Contestant Close Up: Carl Sorrels

AGRR magazine and the GlassBYTEs.com daily email newsletter are marking the days until the Auto Glass Technician Olympics by introducing this year's competitor field with a daily contestant profile.

Twenty-nine-year-old Carl Sorrels will return this year for a chance to claim the title spot. A master technician at Northwest Windshields in The Dalles, Ore., Sorrels walked away from the inaugural event with a fourth place finish.

A certified master technician with 13 years of experience, Sorrels is married and enjoys hunting and fishing.

He will be using Dow Automotive brand adhesive at the competition.

The Auto Glass Technician Olympics, now in its second year, is co-sponsored by the Independent Glass Association (IGA) and AGRR magazine. The event follows on the heels of the second annual Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standard (AGRSS) Conference and both events, along with the National Windshield Repair Association Conference and the Windshield Repair Olympics are co-located this year with the Auto Glass Expo @ NACE.

The events will be held November 1-4, 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

CLICK HERE for more information about the Auto Glass Technician Olympics.