Cutting Edge In Timbersports

Thursday, March 1, 2001

WhoHasCutting Edge In Timbersports (NAPSA)—Some people, it seems, just have to see if they're a cut above the rest. Each year the competition in The Sriu_ Timbersports Series, a 16-year-old test of skill for lumberjacks, has gotten stiffer and the times have gotten faster. That, however, won't stop reigning champion, New Zealander Jason Wynyard, from striving for an unprecedented fifth straight STIHL Timbersports?title. To start, there are regional competitions lumberjacks must compete in order to acquire the necessary points. The top 28 athletes compete for 10 semi-finalist positions at Trenton, Maine. They spend four days on six events: * The Springboard * The STIHL? Stock Saw * The Underhand Chop * The Single Buck * The Standing Block Chop * The Hot Saw Next, the STIHL Timbersports Series moves to Branson, Mo. and the Silver Dollar City amusement park where these 10 compete for points toward the Championship in Alaska. Finally, in August 2001 at the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show at Ketchikan, Ala., 12 athletes compete for the title of Timbersports Champion and a new Dodge Truck. An additional exhibition event has been slated for September in Munich, Germany. This invitationonly event features select USA and German competitors. STIHL has sponsored the contest series on ESPN since 1985. Other sponsors include Carhartt and Dodge. STIHL Incorporated is the proud recipient of the U.S. Senate Medallion of Excellence for Productivity and Quality in the Private Sector. STIHL manufactures the world’s largest selling ee. ao New Zealander David Bolstad, seen competing in last season’s hot saw competition, came within 5/100ths of a second in a championship “saw-off” tie-breaker. Bolstad and 26 of the world’s best axmen and sawyers will try to unseatthe reigning STIHL Timbersports champion, Jason Wynyard in this year’s Timbersports Series which will be shown on ESPN and ESPN2. brandof chain saws andportable, hand-held, cut-off machines as well as a complete line of powerful, lightweight, and versatile outdoor power equipment and top quality, precision hand tools for homeowners and professional users. These products are sold through independent servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast. For more information, or for the name of the closest STIHL? retailer, call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the Web site at www.stihlusa.com.

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