Kiwi technician wins 2013 Oceania Tech GP

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#Kiwi technician wins 2013 #Oceania Tech GP

Yamaha Motor Australia is pleased to announce that Jeremy Read of Filco Farm and Sport in Nelson, NZ has won Yamaha's 2013 Oceania Technician Grand Prix held at YMA HQ in Sydney recently.

The Tech GP is the culmination of Yamaha's Training Academy program aimed at raising the proficiency of all Yamaha technicians in the Oceania market region to ensure customers receive outstanding after-sales service.

The event helps raise the profile of technicians within the Yamaha dealer network and provides recognition that will help encourage others to take on a career as a Yamaha Technician.

Eight finalists were selected from over 100 applicants working in Yamaha dealerships across Australia and New Zealand. The finalists arrived at YMA HQ from every region and underwent a computerised theory examination and practical tasks that covered subjects such as fault diagnosis, product knowledge and information systems.

"Everyone at Yamaha sincerely congratulates Jeremy on winning such a close and tough GP," says YTA Training Co-ordinator Carl Rollinson.

"Jeremy is an Oceania Technician GP veteran and runner up from 2011. He loves anything on two or four wheels from dirt to road. He has a relentless hunger for anything technical and it shows in his skill level.

Jeremy is a great ambassador for our industry and keen to pass on his knowledge to the technicians that he works with. These reasons show why Jeremy is the top Yamaha technician in Oceania," continues Rollinson.

Jeremy - who bought his first bike from Filco many years ago - will go on to represent Oceania in the World Technicians Grand Prix in 2014.

Filco Dealer Principal Dave Filer has offered a high level of support for Jeremy and even ordered motorcycles he generally would not stock in order for Jeremy to sharpen his skills as a technician.

Filer is a big supporter of the Tech GP and invites Yamaha dealers to contact him so he can explain the benefits of being involved in this unique industry event.

Roly Orr from Wilder Motorcycles in Young NSW was runner up. Roly loves motorcycles and has a passion for anything mechanical or electrical.

He has a collection of motorcycles old and new and showed tremendous skills yet is still a keen learner.

"Congratulations to all involved in this year's event. With this level of technicians working in our dealer network, our level of customer service satisfaction is bound to remain high," finishes Rollinson.

This year's competitors were: QLD Steven Teese, Jimboomba Motorcycles, Jimboomba Sebastian Van Dijk, Team Moto, Cairns NZ Jeremy Read, Filco Farm and Sport, Nelson Simon Stannard, Bailey Motorcycles, Hawera NSW Roly Orr, Wilder Motorcycles, Young Lincoln Brien, Readfords Motorcycles, Dubbo SA Adam MacGrotty, Yamaha World, Clarence Gardens VIC Michael Webb, Peter Stevens Yamaha - Geelong

Editor's note: The Yamaha Motorcycle Technician GP pits the top Yamaha service technicians in the country against each other to find out who is the best of the best. The aim of the event is to recognise and motivate technicians to achieve the goal of exceeding customers after sales service expectations. Please help us achieve this goal by highlighting this event to your readers.