Only a single cylinder and carburetor limit the high performance chain saw. These high performance chain saws with tuned exhaust and high-octane fuel are very fast and loud. Hot saws are allowed to be warmed up prior to the contest but must be turned off before the race begins. Contestants must have both hands on the log on the command Go. The contestant then must start the chain saw and make two complete cuts from the end of the log.
Time starts on the command go and ends when the third slab of log hits the ground.
Using a double bit ax, each competitor will throw three times at a stationary log target positioned twenty feet from the throwing line. A bulls-eye will score 3 points, the next ring 2 points and the outer ring 1 point. The contestant with the highest score will be declared the winner. The ax must remain in the log until it is retrieved for the next throw to score points. A tie will be broken with a throw off.