JORDAN TAYLOR, RENGER VAN DER ZANDE Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Team Report Round 4 of 10 – IMSA Sports Car Challenge – Mid-Ohio
At-Track PR Contact: Laz Denes with True Speed Communication (256-717-8014 or [email protected]).
Event: 2-hour, 40-minute IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course in Lexington (2.258-mile, 13-turn road course).
Broadcast (race time 1:05 p.m. EDT Sunday): FS2 live – 1 p.m. EDT. Saturday qualifying – 11:55 a.m. via IMSA.com, IMSA mobile app (Prototype class at 12:55 p.m.).
Driver Lineup in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R for the IMSA Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio:
Driver: Jordan Taylor Driver: Renger van der Zande
Birthdate: May 10, 1991 Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1986
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida Birthplace: Dodewaard, Netherlands
Residence: Apopka, Florida Residence: Amsterdam
Personal: Single Personal: Wife, Carlijn Daughter, Lola Wayne Taylor Racing Performance Profile at Mid-Ohio: Year Drivers Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led
2013 Jordan Taylor, Max Angelelli Diamond Cellar Classic 1 6 Running/110 0 2012 Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 3 9 Accident/100 0 2011 Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 2 11 Mechanical/63 23 2010 Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 2 9 Running/107 0 2009 Brian Frisselle, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 4 8 Running/111 27 2008 Michael Valiante, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 6 10 Running/76 2 2007 Jonathan Cochet, Max Angelelli Emco Gears Classic 4 4 Running/111 0
Wayne Taylor Racing History:
Year Races Wins Podiums Top-5s Top-10s Poles
2018 3 0 2 2 2 1 2017 10 5 7 7 10 5 2016 10 3 7 8 9 1 2015 10 2 5 6 9 3 2014 11 2 6 8 11 0 2013 12 5 6 6 10 3 2012 13 3 4 7 11 2 2011 12 3 8 10 10 6 2010 12 1 7 7 11 3 2009 12 2 6 7 9 0 2008 14 1 4 5 10 4 2007 14 2 9 11 12 1 TOTAL 133 29 71 84 114 29
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Notes of Interest:
Round four of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship takes the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R driving duo of Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande to the scenic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington for Sunday’s IMSA Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio. It’s the team’s first visit to the facility since 2013, and the first for the WeatherTech series It will be the second sprint race together for Taylor, who’s in his sixth year as full-time co-driver with the team, and van der Zande, who joined the team this past offseason when Ricky Taylor left after a four-year run co-driving with his younger brother to join the new, two-car Team Penske Prototype-class effort. When the team last visited Mid-Ohio, in the sixth round of the 2013 Grand-Am Rolex Sport Car Series season that ended with Taylor and then full-time co-driver Max “The Ax” Angelelli winning the championship, Taylor qualified on the pole and he and Angelelli finished sixth. In seven visits to Mid-Ohio dating back to the team’s formation in 2007, it has an average finish of just 8.14 without a podium result. Team owner Wayne Taylor and Angelelli co-drove to a podium finish of third at Mid-Ohio during their 2005 Grand-Am champion season. Jordan Taylor had four Grand-Am starts at Mid-Ohio prior to his 2013 outing with the No. 10 team and Angelelli. In 2010, he qualified on the GT- class pole in the No. 30 Racer’s Edge Motorsports entry and finished third with co-driver Jade Buford. He co-drove the No. 88 Autohaus Motorsports GT-class entry to finishes of eight and ninth, respectively, in 2011 and 2012. Sunday’s race marks the first career start at Mid-Ohio for van der Zande. The team arrives at Mid-Ohio this weekend fourth in the WeatherTech Championship – 13 points out of the lead – after its third-place finish April 14 in the Bubba Burger Sport Car Grand Prix on the Grand Prix of Long Beach Street Course. It was the team’s second consecutive podium finish after a devastating Rolex 24 At Daytona opener that netted a 15th-place result. Van der Zande is a 32-year-old from Amsterdam and co-drove with Belgian sportscar ace Marc Goossens last season in the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Prototype-class entry, scoring a signature win thanks to his dramatic pass for the lead during the closing moments of September’s penultimate round at Laguna Seca, as well as a solid podium finish at the Rolex 24. Van der Zande has been a recent fixture on the IMSA WeatherTech circuit, scoring nine race wins, 18 podium finishes and the 2016 championship for the LMPC-class Starworks Motorsport team during a three-year run that begin in 2014. Prior to his arrival on the North American scene in 2013, he had driven in virtually every major racing series worldwide, including Formula Renault, A1GP, GP2, German Touring Car, World Endurance Championship, Porsche SuperCup, and the Blancpain Endurance Series. His professional career began to take shape when he won the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 championship in his native country. At this year’s season-opening Rolex 24, van der Zande qualified the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R on the pole in his maiden qualifying voyage with his new team. He led the opening 18 laps of the race and he and Taylor and Hunter-Reay stayed comfortably with the leaders over the first third of the race. But various issues ultimately cost several laps while making repairs and unscheduled pit stops and the team retired during the 17th hour and left Daytona credited with 15th place.
2018 Results:
Date Site Drivers Start Finish Laps Laps Led Status Points/Pos. Renger van der Zande 1/27- Daytona Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 15 555/808 18 Retired 16/15th 28 (24 hours) Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande Sebring 3/17 Jordan Taylor 10 2 344/344 8 Running 48/5th (12 hours) Ryan Hunter-Reay Long Beach Renger van der Zande 4/14 6 3 70/70 0 Running 78/4th (1hr40m) Jordan Taylor Poles: 1 Wins: 0 Podiums: 2 Top-5: 2 Top-10: 2
Laps led: 26 Laps completed: 969 of 1,222 (79.3%) Avg. start: 5.66 Avg. finish: 6.66
Primary Team Members: Over-The-Wall Crew:
Owner: Wayne Taylor (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) Tire Changer: Doug Bradley
Team Manager: Travis Houge (Dolliver, Iowa) Tire Changer: Chris Bennett
Crew Chief: Chris Bennett (Indianapolis) Airjack: Dave Nisbet
Race Engineer: Brian Pillar (Alliston, Ontario, Canada) Fuel Man: Chris Seaman
Asst. Engineer: Adam Banet (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) Fire Bottle: Kyle Gibson
Mechanics/Crew: Doug Bradley (Estherville, Iowa), Bill Mullen (Hamilton, Ohio), Driver Change Assist: Bill Mullen
David Nisbet (East Grand Forks, Minn.), Chris Seaman (Hamburg, Pa.) Nicholas Voils (Indianapolis) Pit Board: Nick Voils
Tire Assist: Paul Sheehan
Truck Driver: Paul Sheehan (Olivia, Minn.) Deadman: Hali Money
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Car Specifications:
Car: No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R
Dallara Chassis: Carbon fiber monocoque with aluminum honeycomb and Zylon side panels. Carbon fiber bodywork with
Kevlar panel inserts. Cadillac Engine: Cadillac V-Performance-based 5.5-liter V-8 with production-based aluminum block and heads. Earnhardt-
Childress Racing-designed, semi-stressed engine mounting system with integral oil lubrication. Lubrication: self-contained dry sump system. Dynamic pressure (ram-air) intake system with IMSA-mandated sonic air restrictors. Rear-facing, top-exit, dual-outlet, multi-branch exhaust header system. Produces approximately 580 horsepower at 7,050 rpm (IMSA mandated power level). Fuel Capacity: 19.8 gallons.
Bosch Engine Management: MS5.0 ECU, C60 data logger, traction control.
Cosworth Electronics: Power: IPS48, Power: SSR300A, RLU, RSP20.
Data: CLU Plus Pro. Gentex Rear-View Camera: GNTX-R, Rear-Camera Mirror.
Cosworth Steering Wheel: CCW Mk2, paddle shift, 4.5-inch TFT LCD.
Tilton Clutch: 5.5 Carbon Disc.
XTRAC Gearbox: P1159F, transverse sequential six-speed.
KYB Steering: Electrically assisted rack-and-pinion.
Suspension: Front/rear double wishbone independent pushrod.
Brembo Brakes: Monobloc six-piston light aluminum calipers, carbon fiber discs and pads.
Weight/Length/Width/Height: 2,050 pounds / 15.58 feet (187 inches) / 6.23 feet (74.8 inches) / 3.78 feet (45.3 inches).
Motegi Racing Wheels: Forged AL6061-T6 rims. Front 18.0 inches x 12.5 inches; rear 18.0 inches x 13.0 inches.
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