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Contest News
January 15, 2007 - Tony Divino, of Tony Divino Toyota in Ogden donates two 1/2 tuition scholarships to winners of the WSU Hands-on Automotive Contest
February 1, 2007 - The Denver region Toyota dealers donate $1250.00 toward tool box and tool awards for the Weber State Automotive contest.
Time Schedule
- 10:00 a.m. workstation setup with judges
- 10:30 a.m. High School contestants begin to arrive.
- 11:00 a.m. Lunch for judges and student aids class room TE-214.
- 11:30 Orientation for High School students and Instructors in class room TE-215.
- 12:00 noon contest begins
- 1:35 p.m. 30-minute break
- 3:05 p.m. contest continues
- 3:40 p.m. contest ends
- 5:15 p.m. Awards banquet in Cafeteria of Union Building
- 7:00 p.m. Grand Prizes awarded at half-time of WSU basketball game in the Dee Events Center. Obtain your free game tickets at the awards banquet.
Contest Information
The twenty-first annual Weber State University Automotive Contest (Skills/Hands-on portion) of the contest was held Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 12 noon in the Technical Education building at WSU. 48 students from 24 schools qualified for the Skills/Hands-on portion of the contest. The students competed for:
The 1st and 2nd place prize vehicles were on display; 2005 Dodge Neon and a 2003 Saturn Vue.
- The 1st place and 2nd place schools win a training vehicle for their automotive program. The 1st place school gets first choice of the following two vehicles:
- 2005 Dodge Neon SE, 2.0L L-4 with a 40TE 4-speed automatic transaxle. Odometer = 2 miles.
- 2003 Saturn Vue Sport Utility, 3.0L V-6 with an A131L 5-speed automatic transaxle. Odometer = 2 miles. (slight body damage on front end)
- The 3rd place school wins a Coats model 850 wheel balancer from WSU.
- Student winners 1-6 win a one-year "tuition only" waiver automotive scholarships (worth approximately $2800.00) from
- Student winners 1-10 win a Snap-On 2-drawer tool cart.
- Student Winners 11-12 win a Matco wrench set.
- Student Winners 13-22 win a Snap-On 8-piece screw driver set
- Student winners 23-32 win a Snap-On 7-piece ratcheting screw driver set.
- Student winners 33-38 win a Matco wrench set or screw driver set.
- All participants qualify to participate in the “Educational Trip” to
Download the contest floor plan Contest Floor Plan.pdf
There were workstations on the following topics:
- Customer Service skills (Visit www.ase.com for a C1 preparation guide),
- Environmental Health and Safety (visit our shop safety web page and www.sp2.org for free preparation information).
The ASE areas covered are:
- A4 Steering and Suspension
- A5 Brakes
- A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems
- A8 Engine Performance
- C1 Automobile Service Consultant
The students compete by participating in 12 workstations:
10 tool carts, 2 wrench sets, and 28 screw driver sets were donated as prizes by: Students competed in a brake rotor measurement workstation on a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica. (ASE area A5)
Students learned about career opportunities from employers in the automotive industry.
Students competed in an electrical diagnosis workstation on a 2003 Ford Mustang GT. (ASE area A6)
Students competed in an engine performance diagnosis workstation on a 2004 Saturn Ion (ASE area A8)
Students competed in a new Automobile Service Consultant (ASE area C1) workstation on a 2007 Saturn Sky.
Students competed in a Steering and Suspension workstation on a 2003 Toyota Camry. (ASE area A4)
Students competed in Shop Safety and Hazardous Waste workstations on a 2002 Honda Civic and a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu.
CONTEST RULES
- The overall raw score will determine always the grand champion.
- All Student winners receive their tool prizes on the day of the competition.
- Six of top-ten winning students receive full tuition or half tuition waivers for one year. (Tuition waivers do not cover student fees, books, or housing).
- Only High School seniors may receive tuition waivers for the WSU automotive program.
- A tied score will be resolved by the school's written contest score.
- High School Juniors may not compete.
- Tool prizes are to be awarded the day of the contest.
- Students who choose not to attend WSU fall 2007-2008 will forfeit their scholarship. The scholarship will be made available to the next highest scoring school's students.
Contest Results
The schools with the highest score in each of the 6 contest areas were announced at the awards banquet at the cafeteria in the Union Building.
WSU Automotive Recruiter Van Mortenson presents awards to Layton High School students Tai Ellis and Kari Griffiths who won three seperate ASE area awards.
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Steering and Suspension ASE area A4 - Burley High School, Burley, ID
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Brakes ASE area A5 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
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Electrical and Electronics ASE area A6 - Riverton High School,
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Engine Performance ASE Area A8 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
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Automobile Service Consultant ASE area C1 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
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Shop Safety and Hazardous Waste - Buhl High School, Buhl, ID
The overall grand-prize winners were announced at the WSU Montana basketball game in the Dee Events Center that evening.
Overall ranking based upon raw scores are as follows (100 points possible):
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Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot ID - 76.1
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Riverton High School, Riverton UT - 74.5
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Bingham High School, South Jordan UT - 73.6
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Bridgerland ATC, Logan, UT - 73.5
1st Place - Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot ID.
Instructor Kerry Phelps wins the 2005 Dodge Neon for his High School Automotive Shop. Students Katie Bigler and Steve Ison win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
2nd Place - Riverton High School, Riverton, UT.
Instructor: Jay Hales wins the 2003 Saturn Vue for his High School Automotive Shop. Students Jace Hilton and Nicholas Wells win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
3rd Place - Bingham High School, South Jordan, UT.
Instructor: David Stevenson wins a Coats Model 850 Wheel Balancer for his High School Automotive Shop. Students Brandon Stevenson and Tase Thompson win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
4th Place - Bridgerland ATC, Logan, UT. Instructor: Loran Hirschi
Students Chase Christiansen and Wesley Allred win Snap-On tool carts.
5th Place - Emery High School, Price, UT. Instructor: Mike Kava
Students Andy Sitterland and Joe Bennett win Snap-On tool carts.
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