Cody Ragone Professional Motorsports Engineering

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INTRODUCTION

Cody Ragone is a racecar engineer offering a variety of services at both the professional and amateur level. With a formal engineering education behind him, his engineering fundamentals and skills make him extremely versatile. Experience with vehicle dynamics, suspension setup, and data acquisition provides a specific skill set aimed at track engineering and race strategy. This blend of fundamental concept and theory with real world on track experience means his skills are broad yet technically focused.Please browse the site to learn more about how his services can give your team a winning edge.

HISTORY

Cody Ragone is a professional race car engineer currently residing in Boulder, CO. Since the age of 18, his career aspirations have been to work as a track engineer in the racing industry. As early as high school he followed Grand-Am racing on SPEED and wondered what it took to work with racecars. He heard repeated mention of crew members having mechanical engineering degrees and decided that was the best place to start. In 2003, Cody attended Lehigh University for a degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduating in 2007 with a 3.3 GPA. The following year, he was the recipient of a research assistantship at the Center for Lightweight Automotive Materials and Processes at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. There he finished his Master’s degree in Automotive Engineering in one calendar year with a 3.5 GPA. While finishing his degree, he was a fly in member of NayKid Racing running a Viper Comp Coupe in World Challenge. After his first professional racing experience he applied to Colorado State University’'s Motorsports Engineering Master’s program. He was one of 2 students accepted and was awarded a teaching assistantship from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In Colorado he was active in the local motorsports community, engineering sports racers and hill climb cars at the amateur level. He was also the technical adviser for the Formula SAE and Formula Hybrid student projects for two years. His master’s work on damper testing was published in Professional Motorsport World magazine and he finished with a 3.7 GPA. The summer after graduation he accepted fly-in work with Autohaus, a Grand-Am GT team, as an data engineer and driver coach. Cody'’s career aspirations are to work as an engineer with sportscars and prototypes. His favorite series include F1, Grand-Am, ALMS, LMS, FIA GT1, V8 Supercars, and BTCC.
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EDUCATION

ACADEMIAMaster of Science, Motorsports Engineering, Colorado State University, 3.7 GPAMaster of Science, Automotive Engineering, University of Michigan, 3.5 GPABachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 3.3 GPA3 Day Seminar, Vehicle Dynamics & Racecar Engineering, Optimum G
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COLLEGIATE ACTIVITIESSuspension Designer, SCCA Sportsracer, Racecar Engineering Capstone ProjectGraduate Student Chief Engineer, Clarinval S22, Colorado State UniversityTechnical Advisor, Formula SAE, Colorado State UniversityTechnical Advisor, Formula Hybrid, Colorado State UniversityAutocross, NNJSCC, 86 Mazda RX7
PAPERSSine on Sine Forcing Functions for the Characterization of Race Dampers.” Professional Motorsport World. Dorking, Surry, United Kingdom, November-December 2009. Effects of Process Parameters on the Quality of Resin Infused Thermoplastic Prepregs,” 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, Edinburgh, Scotland, July, 2009.“Development of a Thermoplastic Prepreg Manufacturing Process by Continuous Resin Infusion,” SAMPE Fall Conference, Memphis, TN, September 2008.
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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Engineer, Autohaus Motorsports, Grand-Am GT, '10-12

Manage Motec ADL2 data system

Manage Aim Smarty Cam video system

Driver coaching/data overlays/video comparison

OTW for driver changes

***Contact for availability on non-Grand Am race weekends

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Data Engineer, Brooks Associates Racing, Indy Lights, 2010

Engineer, Rally Ready Motorsports, Pikes Peak Hillclimb, 2009-2010

Engineer, Tom Gonzales, SCCA DSR, 2009

Mechanic, NayKid Racing, SPEED World Challenge, 2008

SKILLS SKILLSDATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMSMotecPiAimCAD/CAESolidworksProEI-DEASGambitFluentSIMULATIONADAMSVI-SportscarBosch LapSimPROGRAMMINGMatLab/SimulinkMathCadMicrosoft Excel VBA
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SERVICES SERVICESTRACK ENGINEERING Race week management Chassis setup Race strategy Driver coaching Session tracking and track notesRACECAR ENGINEERING Design and analysis of mechanical components Advanced vehicle dynamics and suspension analysis Computational fluid dynamics analysis Car and tire modeling and simulationDATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS Installation of custom wiring and dash setups Setup, calibration and troubleshooting of full systems and sensors Advanced data analysis and driver coaching Rapid data export processing using custom programs in Matlab and Excel VBA Post race reports and analysis RACE CAR PREPARATIONFabrication and MachiningInstallation, service, and maintenance of systemsDesign of rapid adjustment suspension systems
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DRIVER CHANGE DRIVER CHANGESIn endurance sports car racing, driver changes are a critical part of the pit stop. As they frequently occur during short fill pit stops, the limiting time of the pit stop is the driver change.Driver changes for Autohaus motorsports were reduced from 45-50 seconds to under 30 seconds by using special materials, designs, and techniques to streamline the process. In a 3 hour race, 15 seconds saved in the pits can add up to a position or more on track. In a 24 hour race where 10-12 driver changes occur, this can add up to minutes and laps!Cody's knowledge and expertise of the driver change procedures can help your team gain precious time on the track.

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