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Clean Sweep for STIHL at Chainsaw
Speedcutting Race Meeting
STIHL once again made a clean sweep in the important Pro
Standard Class category at the Speedcutting Chainsaw Meeting
where STIHL racers captured the first three places using the
iconic STIHL MS440 chainsaw.
The event was at the Sunday Tribune Garden and Leisure Show in
Pietermaritzburg from 21 to 24 September 2012. The two
categories won by STIHL competitors were Pro Standard, Small
Modified, with the champion chainsaw of the day undoubtedly going to
the STIHL MS 440.
In the Standard category (for saws up to 73 cc), Michael Tosen of STIHL
dealer Sherenco Grassnyerdienste in Middelburg, Juan Pretorius and
Duncan Fryer, both of STIHL S.A., carried the day. Using a 70.7 cc STIHL MS
440, they won first, second and third respectively. Michael is current
holder of the all-time record in this category.
Michael Tosen of STIHL dealer Sherenco
Grassnyerdienste in Middelburg,
carried the day for STIHL coming first
in the Standard category at the 2012
Speedcutting Chainsaw Meeting held
recently at the Sunday Tribune Garden
and Leisure Show in Pietermaritzburg.
Michael is current holder of the all-time
record in this category.
Not resting on his laurels, Michael Tosen also came second in the Open
category using a STIHL MS 880.
Keeping up the Tosen and STIHL name, Shaun Tosen won the Small
Modified category, again with an MS 440.
During racing, each competitor has to start his chainsaw and cut three
discs of a log of 250 – 300 mm in diameter. The clock starts with the
chainsaw still on the ground, not running, and stops when the saw is back
on the ground.
To be the best of the best in this exhilarating sport requires exceptional
skill and the very best equipment. For the Tosens, Pretorius and Fryer, all
veteran racers, the choice of equipment was no contest.
“The STIHL MS 440 is well balanced with low vibrations and has an
excellent power-to-weight ratio. Weighing 6.3 kg, it delivers a power
output of 4 kW and great torque, for optimum power and speed. The
single control lever operating the choke, starting throttle lock and on-off
switch, is another plus,” says Michael Tosen.
Thank you
“STIHL South Africa would like to thank TH Timber Harvesting Oil and
timber sponsor, UCL, for their support,” says STIHL S.A. MD, Hayden
Hutton. “Their generosity made it possible to stage a great event.”
William Tosen, Michael Tosen’s father,
at a previous competition.
Anyone interested in chainsaw racing can contact STIHL on
info@stihl.co.za
// OCTOBER 2012 63