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farrelly : speed guns, 1972

Midget Farrelly : Speed Guns, 1972.

Extract from
Farrelly, Midget: Design
Tracks, April 1972, Number 19, page 31.

Introduction.
Extremely narrow (17 inch) speed guns by Midget Farrelly, probably as narrow as boards went in this period, with triple stringers and finboxes.
Note the recognition that the concep tis probably advanced for the average surfer:
"With an extra inch into the outlines they can be made wider for those who shudder at the lean appearances."

Page 31

Basic DImensions
6"8" x 17'' x 3 1/2''
7' 4'' x 17'' x 3 3/8''
8' x 17'' x 3 1/4''
All up weight around 8 Ibs.
The bottom lines of the three boards are foIled curves.
At the nose and tail the bottoms are veed becomIng very soft towards the centres.
The edges at the noses and tails are hard while they soften through the mid sections of the rails.
The rails are squared but are rolled onto the decks.
The decks are flat to concave near the wIde points.
The three boards are nose heavy in profile.
By using fin boxes, a pivot or rake fin can alter the board's performance to suit line or peak surf.

How They Ride
All three are very heavy gilders indeed, especially coming around piles of white water with one foot on the nose working the forward vee for elevation.
They are scaled out to handle wave ranges 2'-6', 4'-8', 6'-12', give or take a few feet depending on which rocket fits the slot best.
With an extra inch into the outlines they can be made wider for those who shudder at the lean appearances.

MIDGET

Tracks
April 1972, Number 19.

Geoff Cater (2011) : Midget Farrelly : Speed Guns, 1972.
http://www.surfresearch.com.au/1972_Farrelly_Guns_Tracks_April_p3.html