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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.

Negrao, Bernoldi win at Interlagos

November 28th, 2010

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Alexandre Negrao and Enrique Bernoldi won their home round the GT1 World Championship at Interlagos on Sunday. The Brazilians’ Vitaphone Maserati had finished fourth in Saturday’s qualification race, but led home Darren Turner and Tomas Enge’s Young Driver Aston Martin by a comfortable 2.3 seconds today.

Kubica fourth in French rally

November 28th, 2010

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Kubica fourth in French rally

Robert Kubica finished fourth on the Rallye du Var today in France. The Renault Formula 1 driver was in a Clio S16 for the French asphalt rally, sharing with Jakub Gerber, three and a half minutes behind the winner Cedric Robert (Peugeot 307) The event was Kubica’s third rally outing of the season, following his entries at the Rallye d’Antibes and the Monte Carlo Rally earlier this year. Renowned all-rounder Stephane Sarrazin finished third on this weekend’s Rallye du Var in a Peugeot 207, behind runner-up Bryan Bouffier, also in a 207.

Albuquerque takes shock RoC win

November 28th, 2010

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Albuquerque takes shock RoC win

Filipe Albuquerque defeated three-time winner and World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb to take a shock victory in the Race of Champions in Dusseldorf. Sometime Red Bull protege and GP2 driver Albuquerque – now a GT racer – breezed through the qualifying rounds to take on Loeb in the final, and a win each in the first two races of the three-round showdown, including a 0.02-second photo-finish triumph for Loeb in the second one, set up a decider in RoC buggies

Super Saldana Bags Las Vegas Money

November 28th, 2010

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Super Saldana Bags Las Vegas Money

Joey Saldana stands in victory lane with his crew after winning the Lucas Oil ASCS National finale at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Tim Aylwin Photo) LAS VEGAS — Joey Saldana ended the racing season on a high note by winning the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National finale during the inaugural Las Vegas Sprint Car Super Nationals at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Saldana gunned into the lead at the outset of the 35th Lucas Oil ASCS National feature of the year and led all 30 rounds aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing Budweiser No

Herck quickest on final GP2 test day

November 28th, 2010

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Herck quickest on final GP2 test day

Michael Herck was quickest as his DPR team, the GP2/08 chassis and the Bridgestone tyres all bowed out on 2010′s final day of GP2 testing in Abu Dhabi today.

Loeb: 2009 F1 chance was a one-off

November 28th, 2010

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Loeb: 2009 F1 chance was a one-off

World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb believes he missed his only chance to try Formula 1 when 2009′s bid to contest an end-of-season grand prix failed to come to fruition. Attempts were made last year to get Loeb into a Toro Rosso seat for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after the Frenchman had impressed in what was originally an informal Red Bull F1 test the previous winter

Di Resta takes title, Paffett wins race

November 28th, 2010

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Di Resta takes title, Paffett wins race

Gary Paffett won the DTM season finale in Shanghai on Sunday, while Paul di Resta sealed the title with second place.

DTM finale to start under safety car

November 28th, 2010

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DTM finale to start under safety car

The DTM season finale on the streets of Shanghai will start behind the safety car, race officials have announced. The decision was taken following lengthy meetings between teams, drivers and senior DTM figures after Saturday’s chaotic qualifying session.

Germany wins Nations’ Cup again

November 27th, 2010

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Germany wins Nations’ Cup again

Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher took a fourth consecutive victory for Team Germany in the Nations’ Cup element of the Race of Champions in Dusseldorf this evening. The Formula 1 duo beat Team Great Britain in a repeat of last year’s final, with British Touring Car champion Jason Plato and three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx not quite able to defeat the host country’s heroes at the end. The best-of-three final came down to a decisive race between Priaulx and Schumacher in buggies after the German had beaten Plato and the Channel Islander had seen off Vettel in the first two parts.

Turner/Enge win Interlagos race one

November 27th, 2010

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Turner/Enge win Interlagos race one

Young Driver Aston Martin duo Darren Turner and Tomas Enge maintained their slender GT1 World Championship title hopes by winning the Interlagos qualification race. Turner had pressured Xandi Negrao in the polesitting Vitaphone Maserati throughout the first stint, and then the Young Driver squad vaulted its car ahead as the two leaders pitted in unison just before half-distance. Enge was subsequently able to edge away from Negrao’s team-mate Enrique Bernoldi even before the Brazilian was given a late drive-through penalty for a pit procedure infringement – a crew member having thrown a tyre back into the garage during the stop rather than carrying it as the rules stipulate.

Vettel stars in Berlin Red Bull F1 run

November 27th, 2010

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Vettel stars in Berlin Red Bull F1 run

Sebastian Vettel continued his Formula 1 world championship victory celebrations today by demonstrating his Red Bull-Renault on the streets of Berlin. The German produced a spectacular show for the crowds of fans who had gathered to line the 500-metre route leading to the Brandenburg Gate. Earlier in the week, Vettel had said on his personal website that driving his F1 car through Berlin had been a long-held ambition.

Bernoldi takes home GT1 pole

November 27th, 2010

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Bernoldi takes home GT1 pole

Enrique Bernoldi took his first pole in the GT1 World Championship in qualifying for his home round at Interlagos, but while Bernoldi and team-mate Xandi Negrao will start first in the #2 Vitaphone Maserati, the squad’s championship-leading #1 car was only 19th. Andrea Bertolini blamed a small mistake and the effects of success ballast for the lack of pace from the MC12 that he shares with Michael Bartels

Leimer still on top in GP2 testing

November 27th, 2010

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Leimer still on top in GP2 testing

Fabio Leimer was quickest again as GP2 testing resumed in Abu Dhabi today. The Swiss driver is running with champion team Rapax for all four days of testing this week, and followed up his time-topping Wednesday performance by leading both the Saturday sessions as well. Michael Herck was Leimer’s closest challenger, 0.116 seconds behind in the afternoon, as he continues to drive for family team DPR in its final week before departing from GP2 to make way for the new-for-2011 entrants.

Di Resta will drive with points in mind

November 27th, 2010

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Di Resta will drive with points in mind

Paul di Resta has admitted that he will drive with the championship on his mind in Sunday’s DTM title decider in China. The Scot goes into the race three points behind championship leader Bruno Spengler

Scheider confident despite accident

November 27th, 2010

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Scheider confident despite accident

Timo Scheider is confident that his Audi mechanics will be able to repair his car in time for the DTM season finale following his huge crash in qualifying on the streets of Shanghai.

Shanghai track set for more tweaks

November 27th, 2010

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Shanghai track set for more tweaks

DTM organisers plan to carry out further work on the Shanghai street track overnight following the number of crashes in qualifying on Saturday. All four segments of qualifying were red-flagged at some point due to crashes. Drivers complained in particular of how slippery the white lines on the track were, and the lack of grip due to the surface at Turns 1, 2 and 3.

Spengler admits ‘risks’ will be required

November 27th, 2010

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Spengler admits ‘risks’ will be required

DTM championship leader Bruno Spengler says he will have to take risks in Sunday’s title decider after his disastrous qualifying. The Mercedes driver crashed in morning practice and again in Q1 on Saturday, leaving him 17th on the grid while his title pursuers – Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett – share the front row. Spengler was philosophical about his plight on Saturday evening in China, and he added that he is expecting a tough race for everyone on the streets of Shanghai

Di Resta takes pole in Shanghai chaos

November 27th, 2010

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Di Resta takes pole in Shanghai chaos

DTM title chasers Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett will share the front row in Shanghai after a chaotic qualifying session, while championship leader Bruno Spengler crashed and will start 17th.

Marc VDS tests Suter MotoGP bike

November 27th, 2010

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Marc VDS tests Suter MotoGP bike

Leading Moto2 team Marc VDS has shaken down the Suter-BMW bike designed in preparation for MotoGP’s 2012 rules. MotoGP will allow production-based 1000cc engines from the ’12 season as part of a package of changes intended to increase grid sizes, and top Moto2 constructor Suter and Marc VDS have been working on a BMW-powered machine with the new regulations in mind. The bike was shaken down over two days of running at Jerez this week, with a planned third day prevented by rain

Di Resta quickest, Spengler hits wall

November 27th, 2010

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Di Resta quickest, Spengler hits wall

Paul di Resta topped the second DTM free practice session at Shanghai on Saturday morning, while championship leader Bruno Spengler damaged his car in the closing stages. Spengler, who leads Mercedes team-mate di Resta by three points heading into this weekend’s title showdown, clipped the wall with his right-front corner at the beginning of the long final turn with 15 minutes remaining. The Canadian trailed back to the pits, while the session was red-flagged to allow marshals to clear the track of debris