Spencer Elliot and Eli Schultz of Bothell High were among 20 students that advanced to the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition state finals last month. They finished 10th at the event held at Renton Technical College.
They raced to correctly diagnose and repair a deliberately “bugged” Ford vehicle.
“The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition is especially relevant this year,” said John Milbrath, vice president of Automotive Services at AAA Washington. “The need for skilled automotive technicians is growing as we see an increasing number of motorists fixing older vehicles rather than purchasing new ones in this economic recession.”
Each year, high schools are invited to have their students take an online written exam that tests their mathematical and computer diagnostic skills as related to the industry.
