Wisconsin Students Win Ford/AAA Auto Skills National Title and a Week with Roush Fenway Racing
Paul Bretl and Chris Cheek, 2008 graduates of Grafton High School in Grafton, WI, win the 2008 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition.
Report Card: Jet-Setting Across the Country
In a little shop on Pickle Road on the southeastern side of Akron, where, for three decades beginning in the 1950s, racing history was made — or at least built — you’ll find “Turbo” Tim Arfons, 51, assembling, tuning and firing up another of his latest jet propulsion systems
Real World: Waubonsee Community College is the Head of the Class
School takes Top Honor in the T2/Chicago Pneumatic School of the Year
Engine Series: Restoring a Vehicle to Like-New Performance
Power to the People: An independent repair shop has a handful of engine replacement options available: a used engine, a quality rebuilt, a remanufactured or new OE engine.
Drivers Picked for New Jetta TDI Cup Series
The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series is an innovative approach to motorsports – 30 factory-prepared and managed 2009 Jetta TDI clean-diesels will be piloted by talented, up-and-coming drivers, ages 16 to 26
Tool Rules: Welding on the Spot
Due to the misconceptions and lack of knowledge regarding squeeze-type resistance spot welding and its equipment, we conducted a welding machine challenge — a test that would simulate working on a vehicle and help school instructors, shop owners and collision techs make better decisions when purchasing a machine.
Tool Rules: Resistance is….. Fruitful?
A resistance spot weld is the joining of overlapping pieces of metal, achieved by applying pressure and electrical current.
2008 Winner — Waubonsee Community College is the Head of the Class
Chicago Pneumatic, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high-performance aftermarket tools, accessories and compressors, and Tomorrow’s Technician (TT) awarded the inaugural TT School of Year Award to Waubonsee Community College (WCC) in Sugar Grove, IL, on April 16, 2008. WCC automotive course instructors Ken Kunz and Jim Armitage received the inaugural TT School of Year Award plaque from Tomorrow’s Technician staff
NAPA Addresses Vehicle Lighting Issues
NAPA AutoCare Centers and AAA Caution Motorists to Prepare for Reduced Visibility by Checking Lights
The Real World – California Students Tops in Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills
Father-Son Team Wins Competition for the First Time