2009 Winner— Ohio Technical College is Tops in Training
Whether consumers are driving sports cars, hybrids, electric vehicles or motorcycles, there is always going to be a need for qualified automotive technicians. And, Ohio Technical College (OTC), a Cleveland-based school providing technical training in a variety of transportation industries, is currently teaching 1,000 future techs how to service the many vehicles on today’s roads, as well
New Executive Director Takes the Wheel The AACA Museum at Hershey
Having built and shown her own vehicles for more than 28 years, Holly Bedsole has been named Executive Director of the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA.
WyoTech Students Build Powerful New Rock Racer for Determined Driver Clay Egan
Clay Egan, a paraplegic race car driver, uses his modified vehicle to compete in UROC and XRRA events.
NASCAR and UTI Foundation Establish Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund
Deadline for the scholarship is coming to a close.
Crossword Puzzle: September 2008
Across 1. Chassis-lubrication point (6,7) 8. Noisemaker in anti-theft system 9. Dealers’ service-department cars 10. Name on a dealership document 11. Really write off a ride 13. Variable-____ power steering 15. Slang, car built by now-defunct maker 18. Outer skin of military tank 20. Perennially-popular Honda model 23. Highest-bidder car sale 24. Relationship between gears
Crossword Puzzle: August 2008
Across 1. Crankshaft-runout measuring tool (4,9) 8. Unexpected engine stoppage 9. Shifter selection 10. Car-tunes source 11. Alignment-shop measurement (3,2) 13. Interstate-access path 15. Sylvester Stallone’s ’01 racing movie 18. Substance injected into windshield stone chip 20. Carmaker’s
WyoTech Students Honor Returning Soldier with Hot Rod Makeover
Working after hours, students and instructors completely renovated Army National Guard pilot Andrew Stiles’ 1973 Plymouth Barracuda.
SPECIAL REPORT: Future Shock – The Popularity of EVs
Electric Vehicle (EV) Technology is Back in the Limelight
The Real World: VW’s First Woman Master Tech Fits the Bill
Kipp Wierenga has earned the distinction of being the first woman in North America to become a Volkswagen Certified Master Technician.
Crossword Puzzle: March 2008
Across 1. Radiator diagnostic procedures (8,5) 8. Starting aid on pre-EFI engine 9. Torque-converter component 10. Valvetrain component 11. Ran the engine at lowest RPM 13. Pink-slip names 15. GM’s emergency-aid system 18. Piston count in Chrysler’s Hemi 20.