On September 15th, 2011in Kiev started try out for the professional skills contest “The fastest mechanic 2011”
Organizers: the companies Autotechnics and FEDERAL MOGUL
The final of the contest will take place on December 3rd within a framework of the Exhibition AD Open 2011.
About the contest
In 2011 the companies Autotechnics and FEDERAL MOGUL organize the national contest “The fastest mechanic 2011”. The basis for it is the successful carrying out of a similar contest in other countries, where the organizer is yet again the company FEDERAL MOGUL. There were none of such-kind actions in Ukraine before.
That’s why there was chosen the right place for carrying out the contest final - area of «KievExpoPlaza» - and the special time – the largest Ukrainian international exhibition of automotive spare parts and combined solutions for service stations AD Open 2011.
The contest “The fastest mechanic 2011” can be the great opportunity for service and repair stations owners to show in full play the professionalism of their staff. The potential customers – visitors of  the exhibition – will get a chance to not only see an assembly technique and interior arrangement of an engine, but also to choose the company they can refer to in case if their vehicle breaks down.
All the contestants will get diplomas and presents form Organizers of the contest.
And the winners of the contest “The fastest mechanic” will get the prizes:
1st place – Certificate from the leading tour operator for 10 000 grn.
2nd place -  TV set 37”
3rd place - video camera
For participation at the contest are only allowed service stations mechanics- regular customers of Autotechnics, who regularly buy spare parts for engine repair.

Try out
On September 15th in Kiev started try outs, and according to their results there will be chosen the best mechanics from each region, who will participate at the contest final on December 3rd.
Regional try outs will take place:
KHARKOV - 20 September
DONETSK - 22 September
ROVNO – 27 September
LVOV – 28 September
UZHGOROD – 5 October
ODESSA – 25 October
HMELNITSKIY – 27 October
VINNITSA – 28 October
DNEPROPETROVSK – 8 November
ZAPOROZHYE – 10 November
NIKOLAYEV – 22 November
SIMFEROPOL – 24 November
SEVASTOPOL – 25 November

The results of try out in Kiev:
At try out in Kiev took part 24 mechanics form different companies:
Participants:
Slynko O.V., Urunov S. H., Kuzmenko A. N., Dikij V.N., Goncharov V.A., Marchenko N., Basay S. G., Yelenskiy A. V., Kravchenko A.A., Lushak V.D., Vlasyuk S. B., Suchek D.N., Belik V. V., Androvich V.V., Nosanchuk S. V.,  Cebrenko V.V., Golubenko V. G., Tit Y.V., Oleynik A. E., Murzin A. Y., Kononenko K.L., Ostratyuk V. A., Yevlovyev A. N., Busko A.N.
Within the framework of the contest each expect had to demount an engine and build it up again in the shortest time possible, trying to avoid mistakes, for which they got a time penalty.
And the winners, who met the challenges best of all, are:
1st place –  Kravchenko A.A.
15:41:14
2nd place -  Nosanchuk S. V.
 16:26:53
3rd place -  Basay S. G.
 16:34:38