It happened while working in the forest near Milevsko. The information of Písecký deník was confirmed today by Jitka Brabcová, media representative of The Original Extreme Support, which takes care of the promotion of Timbersport in the Czech Republic.
“Yes, I have to confirm this information to you,” Brabcova said. Komárek lived in the village of Osek, and operated the Stihl store in Milevsko. “We all loved Martin very much. It’s awful what happened. He was a boy who really could do something, a good businessman and especially a great guy, dad, husband, friend. He did honor to his region, “said Milevsky Mayor Ivan Radosta (Jihočeši 2012) for Písecký deník.
The best Czech lumberjack Komárek stood at the birth of timbersport not only in the Czech Republic but also in Europe. He was one of the few who could compete in European and world individual logging competitions. He was a multiple European champion. He also worked as a coach at training camps, participated in exhibition performances and shows not only in Europe. He also used a chainsaw to carve sculptures out of wood, thanks to which he holds several records.
We all loved Martin very much. It’s awful what happened. He was a boy who really could do something, a good businessman and especially a great guy, dad, husband, friend. He did honor to his region.
“I have always had a relationship with wood and nature. Rather than a chainsaw, I compete with axes, where not so much power is needed, but technology. I like to show people that something interesting can be done with a chainsaw, “said Komárek in 2006.
The cradle of lumbering is Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In the United States, lumberjack racers are professionals. In the Czech Republic, about a hundred people practice lumberjack sports, and there are about two thousand of them in the world.
The chainsaws they race will cost 150,000 crowns, and they have the power of a snowmobile engine. One of the most attractive disciplines is considered to be the so-called hot saw. The goal is to cut three discs 15 centimeters wide from a lying trunk with a diameter of 46 centimeters in the fastest possible time. The world record is 5.2 seconds. Martin Komárek’s Czech record is about a second worse.
