Firewire debuts Baked Potato & Minnie Driver models

Industry Updates

The Minnie Driver expands on The Driver concept while Baked Potato refines Sweet Potato model

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 11 June, 2012 : - - Firewire launches two new models for summer 2012, the Baked Potato and the Minnie Driver. Working with San Clemente's Matt Biolos, Firewire has added the versitile Minnie Driver in Future Shapes Technology to their stellar lineup of boards, while the ever-popular Sweet Potato has been tricked out into the new Baked Potato model.

The Minnie Driver started with the original Driver. The initial adjustments incorporated a fast, low nose rocker with a forward placed outline, both of which added drive. After adding a rounded tail for control, but with additional width at 12" up from the tail, the Minnie Driver emerged. The clean and elliptical outline moved freely on the face and inside the tube, which is true to Kolohe's challenge when we started on the design. We were soon surprised by how well it performed in smaller everyday surf. The Minnie Driver has quickly been recognized as one of the most versatile designs we’ve ever done.

MODEL NUMBER LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS TAIL VOLUME
FMN-506R-03 5' 6" 18 3/4" 2 1/4"   round 24.1
FMN-508R-03 5' 8" 19" 2 1/4"         round 25.3
FMN-510R-03 5' 10" 19 1/4" 2 3/8" round 27.8
FMN-600R-03 6' 19 1/2" 2 1/2"       round 30.5
FMN-602R-03 6' 2" 20" 2 5/8"         round 33.9
FMN-604R-03 6' 4" 20 1/2" 2 3/4"   round 37.6

The BAKED POTATO offers a few subtle design adjust- ments over the SWEET POTATO. The nose is pulled in slightly and some of the rail volume has been removed to allow for even faster rail to rail transfers. The BAKED POTATO has the same aggressive double concaves and 'V-spline' running down the center of the board which allows the board to get up on the rail much faster than the overall design would indicate. Primarily designed for smaller, weaker conditions, the BAKED POTATO will surprise you by its performance characteristics, and how the quad fins set further back and closer to the rail than usual, allow the board to hold with- out sliding, even in larger surf. Get cooking on a BAKED POTATO

MODEL # LENGTH-WIDTH-THICKNESS-TAIL-VOLUME
RBP_501D-03 : 5' 1" 20 3/4" 2 1/4" diamond 29.3
RBP_503D-03 : 5' 3" 21 1/4" 2 3/8" diamond 32.4
RBP_505D-03 : 5' 5" 21 3/4" 2 1/2" diamond 36.0
RBP_507D-03 : 5' 7" 22 1/8" 2 5/8" diamond 39.9
RBP_509D-03 : 5' 9" 22 3/8" 2 3/4" diamond 43.6
RBP_511D-03 : 5' 11" 22 5/8" 2 7/8" diamond 47.3
RBP_601D-03 : 6' 1" 22 3/4" 3"       diamond 50.9
RBP_603D-03 : 6' 3" 23" 3"             diamond 52.9

www.firewiresurfboards.com

Source: Firewire

Author: Chris Cary / Mark Price

Tags: Baked Potato, Minni Driver, Lost Surfboards, Firewire, Nev,