- FIRST-EVER VIC EDELBROCK SR. WYOTECH SCHOLARSHIP HANDED OUT TO AUTO STUDENT TROY SATO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact(s):
Bill Groak, Pacific Communications Group: (310) 224-4940 (bgroak@paccomgrp.com)
 Vic Edelbrock Jr. (center) presents auto student Troy Sato (right) the Vic Edelbrock Sr. Wyotech Scholarship at a ceremony at WyoTech's Wyoming campus. Glenn Halsey, WyoTech director of admissions, looks on. |
"WyoTech has a great program which produces top-notch automotive students, and with the growth in this industry, we need them," Edelbrock said.
"WyoTech is a prestigious automotive technical institute and Troy is the ideal recipient of this scholarship. He's into racing, hot rods and works on cars of all types. I'm glad we at Edelbrock can help him pursue his automotive career."
For 19-year-old Sato, the scholarship is dream come true. "This is the biggest honor I've ever received, by far," he said. "The Edelbrock name and recognition will help me when I look for a job. I want to be the best, and this will give me an edge."
Sato, who hails from Mt. Vernon, Wash., has completed WyoTech's diesel program and is now taking chassis fabrication and high-performance engine classes. His wish is to work on a World of Outlaws pit crew and already has some hot rod experience, especially with Edelbrock. "Right out of high school, I worked with Dave Tatom at Tatom Custom Engines, the same shop that did engine work on the famous Vic Edelbrock Sr. 1932 Ford Roadster. That really helped sparked my interest in hot rods."
Both Sato and the Vic Edelbrock Sr. WyoTech Scholarship got high marks from Dale Eslinger, executive director of the WTI Foundation. "It is through the support of industry leaders like Edelbrock that we can encourage deserving young people to complete the technical education they need to succeed," he said. "The scholarship that Edelbrock has sponsored will go a long way toward helping Troy prepare for a career in the very competitive high performance engines industry. The WTI Foundation is honored to help facilitate the Edelbrock Scholarship and to recognize the hard work and achievement of students like Troy Sato."
WyoTech, which has campuses in Laramie, Wy., Sacramento, Calif., and Blairsville, Pa., offers a specialized automotive curriculum, including training in street rods, custom trim and upholstery, diesel, service management and collision/refinishing.
Edelbrock also gives automotive students scholarships at South Torrance High in California and at the Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kans.
Founded in 1938 by Vic Edelbrock Sr., Torrance, Calif.-based Edelbrock Corp. (NASDAQ NM: EDEL) is celebrating its 66th anniversary of manufacturing and marketing the highest quality aftermarket performance automotive and motorcycle products.
Edelbrock's ever-expanding product line now features more than 8,100 performance products for domestics and imports, including nitrous systems, fuel rails, throttle bodies, exhaust headers, camshafts, fuel pumps, aluminum manifolds, turbos, exhaust systems, suspension and shocks, EFI systems, aluminum cylinder heads, water pumps, crate engines, brake and fuel lines and fluid transfer products. Edelbrock also manufactures aftermarket parts for Harley-Davidson and other motorcycles, plus ATVs.
Edelbrock is recognized as a driving force in the $29 billion specialty equipment industry. In addition to four production facilities in Torrance, the company owns and operates a state-of-the art foundry in San Jacinto, Calif.
Edelbrock's core product line of performance-enhancing engine, suspension and exhaust system parts, which make up The Total Power Package®, are made in the USA. Edelbrock is also a manufacturer of racing products and a sponsor of several racing organizations, including NASCAR, the NHRA and the PRO-Edelbrock Race Series.
Edelbrock Corp. • 2700 California St. • Torrance, CA • 90503 • (310) 781-2222
