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Leeds Ferrari technician named No. 1 in Northern Europe

A technician from JCT600’s Brooklands dealership in Leeds has been named the No 1 Ferrari technician in Northern Europe.

Twenty-three year old Daniel Dawson from Leeds beat hundreds of Ferrari technicians from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Holland to win the title.

Next month, he will travel to Italy to take on rivals from the rest of the world in a week-long competition at Ferrari’s world famous Maranello headquarters.

Daniel joined JCT600 as a Ferrari apprentice in 2005 and graduated to technician after more than three years’ dedicated training and experience. Having gained a total of seven years’ experience working across various models of the iconic Italian sports car, he was able to see off competition from seasoned veterans with decades of experience of servicing and repairing the supercars.

The title carried a prize of an original Ferrari watch as well as opportunity to visit the home of the world’s most famous racing car.

Daniel said: “To win this title is amazing, and I still can’t believe that I am the No1 in Northern Europe, but I just can’t wait to get to the home of Ferrari in December and challenge for the world title,”

“I already work on the best cars in the world every day, and I am really chuffed that my passion for the job has been recognised with this accolade.”

“I can’t explain quite how much a chance to see the factory, learn more from the people who actually design and make the cars and see the home of Ferrari, means to me - it’s the chance of a lifetime,” he said.

The annual competition will see 12 technicians from around the globe undergo a week of gruelling technician’s challenges designed to test each winner’s skills with the car’s diagnostic systems and their engine knowledge.

The dozen winners will all be flown by Ferrari to the marque’s factory and testing facility at Maranello in December and the week long trials will even see the technicians enjoy test driver training at the famous Fiorano circuit.

“The competition is very prestigious, rather like the world cup for technicians, and we’re sure that Daniel will do us proud in Italy next month,” said Brand Director for JCT600 Brooklands, David Clapham.

“We are hugely proud that a JCT600 technician from Yorkshire should beat all comers from dealerships in so many countries, and it underlines the quality of our team here. The dealership also came top in the UK and third overall out of dozens of Ferrari service centres which is a massive achievement, demonstrating that we have some of the brand’s most knowledgeable technicians on our team,” he added.

Located in Lower Wortley, JCT600 Brooklands offers a range of new and used Ferraris as well as full servicing facilities and specialist parts.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .