Johor team bags top prize in Super Mechanic Contest

HOT on the heels of the successful Castrol Asia Pacific Cars Super Mechanic Contest 2018, the company continued its pursuit for the best mechanic, this time in the two-wheeler edition, through its Castrol Bikes Super Mechanic Contest 2018.

The winning team, comprising S. Saravanan, Tee Kok Jing and L. Sivanathan took home the grand prize worth RM12,800 each after outperforming five other teams in the competition’s Grand Finale and beating a total of about 2,000 mechanics across the country.

Both Saravanan and Sivananthan are from Soon Tat Motor Enterprise while Tee Kok Jing represents Sin Yung Hin Motors.

The Malaysia leg of the Castrol Bikes Super Mechanic Contest 2018 kicked off in April with a nationwide search for the best mechanics.

At the semi-finals, the six teams were initially tested on their theoretical knowledge.

The top three teams moved straight into the practical session while the others incurred a seven minute time penalty before moving to the practical session.

These teams then competed together in a practical knowledge challenge that ultimately crowned the best Castrol Bikes Super Mechanic Team in Malaysia.

Members from The Automotive Education and Technical School, School of Skills, was present to lend their expertise in the judging panel.

The winning team will represent Malaysia at the Castrol Asia Pacific Bikes Super Mechanic Contest 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, next month, where they will go head to head with top mechanics from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.

“We are grateful to Castrol for the opportunity to showcase our talent and even learn new tricks of the trade from other participating mechanics. We will carry the spirit of ‘Malaysia Boleh’ strong and proud at the Castrol Asia Pacific Bikes Super Mechanic finals,” said Saravanan and Sivananthan of Soon Tat Motor Enterprise after being crowned champions.

“Castrol prides itself as being a name that is at the forefront of upskilling and encouraging the unsung heroes of the nation – the mechanics. We recognise, acknowledge and reward them for being experts in their field.

“We are extremely proud of the champion team which will go on to represent Malaysia at the Castrol Asia Pacific Bikes Super Mechanic finals and wish them all the best,” said Castrol Malaysia marketing director Keow Mei-Shan.

Source: TheStar