DEI to offer Sponsorship in 2013 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
Sponsored high school shop teams compete in breaking down and rebuilding a performance small block Chevy to compete at Nationals for scholarship funds.
Finish Line: Team MOTIVE GEAR Takes Win at Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge
Listed as Team MOTIVE GEAR, the Loara High School student team beat out 12 other teams in the 4th Annual “Showdown at SEMA.”
Scholarships: Online Applications Open Now For 2013 GAAS Scholarships; Deadline Is March 31, 2013
The scholarships are available to students in two-year technical college programs and vocational schools and four-year college programs. To receive a GAAS scholarship, applicants must be enrolled full-time in a college-level program or an ASE / NATEF (National Automotive Technician Education Foundation) certified automotive technical program.
Crossword Puzzle: October 2012
Across 1. Tire casing 5. Dash gauge faces 8. Electronic fault-finding system, briefly (1,1,1,1,1) 9. Big-rig noisemaker (3,4) 10. Online automobilia-auctions site 11. Shop’s labor-charge system, perhaps (4,4) 13. Item left on pump, perhaps (3,3) 14. Parts supply-chain middleman 17. Diagnostic device for 8-Across system (4,4) 19. Removed air from brake system 22. Underhood power
Are You Ready for the Most Tested Fuel in History?
On June 8, the U.S. EPA gave final approval for the sale and use of E15 ethanol blends. Following that decision, trade organizations from various industries filed a lawsuit to halt the sale of E15. In August, the lawsuit was dismissed.
Stant Corporation Awards Five Scholarships to Students Panning Automotive Careers
Stant Corporation has awarded five $1,000 scholarships through the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarship Committee. The selection of scholarship awards is based on the recipients: 1.) planning to attend or attending an automotive mechanical program at an ASE/NATEF certified post-secondary school or a 4 year program; 2.) GPA; and 3.) a letter accompanying the
Ohio Technical College Opens The Edelbrock Performance Academy
The Edelbrock Performance Academy at OTC provides students with the skills necessary to efficiently increase a vehicle’s performance through planning, installation and modification of high-performance engine components, superchargers, nitrous, fuel injection systems and more.
SEAN MURPHY AS THE 2011 GUNK SERIOUS SOLUTIONS CHALLENGE GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Murphy to Return to Tennessee Technology Center at Athens with
$5,000 Grand Prize for the School’s Auto Department
OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SUZUKI TEAM UP TO MODIFY A 2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA
The custom SUV debuted in the Ohio Technical College booth at the 2011 SEMA Show Nov. 1-4, 2011 in Las Vegas.