STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series Applicants

Welcome to the 24th season of the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series! This past year was a success again as the premier event in professional lumberjack sports and we have no intention of slowing down.

2009 will be another great year. Again, we will be broadcasting our series on ESPN and the coverage will consist of nine (9) shows aired twice each, for a total of 18 airings.

As always, we want to ensure we produce a competition that is exciting to the fans and fair to you, the competitors. Thanks to the efforts of Granite State Lumberjack Shows, Lumberjack Sports International, JM Associates and members of the Competitor Advisory Group, we believe last year’s competition format delivered on that goal and we will follow it again, with a few improvements.

The schedule for the Series is below. For the complete competitor application package, please click on the appropriate link below. As always, to the greatest extent possible, we have scheduled this year’s events to avoid conflicts with other regional competitions.

Venue 1: Venue 2: Lehi, UT Columbus, GA June 5-6 June 19-21 Choppers/Sawyers Choppers/Sawyers Boom Runners and Tree Climb Boom Runners and Tree Climb

World Championship: Europe, September Brienz, Switzerland Chopper/Sawyers Only

On behalf of STIHL, I wish all of you the very best.

Sincerely,

Roger Phelps Promotional Communications Manager, STIHL Inc. Producer, STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series 2009 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS ® SERIES CONTESTANT APPLICATION FORM Please fill in the following information and return by February 25th, 2009. Please be sure to provide your home address and your summer address (if different) being sure to indicate as of what date you will be there.

Applying as □ Boom Runner □ Speed Climber

Competition Dates

Lehi Utah June 5-6 Columbus, GA June 19-21

Name ______LAST FIRST MIDDLE

• Home Address Summer Address: Good as of the following date ______

Street Address ______Street Address ______

City ______State ______City______State______

Country ______Zip ______Country ______Zip ______

Phone ______Phone ______

e-mail ______Age: _____ Social Security # _____-____-______

(circle size) T-shirt Size: XS S M L

I understand that there is a $180 registration fee. Registration fees will be refunded immediately if entry is not accepted, or at the end of August, by mail, if the competitor competes at all venues qualified for. Checks will be held and returned by mail. ______initials

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMPETITION FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS;

Venue 1: HIGHEST RANKED ATHLETES WHO REGISTER WILL COMPETE IN QUALIFIER ROUND THEN PROGESS TO A SEEDED BRACKET. (PLEASE NOTE, EXACT DETAILS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TIME THE ACCEPTANCE PACKAGES ARE SENT OUT)

Venue 2: TOP FOUR (4) COMPETITORS FROM LEHI WILL BE SEEDED INTO THE POSITIONS IN A BRACKET OF EIGHT (8) WITH PLACEMENT ACCORDING TO POSITION FROM LEHI. ATHLETES 5 TO 8 WILL RUN IN A QUALIFIER TO DETERMINE POSITIONS WITHIN THE BRACKET AGAINST 1 TO 4. (PLEASE NOTE, EXACT DETAILS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TIME THE ACCEPTANCE PACKAGES ARE SENT OUT)

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ONE PRACTICE SESSION WILL BE AVAILIBLE EACH DAY. RED CEDAR VARIED DIAMETER & LENGTH BOOM. _____initials

Mandatory competitor meeting each morning of competition, all athletes must attend. ______initials

You must have the following signed and returned with entry: ______ENTRY FEE ______RESUME ______initials

I______HEREBY ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS OF THIS ENTRY AND WILL ADHERE TO ALL RULES. I ALSO ACCEPT THAT RULES MAY BE CHANGED IN PRELIMINARY MEETINGS IF THE LSI STAFF HOLDS A HEARING. I HAVE READ FULLY THE RULES AND ACCEPT THEIR INTENT AND ALSO ACCEPT ANY RULING MADE BY THE HEAD JUDGE.______initials

Signature______

Printed Name______

Check Number______

Date______

MAIL TO: LSI PO Box 2 Hayward, WI 54843

Zella 715-699-4767 and [email protected] Rob Cell 907-617-5053 and [email protected] AK 907-225-9050 Summer CO 970-264-0078 Winter or contact us at [email protected], on the web at www.lumberjacksports.com