MAHLE Clevite urges technicians to enter Machinist of the Year competition

Jan. 1, 2020

Are you ASE certfied as a cylinder head specialist, cylinder block specialist and/or an engine assembly specialist? If so, consider entering the MAHLE Clevite Machinist of the Year award competition, co-sponsored by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and the Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association (AERA). Now in its 18th year, this nationwide award program is designed to recognize and honor an ASE-certified automotive engine machinist who is judged to be outstanding for his skills and contributions to the industry and his local community.

"Clearly, ASE and AERA, two of the industry's top organizations, see the value of this award program for their members," says Bill McKnight, head of Training and Motorsports for MAHLE Clevite.

The entry form and complete details for the competition are available on MAHLE Clevite's Web site. The online entry form can be filled out and submitted right on the computer screen.

Machinists can also be nominated for the award by others in the industry, including automotive service technicians and engine parts wholesalers and retailers.

"If the award winner has been nominated by someone other than himself, MAHLE Clevite will present that individual with a special prize, a check for $250," says McKnight.

MAHLE Clevite has established a panel of five industry experts to judge the entries they receive for the 2007 award competition. The judges include the chief editors of three of the industry's most prominent publications. Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman, winners of the 2007 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown, are also serving as judges.

MAHLE Clevite will announce the winner of the 2007 MAHLE Clevite Machinist of the Year Award at the AERA Tech and Skills Regional Conference on Nov. 10. The conference, hosted by MAHLE Clevite, will be held at the University of NW Ohio, located in Lima, Ohio.

The award winner will receive several prizes, including:

An all-expense-paid trip for two to the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, Fla. (Dec. 6–8), and $500 in spending money.
An all-expense-paid trip for one to Charlotte, N.C., with a VIP tour of NASCAR® Technical Institute; a one-day, on-track Jeff Gordon Racing School Driving Experience at Lowe's Motor Speedway; and a "Day on the Dyno" with Pro Motor's Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman, who will demonstrate some of their engine building secrets.

For more information on MAHLE Clevite and its annual Machinist of the Year program, visit the company's Web site.