David Jodat, a senior master technician at Subaru City of Milwaukee in Wisconsin, has been a technician for more than 18 years.
As a Zone Champion (Minneapolis) and first-place winner, Jodat received $2,000, a crystal trophy and an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan to represent the United States in competing in the Subaru World Technical Competition this November.
https://www.autoremarketing.com/technology/subaru-competition-tests-technician-knowledge-skill
Via Subaru's own magazine for Subaru owners and enthusiasts https://subarudrive.com/
Subaru holds the event in high regard, as was demonstrated by the attendance of Tom Doll, CEO; Mike Campbell, VP Service and Quality; corporate staff; and Subaru’s National Retail Advisory Board.
First, the “best of the best” Subaru techs had to complete a timed written test in a controlled environment. For the hands-on portion of the competition, the technicians were faced with real-world problems, written up on a repair order just as would be done at a Subaru retailer. Three one-hour timed rounds were held, with 30- to 60-minute breaks between rounds. The three rounds dealt with on-car driveability diagnostics, on-car body electrical diagnostics and mechanical-precision measurements.
The driveability segment challenged participants with three faults: no-start/no-crank, vehicle cranks but does not start and vehicle runs poorly. Same for the body electrical portion: power rear gate opens only partially, right rear window doesn’t work and the clearance lights do not turn on. For the measurements section, the three faults were: engine on stand with misfire present, valvetrain measurements required and partial engine disassembly needed to further analyze the misfire problem.
http://media.subaru.com/pressrelease/1413/123/subaru-america-announces-winner-2019-subaru-national-technician
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