Show f Auto Trades hosts High School students John Morgan Community Education Marketing Specialist EARLY students N NEARLY from area high schools attended the first annual Tech Auto Fest held in the Auto Trades Building on Thursday Nov 2 The event was sponsored by Division of Mechanics with industry support from Ford Motor Company Mid- Mid Mercury Lincoln and a variety of tool vendors and specialty vehicle owners A range of scale full-scale drag racing machines were dis- dis ze t. t 1 r-J r ti R j e f. f t G S I II IJ N I r rs J s x a e 4 3 ao 4 Photo by Ed f t A few of the many vehicles displayed at the Tech Auto-Tech Fest played in the Auto Trades foyer along with current model autos and antique heavy-duty heavy trucks and cars including a police car from the The purpose of th the Auto- Auto Tech Fest Pest was to promote the of Automotive Technology Technology Technology Tech Tech- with its demands for more highly trained technicians technicians technicians tech tech- in all phases of the automotive world Ford Motor Company has developed the Ford ASSET training program at to produce a new generation of automotive technicians High School stud students en ts learned about program areas in heavy duty mechanics automotive technology and auto collision repair an and d painting and were treated to toa a barbecue sponsored by the College Activities Board CAB Over donated prizes were raffled to lucky students In a contest students matched wits against a col col- col- col level lege-level automotive aptitude aptitude aptitude ap ap- ap- ap test The grand prize Ford 50 litre injected fuel-injected engine engine engine en en- gine was given to first place Viewmont High School a Nissan engine went to second place Bountiful High School and shop manuals were awarded to third place Layton High School Students ts received information from workshop presenters about the II Automotive Industry of the Nineties from Ford Motor Company's John Sug- Sug den Distributor ess Ignition Systems was topic the from Sun Electrics Electric's Blake Robinson Lin Lin- Mercury's coln Dave Mace covered Service and Repair in the Automotive Industry and Russ Dalton from Perfect NAPA Circle discussed High Performance Camshafts Camshafts Camshafts Cam Cam- shafts faculty member member member mem mem- ber Larry Barlage and Marketing Specialist John Morgan explained the Automotive Program at Salt Lake Community College The auto industry believes that recent advances in technology technology technology tech tech- will offer tech high-tech careers for technicians with automotive electronics and computer skills |