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 41% for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of sales is partly due to efficiencies achieved at LEM, our subsidiary and primary manufacturer, and a more favorable product mix. The increase is also due to net decreases in inventory reserves for slow moving and obsolete inventory that is no longer being marketed for resale of approximately of $1.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2007, inventory with an adjusted basis of $0.8 million was sold for approximately $1.8 million in revenue, affecting margins by $1.0 million or 2% of net sales. The remaining decrease in the inventory reserve was mainly due to the disposal of product which has no effect on the results of operations.

Sales and marketing expense increased 12% to $16.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to a $2.0 million write off of point-of-purchase displays in the U.S., which was a result of transferring ownership of the point-of-purchase displays to our customers during June 2007. In addition, in the U.S., further purchases of point-of-purchase displays will no longer be capitalized since the displays will be owned by the customers. The cost of these displays will be charged to sales and marketing expense. We do not expect this change to materially affect our results of operations in future periods.

General and administrative expense increased 2% to $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $9.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to increased legal fees of $0.4 million which included $0.2 million in legal fees related to negotiations for the acquisition of the retail stores division of No Fear which did not materialize, a $0.3 million increase for employee-related compensation expense at LEM including severance pay for LEM employees and related legal fees, increased consulting fees of $0.3 million, increased share-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) of $0.2 million, and increases in depreciation and amortization costs and rent expense. The increases were partly offset by decreases in audit fees of $0.4 million, bad debt expense of $0.3 million, $0.2 million payroll costs in the U.S., investor relations related costs, travel and business insurance.

Shipping and warehousing expense remained consistent at $1.8 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Research and development expense increased 24% to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 from $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase is mainly due to an increase in employee-related compensation expense.

Other net expense was $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to other net expense of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The change in other net expense is primarily due to increases in net interest expense partly offset by an increase in foreign currency transaction gains in 2007 compared to foreign currency losses in 2006.

The income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $1.5 million compared to a $2.3 million benefit for the year ended December 31, 2006. The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was (22%) and 25%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due to a larger proportion of the pretax losses incurred in the U.S. versus in Italy, offset by the valuation allowance of $3.2 million recorded in the U.S. booked in 2007 versus no valuation allowance recorded in 2006 for the U.S.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

During the year ended December 31, 2007, we incurred certain non-recurring items including $268,000 in legal costs and $50,000 in banking and underwriting fees for negotiations related to the potential acquisition of the retail stores division of No Fear that did not materialize, increased share-based compensation expense in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) of $98,000 for acceleration of vesting of share-based grants made to one employee and severance pay of $91,000 in the U.S. In addition we had $2,375,000 in point-of-purchase display expense related to amounts capitalized as of December 31, 2006 in the U.S., which was depreciated through June 2007 with the balance written off in June 2007 as a result of transferring ownership of the point-of-purchase displays to our customers during June 2007. Additionally, we incurred $377,000 of recurring expense in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). Absent these charges during the period, we would have had a loss before tax of approximately $3,283,000 compared to a loss before tax of approximately $9,527,000 during 2006.

(Thousands)
GAAP Loss before provision for income taxes (6,542)

No Fear legal costs 268
No Fear banking/underwriting costs 50
Acceleration of SFAS No. 123 (R) costs 98
Severance costs 91
POP display expense for displays purchased prior to
1/1/07 2,375
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Non-GAAP Loss before benefit for income taxes, excluding
non-recurring items (3,660)
Recurring SFAS No. 123 (R) costs 377
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Non-GAAP Loss before benefit for income taxes, excluding
non-recurring items and recurring SFAS No. 123 R costs (3,283)
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We believe the presentation of Non-GAAP financial measures assists investors to better understand our operating performance. We believe that excluding the impact of certain non-cash and non-recurring items from earnings is helpful to investors in their review of information presented by us.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments at December 31, 2007 totaled approximately $555,000 compared to $3.5 million at December 31, 2006.

Management Commentary and Analysis

Mark Simo, Orange 21's Chairman and CEO, commented:

"Last year was a year of transition for us at Orange 21. We entered 2007 with a great deal to fix: our product offering, our production efficiency, our inventory levels and quality, our relationships with our dealers, our internal management processes, and our marketing efficacy. Our goals were to stabilize the business on a revenue and cash flow basis, while working on multiple fronts to improve our business operations.

I am pleased to report that we largely met our goals for 2007. It was far from a perfect year, and, from the outside, our consolidated financial results do not look inspiringly improved. But, internally, we believe we largely succeeded in our core, underlying goals. We believe we have addressed many of the key problems that were present when I assumed oversight of the business in late 2006. We believe we have streamlined and improved the product offering; increased production efficiencies significantly; restructured our internal management team and processes; and re-invigorated our brand and our marketing programs.

In 2008 we will continue to tackle important operating challenges. Primary among those will be a physical consolidation of our production operations at LEM. While we will continue to work on operating challenges, I believe that the hard work done by the management team in 2007 has largely completed the task of stabilizing the business and the business model at Spy.

With a year of transition behind us, I am pleased to be able to say that I believe the key story in 2008 will in fact be growth -- the beginning of a new growth period for the Spy Optic brand and business. We see a new level of interest in our brand and product, at a national level. We need to be careful in managing this expected growth trajectory, so that we do not get ahead of our own capabilities as a company, as we have done in the past. Our goal is to lay a strong growth foundation. We believe that this year will see the first real evidence of new expansion of the brand, in terms of both revenues, and, in terms of the scope of accounts that we service. We are particularly gratified to be able to say this, in the face of the macroeconomic forces at work at home and abroad - softness in the domestic economy coupled with the dramatic decrease in the value of the dollar - both of which create a headwind for our expansion. We believe that our ability to grow in the face of these constraints is particularly strong evidence of the power of the Spy brand.

About Orange 21 Inc.

Orange 21 designs, develops, markets and produces premium products for the action sport and youth lifestyle markets. Orange 21's primary brand, Spy Optic (TM), manufactures sunglasses and goggles targeted toward the action sports and youth lifestyle markets.

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SPY'S CLAY MARZO KILLIN' IT ON THE COVER OF SURFER

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:44:20 -0400

SPY'S CLAY MARZO KILLIN' IT ON THE COVER OF SURFER

Surfing phenom Clay Marzo in the limelight scores the cover of the May issue of Surfer. Check it out!

As a long time team rider Clay has been sporting the Spy Touring Sunglass as part of his standard issue gear when he goes on attack! Clay is often seen wearing the over-sized Touring. When he wakes up early for those morning sessions he hides his eyes with the Spy Touring Sunglass.

Clay Marzo's Surfer Magazine Cover

About the Spy Touring: The Spy Touring sunglass model is a large wind screen to keep you covered during those long trips. This tough, high quality Propionate frame allows you to take in the scenery with each passing mile. The metal nose grill details, big block molded hinges and rear temple spoilers set this frame apart. Planning a trip? Be sure and take the Spy Touring sunglasses along for the ride. Buy the Touring Sunglasses here.

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Spy Team Rider Adam Cianciarulo Takes Texas by the Horns

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:21:19 -0400

Spy Team Rider Adam Cianciarulo Takes Texas by the Horns

Spy Team Rider Adam Cianciarulo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “ SPY Future Superstar Adam Cianciarulo Dominates Texas”

The first two major Amateur Nationals just went down in Texas, and it was young “AC’s” time to show off all his hard work during the off season. Leading into Whitney Adam couldn’t have had a more positive attitude, and always brings to the track his confident “A” game face like NBA star Kobe Bryant does to the court.

Before the Texas races kicked off, the preseason buzz about AC was already being spread like wild fire. During testing Adam hit up a couple factory supercross test tracks on his PR2 FMF backed Monster Kawasaki, and once again caught the attention of all fortunate enough to witness this upcoming superstar.

In the first couple laps AC started jumping sections on his Kawasaki 85 which set the precedent for the big boys to follow his lead. Many, including the pro were amazed that this young star pushed the level of performance on his 85cc to clear jumps perceived to be to big not designed for the little guys.

Lake Whitney rolled around and Adam jumped in with one goal, and one vision...to win. The weather conditions made for all types of racing terrain, but no matter how dry or muddy AC's SPY Alloy goggles always kept him with clear vision and he just adapted his skills putting the green machine out front. He continued to show that he is here for a reason, taking home three prestigious championships. The next stop was the Oak Hill National where Adam would bring home two more Elite championships. AC left Texas with five overall national championships getting close to nearly 40 overall in his young career. Adam contributes his inspiration and success to his devoted family, amazing sponsors, fans, and most of all the Lord.

SPY and Surfeyes.com would like to congratulate AC 92 for his hard work and determination!

CHAMPIONSHIP-Whitney Amateur National, TX:
85 9-11 Stock (1st)
85 9-11 Mod (1st)
Jr Super Mini 9-11 (1st)

Oak Hill Amateur National, TX:
85 9-11 Stock (1st)
85 9-11 Mod (1st)

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The Spy Espada Replacement Lens Hack...

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:06:14 -0400

The Spy Espada Replacement Lens Hack...

Buy Spy Espada Sunglasses Lenses Here..

The Gripe: So you invested in a pair of Spy Optics Espada Sunglasses because they have cool interchangeable lenses...but now you find out that Spy has discontinued the Espada and pulled the rug out from under all your well laid plans!!?

The Tease: Yes it is true that the Spy Espada Sunglass has been discontinued due to some unplanned patent conflicts, but at Surfeyes.com we have found a cool simple sunglass hack that can get you back in the game!

The Hack: The simple fix is that the new Spy Diablo Replacement Lenses are the same exact same shape as the Espada and fit, without modification, right into the old Spy Espada eyewear frames.

The Gratitude: Dude, how is that for an easy fix!! Yeah Yeah Yeah, you can thank us by buying your Diablo/Espada replacement lenses right here at Surfeyes.com

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LOUIE VITO WINS AGAIN AT THE US SNOWBOARDING GRAND PRIX IN KILLINGTON

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:38:00 -0400

LOUIE VITO WINS AGAIN AT THE US SNOWBOARDING GRAND PRIX IN KILLINGTON

Spy Team Rider - Louie Vito

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.

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MIKE CLARKE - SPY ATHLETE OF THE MONTH!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:55:00 -0400

MIKE CLARKE - SPY ATHLETE OF THE MONTH!

Mike Clarke - Spy Athlete Oh Da 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!

- Surfeyes.com

Spy Cleo Sunglasses - Product of the Month!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:54:00 -0400

Spy Cleo Sunglasses - Product of the Month!

Spy Cleo Sunglasses

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. The Spy Cleo Eyewear is available now at Surfeyes.com.

The Cleo is offered in shiny black, shiny black polarized, shiny bone stripe tortoise, shiny bone stripe tortoise polarized and shiny white.

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Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikinis Pro Wakeboard Event

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:04:19 -0400

Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikinis Pro Wakeboard Event - Spy Team Takes Top Places.

Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikinis Pro Wakeboard Event

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 custom silver 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.

Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikinis Pro Wakeboard Event

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Spy Optic's ASP / WCT Surf Contest Update!

nospam@example.com (Surfeyes) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:39:52 -0400

Spy Optic's ASP / WCT Surf Contest Update!

ASP / WCT Surfing Action

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.

- Surfeyes.com