Castrol picks top tech students

Motor,  May 2003  by Nash, Tom

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Castrol North America has named the eight winners of its Castrol GTX Top Techs contest, an annual recognition program of the best and brightest automotive students in the country. Each winner receives the unique adventure of serving as an honorary Castrol GTX High Mileage Funny Car crew member for John Force at an NHRA race. One of the eight winners will also receive a grand prize $7500 scholarship to continue his or her automotive service education.

In addition, each winner will receive race tickets, a Castrol GTX hat and t-shirt, a Mac Tools toolbox filled with $1000 worth of new tools and a donation of both Castrol GTX motor oil and Castrol GTX High Mileage motor oil for use in his or her vocational education/automotive program.

The winners are: Randi Reel, Bellville (TX) High School; Daniel Gilbert, Universal Technical Institute, Houston Campus; Dan Dorset, Brighton (MI) High School; Chris Bohland, L.A. Wilson Tech, Northport (NY) Campus; Michael Bretl, Madison (WI) Area Technical College; Carl Jones, Edwards County (IL) High School; Brian Millington, Wyoming (KS) Technical Institute; and Pete Johnson, Lincoln Technical Institute, Indianapolis Campus.

Automotive students and teachers across the country submitted 150-word essay nominations at www.GTX TopTechs.com, giving reasons for selecting the designated nominee. The blue-ribbon panel of judges included John Lypen, Editor and Publisher of MOTOR Magazine.

According to Tim Miranda, Engineering/OEM manager for Castrol North America and one of the five contest judges, "This year's Castrol GTX Top Techs winners exhibit the finest automotive service talents and demonstrate outstanding academic, vocational and community achievements. It's a delight for all of us at Castrol North America to see the nation's best automotive students rewarded with a thrilla-minute weekend at an NHRA race, where they'll have the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best in the business. Choosing just eight winners from hundreds of talented nominees was quite a challenge for the judges. Its encouraging to know that there is a talented pool of tech-savvy students out there who will one day service our vehicles."

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