NSW tech scoops top award

Roly Orr from Wilder Motorcycles in Young, NSW, has won Yamaha’s prestigious 2015 Motorcycle Technicians Grand Prix.

Yamaha’s Tech GP is an industry-leading initiative that recognises excellence in the motorcycle service industry.

Together with Yamaha Technical Academy training, the Tech GP helps to incentivise, develop and retain skilled technicians within the Yamaha network.

Roly Orr will now represent Oceania in the 2016 World Motorcycle Technicians GP to be held in Japan in October 2016.

Tim Dowbnia from Peter Stevens in Adelaide was runner-up. Dowbnia, who has earned an automatic placement in the 2017 Tech GP, joined Peter Stevens specifically to compete in the well recognised event.

The nine finalists performed extremely well and were only separated with 11 per cent difference in their final scores. Roly and Tim were separated by only two per cent difference.

All 2015 finalists who were supported by their respective dealerships who have shown commitment to growing their after sales service business by competing in the bi-annual event.

The complete list of finalists was:
Matthew Shelton, Outdoor Power, Bundaberg, QLD
Darren Stout, Sun City Yamaha, Townsville, QLD
Bevan Holmes, Team Moto Northside, Brisbane, QLD
Lincoln Brien, Readfords Motorcycles, Dubbo, NSW
Roly Orr, Wilder Motorcycles, Young, NSW
Daniel Feck, Hewitt Motorcycles, Dannervirke, NZ
Simon Stannard, Bailey Motorcycles, Hawera, NZ
Sebastian Van Dijk, Mandurah City Yamaha, Mandurah, WA
Tim Dowbnia, Peter Stevens, Adelaide, SA