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Come See the Best of the Repair Industry Demonstrate How It’s Done!
Sponsored by AGRR magazine & NWRA
Event management by AGRR magazine.
 What is the WRO?
The 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 fourth annual WRO, co-sponsored by AGRR magazine and the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA), will be held on the NACE show floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center next to the Auto Glass Expo @ NACE.
We’re Moving UP!
Please note the registration area for the Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics registration will be held on the second floor of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. For those of you returning to the event, instead of heading down to registration, we are now one level up from the show floor. The competition itself will be on the NACE show floor as it has in past years.
 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.
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 2009 Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics logo for an unlimited time; and
- A congratulations ad and coverage of the victor and his/her company will appear in AGRR magazine.
Attention Inquiring Contestants
You must be employed currently as a technician in a bona fide operation 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 25, 2009, at 5 p.m. EST. No registrations will be accepted after this date.
 Our Current Champion
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 holds the gold medalist for the second AND third annual Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics and has received numerous perfect scores in this competition.
By Competing in the Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics You’ll Receive:
Fees are:
NWRA Member Repair Technician Contestant - $175
Non-NWRA Member Repair Technician Contestant - $375
Adult Spectator: includes Olympics, Demonstrations and Social Events - $40*
Child Spectator: includes Olympics, Demonstrations and Social Events - $20*
* Spectator registration will be available on-site after 9/25/09 at an increased fee: Adults $50; Child $35.
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