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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.

Rossi crew chief to miss Mugello

June 29th, 2011

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Rossi crew chief to miss Mugello

Valentino Rossi will have a new crew chief for the first time in years in this weekend’s race at Mugello, as Jeremy Burgess will miss the Italian race. Burgess has returned to Australia to be with his wife, who is to undergo a series of medical exams and a possible urgent surgical procedure, according to Ducati. Burgess’s role will be filled by Max Bartolini, who normally works as technical manager

Vettel ‘completely happy’ at Red Bull

June 29th, 2011

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Vettel ‘completely happy’ at Red Bull

World champion Sebastian Vettel says he is “completely happy” at Red Bull Racing, admitting he is not into “myths” like Ferrari or Mercedes right now.

Gamberini joins F2 at Nurburgring

June 29th, 2011

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Gamberini joins F2 at Nurburgring

Brazilian teenager Fabio Gamberini will make his Formula 2 debut at the Nurburgring this weekend.

Binder to make Euro Series debut

June 29th, 2011

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Rene Binder will make his F3 Euro Series debut at the Norisring this weekend with Jo Zeller Racing. The 19 year-old Austrian already races for the team in German F3 and lies eighth in the championship thanks to a podium finish at Oschersleben. He said that his one-off Euro Series appearance will be the highlight of his racing career so far

Pirelli chooses hards/softs for Britain

June 29th, 2011

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Pirelli chooses hards/softs for Britain

Pirelli has announced that it will take its soft and hard compounds to the British Grand Prix weekend, despite Ferrari’s admitting its chances will be hurt with the use of the latter. Pirelli’s decision means teams will be using the same tyres ran at the Spanish Grand Prix, where Ferrari’s drivers finished a lap down as they struggled with the hard tyres, despite Fernando Alonso leading the race while running with the softs

Nunes, da Costa join Hitech

June 29th, 2011

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Nunes, da Costa join Hitech

GP3 racers Pedro Nunes and Antonio Felix da Costa will both join Hitech Racing’s British Formula 3 line-up at the Nurburgring this weekend. Nunes (pictured), who is in his second year of GP3 with ART, previously raced in British F3 as an invitational entrant at the Algarve round in 2009, while da Costa, who ran duel campaigns in GP3 and the F3 Euro Series last season, will be making his British F3 debut

Rossi backs decision to use new bike

June 29th, 2011

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Rossi backs decision to use new bike

Valentino Rossi insists switching to Ducati’s new GP11.1 was the correct call in Assen, despite struggling throughout the weekend and finishing more than 30 seconds behind Ben Spies in the race. While the 2012 chassis and 800cc engine Rossi was provided with by Ducati did not yield instant benefits, the Italian believes the switch was justified as he feels the GP11.1 has a lot more potential performance.

Diffuser ban to cost Red Bull 0.5s

June 29th, 2011

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Diffuser ban to cost Red Bull 0.5s

Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the team will lose half a second per lap with the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers from the British Grand Prix. But Marko is adamant the team has taken the right measures to make up for that with new set-ups and aerodynamic updates.

Capirossi ruled out of Mugello race

June 29th, 2011

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Capirossi ruled out of Mugello race

Loris Capirossi has been ruled out of the Mugello MotoGP race this weekend following his injury in the previous event in Assen. The Pramac rider crashed heavily at the end of qualifying in Assen and was ruled out of the Dutch TT. Although he was hoping to be back in action for his home race this weekend, a medical check-up confirmed the fracture of the ninth and tenth ribs and a distorted AC joint in his shoulder.

Al-Attiyah set to turn back on VW

June 28th, 2011

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Al-Attiyah set to turn back on VW

Nasser Al-Attiyah is ready to turn his back on a long-term deal with Volkswagen and intends to drive a Mini on next year’s Dakar Rally and a Ford or Citroen on the World Rally Championship, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

Nissen: VW assessing drivers in Skoda

June 28th, 2011

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Nissen: VW assessing drivers in Skoda

Scandianavian rally drivers Andreas Mikkelsen and Joonas Lindroos could find themselves at the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo R WRC at the start of the 2013 season if they run well on next month’s Rally Finland in the Skodas the company is using in it’s programme build-up – that’s the promise from VW Motorsport director Kris Nissen. Mikkelsen (Norway) and Lindroos (Finland) are the first two drivers to be selected by Nissen under VW’s young driver assessment programme and more are expected to be tested on the four other European WRC rounds this season

Campos Jr set for Donington return

June 28th, 2011

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Adrian Campos Jr plans to return to racing at Donington Park on July 17, almost two months after fracturing two vertebrae in an accident during practice for Auto GP’s opening round at Monza in May. Campos Jr’s rehabilitation has already been progressing faster than expected, and he resumed training almost two months ahead of doctor’s predictions

Gurney: DeltaWing progressing well

June 28th, 2011

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Gurney: DeltaWing progressing well

American motorsport legend Dan Gurney believes the DeltaWing concept will prove itself after gaining the 56th entry to next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and that progress is already being made on the project. Gurney’s All American Racers concern is building the prototype, which was originally designed by Ben Bowlby to be used in the new 2012 IndyCar package. It will be run by ALMS-championship winning team Highcroft Racing in next year’s event

Over 20 WRC cars for Rally Finland

June 28th, 2011

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Over 20 WRC cars for Rally Finland

Rally Finland will enjoy the strongest field of new generation World Rally Cars to date this year, when 20 take the start in Jyvaskyla next month.

VW enters two Skodas for Rally Finland

June 28th, 2011

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VW enters two Skodas for Rally Finland

The organisers of Rally Finland have received two entries from Volkswagen Motorsport for Andreas Mikkelsen and Joonas Lindroos to drive Skoda Fabia S200s. Next month’s Jyvaskyla-based event will be the first World Rally Championship outing for the Volkswagen team. The German manufacturer is expected to contest the remainder of this year’s WRC season except for September’s Rally Australia.

Red Bull eyeing new Renault engine deal

June 28th, 2011

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Red Bull eyeing new Renault engine deal

Red Bull Racing has set its sights on extending its engine partnership deal with Renault – having revealed it was already close to a new contract before last week’s rules switch to 1.6-litre V6 turbos for Formula 1 in 2014.

Horner hopes Webber can match Vettel

June 28th, 2011

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Horner hopes Webber can match Vettel

Red Bull Racing is hopeful that Mark Webber can get himself into a position now to challenge Sebastian Vettel regularly for race victories, on the back of his strong showing in the European Grand Prix. Webber has struggled in the opening phase of the campaign to get the most out of Pirelli’s new tyres – and the only time he has beaten Vettel in qualifying was at the Spanish GP when his team-mate’s pace was hindered by a lack of KERS. However, Webber appeared to make a breakthrough in Valencia last weekend.

Tempers flare at Sears Point

June 28th, 2011

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Tempers flare at Sears Point

A number of drivers ended up feuding following the first road-course race of the Sprint Cup series season as NASCAR continued being true to its policy of letting drivers police themselves on the track. NASCAR’s self-proclaimed premise of being a contact sport was evident once again during Sunday’s Sprint Cup series race at Sears Point, a track that due to its stop-and-go nature and long braking distances provides plenty of overtaking but also many opportunities for incidents to arise

Williams appoints Somerville and Gillan

June 28th, 2011

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Williams appoints Somerville and Gillan

Williams has made the next steps in its ongoing technical rethink by appointing a new head of aerodynamics and a new chief operations engineer. Following the first phase of its regig, which will see technical director Sam Michael and aero chief Jon Tomlinson leave later this year, the team has signed Jason Somerville to take charge of aerodynamics and Mark Gillan to head up operations engineering.

Hamilton not giving up on title yet

June 28th, 2011

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Hamilton not giving up on title yet

Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he remains focused on doing all he can to win the world championship this year, despite having admitted in Valencia on Sunday night that the title fight was all but over. Less than 24 hours after Hamilton suggested that runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel had ‘pretty much’ guaranteed the title already, the McLaren driver amazingly took a snipe at the media reports of what he had said