The Skills/Hands-on portion of the contest was held February 19, 2009.
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 the Ballroom of Union Building
Contest Information
The twenty-first annual Weber State University Automotive Contest (Skills/Hands-on portion) of the contest was held Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 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, 2nd, and 3rd place schools win a training vehicle* for their automotive program:
- Student winners 1-6 win a one-year "tuition only" waiver automotive scholarships (worth approximately $2800.00) from Weber State University.
- Student winners 1-10 win a Snap-On 2-drawer tool cart.
- Student Winners 11-48 win Matco screwdriver sets and/or misc. tools.
CONTEST RULES
- The overall raw score will always determine 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 2008-2009 will forfeit their scholarship. The scholarship will be made available to the next highest scoring school's students.
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:
- 2 (A4) Steering and Suspension workstations
- 2 (A5) Brakes workstations
- 2 (A6) Electrical/Electronic Systems workstations
- 1 (A8) Engine Performance workstation
- 1 (C1) Automobile Service Consultant workstation
- 1 Shop Safety and workstations
- 1 Hazardous Waste workstations
- 2 Career and Industry Information sessions
Overall ranking based upon raw scores are as follows (100 points possible):
- 75.6 - Northridge High School, Layton, UT
- 73.5 - Burley High School, Burley, ID
- 68.3 - Riverton High School, Riverton, UT
- 68.2 - Provo High School, Provo, UT
- 66.0 - Clearfield High School, Clearfield, UT
- 63.0 - Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot, ID
- 62.9 - Bridgerland ATC, Logan, UT
- 62.7 - Hunter High School, West Valley City, UT
- 59.8 - Box Elder High School, Brigham City, UT
- 59.4 - Palo Verde High School, Las Vegas, NV
- 58.8 - Buhl High School, Buhl, ID
- 58.6 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
- 58.2 - Alta High School, Sandy, UT
- 56.0 - Churchill County High School, Fallon, NV
- 52.4 - Emery High School, Castle Dale, UT
- 52.0 - Cassia Regional Technical Center, Burley, ID
- 51.2 - Dehryl Dennis Professional Technical Center, Boise, ID
- 51.1 - Worland High School, Worland, WY
- 50.2 - Elko High School, Elko, NV
- 48.8 - Torrington High School, Torrington, WY
- 48.6 - Murray High School, Murray, UT
- 48.5 - Riverton High School, Riverton, WY
- 46.4 - Olympus High School, Salt Lake City, UT
- 42.7 - Pahrump High School, Pahrump, NV
Top ASE Categories:
Brakes: Hunter High School
Steering & Suspension: Churchill County High School
Engine Performance: Blackfoot High School
Electrical: Provo High School
*IMPORTANT: Donated training vehicles can never be titled, licensed, driven, traded, or sold under any circumstances. Many donation vehicles remain the property of the vehicle manufacturer although donated for training use to your school. As per the donation agreement each school representative must sign, the donation vehicles must either be redonated, parted out for training components, or crushed at the end of their useful life. Contact the Automotive Department at WSU (801-626-6579) for additional information.