LOST Japan exclusive model!
The "SUP DRIVER" model explanation web page has finally been released!
Designed for small waves! This is the board that Kolohe rode in the knee-high waves at Shizunami Beach!
Remember the board Kolohe was riding when the USA Olympic team held a public practice in the knee-high waves at Shizunami Beach in August 2021 before the Olympics?
At first, Nishii thought the board had a wide outline and was therefore an "UBER DRIVER" model.
When I looked closely, I felt that there was more width and something different about it.
Kolohe was riding that board in the knee-high waves, and was doing more amazing surfing than usual, so much so that John John turned around. I couldn't help but be curious, so I asked Mayhem to explain in detail. Mayhem and Kolohe call the board the "SUP DRIVER." Mayhem assumed that Japan might compete in the 2021 Olympics in knee-high waves, so he took Kolohe to Doheny Beach, a beginner's wave spot in California, many times for test rides, and together with Kolohe, he repeatedly updated the design to create the board he had perfected.
Kolohe brought the board to Japan and enjoyed it in the knee-high waves at Shizunami Beach and other places.
Before the official opening, he surprised the gallery by riding it at the WAVE POOL in Shizunami!
Kolohe's personal board, the "SUP DRIVER," designed specifically for Japanese waves, was completed, and Nishii immediately began test riding it every day.
I had an amazing ride right from the first test run, and I was hooked on the SUP DRIVER from the very first run. It was so good that after the first round, I went straight to Mayhem and negotiated with them to get permission to sell it as a new model so that people in Japan could ride it.
We immediately asked the LOST model mark designer to design it, and this is the mark that was created.
The SUP DRIVER has an explosive start in small waves, just like a SUP, which takes off faster than a longboard, so Mayhem and Kolohe called this secret weapon for very small waves the SUP DRIVER! The SUP DRIVER is based on the DRIVER 2.0 board design, and is positioned as an even smaller wave model than the SUB DRIVER 2.0 model.
Although it has a wide outline, it has been repeatedly updated and tested and developed so that Kolohe can ride it at the Olympics, so it maintains the high performance characteristics inherited from the DRIVER2.0, and is a new high-performance design that can be ridden nimbly in short strokes and has agile maneuverability for very fast movements.
The tail has rounded corners and is a new wide squash tail design made specifically for SUP drivers.
This is the latest "DRIVER" series for world-class high-performance surfing at beach breaks such as Shonan, Shizunami, and Isonoura, where there are many days with small waves!
The "SUP DRIVER" model explanation web page is here!
