When Taji won the world championship, we received many inquiries.
I would like to know the model and size of the board that Hideyoshi PRO also rides in Japan.
We receive many inquiries every day, so we've posted them on our blog.
I think you all already know this, as I announced it on this blog the other day.
On March 25th, I won the first JPSA race held in Izu, Shizuoka, driving an F1-STUB.
PRO Hideyoshi Tanaka called to thank me.
He ordered six boards late last year for the 2012 tournament.
He came to Love Surf to pick it up at the beginning of March.
Below is a memo that we wrote down together to decide on the order and the sizes of the six boards.
『DRIVER』5'9" x 18 3/8" x 2 1/8" (175 x 46.7 x 5.4cm)
『DRIVER』5'8" x 18 3/16" x 2 1/16" (173 x 46.2 x 5.25cm)
"F1-STUB" 5'9" x 18 1/8" x 2 1/8" (175 x 46.0 x 5.4cm)
"F1-STUB" 5'8" x 18 3/8" x 2 3/16" (173 x 46.7 x 5.55cm)
『SUB-DRIVER』5'8" x 18 3/16" x 2 1/8" (173 x 46.2 x 5.4cm)
『SUB-DRIVER』5'7" x 18 3/16" x 2 1/8" (170 x 46.2 x 5.4cm)
*All fins are on-fins.
I asked which board it was and it was confirmed to be the 5'8" F1-STUB.
He received the six boards from Love Surf at the beginning of March, but then went to California for a shoot soon after, so he wasn't able to take all six with him and didn't have time to try them out.
After returning from California, he loaded his 5'8" F1-STUB, which he had never ridden before, into his car and headed to Izu. Before the competition, he got on and immediately grabbed the rail with his left hand on the front side, performing a stealth air, which he felt was a magic board. He also had a high success rate in backside airs, so he decided to ride it in the competition and won the competition.
↑Looking at the photo posted on this JPSA fan page on Facebook, there are only a few foot marks on the board, so I thought it was a board that hadn't been ridden yet, but as soon as I got on it I felt the magic, as you'd expect from a Grand Champion.
Apparently, he only rides this Magic 5'8" F1-STUB during games, as it would be a big problem if it broke.
By the way, when this board broke,
The backup board waiting on the beach was a 5'9" Driver model.
So, Tanaka Hideyoshi PRO wanted the same board and asked Mayhem to shape it for him.
He also ordered two 5'8" F1-STUBs.
I have kept a record of the serial number of the 5'8" F1-STUB that he used this time, so that he can become the Grand Champion again this year. Using the same AKU file and LOST's latest digital technology, I have immediately asked Mayhem to create a clone of the 5'8" F1-STUB magic board.
F1-STUB stock board here,
http://www.luvsurf.co.jp/board/lost_stock.html#F1stub
The special page for F1-STUB is here:
http://www.luvsurf.co.jp/camp/F1stub.html
