Two-Wheel Category Winner! 🥇 | 2025 Honda National Technician Contest
At the conclusion of the 2025 Honda National Technician Contest, Joel Christensen of Southern Honda Powersports in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was named the event’s inaugural Two-Wheel category winner. 🥇
“It’s still hard to wrap my head around, because I really didn’t think I was going to win this,” Christensen admitted following his Two-Wheel victory. “It’s just one of those things where you do all the stuff behind the scenes, and this is actually proving that I know what I’m doing. I have the vindication that the last almost 20 years have actually gotten me somewhere.”
Beyond the reputational benefits, the two Honda National Technician Contest winners each also earned a Grand Prize including a 40-inch Snap-On® tool cart, an 18-volt half-inch drive Snap-On impact wrench, a $3,000 Snap-On gift card and a customized Honda Motocompacto.
“Congratulations to our winners, and to all of our finalists for the inaugural Honda National Technician Contest,” said Jeremy Merzlak, American Honda Director of the Aftersales Experience Division. “This group is the best of the best, and we’re proud to have them representing Honda’s powersports aftersales program. It was exciting to see them in action this week, and I’m gratified that they’re receiving the recognition they deserve. Our hope is that through this initiative, Honda Powersports technicians around the country will be inspired to work hard to achieve their own potential, elevating service standards across our dealership network and enhancing customer satisfaction.”
The second annual Honda National Technician Contest is planned for early next year, and a 2027 edition is in the works as well. National Champions from the three years will compete for the chance to travel to Japan for the Honda Global Technician Contest in 2027.
