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September 2009

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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • Ray Bryden
    Technical contributor
    Ray grew up in Nova Scotia, which means he’s a hockey nut, but in Nova Scotia’s two non-winter months he had to find other diversions, which meant watching F1 racing on weekends with his dad and brothers. Without the resources to get started in racing, he gravitated to computer versions of racing – first Atari games like Pole Position, followed by PC racing games like Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. Dozens of others came and went, until Grand Prix Legends came along and he decided sim-racing was his official hobby. Years were spent enjoying this both offline and online until a few years of fatherhood took priority. When free-time reappeared he heard about iRacing and signed up in 2008 and became so involved in the service that he wrote one of the first books on the subject of sim-racing, iRacing Paddock. When not writing for inRacingNews.com, his main occupation is as a research associate with Saint-Gobain working on advanced ceramic materials.
  • Patrick Atherton
    Contributing Writer
    Patrick Atherton, originally from Adelaide in the state of South Australia, currently resides just outside of Melbourne, Victoria with wife of 17 years and 3 kids. A business manager by profession, but also dabbles with blogging, cartooning and fine art, having been published both as a writer in a short-lived South Australian motorsport yearbook and later as a cartoonist in a niche trade magazine. At the age of 19 he competed in club circuit events in an Austin Healey Sprite, later indulging in sprint karts between 1994 and 2000. Following the move to the State of Victoria he raced Road Race Karts (“Superkarts” as they are known in Australia) in the popular Rotax class, competing at Phillip Island, Oran Park, Mallala, Wakefield Park, Eastern Creek, Calder Park, Sandown and Winton. It was during this time he met former Australian F2 champion and inventor of Australia’s first, and most prolific race simulator rig, Jon Crooke. This culminated in an introduction to Papyrus’ legendary NR2003 simulation, and the subsequent sim racing addiction which brought him to iRacing.
  • Tim Terry
    Contributing Writer
    Tim Terry, aka the voice of Maritime stock car racing, fell in love with sim racing in 2004 after he joined the Sim Racing Network crew as a pit reporter. From October 2004 to SRNtv’s closure in June 2007, he’s covered prestigious races and leagues such as the Online 500, FLM Fall 400, Real Racing Online and the DMP Racing League – each as the lead broadcaster for the company. At the same time the wheels started to turn in another direction as he began announcing stock car racing locally. Terry became the assistant announcer at Scotia Speedworld in May 2007 and took over full duties in May 2009 when long-time voice Mike Kaplan retired from the track. Terry also became the series voice of the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour in ’09 and continues to hold down both posts in 2011. He has also announced races for the Pro All Stars Series, Atlantic Open Wheel and Maritime League of Legends tours and has called races at six different Atlantic Canadian tracks. Terry can be heard online at WebRacingNetwork.com, RLMtv.com and OLRtv.com covering sim races. He also makes occasional appearances on PSRtv.com. In addition to inRacingNews, his articles and columns can be read on ScotiaSpeedworld.ca, MaritimeProStockTour.com and his own website at timterryonline.com.
  • David Allen
    Contributing Writer
    North Carolina born and raised with over 15 years of computer/IT experience, I combine two of my biggest hobbies -- racing and technology -- here at inRacingNews. In my spare time I run a Nascar fan site and cure my own need for speed riding atvs. If it involves technology or racing I'll be there, but combine the two and I'll be looking a front row seat. Stop by and say hello anytime!
  • Allen Krier
    Contributing Writer
    Allen was born in West Palm Beach, Florida but grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia College and State University where he received a BS in Information Systems. Currently a resident of Albany, GA, he started sim racing in 2008 while in college when iRacing was first released to the public. Since then, Krier has been a two time iRacing Pro Series driver (2009 and 2010), picking up one Pro Series win at Daytona in ‘09. Besides sim racing, Allen’s other hobbies include RC Car racing as well as “attending and watching any sporting event that I can including going to the local dirt track.

Gascoyne urges caution over equalisation

September 30th, 2009

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Gascoyne urges caution over equalisation

Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne has urged teams to take a cautious approach to deciding whether or not engines need to be equalised once again at the end of the year. The FIA has left the door open for engine performance to be readjusted ahead of 2010, if there is evidence that some power units have an advantage and if the teams agree that something needs to be done.

Gilliland to drive for Joe Gibbs

September 30th, 2009

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Gilliland to drive for Joe Gibbs

Joe Gibbs Racing has confirmed that David Gilliland will drive a fourth car for the team in three of the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase races. Gilliland, who has driven for TRG for most of the year and has recently competed for Robby Gordon Motorsports and Wood Brothers, will now race for a fourth different team after signing a deal for three events with Gibbs. The 35-year-old will attempt to qualify the #02 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Charlotte, Texas and Homestead.

Q and A with Matthew Wilson

September 30th, 2009

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Q and A with Matthew Wilson

Stobart driver Matthew Wilson tested the all-new Fiesta S2000 – the car that will form the basis of Ford’s World Rally Championship future – for the first time shortly before departing for the Catalunya Rally. He told AUTOSPORT about the car and his first taste of natural aspiration.

Doohan to contest Race of Champions

September 30th, 2009

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Doohan to contest Race of Champions

Motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan has become the latest big name to sign up for this year’s Race of Champions in Beijing. The Australian, who won five consecutive world championships in 500cc motorbike racing in the 1990s, will be making his debut in the main RoC, having contested the RoC Legends event in Portugal earlier this year. As well as taking part in the individual competition, Doohan will also represent Australia in the Nations Cup, where he will be teamed with V8 Supercar champion and three time Bathurst 1000km winner Jamie Whincup

Ducati confirms Stoner return at Estoril

September 29th, 2009

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Ducati confirms Stoner return at Estoril

The Ducati team has confirmed Casey Stoner will return to racing action as scheduled at this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Stoner has skipped the last three races of the season as he recovered from the mysterious illness that affected him earlier this year

Bell: Podium lifted Renault’s spirits

September 29th, 2009

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Bell: Podium lifted Renault’s spirits

Renault boss Bob Bell says the French squad’s first podium of the season in Singapore has lifted the spirits in the team ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

Loeb to join DPR for Jerez test

September 29th, 2009

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Loeb to join DPR for Jerez test

Sebastien Loeb will drive for GP2 team DPR in the official test which takes place at Jerez on October 6-8. The five-time World Rally champion has been linked with a switch to Formula 1 throughout this season. He tested for Red Bull at Barcelona last winter and has been linked to a race seat at Toro Rosso for this season’s finale in Abu Dhabi

Glock optimistic on F1 future chances

September 29th, 2009

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Glock optimistic on F1 future chances

Timo Glock is optimistic about his chances of securing his Formula 1 future for next year, despite Toyota delaying a decision on its line-up.

Hamilton relieved to prove himself again

September 29th, 2009

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Hamilton relieved to prove himself again

Lewis Hamilton says he is relieved that his recent run of form shows that he is still capable of challenging for world championships. The reigning world champion only made it through to Q3 twice and finished in the points three times in the first eight races of this season as McLaren struggled to make its 2009 car competitive

Theissen: More to come from upgrade

September 29th, 2009

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Theissen: More to come from upgrade

BMW motorsport boss Mario Theissen says there is more potential to extract from the team’s latest upgrade package introduced in Singapore. The team ran several new parts during the Marina Bay race, including a new front wing, modified sidepods, a more developed double diffuser and a modified rear wing

Priaulx eyeing more sportscar races

September 29th, 2009

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Andy Priaulx says he enjoyed his American Le Mans Series outing in Petit Le Mans last weekend and would like to race in sportscars more often.

Button won’t push to seal title in Japan

September 29th, 2009

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Button won’t push to seal title in Japan

Jenson Button says he will not change his approach in order to try to seal the championship at the first attempt in the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. The British driver is 15 points ahead of Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello with just three races remaining, and he could wrap up the title if he finishes five points ahead of the Brazilian at Suzuka

Gavin thrilled with GT2 competition

September 29th, 2009

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Oliver Gavin says he is revelling in the level of competition in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series following last weekend’s Petit Le Mans event at Road Atlanta. The 37-year-old Briton has competed in the undersubscribed GT1 class in both Europe and America in recent seasons, and was encouraged by the number of rivals he had to compete against in a GT2 Corvette last weekend. “It’s great that BMW are coming back next year, great that Ferrari will be back and of course the Porsches,” he said

Montoya eager to take on Johnson

September 29th, 2009

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Montoya eager to take on Johnson

Juan Pablo Montoya is upbeat about his performance in the first two races of the Chase for the Sprint Cup but he admits he needs to do even better if he is to challenge for this year’s NASCAR title. The Colombian finished fourth last Sunday at Dover after starting from the front row and, despite a less spectacular outing than the one he enjoyed at Loudon a week earlier, he moved up to third in the Chase standings behind Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson

Solberg eyeing Rally GB victory

September 29th, 2009

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Petter Solberg says he now has his best chance to win a World Rally Championship round since 2004. The Norwegian, who lost his full-time drive when Subaru withdrew from the WRC at the end of last season, will drive a Citroen C4 WRC in anger for the first time on this week’s Catalunya Rally.

Coloni to test Onidi, Bonanomi, Bratt

September 29th, 2009

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Fabio Onidi, Marco Bonanomi and Will Bratt will all test for GP2 team Coloni Motorsport at Jerez next month. The trio will receive the test in preparation for one of them earning a fully funded GP2 Asia Series campaign with the Italian team this winter.

Japan preview quotes: Williams

September 28th, 2009

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Thoughts on the Singapore Grand Prix Nico Rosberg: “Singapore was good and bad. On the one hand, it was impressive to see how much the team has developed the car which allowed us to be right up there with the quickest teams. On the other hand, I robbed us of a very likely second place with a silly mistake.” Kazuki Nakajima: “For me, the Singapore Grand Prix was a solid but flat race, I didn’t really have any bad moments, but there weren’t any highlights either.

Martin not getting carried away

September 28th, 2009

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Martin not getting carried away

Mark Martin refuses to get carried away by his Chase lead and, despite Jimmie Johnson’s win, he reckons the title battle to be still wide open among the 12 contenders in the play-off. The Hendrick driver won the first race of the Chase at Loudon and followed that up with a second place finish on Sunday at Dover, which allowed him to retain the lead of the championship despite race winner Johnson closing on him in the points race