NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTEST REPORT
CANADA CONTEST REPORT 2018
The National Technician Grand Prix(NTGP) preliminary contest was held in Canada in July 2018. Brett TR Hart won it and will therefore enter the World Technician Grand Prix.
WTGP CONTESTANT
Brett TR Hart
Working experience at Yamaha: 13 years
Q.Let us know the impression winning the NTGP.
I am very honored and privileged to win this competition.
I have worked hard and prepared for this for a long time to be at this level.
I am proud to represent Yamaha Motor Canada. It was truly a wonderful experience.
Q.What do you think is important as a technician?
You must have the love and passion for the product and the industry. Being a Yamaha technician is lifelong learning.
You must have attention to detail, focus and confidence in yourself.
Q.Let us know your personal goal for the WTGP2018.
It will be a challenge that I will be looking forward to. I wish to do the best I can to earn the respect of my fellow competitors and everyone back home. I will work as hard as possible. It’s a great feeling to be with the best in the World.
MEXICO CONTEST REPORT 2018
The National Technician Grand Prix(NTGP) preliminary contest was held in Mexico in July 2018. Dante Cabrera Sánchez won it and will therefore enter the World Technician Grand Prix.
WTGP CONTESTANT
Dante Cabrera Sánchez
Working experience at Yamaha: 7 years
Q.Let us know the impression winning the NTGP.
It is an almost inexplicable feeling. I feel a great satisfaction. I feel very proud and satisfied because it is something that I dreamed of and what I prepared for and having materialized it is simply very rewarding.
Q.What do you think is important as a technician?
Satisfying customer demands means putting my knowledge to work and attending to those demands in exactly the right way.
Q.Let us know your personal goal for the WTGP2018.
This is a fierce competition between world champions, but my aim is to triumph, as a worthy representative of Mexico for my family and colleagues who believe in me and gave me this chance.
USA CONTEST REPORT 2018
The National Technician Grand Prix(NTGP) preliminary contest was held in USA in June 2018. Jeremy Leigh Talley won it and will therefore enter the World Technician Grand Prix.
WTGP CONTESTANT
Jeremy Leigh Talley
Working experience at Yamaha: 7 years
Q.Let us know the impression winning the NTGP.
Competing against the best technicians in my country was very humbling. On any day anyone of us could have won. Winning has made me focus on perfecting my skills to become the best technician in the world.
Q.What do you think is important as a technician?
To ensure the safety of the customer.
Q.Let us know your personal goal for the WTGP2018.
My goal is to be a good ambassador for my country and hopefully bring the first WTGP win to the USA.
