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September 2010

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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.

Loeb feeling home pressure

September 30th, 2010

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Loeb feeling home pressure

Sebastien Loeb has admitted there is more pressure on him for Rally France than in any other in his World Rally Championship career. The Citroen driver admitted he has almost been overwhelmed by the interest in him on the World Rally Championship’s first visit to the area in which he was born and grew up. If Loeb wins this event, he will win his seventh consecutive world championship.

Mini unveils WRC car, confirms Meeke

September 30th, 2010

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Mini unveils WRC car, confirms Meeke

Mini has launched its World Rally car at the Paris Motor Show – and confirmed Britain’s Kris Meeke as part of its driver line-up for next season.

Fortec signs Buller for 2011

September 30th, 2010

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Fortec signs Buller for 2011

Fortec Motorsports has signed William Buller to compete with the team in the 2011 British Formula 3 championship.

Lotus Racing vows to end war of words

September 30th, 2010

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Lotus Racing vows to end war of words

Lotus Racing says it will refrain from making any further comments regarding the controversy over the use of the Team Lotus name until the matter is resolved. The team owned by Tony Fernandes has been embroiled in a war of words with Group Lotus/Proton over the use of the Team Lotus name in Formula 1 from next year

AUTOSPORT award finalists revealed

September 30th, 2010

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AUTOSPORT award finalists revealed

The six finalists for the 2010 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award have been announced. The selected drivers are Formula Renault Eurocup race winner Luciano Bacheta, Formula Renault UK championship leaders Tom Blomqvist and Lewis Williamson, Formula BMW Europe runner-up Jack Harvey, British Formula Ford runner-up Scott Malvern, and Formula Palmer Audi contender Nigel Moore

Citroen reveals first DS3 images

September 30th, 2010

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Citroen reveals first DS3 images

Citroen has revealed the first pictures of the DS3 WRC, the car which will take over from the hugely successful C4 WRC at the start of next season. The latest Citroen World Rally car will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show today, but the first pictures of the Red Bull-liveried car running on the road have been released. The communication from Citroen confirms that two DS3 WRCs will be driven by Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier, the deal with Dani Sordo has yet to be announced.

FIM reveals provisional 2011 calendar

September 30th, 2010

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FIM reveals provisional 2011 calendar

Motorcycling’s governing body FIM has announced a provisional calendar for the 2011 season, with 18 races included again. Next season will kick off again in Qatar on 20 March and will finish in Valencia on 6 November. The new schedule includes Aragon as a permanent venue, after the Spanish circuit made its debut on the calendar when it replaced the Hungarian GP this year.

Melker confirms Mucke GP3 return

September 30th, 2010

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Melker confirms Mucke GP3 return

Nigel Melker will return to GP3 next season with Mucke Motorsport.

Bowyer’s Loudon appeal denied

September 30th, 2010

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Bowyer’s Loudon appeal denied

Richard Childress Racing’s attempt to get the penalties imposed on Clint Bowyer overturned have failed on a first instance, as their first appeal was denied on Wednesday. Bowyer was handed a 150-point punishment plus a fine and suspensions to his team after the car he drove to victory in the Chase opener at Loudon failed a throughout inspection carried out at NASCAR’s Research and Development facility. Childress argued that Bowyer’s car being pushed by a service vehicle following the race after he ran out of fuel, caused enough damage to the rear end of the #33 Chevy to make it fail measurements, despite the car passing the post-race inspection at the track.

Ford unveils 2011 Fiesta WRC

September 30th, 2010

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Ford unveils 2011 Fiesta WRC

Ford revealed its all-new Fiesta RS WRC – the company’s next generation World Rally car – at the Paris Motor Show this morning. As the 2011 World Rally Championship regulations dictate, the Fiesta will run with a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine and will be seen in WRC competition for the first time in February’s Rally Sweden, the opening round of next year’s series

NSSN Debuts All New Website

September 29th, 2010

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It won’t be the same old, same old. Guaranteed. Sometime in the next two weeks, when you log onto www.nationalspeedsportnews.com, you will be greeted with a completely redesigned, state-of-the-art, comprehensive website that will knock your socks off.

Saavedra Joins Conquest For Homestead

September 29th, 2010

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Conquest Racing has named rookie driver Sebastien Saavedra driver of the team’s No.

ALMS Boss Talks 2010, Beyond

September 29th, 2010

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After an eventful two years, with many wondering about its long-term future, the American Le Mans Series comes to the end of its 2010 season Saturday with Road Atlanta’s Petit Le Mans event in a far better position than had been expected and with great hope for the future.

Coons Set To Defend Gold Crown Title

September 29th, 2010

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A check in the amount of $15,000 awaits the winner of the Gold Crown Midget Nationals 50-lap feature Saturday night at Tri-City Speedway.

Outlaw Title Fight Heads To The Grove

September 29th, 2010

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Plenty of history has been made over the years during the National Open at the famed Williams Grove Speedway and yet another chapter will be added to the annals this weekend as the closest four-way battle for the championship in World of Outlaws history shifts to the unique half-mile Friday and Saturday nights.

Al-Anabi Adding Second Top Fuel Team

September 29th, 2010

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The Al-Anabi Racing Team will terminate its Funny Car program and add a second Top Fuel dragster for the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season.

Stepney sentenced over spy affair

September 29th, 2010

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Stepney sentenced over spy affair

Nigel Stepney, the former Ferrari engineer at the centre of the 2007 spying scandal, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for his part in the affair according to the Reuters news agency – but under the Italian legal system it is thought highly unlikely that he will serve the sentence. Ferrari originally launched criminal proceedings against Stepney in June ’07, shortly before the scandal broke

ALMS Boss Discusses 2010 Season

September 29th, 2010

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ALMS Boss Discusses 2010 Season

HARRISBURG, N.C. — After an eventful two years, with many wondering about its long-term future, the American Le Mans Series comes to the end of its 2010 season Saturday with Road Atlanta’s Petit Le Mans event in a far better position than had been expected and with great hope for the future

Trevor Taylor dies aged 73

September 29th, 2010

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Trevor Taylor dies aged 73

Ex-Lotus Formula 1 racer Trevor Taylor died yesterday aged 73 after losing his battle with cancer. Taylor started his racing career in sportscars in the mid-1950s before winning the 500cc British Formula 3 title in 1958

Archway accident won’t affect rally

September 29th, 2010

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Archway accident won’t affect rally

The route for this year’s Rally of Scotland is unaffected by an accident on Monday which knocked down a 400-year-old archway in Scone Palace. Scone Palace is used on the penultimate round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge as the first and second stage on Friday (October 15) evening. The route for the stage, which is the same as last season, would have run beneath the archway, which was constructed in 1590