David had a truly great day. He won three events. Dion had a truly great day as well. He won two events. Jewett won the stock saw. Jason and Dion tied for second and Dion won the saw off.
I didn't have the greatest of days as I was dq'ed for a rule infraction in the stock saw. My time would have placed me third, which would have given me enough points to have moved from ninth to sixth. Basically, the meaty portion of my right hand (I run a stock saw with my body away from the saw bunk) was over the edge of the log. All of my fingers were on the line at the top of the log, but my hand went over the side of the log. A really unfortunate ruling that cost me dearly. The issue was addressed in the competitors meeting that morning and the rule states "hands on top of the wood." The head judge, Rich Hallet, used the strictest since of enforcing this rule and since I was in the first heat, was made an example. After I was dq'ed, everyone had their hands over the top fo the log with their hands and palms completely flat on the top with nothing hanging over - which is not what everyone has done all year. Unfortunate, but I support Rich is sticking to his guns as I protested the DQ and argued my position.
Oh yeah, my hotsaw finally ran like a dream. So well in fact it suprised me as it took three seconds to get the saw into the wood from the start, then I wasted at least a second in between each cut. So all told, I lost about four to five seconds of time. The saw sounded great under load and it made it through three cuts. Finally, got it right. Now I just have to learn how to use it.
All the best,
Jamie
