Isuzu Commercial Truck of America (ICTA) announced recently its U.S. team of service technicians placed second in the 18th Annual Isuzu World Technical Competition, also known as the I-1 Grand Prix.
This marked the fourth year that Team USA won the silver medal in the prestigious event, a grueling, multi-stage competition requiring outstanding performance on written examinations and in hands-on tests of vehicle diagnosis and repair skills. Prior to 2017, no U.S. team had made the top three in the championship’s history.
The event was held on Nov. 1, by Isuzu Motors Limited in Yokohama, Japan. ICTA says 33 countries from six continents competed. Japan took the gold medal, while the team from New Zealand earned third place.
The ICTA team consisted of two of the top three technicians from the 2023 Isuzu North America I-1 Grand Prix, selected in August:
During three weeks of intense training leading up to the global contest, Isuzu says Parrilli and Fitzgerald won the right to comprise Team USA. DeLeon attended as an observer and as an alternate in the event Parrilli or Fitzgerald had been unable to compete.
In addition to their second-place team finish, Fitzgerald placed sixth and Parrilli placed tenth in the individual competition.
