Since its relatively late entry into Nike's Chosen contest, the Wild Lyfe crew -- an East Coast hodgepodge of four surfers -- has galloped past its competition, at least in Facebook units. They've got more Likes and comments on the Chosen's platform than any other crew in North America -- surf, skate or BMX. Who? Why? How?

Today we get to know the Wild Lyfe, straight from the mouth of crew member Raven Lundy:

RAVEN LUNDY:

My name's Raven Lundy, I'm 27 years old from Virginia Beach, Virginia. I like to go surfboarding. I like to ride the waves and shred the gnar. Wild Lyfe style.

Then we got a grom in [the crew] -- he's from Virginia Beach, his name's Bryce Humphrey. Little underground kid, nobody's ever heard of him. Look him up on the iTunes. He's a hurricane with his words, and a freak on the surfboard, but he don't care about being the next Dane Reynolds or Kelly Slater or any of that. He just likes chicks and having a good time, and I don't think he's stressing about making it as a pro surfer. If he makes it -- woo hoo! But he knows how it is; we're from the East Coast. We just love surfing, and we love to party.

We picked Noah Snyder 'cause he's kind of a name over here on the East Coast, and he knows how to get shit done. He's not a full party guy, but you know, he's a great surfer and a great personality. Great barrel rider.

Then the other guy in the crew is Colin Herlihy. He lives in Delaware. Noah lives in North Carolina on the Outer Banks, and I grew up surfing down there. That's pretty much where all the Virginia Beach guys go to surf -- kind of the Mecca. But over the last few years I started going north and catching a little more long-period up there, and started working with Colin. He was a pro bodyboarder, man. He's a park ranger at the moment. He's got a little flow deal with Hurley -- he gets, like, free shirts and shit, you know? But he's another underground guy, you probably never heard of the guy.

And he's got the wild side to him -- and when I say "wild," it's not the party-type wild, it's nature. He's a park ranger. You go up there, his backyard's got a bass pond in it, and he's just a redneck, dude. That's why our crew is so different from a lot of what you see. None of us are the full pro athlete guy; none of us are making it as pro surfers. We subsidize it with something else.

That's what we do, we just love surfing whether it's f--king 30 degrees out and freezing water or 80 degrees out. We don't have the same opportunities that a lot of guys have, coming from the East Coast.

Pick a Pa. based pro, anyone from Joe Rich or Kris Bennett all the way up to Brian Yeagle or Chris Doyle. What binds them? Versatility. Pennsylvania-based riders, for as long as anyone has been counting, have always been notoriously good at riding street, trails, park and anything that might get in their way.

The Sun City Riders Crew (S.C.R.), based in Sunbury, Pa., is no different. Consisting of Sunbury locals, Brandon Reid, Ruben Medina, and Todd Kiger, the S.C.R. crew have been taking notes from fellow Pennsylvania-based BMX pros, and place no limits on the various elements of riding they're out to pursue.

Or their wardrobes. Well, at least in S.C.R. crew Todd Kiger's case, who rides most of the above video in a tie-dye t-shirt.

But we're not here to pick America's Next Top Model. The riding is what matters, and the S.C.R. crew delivers. From concrete parks to street to burly 9-foot quarters, the S.C.R. crew knows how to get it done.

Filmed and edited by Sunbury, Pa. local Troy Zeigler, the above video is a continuing work in progress. "I have been friends with these guys for many years now and it's good timing to show their talents to the world."

Well put Troy. And thanks for keeping the spirit of Pennsylvania BMX alive S.C.R. crew!

Search any pro BMXers hard drive, and there's a good chance you'll find the movie "The Hangover" somewhere in there. It's not exactly BMX-related, but it does pass the time on the road, and inspire the idea of the crew through Zach Galifianakis' idea of the "The Wolfpack."

Enter the Full Circle Bike Shop crew. They are not road tripping to Vegas in a convertible Mercedes or harboring stolen tigers in their bathroom, but their featured video is definitely Hangover-inspired.

Consisting of Corey Sampson, Austin James, Austin Carmel and special guest Andre Postell, Full Circle Bike Shop crew is based out of Western Massachusetts, and according to their profile, "ride bikes as much as possible."

But what's more? Their featured video, once you get past the hilarious introduction that involves actual stunts from Austin James (and lots of soda), is the very definition of a dialed crew video.

There's teamwork, original street, park and dirt riding that navigates between tech and big, and doesn't forget that creative spot searching sometimes involves uprooted trees. Because Full Circle's crew is based in Western Mass., there's a healthy amount of park footage, but if you've got the technical know-how of Andre Postell, then that's not a bad thing.

In the end, Full Circle Bike Shop turns up the heat, keeps it fun and brings the idea of a BMX Wolfpack home like no other crew in BMX right now. Check their video for the goods and go find Doug...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month you've seen the Nike Chosen ads with P-Rod, Theotis and Omar all over TV, the internet, during NBA Finals, on billboards and every where else humanly possible. And if you went to the Nike Chosen site then you know that Nike is looking to take one of the nation's best skate crews to Barcelona in August with P-Rod and the Nike SB team for a week.

Aside from that Nike is giving away:
--Cash Prize: up to $40,000 ($10,000 for each crew member)
--An invite to the US Premier of Nike SB movie
--Crew flies to the Premier and enjoys VIP status throughout the event
--Custom P Rod V for each member of your crew
--Video releases of your trip
--Digital takeover Chosen Crew celebration

So how do you win? Easy. Do what you always do; go out and film your skate crew (no more than 4 dudes. Must be 18 or older.) and edit together a short video of you and the homies ripping and having a good time. After that it comes down to self-promotion. Spread the word all over the web. The crew with the most Facebook Likes will be noticed and then judged by P-Rod and the Nike SB Team. It's pretty easy but time is running out! Only 3 weeks left (Round 1 ends July 29th) to get your video up. All the details can be found HERE.

Here are the top 5 videos so far with less than 3 weeks to go:

Familia
With a huge lead since day one, Steve Nesser's Minneapolis-based shop has produced a video worthy of winning it all.



NJ Skateshop
New Jersey's blue-collar, hard-working skateshop delivers an amazing video of raw skating and rough spots.



Reign Skateshop
Chris Cole's skateshop has made a big name for itself in a very short amount of time by bringing the world new jacks Tom Asta and Ishod Wair. Well, the rest of the team rips as well as seen in this footage.



D.R.E.A.M Crew
Dallas, Texas area D.R.E.A.M crew is led by Kechaud Johnson who has made a lot of noise in the past year on the contest circuit. This video shows he's a one-man crew.



Tetra
This San Antonio-based crew is a recent entry and one of our favorites. For some young guys they skate with amazing style and trick selection. They might not beat Familia but they've definitely got our attention.

An ounce of originality, a dash of alliteration, maybe a pun. Probably a good story, at least. What follows are the genesis tales for the names of four (and a half) leading surf crews in the Nike Chosen contest.

Crew Name: Neck Rash
Backstory, as told by crew member Jamie Parkhurst:

"A few friends and I were skating around Venice, just sightseeing and such. So we're hanging out on the grass enjoying a beverage and some old surf dog bum came and sat next to us. I don't know why, but he kept calling me 'neck rash.' I did not have a rash on my neck. He continued to tell us these stories of the glory days, and how he burned Martin Potter in a heat once and really didn't give a shit, and between every little tale he would look at me and say, 'Are you listening, Neck Rash?' So when I was asked to come up with a name for a surf dog crew, all I could think about was that old dog and my Neck Rash nickname."


Crew Name: Raw Jersey Crew
Backstory, as told by crew member Rob Kelly:

"I don't really remember how the name originated, but we've been calling ourselves the Raw Jersey Crew for a while. As far as the tattoos, yeah, they are real. We got them when [writer] Matt Walker from SURFING Mag came to hang out with us to work on a story about New Jersey when we were in high school. We got 'RJC' tattooed in our lips so we would make the magazine, and it worked."

Crew Name: Dirty Harry and the Bandits
Backstory, as told by crew member Jason Harris:

"Basically, [crew member Matt Payne] and I got this little Super-8, just total rookies. We filmed a bunch of rolls and got it processed, and we were tripping out how cool the raw stuff looked. Matt wanted to edit something, and he'd heard some people calling me Harry or Harold, and Wardo used to call me Dirty Harry sometimes. Then Matt was watching the actual Dirty Harry Clint Eastwood movie, and he was like, 'Dude, we should do something sick with this.'"

Crew Name: Wild Lyfe
Backstory, as told by crew member Raven Lundy:

"Driving home from Hatteras one day, I was with my buddy Eddie. He does a lot of our filming, we do a lot of filming and cutting together, been best friends forever. We were in the car, just talking shit back and forth. We'd just had one of those super sessions, so good, like words can't describe what you just felt -- when you get barreled, get blown out. I don't know, we just came up with 'wild life,' and changed it to a Y, and thought, 'Maybe let's feed off that and get some energy.' It just started as a cool name -- is it about partying, or is it, like, animals? We'll walk up to random people going, 'What's the Wild Lyfe?' It's funny, it strikes up conversation. I asked some guys the other night, they're like, 'It's co-cayyyne!' I'm like, 'Are you kidding me dude? Where'd you get that from?'"

Crew Name: Chomp Proper
Backstory, as told by crew member Matt Meola:

[Actually, the story of the Chomp Proper name is better left shrouded in mystery. It originated with a friend's harrowing trip to Africa, and for the benefit of all parties, no more will be said about it here.]

See these and other crews put their skills on display -- or, hey, where's your crew? -- on the Chosen portal now.