Collision Repair Education Foundation To Hold Ribbon-Cutting Event
The Collision Repair Education Foundation will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School’s collision program on May 18 in Jamaica, New York.
The Copper-Free Brake Initiative
Spurred by the laws enacted by California and Washington, several other states such as New York, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Oregon drafted legislation over the past several years aimed at reducing brake pad pollution. However, the Copper-free Brake Initiative, in tandem with California and Washington’s existing laws, effectively made other state-specific laws unnecessary.
How To Become An Automotive Engineer: One Woman’s Remarkable Journey
According to an article in the New York Daily News, Jacki Birdall loved cars from the time she was 15. She enrolled in her high school’s auto shop class, but her teacher wouldn’t let her work on the cars. She pestered the manager at Pep Boys every day for two weeks until he hired her. Birdall’s persistence paid off as she is now a senior engineer at Toyota North America.
Norwich Tech Students Win National Competition
Johnathan O’Neill and Devin Bialek, both seniors at Norwich Tech in Norwich, Conn., recently won The National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York International Auto Show in New York City.
Automotive Students Place 1st Again, Head To Nationals
Students in the automotive program at Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley, PA, will be competing in the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City.
BOCES Students Place Second At Auto Competition
Blaise Dawson of Goshen High School and Tom Martin of Valley Central High School teamed up and took second place in the Greater New York Auto Dealers Association Regional Automotive Competition.
Auto Tech Competition Gives Students A Chance To Win Big
On Saturday, Automotive tech students in western New York competed in the Ron Smith Memorial Auto Tech Competition. Students completed for scholarships, prizes and the chance to compete in the national competition.
Auto Tech Students Gear Up For NFADA Competition
Four teams of students from New York are preparing for the annual Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association Memorial AutoTech Competition. The students will be put through a series of diagnostic, workstation and performance tests to measure their automotive technical skills on Ford cars.
Riverhead Students Win First Place At Automotive Competition
Trevor Froelich and Dean Argenti came in first place at the Greater New York Automobile Dealer’s Association regional competition. They will go on to complete at the state-level competition in February.
Indian Motorcycle Donates Custom Indian Scout To Wounded Marine
Indian Motorcycle recently announced its continuing sponsorship of the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis for 2016 and is expanding its level of sponsorship this year. A veteran from the inaugural event was surprised with the gift of a customized Indian Scout by the Veterans Charity Ride and Champion Sidecars & Trikes recently at the International Motorcycle Show in New York City.
