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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.

Briscoe claims pole at Kansas

April 30th, 2010

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Briscoe claims pole at Kansas

Ryan Briscoe beat Scott Dixon to pole by a comfortable margin in qualifying for the IndyCar Series’ first oval round of 2010 at Kansas. The Penske driver had been second to Dixon (Ganassi) in the delayed practice session, which had started four and a half hours later than planned and been amalgamated from first one-hour sessions to a single 105-minute practice due to early rain. But when it mattered in qualifying it was Briscoe who had the edge, out-pacing Dixon by 0.4 seconds over their respective four-lap runs

Kyle Busch takes pole double

April 30th, 2010

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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch claimed pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series events at Richmond International Raceway.

Magnussen tests for Hendrick

April 30th, 2010

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Sportscar racer Jan Magnussen drove a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car this week for Hendrick Motorsports in a private session at Kershaw, South Carolina.

Dixon fastest in delayed practice

April 30th, 2010

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Scott Dixon emerged on top at the end of the delayed first oval practice session of the IndyCar season at Kansas Speedway. Practice had been scheduled to commence at 10am local time, but a huge hailstorm and subsequent rain meant a morning of waiting for the teams. Initial attempts to dry the track were then frustrated by further showers.

Moltz Claims Top Honors At Petty Driver Search

April 30th, 2010

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Moltz Claims Top Honors At Petty Driver Search

CONCORD, N.C. — Eighteen-year-old Connecticut driver Dillon Moltz became the first winner of Richard Petty’s Driver Search. Moltz came out on top of 12 drivers that participated in the inaugural event presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience this past week

Bledsoe Named Grand Am President

April 30th, 2010

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Bledsoe Named Grand Am President

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tom Bledsoe has been named President of Grand Am Road Racing, it was announced today by the sports car sanctioning body. Bledsoe has served as Grand Am’s chief operating officer and vice president since December 2007, and has been acting president since Roger Edmondson took a leave of absence earlier this year due to health reasons

Hendrick Inks Knaus, Gustafson To New Deals

April 30th, 2010

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Hendrick Inks Knaus, Gustafson To New Deals

RICHMOND, Va. — Crew chiefs Chad Knaus and Alan Gustafson have each signed four-year contract extensions to remain with Hendrick Motorsports for the foreseeable future

Kopecky leads after Meeke puncture

April 30th, 2010

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Kopecky leads after Meeke puncture

Jan Kopecky now leads a Skoda one-two-three in the Rally Islas Canarias after Kris Meeke dropped from first to sixth having sustained a puncture. Meeke was pulling away from the field this afternoon until the puncture cost him 1m45s on the 29.9-kilometre Ingenio stage

Hendrick crew chiefs sign new deals

April 30th, 2010

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Hendrick crew chiefs sign new deals

Hendrick Motorsports crew chiefs Chad Knaus and Alan Gustafson have signed new multi-year deals with the NASCAR Sprint Cup team. Knaus, who worked on the #24 car of Jeff Gordon in his early days at Hendrick, has been alongside Jimmie Johnson since his debut at Cup level in 2002

Stoneman takes maiden F2 pole at Marrakech

April 30th, 2010

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Stoneman takes maiden F2 pole at Marrakech

Dean Stoneman clinched his maiden Formula 2 pole position on the streets of Marrakech on Friday. He had set the pace in the final practice session earlier today and continued that form into qualifying, ultimately finishing three tenths clear of his nearest rival. But far from being dominated, it was a session where times tumbled throughhout with the top spot changing several times

Spies ‘super-happy’ despite being 11th at Jerez

April 30th, 2010

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Ben Spies declared himself delighted with his practice result at Jerez – even though he was only 11th. The reigning Superbike world champion has been a top ten factor most of the time since switching to MotoGP with Tech 3 Yamaha this season, but felt today’s performance was more than he could have hoped for as he was the only rider with no previous experience of the Spanish track

Happy Hayden not getting carried away

April 30th, 2010

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Happy Hayden not getting carried away

Nicky Hayden was thrilled with his performance in practice at Jerez, but refused to get carried away despite his increased competitiveness. Having initially struggled to get up to speed on the Ducati last year, Hayden has got ever closer to the pace in 2010 so far, and was third – 0.4s down on team-mate Casey Stoner – at Jerez today

Stoner: Crash similar to Qatar

April 30th, 2010

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Casey Stoner believes his fall at the end of practice at Jerez today has helped him understand the accident that cost him victory in the Qatar Grand Prix, and that his Ducati team can now adjust the set-up to prevent it happening again.

Spanish Grand Prix preview quotes: Lotus

April 30th, 2010

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Heikki Kovalainen: “I spent two nights at home in Switzerland then flew to Finland to see my family for the first time since Christmas. I’ve been doing various bits of work with my Finnish partners, relaxing a little and of course training like usual

Lotus predicts significant step in Spanish Grand Prix

April 30th, 2010

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Lotus predicts significant step in Spanish Grand Prix

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne believes his team can take a significant step forward in the Spanish Grand Prix thanks to the upgrades it will introduce. With Lotus having raced with a simple car design in the first four races of the season, Gascoyne reckons the team has a lot to gain from the introduction of more developed parts. And that is why he is confident Lotus will be able to close to the gap to its rivals from the Spanish GP onwards

Rossi optimistic about shoulder

April 30th, 2010

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Valentino Rossi is feeling more confident about his fitness for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after managing 25 laps without too much difficulty in free practice at Jerez today.

Poor weather delays Kansas IndyCar practice

April 30th, 2010

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Practice for the Kansas IndyCar Series round has been delayed due to extremely poor weather conditions at the track.

Michelisz fastest in Marrakech test

April 30th, 2010

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Norbert Michelisz set the quickest time of Friday’s World Touring Car test session in Morocco. The Hungarian, who impressed at the season-opening races in Brazil in March in his Zengo-Dension SEAT Leon TDi, knocked Tom Coronel off the time of the timesheet in the last five minutes. Coronel’s early effort of the streets of Marrakech earned him the top spot for the majority of the half hour, before a red flag stoppage caused by local driver Ismail Sbai

Coletti quickest on return to Spa

April 30th, 2010

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Coletti quickest on return to Spa

Stefano Coletti showed he was completely unfazed by his huge GP2 crash at Spa-Francorchamps last August by setting the fastest time in Formula Renault 3.5 practice on his return to the Belgian venue. The Monegasque former Formula 3 Euro Series race winner eclipsed Fortec driver Sten Pentus by 0.054 seconds at the top the timesheets, just eight months after sustaining compressed vertebrae and heavy bruising when his Durango car failed to negotiate Spa’s Eau Rouge corner

Meeke pulls away at Rally Islas Canarias

April 30th, 2010

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Meeke pulls away at Rally Islas Canarias

Kris Meeke has pulled away from his rivals on the second loop of stages in the Rally Islas Canarias. The reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion left service with only a three-second gap back to the chasing Skodas of Jan Kopecky and Juho Hanninen.