What is the Windshield Repair Olympics?
The third annual Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics (WRO) was created to provide a venue for repair technicians to showcase and learn the finest repair techniques from one another. The WRO co-sponsored by the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) and AGRR magazine will be held on the NACE show floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center next to the Auto Glass Expo @ NACE.

The Winner’s Company Receives:

• The first-place winner’s company is awarded:
• Extensive media coverage and press releases sent on behalf of the champion’s company;
• Use of the Olympic Winner logo on stationery, business cards and advertising for one year;
• Use of the 2008 Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics logo for an unlimited time;
• A congratulations ad and coverage of the victor and his/her company will appear in AGRR magazine.

Auto Glass Week Attendee Housing Block Available at Luxor
The Luxor hotel is currently hosting a block of rooms for the attendees of the Auto Glass Week events. Attendees can reserve a room by selecting the days they will be a part of the educational activities.

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Attention Inquiring Contestants
You must be employed currently as a technician in a bona fide operating auto glass company and you must have at least one year of experience as a repair technician in the auto glass industry in order to compete. Please note that there will be a cap on the number of contestants and spaces are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Be sure to register early. Owners or managers of supplier companies may not compete themselves. Pre-registration deadline for contestants is Monday, September 8, 2008, at 5 p.m. EST. No registrations will be accepted after this date.

CLICK HERE to register today!

Walt Gorman – Industry Icon
Gorman was the owner of A-1 Windshield Doctor in Seekonk, Mass., an AGRR columnist and an industry icon sharing nearly 20 years of his life with the auto glass repair industry. He also was a columnist for Windshield and Glass Repair (WGR) magazine, the precursor to AGRR, throughout most of its publication, and went on to write the Ask the Doctor column in AGRR magazine. Gorman served on the National Windshield Repair Association board of directors for ten years and was one of the association’s founders.

To The Victor
The first-place winner will receive $1,000, a gold medal and trophy as well as bragging rights as the “World’s Best Repair Technician.” Second-place will receive $500 as well as a silver medal and third will receive $250 and a bronze medal.

By Competing in the Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics You’ll Receive

• Networking Opportunities with Fellow Technicians and Manufacturers
• Admission to the Congratulatory Cocktail Party Friday Night
• Admission to the NACE Trade Show*
• Admission to the Auto Glass Technician Olympics (Replacement)*

* Learn more about these separate events in AGRR magazine and at www.autoglassolympics.com

Last Year’s Winner
If you want to know the thrill of holding the title of World’s Best Repair Technician, ask Matt Anderson of Novus Auto Glass Repair and Replacement in Spokane Valley, Wash. He was the gold medalist for the second annual Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics and received the first-ever perfect score on his preliminary heat repair.

CLICK HERE to register today!