Lost Lightspeed Sub Driver 2.0

Our best selling, high performance small wave shortboard just got better!

Since its inception, every version of the SUB DRIVER has remained our most successful small wave competition surfboard. From Kolohe Andino’s 5-event winning streak in the 2011 WQS event run (qualifying for the WCT) to Mick Fanning taking note and famously grabbing one of Kolohe’s discarded SUB DRIVER’s, ripping through heats at The Lowers Pro and later stating the board had “Completely changed his perception of what a competition board can be”.   The SUB DRIVER has remained a staple of our competitive team’s quivers.   Year after year, competitors around the globe demand the SUB DRIVER as their special weapon for varied and unpredictable WQS surf, yet almost anyone of even modest ability can ride this board as an everyday driver.

The SUB DRIVER 2.0 is the latest iteration in the ongoing evolution of our most user-friendly Pro-Formance shortboard. Developed in the soft peeling points of San Clemente, it loves small to medium size surf, and really excels at connecting the dots in soft spots, or weak, broken beach break. A surfboard developed for competitors in sub-par surf, which actually makes it perfectly suited for everyday surfers.

The SUB DRIVER 2.0 is derived for the benefit of Pros, but is truly perfect for most every “Bro”.

Mirroring the small wave demands of Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, and our emerging team of Jr Pros and WQS Warriors, constant evolution and obvious upgrades have led us to the point where we are now proud to release the SUB DRIVER 2.0 .

The featured upgrades and changes include…

• An even wider, more forgiving nose:  Designed to increase forward drive for us mere mortals, and impart more stability for hot shots landing radical airs.   The wider nose creates a straighter forward-outline that paddles into waves easier and subsequently builds forward momentum faster in sub-par surf.
• Smoothed out and re-imagined the wide hip in the tail:  Primarily to balance the wider front half of the outline, it allows for more control at speed and a smoother initiation of turns and bottom carves.   The hip is still prominent, and then kicks into the wide squash tail.   The wide tail creates a stable platform, especially in small waves.   The hip breaks the rail line and creates a pivot point for tight, powerful turns in lesser surf conditions.   Making it easier for us to ride a performance shape even in poor surf.
• Added thickness along the center (stringer line) with an increased “vee” deck and more refined rails:   Lower rail volume (without lowering overall volume) to encourage radical rail turns and create a livelier, more responsive board that still floats through flats and forgiving surf.   The thicker centerline under the chest helps with paddle and makes more forward gas pedal drive.
• A deeper concave in the rear third of the board:  The rail rocker transitions from modest forward concave to a deeper, curvy single through the front fins.   Then speeds up to a light V behind the rear fin and out the tail.   There is a healthy amount of double concave through the tail, which adds lift and helps the water squirt and release.

The curvy, hyper-extended, rail rocker of the SUB DRIVER 2.0 creates a hinge under the rear foot, and counterbalances the low, flat centerline tail rocker, enabling it to be surfed tight and vertical in the pocket, as well as the already fast down the line drive.

The wide nose and tail block combined with the low tail rocker and generous dims, allow the SUB DRIVER 2.0 to be ridden 1-2” shorter than a DRIVER 2.0 or similar performance shortboard. Now available in both standard dims, and the larger scale, SUB DRIVER 2. BRO dims.

If you are looking for a proven, tested, and true small wave performance machine, look no further than the SUB DRIVER 2.0.

BRO DIMS