Australian wins world’s top Isuzu tech award

The title of Best Individual Isuzu Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Technician in the World has gone to an Albury service technician following the recent Isuzu World Technical Competition.

Peter Carter, from Blacklock’s Isuzu Ute in Albury, participated against 42 other hopefuls from 21 countries in the I-1 Grand Prix (I-1GP) tournament, which is a competition through which Isuzu seeks to grow the skills of its mechanics around the world. The tournament presents participants with time critical challenges that test their knowledge and skills.

"It is surreal; the reality of winning hasn't set in, and I am yet to realise and understand the impact of this result for our dealership and for Isuzu Ute Australia (IUA)," Mr Carter said.

"In 2018 I was selected as reserve for the IUA team that competed in Thailand, so I was able to witness and appreciate how important the I-1GP is for Isuzu. This started my two-year journey of professional development and learning to prepare for the 2020 competition, which was unfortunately cancelled due to COVID.”

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Mr Carter’s skills and ability were reinforced by his contributions to the team that took 4th place in the Light Commercial Vehicle Team category, joining John Jones, Colin Mitchell and Brett Tingwell from IUA’s Training department, Mick Cornell from Townsville Isuzu Ute, and IUA’s in-house technical team member Jake Woods.

"To compete in a competition of this size was definitely an experience that I am grateful to have been a part of and an experience that I will not forget. The competition test questions were based around a basic level of engineering knowledge, really designed to test the technician's knowledge and understanding,” Mr Woods said.

Service technicians with three years of experience with an Isuzu dealership are eligible to compete in the tournament, with only one team allowed per country.