Volcom’s 2009 Wild in the Parks

There’s a memorable quote in Field of Dreams that, I’m pretty sure, everybody has heard: “If you build it, he will come.”  It’s the ‘The Voice’ Ray Kinsella hears that prompts him to level his corn crop and build a baseball diamond.  Well, I’ve got a quote, “if you build it, they will skate it.” … and most likely, they will destroy it. Tactics riders Nick Propios and Oudalay Philavanh... Read More

Volcom’s Wild in the Parks

Last Saturday, several Tactics riders and employees headed up I-5 for Volcom’s Wild in the Parks contest held at the Department of Skateboarding.  Word from the team manager was that it was a sauna inside the Department and the skating was amazing, but you don’t need our TM to tell you that, just check out Volcom’s site for the 411 about what went down in the 503 last weekend. Tactics riders Nick Propios and Oudalay Philavanh qualifed... Read More

Oudalay Philavanh takes second at the Pipe to Pipe contest

Tactics rider Oudalay Philavanh took 2nd place at Windell’s Pipe to Pipe contest presented by Bonfire this past weekend and also snagged the top spot in the best trick contest.  Oudalay’s been staying in Portland, Oregon filming and stacking footage for his board sponsor Bacon Skateboards and the extra $350 he pocketed will certainly help him in the coming weeks.  Congrats, Oudalay! [flickr]3724812036[/flickr]  Read More

Oudalay Philavanh on Tactics Skate Team

Tactics is psyched to welcome Oudalay (that is pronunced \ˈü-dəˈlā\) Philavanh to our skate team.  Oudalay’s team page will be coming soon.  Meanwhile, below are some photos from yesterday Wetrat took at Churchill and another random local spot. There’s some other great Oudalay coverage on Earth Patrol’s site: http://www.earthpatrolmedia.com/wordpress/?p=1281 http://www.earthpatrolmedia.com/wordpress/?p=1309 Welcome to the... Read More