The School of Automotive Machinists, SAM, awards over $50,000.00 in scholarships to the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Division 4 Competition.
The School of Automotive Machinists donated $57,000.00 toward scholarships to the high school automotive teams that finished first, second and third at the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Division 4 Competition. Team MSD from Eastern Oklahoma County Tech Center placed first by disassembling and reassembling a high performance engine with a time of 60:15. Each member of the first place team received a $5,000.00 scholarship from SAM and will compete in the National Championship at the SEMA Show in November, 2010. Team Royal Purple from Hereford High School in Texas placed second and each member received a $3,000.00 scholarship while Team Comp Cams from Pampa High School in Texas placed third and each member received $2,000.00.
“SAM is happy to support high school automotive students who are excited about the automotive industry” said Judson Massingill, Founder and Director of Education at SAM. “This competition is about engine building and that’s what we teach our students to do – build engines that make a lot of horsepower and stay together to win races. We hope these students will continue their automotive training and go on to work in the high performance and racing industry” said Judson.
Many thanks to Painless Performance Products for hosting such an exciting event, Tim Freeman, Founder of Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, for organizing this automotive competition, Tarrant Community College – South Campus for allowing the competition to use their facility and the judges for volunteering their time and expertise.
The School of Automotive Machinists was founded in 1985 by Linda and Judson Massingill. SAM is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC, which recognizes the school for maintaining a standard of excellence at or above the prescribed national standards for quality education and is approved by the Department of Education. The School’s curriculum focuses on the design, theory, machining, building and testing of high performance engines. The students are taught by experienced instructors and are trained on industry standard machines. Today graduates from the School of Automotive Machinists go on to work for race industry leaders like Penske Racing, Warren Johnson Enterprises Inc., Hendrick Motorsports, John Force Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Dart Machinery just to name a few. For more information about SAM and how to start a career in the high performance motorsports industry contact us at 713-683-3817 or visit The Most Respected Name in Motorsports Education - School of Automotive Machinists .
Photography by Scot McCann of Painless Performance
