“The Delo® Tractor Restoration Competition changed my life. The honor of winning the national contest is all I dreamed of after I transferred to Brazos High School and began working on tractors. Tractor restoration in general had a great impact on me as well. Winning the shows that I won landed me a job as a technician at a very successful Case IH dealership and led to my becoming a student at Oklahoma State University in Okmulgee.”
- Joshua Supak, 2007 Individual Grand Prize Winner, Brazos, TX
“Personally, I can honestly say that being a judge has reinforced how many good kids there really are out there.”
- Dennis Rupert, Delo TRC Judge
“The thing we get called the most is 'lucky.' When other FFA members hear that we get to restore tractors, they call us lucky. When they heard that we got to go to San Antonio, they called us lucky. When they heard we got to go to Louisville, KY they called us lucky. As a result of working on tractors, we are lucky to have gained self confidence and reliance. We are also lucky to have learned that a job worth doing is worth doing right.”
- Cotton Center FFA, Cotton Center, TX
“Competitors in the Delo Tractor Restoration Competition demonstrate mechanical proficiency, commitment, determination and teamwork; traits that will help them as they move from school to career.”
- Nicole Fujishige, Commercial Business Manager, Chevron Products Company.
"My boyfriend said I had to choose between him and the tractor. I'm sure going to miss him."
- team t-shirts, 2005 First Runner-Up Winner, Chapter - Decatur FFA
“It’s great to see Chevron investing in the youth. We’re the future of the industry and it’s nice to know they care so much about education and developing our skills.”
- Jessica Caswell, team member, 2004 Grand Prize Winner, Chapter - Cotton Center FFA
"Thanks to Chevron and a rusty, 1935 John Deere tractor, I’ve become a better public speaker, learned about marketing and other business skills, traveled to new places and have been honored by the State of Colorado. When I first saw this tractor, I never imagined the places it would take me."
- Tabetha Salsbury: 2003 Individual Grand Prize Winner
