Section 609 Certification

2007 CARQUEST/MACS Air Conditioning and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year

CARQUEST and MACS Worldwide have announced the winners in their search to find the best mobile A/C and heat transfer technician in the United States and Canada. The Technician of the Year and Runners Up were announced Thursday, Jan. 31, during the CARQUEST Keynote Luncheon at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL.

2007 CARQUEST/MACS AC Technician of the Year

Tom Massey Auto Air and More Las Vegas, Nevada

First Runner-Up	Second Runner-Up
Douglas Andrew, Jr. Doug’s Automotive Miami, Florida	Thomas Gieryic Gieryic’s CITGO Albany, Georgia

On Saturday, November 17, 2007 CARQUEST and MACS hosted the 2nd Annual Air Conditioning and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year event at Hendrick Motorsports in Charlotte, NC. Ten of the best A/C technicians in the United States and Canada won the right to attend and compete. The weekend was packed with hands-on and written testing, hospitality events and a behind the scenes tour of Hendrick Motorsports. All of the competitors had a great time and are looking forward to competing again next year.

Please join me in congratulating Tom, Doug and Tom on their outstanding achievements.

In addition to their winnings already, the following additional prizes will be awarded:

Grand Prize

• Once in a lifetime CARQUEST racing experience
• DENSO MovinCool portable shop air conditioner
• Cutting edge notebook computer for easy in-bay service work
• CARQUEST Direct Hit one-year subscription
• All expense paid trip for two to the 2008 MACS Convention in Orlando, FL

2nd Place Prize

• Just released Delphi AC diagnostic tool
• Mitchell On-Demand one-year subscription
• All expense paid trip for two to the 2008 MACS Convention in Orlando, FL

3rd Place Prize

• SPX Refrigerant Identifier
• iATN Professional Technician forum one-year subscription
• All expense paid trip for two to the 2008 MACS Convention in Orlando, FL

2007 CARQUEST/MACS Air Conditioning and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year Top 10 Finalists

Congratulations to the top 10 finalists competing in the 2007 CARQUEST/MACS Air Conditioning and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year competition! These 10 competitors demonstrated superb knowledge of today’s complex HVAC and cooling systems and represent some of the best AC technicians in the US and Canada. These technicians have been invited to compete in an intense second round of testing to be held at Hendrick Motorsports on November 17, 2007. Please congratulate these competitors and wish them good luck during round 2.

Please see the Official Rules for complete contest details,including eligibility, participation requirements and value of prizes

Peter Meier Named First-Ever Mobile A/C and Heat Transfer Technician of the Year

Peter Meier

LANSDALE, PA (Feb. 8, 2007) -- CARQUEST and MACS Worldwide teamed up in 2006 to find the best mobile A/C and heat transfer service technician in the United States and Canada, and on Feb. 3, the winner and runners up were announced, during the MACS 27th annual Convention and Trade Show, Repair Round-UP!

Peter Meier of Zephyrhills, Florida, is the first-ever CARQUEST/MACS mobile A/C and engine cooling system/heat transfer technician of the year. Meier registered, took the online test and competed against 12 semi-finalists to become the champion. The contest was entered by more than 300 technicians, in all.

Meier’s prizes include a Panasonic 42” plasma HDTV, a Panasonic 1000W home theater system and the opportunity to wave the green flag as a co-grand marshal at the CARQUEST 300 in Charlotte, NC, on May 26.

The first prize runner-up was David Taylor of Sanford, NC. Taylor won a Canon PowerShot 6 Megapixel Digital Camera and a Canon PIXMA Photo Printer.

Robert Jacobs of Van Wert, OH, is the second prize runner-up. Jacobs won an Apple Video I-Pod.

Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS)

Founded in 1981, the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) is the leading non-profit trade association for the mobile air conditioning, heating and engine cooling system segment of the automotive aftermarket . MACS represent a growing membership in North America and 47 countries around the world, and is affiliated with the Vehicle Air Conditioning Specialists of Australia (VASA). MACS also provides information and services to more than 60,000 industry shops, suppliers and technicians.

The Society serves the industry through informational tools, self-paced educational materials, leader-led training clinics, advocacy and other member services. Since 1991, MACS has assisted more than 600,000 technicians to comply with 1990 Clean Air Act requirements for certification in refrigerant recovery and recycling to protect the environment.