Event guide 2010 michigan - Michigan Turn Marshals

dESign JudgES (Biographies)
4 Bill Bastow: - Employment History: 30 year veteran of auto
industry mostly spent with Chrysler. 18 years in Advanced
Vehicle Dynamics and chassis design. 7 years as part owner of
an automotive engine machine shop. 10 years owner/fabricator/
mechanic/driver in IMSA support series (RS) for production based
sedans. Expertise: Chassis.
4 James Ballenger: Alma Mater: Virginia Tech University:
Mechanical Engineering. Employment History: Ballenger
Motorsports, Inc.: President. Expertise: Motorsports industry
employed since ’93. Expert in Engine Controls, Transmission
Controls, Data Logging, software, manuals / documentation,
mechanical enclosures, wiring harnesses. First car(s): Ford
Escort Wagon & ‘79 Firebird Trans Am (10th Anniv. Edition)
Favorite Race Car: Tyrrell P34 6 wheeled F1 car
4 Chris Billings: Alma Mater: Oregon State University. Mechanical
Engineering Technology. Employment History: Self employed
professional consulting engineer ‘75 –‘98, retired. Owner of
Shock Shop, ‘98- present. Expertise: Modeling of suspension,
evaluating data acquisition, damper tuning, racing my own
Mustang and Formula Atlantic race cars and consulting with other
racers. First Car: ‘57 Chevrolet, modified a bit. Favorite Race
Car: Ford Mustang SCCA American Sedan race car.
4 Michael L. Black, P.E.: Alma Mater: Rutgers Mechanical
Engineering ‘90, Licensed Professional Engineer. Employment
History: Ford Motor Company, 15 Years Automotive Body and
Body Structure Product Design. Military Contractor, Machine
Design. Expertise: Automotive structures. Started Rutgers
FSAE Team, ‘89. FSAE Volunteer & Judge since 1995. First car:
Schwinn Varsity (10 forward gears, great fuel economy). Favorite
Race Car: Ford GT-40, (what else?)
4 Todd Bowland: Alma Mater: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University. Employment History: Chip Ganassi Racing ‘91
– ‘93, Newman/Haas Racing ‘93-‘01, Rahal/Letterman Racing
‘01-‘04 and Joe Gibbs Racing ‘04-present. Expertise: Vehicle
dynamics, chassis and suspension design. First Car: ‘76 Chevy
Camaro. Favorite Race Car: ‘70 MG Midget.
4 Ben Bowlby – Alma Mater: BSc Mechanical Engineering.
Employment History: Lola Cars-Champ Cars for CART,
European and Nippon F3000, SR1, SR2, LMP 675 sports cars
and BTCC touring cars. In ‘03, Ben joined Chip Ganassi Racing
as Technical Director- development for Indy Car, Grand Am and
NASCAR as well as developing a unique full-scale straight-line
aerodynamic test facility. Ben began working on the DeltaWing
concept in January ‘09. Expertise: Overall race car design,
development, and testing. First Car: At age 16 built my own
2-seat road car.
4 John Bucknell: Alma Mater: Cleveland State University,
University of Michigan: BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Systems
Engineering. Employment History: ‘07+: GM Powertrain,
‘95-’07: Chrysler. Expertise: Powertrain systems engineer
(architecture, optimization, dyno/vehicle calibration), Chassis
engineer (suspension/brake design). First Car: ‘78 Plymouth
Horizon. Favorite Race Car: Hardman Racing FBGS ‘09 record
291.673 mph.
4 Matt Carson: Alma Mater: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University: BS Electrical Engineering, MS Mechanical
Engineering. Employment History: 8 years Joe Gibbs Racing,
previously 5 years General Motors. Expertise: Engine Engineer
(design, development, dyno testing, simulation, FE). First Car:
‘82 Mercury Capri. Favorite Race Car: Joe Gibbs Racing #11,
#18, and #20.
4 Tom Chapman: Alma Mater: Wayne State University: BS
Mechanical Engineering. Employment History: 31 years with
Ford in Ride & Handling/Vehicle Dynamics Product Development.
Expertise: Suspension development, driver training & coaching.
First Car: ‘65 Ford Mustang 6 cyl. coupe. Favorite Race Car:
Boss 302 Trans-Am. Rude. Crude. A MAN’s race car!
4 Pat Clarke: Alma Mater: BEngMech UK ‘71, but never really
worked as an ‘engineer’. Immigrated to Australia ‘71, so have
dual personality, er, citizenship. Employment History: Training
manager for Hyundai in Australia. Came to FSAE as VP (Technical
matters) of CIK/FIA (‘94 ~’96). I was disappointed at what
Karting was doing to the education of the young elite contestants.
Had an epiphany at Pontiac in ‘94. Bye bye karting! First FSAE
event: ‘94 at the Silverdome as a spectator. First time Design
Judging: FSUK: ‘99; FSAE: ‘00 (recruited by Carroll Smith). Chief
Design Judge: FSAEA since first event; FSG since first event.
Design Judge moderator FSUK. Student Tech advisor FSG &
FSAEA. Expertise: chassis, suspension, powertrain. First car:
Volkswagen Beetle....sold because the rear seat was too small.
Favorite Race Car: A toss-up between the Jaguar D type (long
nose with fin), the Lotus ‘72 F1 car and Silent Sam, the STP
turbine Indy car.
4 Jeff Curtis: Alma Mater: Cornell University: BS Mechanical
Engineering. Employment History: Richard Childress Racing
(Race\Simulation Engineer, 7 years); Carter-Hass Racing (Race\
Simulation\Test Engineer, 2 yrs), 18 years of racing experience
including 9 years in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Expertise:
Race Engineering, simulation development, suspension design,
tire analysis, set-up optimization. First car: ‘89 Acura Integra
Favorite Race Car: Trinity Evolution 10 SS
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