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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.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Saturday quotes: Renault

October 31st, 2009

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Fernando Alonso – 16th: “It was disappointing for us to be out after Q1 as obviously I would have liked to qualify higher up the grid. Although the team have done their best to prepare the car, it just wasn’t quick enough to set a better time this afternoon

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Saturday quotes: Toro Rosso

October 31st, 2009

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Sebastien Buemi – 10th: “I was hoping for a little bit better after finishing seventh in Q2, but I am happy with our fuel load which should allow us to be flexible in terms of race strategy.

Red Bull duo surprised by Hamilton pace

October 31st, 2009

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Red Bull duo surprised by Hamilton pace

Red Bull Racing pairing Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have admitted that they were surprised by Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying pace after the McLaren driver took pole by over six tenths of a second. Vettel and Webber will start second and third despite heading into the weekend as favourites to take top spot on the grid. “Both of us were surprised by the gap,” said Vettel

Hamilton: Pole not as easy as it looked

October 31st, 2009

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Hamilton: Pole not as easy as it looked

Lewis Hamilton downplayed the easiness with which he grabbed pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday. The McLaren driver stormed to his third pole position of the 2009 season at the Yas Marina circuit, where the Briton finished over six tenths of a second ahead of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton claimed it was not as comfortable as it looked but, given his gap, the former world champion admitted he should have opted for a heavier fuel load.

Hamilton flies to Abu Dhabi pole

October 31st, 2009

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Hamilton flies to Abu Dhabi pole

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by a crushing 0.7s margin over the Red Bulls. McLaren driver Hamilton had dominated the early stages of qualifying – topping Q1 by half a second and Q2 by 0.3s. He then squandered his first Q3 lap by running wide at Turn 17, but regrouped and set a 1m41.773s next time around to take provisional pole from Rubens Barrichello (Brawn).

Alonso not surprised by Q1 exit

October 31st, 2009

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Alonso not surprised by Q1 exit

Fernando Alonso admitted he was not surprised after going out in the first segment in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Spanish driver, in his final race with the Renault team, qualified down in 16th position, going out in Q1 for the first time in his career

Soucek takes home win in race one

October 31st, 2009

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Andy Soucek won the penultimate race of the Formula 2 season at his home track, the Circuit de Catalunya.

Silverstone closing in on GP deal

October 31st, 2009

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Silverstone is getting closer a deal to secure the future of the British Grand Prix, even though meetings between track representatives and Bernie Ecclestone in Abu Dhabi this weekend have so far failed to conclude a deal. Circuit chiefs Neil England and Richard Phillips flew to Abu Dhabi to try and sort out a contract in the wake of the failure by Donington Park to get its plans for the British GP in place.

Raikkonen adamant on McLaren option

October 31st, 2009

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Raikkonen adamant on McLaren option

Kimi Raikkonen has reiterated his belief that it would be a waste of time to sign for any team other than McLaren next season, explaining he is only interested in fighting for the title in 2010. Although talks between the Finn and McLaren appear to have stalled over financial terms and other contractual issues, like the number of sponsor appearances, Raikkonen has made it clear he is not interested in signing for anybody else. “There is no point to go to other teams where you cannot win,” said Raikkonen, who has also had an offer from Toyota

De Marco given five-place penalty

October 31st, 2009

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De Marco given five-place penalty

Nicola de Marco has been demoted five places on the grid for this afternoon’s Formula 2 race at the Circuit de Catalunya. De Marco originally qualified in third position but his flying lap was found to have been set under yellow flag conditions following a spin by Petro Gandolfi

Button fastest in final Abu Dhabi practice

October 31st, 2009

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Button fastest in final Abu Dhabi practice

Jenson Button beat Lewis Hamilton by a scant 0.002 seconds in the final Formula 1 practice session of 2009 in Abu Dhabi. The pair of British world champions had been closely-matched during Friday’s sessions and resumed battle today, with Button sneaking ahead right at the end of the hour and earning his first fastest time in an official session since he took pole in Monaco five months ago

Sutil expects to remain at Force India

October 31st, 2009

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Sutil expects to remain at Force India

Adrian Sutil now thinks it is likely that he will remain at Force India next season, after his team took up the option it has on his contract for next year.

Wickens completes pole double

October 31st, 2009

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Robert Wickens has secured pole position for the final race of the Formula 2 season at the Circuit de Catalunya. Rain fell a little over half an hour before qualifying began and while the track had dried by the time the cars left the pitlane, the surface still yielded increasing levels of grip as the session wore on. Mikhail Aleshin was immediately in the groove and set the early pace, remaining at the top of the timesheets for much of the running and becoming the first man to dip into the 1m38s bracket

Pescarolo wins race one at Okayama

October 31st, 2009

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Pescarolo wins race one at Okayama

The Sora Racing Pescarolo of Christophe Tinseau and Shinji Nakano took victory in a closely-contested Asian Le Mans Series debut at Okayama today. The three-hour race was, for most of its duration, a tight three-way scrap between the Pescarolo, the ORECA of Nicolas Lapierre and Loic Duval and the Aston Martin Racing car of Stefan Mucke and Harold Primat. The Aston led through much of the middle of the race and Mucke began the last hour in the lead.

Valsecchi wins GP2 Asia opener

October 31st, 2009

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Davide Valsecchi opened the GP2 Asia season with a hard-earned victory over fellow category veteran Luca Filippi in Abu Dhabi. iSport driver Valsecchi had to come from behind to beat the Italian, finally taking the lead with a spectacular move through the Turn 11, 12 and 13 complex

Tarquini takes third straight pole

October 31st, 2009

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Tarquini takes third straight pole

Gabriele Tarquini will start Sunday’s first World Touring Car race at Okayama from the front after securing his fifth pole position of the season in today’s qualifying session. The championship leader set the pace on the first run of Q2 before knocking another three tenths off his time on his final lap to claim pole – his third in a row. He will start alongside BMW’s Andy Priaulx, who delivered his best lap of the weekend so far on his only lap in Q2.

Fisichella: Force India return possible

October 31st, 2009

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Fisichella: Force India return possible

Giancarlo Fisichella has not ruled out the possibility of returning to Force India next season, ahead of discussions with his Ferrari team about racing opportunities in 2010.

Campos honoured to give Senna F1 shot

October 31st, 2009

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Campos honoured to give Senna F1 shot

Campos Meta 1 has said it is an honour to hand Bruno Senna his chance in Formula 1, after finally confirming that it has agreed a deal with the Brazilian. Senna himself suggested a contract had been signed on his Twitter page on Friday night, but it took Campos until early Saturday morning to confirm the news.

Farfus leads final practice at Okayama

October 31st, 2009

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Farfus leads final practice at Okayama

Augusto Farfus once again set the pace at Okayama, leading the final World Touring Car free practice session on Saturday. The Brazilian again set his best lap very early in the session before concentrating on race preparation for the majority of the half hour.

Allmendinger regrets DUI mistake

October 31st, 2009

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Allmendinger regrets DUI mistake

AJ Allmendinger says he regrets the actions that led to his charge for drink driving and is hopeful that it will not affect his NASCAR career. The 27-year-old Richard Petty Motorsports driver was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning in North Carolina and was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. NASCAR placed him on probation and he accepted full responsibility for what he called an “error in judgement”