Conquest Technical Partnership with Fluid Dynamic Experts, Voxdale
Conquest Racing is proud to welcome Voxdale, a Belgian engineering firm with their headquarters in Antwerp, to The Champ Car World Series. In this high level of international motorsport competition, Voxdale and Conquest Racing will be working together through their new technical partnership focusing on racing technologies. Voxdale will implement its aerodynamic and structural simulation tools for the further development of the team's Champ Car DP01 chassis. Conquest Racing will be relying on Voxdale’s expertise in simulation, design and development to boost Jan Heylen’s DP01 Conquest Racing entry to improved performances.
Koen Beyers Quote
Koen Beyers, President of Voxdale: “As an R&D agency, we're delighted to be able to use our unique Finite Elements and Computational Fluid Dynamics technologies to boost the team's competitive level. We've successfully used our tools in yacht design, space industry, and car development before. With Jan Heylen, Don Bricker, Conquest Racing Chief Engineer and the entire Conquest staff, we have selected experts for technical feedback on all areas of development.”
Eric Bachelart Quote
“I am very pleased and excited to announce this new technical collaboration with Voxdale,” said Eric Bachelart, Conquest Racing Team Owner. ”This company has a great expertise in developing the latest racing technologies in terms of simulations and fluid dynamics. As we could see during the last race in San Jose, we have an incredible close field and we are looking to find the little advantage that can make a big difference on the grid.”
About Voxdale
Voxdale’s expertise in design, development & simulation will be the perfect contribution to the team’s racing technologies. Apart from racing car related simulations like multi body dynamics, structural analyses, and internal & external aerodynamics, other Voxdale activities are thermal analyses for space industry, fluid dynamics for yacht design, and concept & mechanical design for industry related clients.
About Conquest Racing
1991 Indy Lights Champion Eric Bachelart started Conquest Racing in 1997 to compete in the Indy Lights series, scoring a podium finish with driver Christophe Tinseau in the team's first season. Conquest Racing competed in the next four seasons in Indy Lights, winning races with Felipe Giaffone and Kristian Kolby.Conquest Racing contested the 2002 Indy Racing League season with rookie Laurent Redon, netting a podium finish in just the third race of the season and clinching the Rookie of the Year award.Conquest Racing rejoined the Champ Car family in 2003, stepping up to the Champ Car World Series with Brazilian Mario Haberfeld and scoring eleven top-ten finishes despite competing with a Reynard. Conquest Racing continued its tradition of working well with young drivers in 2004 as Justin Wilson took second in the Roshfrans Rookie of the Year battle, with Nelson Philippe scoring two top-ten finishes after joining the team in the closing stages of the season. Conquest continued a long history of developing young drivers in 2006, as Andrew Ranger returned for his sophomore season to take tenth in the driver’s championship, the third consecutive season for the team to have a driver in the top-ten. 2005 Champ Car Atlantic Champion Charles Zwolsman finished thirteenth in his rookie season, taking seven consecutive top-ten finishes with the team as he improved progressively throughout the season.
