He's already won a trip to the United States for his handiwork with wrench in hand, but Robert Barbar will be looking to add a trip to Japan to his itinerary when he tackles the Hino Motor Sales Skills Contest.
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The contest, which involves mechanics from across the country coming together to complete mechanical challenges - such as replacing brake discs and tyres under timed conditions, an hour-long task which he had to do in 20 minutes at last year's event.
He qualified for the finals - which take place on November 21 in Sydney - after four months worth of questions in online surveys sent out by Hino, a truck manufacturer which Mr Barbar services at West Orange Motors.
It will be his fourth Hino finals challenge, and after winning a similar competition run by Freightliner he'll run in full of confidence.
The Freightliner competition was held only last month, with the win securing his place on a trip to America in 2020 to visit factories the trucks roll off, and a similar experience awaits him in Japan should he claim the top prize.
"It's been a great learning exercise, I don't often get to work on Hinos. They've brought out two models of trucks and two new engines and I haven't seen them at all," he said.
"I like trucks, I like doing this sort of stuff."
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Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
