Actually, let me be more specific. This is not a new model from Donek, nor is it a prototype. I asked Sean if he would make me a board that was a 172cm length, 11m SCR, and a 19cm waist. And I designed the graphic. Outside those, the only other request, although a very important one, was to make a board that would give the performance characteristics of the MK. I wanted an MK that made a bigger turn, simple. Maybe not so simple (they did after all test the original MK with multiple prototypes over a couple of years to get the final production model right). This is not an MK, but, it is more that than it is a Madd 170. The MK was designed to pay tribute to, and even surpass, the performance of the original Madd 158 (I assume, I wasn't involved). It was a very specific goal, indeed. In having Donek build my board I also had a very specific goal. It was a larger MK not a Madd 170.
Regardless, I'll give you all my opinion in a review next year.