Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd., will be holding its sixth annual Tech GP at its headquarters in Markham, Ontario. Ten finalists from across Canada will compete for the coveted chance to represent Canada in Japan.
Rob Daye, Riverside Yamaha St-Albert, Alberta
Greg J. Zeniuk, Riverside Yamaha St-Albert, Alberta
Brett TR Hart, Blackfoot Motorsports Calgary, Alberta
Adam Gregory, Cycle Works Foothills Okotoks, Alberta
Nick King, Kelowna Yamaha Kelowna, British Columbia
Stuart Lumgair, Schultz Motorsports Kamloops, British Columbia
Jimmy Subranni, Gregoire Sport Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Québec
Mathieu Talbot, RPM Rive Sud Lévis, Québec
Luke Pakkala, Oakville Yamaha Oakville, Ontario
John Attewell, Play Powersports Sudbury, Ontario
The Canada Grand Prix skills contest was open to all Yamaha Technical Academy (YTA) Bronze-certified and above service technicians. The contest was organized as part of the Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. global service education plan that YMCA continues to promote under the theme “One to One Service — We create a good relationship with each customer.”
The primary goal is to help increase customer satisfaction by improving the skills of Yamaha service personnel and build a stronger consciousness of the global Yamaha group. The contest was created to recognize and reward technicians for their product knowledge and expertise in the YTA. The Canadian champion will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to Japan where he/she will compete in the 2014 World Technician Grand Prix. It commenced on December 16, 2013 with a 50-question on-line 2014 Tech GP Qualification Exam supplied by the
Yamaha Education Centre (YEC). All interested YTA Bronze-certified service technicians had to complete the examination at the YEC no later than January 17, 2014 (extended to January 24, 2014) to qualify. A score of 80% had to be achieved in order to qualify for the next level.
The final two day competition will be held at Yamaha’s head office in Toronto, ON. On June 16 & 17, 201, the top 10 technicians will be competing for the Canadian Technician Grand Prix Champion title. On June 18th day of sightseeing and awards ceremony. All expenses will be paid by Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd.
The final stage will be judged on total points gained from testing the technician’s skills in four areas:
1) A written exam on the history of Yamaha, motorcycle engineering, Yamaha products and market situations.
2) Practical technical skills tests.
3) Measurement tests.
4) A consumer reception/relations skills test.
The Canadian Technician GP Champion will receive extensive ‘hands-on’ preparation for competing in the World Technician Grand Prix located in Japan (October 2014). The Japan World Grand Prix contest will consist of an all-expense paid trip, sightseeing, factory tour, contest day and many special events.
The prizes are not only for the Canadian Technician GP Champion though. In addition to the above, the dealer principal of the Canadian Champion will also be awarded an all-expense paid trip to accompany their technician to the World Grand Prix contest in Japan.
