First Racing saw

[Marky Mark]

I would like to enter into the art of chain saw racing, I live in New Jersey so you could imagine the compition in my area. There are 3 classes 3.5 hp,3.5-6hp and 6 and up all unmodified. They cut an 8x8 down up down.
Where should I begin should I start at the 3.5 and work my way up or just go for the gusto.
What size bar would be used for the venture.
Thanks for any input.

 

[chainsawworld]

mark,
sounds like you have looked into the sussex county fair. ralph stange runs a nice show. i hope to be there. marty

 

[jokers]

Is that hp or cubic inches?

If it`s hp, how do they keep it fair? Dyno the saws? Probably a stupid question, but I`m just wondering. Russ

 

[chainsawworld]

mark,
are you sure you are talking bhp and not cubic inches? marty

 

[Marky Mark]

Horse power

the rules state an unmodified saw no exotic fuels and it says there will be three classes:under 3.5 3.5 to 4.0, 4.0 and up, how they figure out the saws output I'll never know,

Ralph drop me a line [email protected]

hope to see ya there
mark

http://www.sussex-county-fair.org/thisyear/premium/lumberjack_competition.pdf

here are the rules they are in pdf format so you will need acrobat readed to open them

 

[husky394]

Give it a try!

I've got to think marty is right, those are cubic inchs, not hp. I would suggest calling them to be sure.

If you have the saws, why not enter all three classes Nothing I saw in the rules limits you to any one. Use the shortest bars that you have. Get the chains as sharp as you can, get the saw tuned up as best as you can (have the shop do it if you can't) and have fun.


Check out www.madsens1.com/raceprep.htm