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David Phillips
Editor and ChiefDavid 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 WriterChris 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 Writer19 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 WriterJason 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.
David Ifeguni
Contributing WriterI was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
Katier Scott
Contributing WriterI am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
Dylan Sharman
Contributing WriterI was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.
I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
Nathan Aljoe
Contributing WriterNathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.
When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
Austin Hartenfels
Contributing WriterBorn and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.
As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
Jordan Hightower
Contributing WriterJordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
Scott Kelly
Contributing WriterBorn and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.
Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
Kenneth O'Keefe
Contributing WriterKenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.
O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
Chris Owens
Contributing WriterI was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.
I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
George Wood
Contributing WriterAfter beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.
Martinsville Madness Goes to Davidowitz
by Tim Terry on January 11th, 2012
While there is a battle for the championship with three weeks to go in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series (NiLMS), it was the strength of the Main Performance PC-sponsored drivers that made the story at Martinsville Speedway in Week Ten of the online racing series. NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) driver Richie Davidowitz led the charge with a big win on Thursday to capture the overall win during Round 10 of 12 in the popular series. The win which put Davidowitz on top for the week was rated at 3263 Strength of Field (SoF) and saw the pole-sitter lead wire-to-wire en route to victory lane in the 50 lap event. Daniel Pope II placed second, nearly three seconds behind Davidowitz. Clay Jones was third, followed by Patrick Fogel and [...]
Peterhansel profits from Gordon woes
January 11th, 2012
Stephane Peterhansel edged closer to a tenth Dakar Rally victory as Robby Gordon and Krzysztof Holowczyc, his two nearest rivals at the start of the day, suffered a variety of afflictions on stage 10. Gordon lost more than 11 minutes on the special stage when he went off track and damaged the front left of his car.
Mini granted full manufacturer status
January 11th, 2012
The FIA has confirmed Mini World Rally Team will contest this year’s series as a full manufacturer. As revealed by AUTOSPORT on January 4, the British-based team will run Dani Sordo in a John Cooper Works WRC , with paying drivers taking the second seat in place of Kris Meeke due to a shortfall in the budget.
WRC timing firm to miss Monte Carlo
January 11th, 2012
The World Rally Championship’s expert timing firm Stage One Technology will not be in Monte Carlo for next week’s season-opener after it was unable to find agreement with the administrators of North One Sports. After working for two days to try and ensure continuity in the timing and tracking systems used in the WRC, Stage One Technology managing director Simon de Banke has this evening confirmed to AUTOSPORT that he and his firm will not be going to the Monte Carlo Rally.
Kubica injures leg in fall in Italy
January 11th, 2012
Robert Kubica has injured his leg in a fall near his home, with sources close to the Polish driver suggesting that he has reopened a fracture that he sustained in his rally accident last year. It is understood that Kubica fell over on ice in Pietrasanta, where he lives, and subsequently complained of pain in the right leg which was broken in his crash. He was driven to the local hospital for checks
Citroen loses team manager to VW
January 11th, 2012
Citroen team manager Sven Smeets has departed the French team for Volkswagen, mirroring the move made by driver Sebastien Ogier. Smeets was unavailable for comment on the move, but AUTOSPORT’s sources have confirmed the Belgian will be switching to the Hannover-based VW team in the coming weeks. Smeets, who was a long-time World Rally Championship co-driver for Freddy Loix, joined Citroen in 2006 and became team manager in 2008.
Williams partners with Michael Johnson
January 11th, 2012
Williams F1 has announced a deal with Olympic gold medallist and former 200m world record holder Michael Johnson. Johnson’s Performance Inc company will provide an intensive training programme for the Formula 1 team’s pit crew personnel, and also evaluate its current training programme. In return, the MJP logo will be displayed on the sleeves of driver and team overalls and on team kit.
Lola Drayson bids for Formula E supply
January 11th, 2012
The new Lola-Drayson partnership is aiming to be the chassis and drivetrain supplier to the FIA’s new Formula E series. The partnership took the wraps off its first collaboration – the all-electric B12/ 69EV – at the Cleaner Racing Conference in Birmingham’s NEC today. However, the LMP1-based car is just a showcase for the electric technology beneath the surface.
Setting the Stage
by Jason Lofing on January 11th, 2012
Michigan International Speedway played host to the penultimate race of the 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series season and, with the series championship and automatic berths in the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship still up for grabs, last night’s online race figured to set the stage for next week’s dramatic season finale. While all eyes were on series co-points leaders Matt Whitten and Marcus Lindsey who started third and eleventh, respectively, it was Robert Hall who stole the NiPS thunder with a convincing win. Pole-winner Michael Conti took the green flag and, together with Jeremy Thornton, quickly built a sizable gap on the field. The two ran nose-to-tail for the initial fuel run, with Conti leading all but one of the first 37 laps before finally giving way to Thornton, [...]
Ferrari eager to help F1 secure future
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari is eager to play a role in helping secure a better future for grand prix racing, despite its recent decision to break away from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA). That is the view of the Italian car manufacturer’s president Luca di Montezemolo, who believes that securing healthy foundations for F1′s future is more important than it remaining a part of FOTA – which he originally helped create. “I think that as in every moment of life, there are moments that are good and moments that are necessary to change,” said di Montezemolo, during a brief appearance at Ferrari’s Wrooom media event at Madonna di Campiglio
Lotus reactive ride height is legal
January 11th, 2012
Lotus’s rivals look set to be forced to copy its innovative reactive ride height system ahead of the 2012 season, with the FIA happy the concept is totally legal. There has been much intrigue in recent days about the mechanism that Lotus was reported to have tried out at the Abu Dhabi young driver test last year. The mechanical system helps maintain a standard ride height during braking – when often the front of the car would dip down
North One: WRC crisis unavoidable
January 11th, 2012
North One Television CEO Neil Duncanson has admitted the current World Rally Championship crisis was unavoidable. Duncanson, who sold North One Sport to Convers Sports Initiatives, said the due diligence run on CSI and its primary backer Vladimir Antonov couldn’t have been more rigorous.
Tincknell moves from Fortec to Carlin
January 11th, 2012
Harry Tincknell will switch from Fortec Motorsport to Carlin for a second season racing in British Formula 3 this year. Tincknell, 20, suffered a potentially career-ending injury to his right hand in a testing crash with Carlin at Spa last November.
Domenicali wants swift end to RRA row
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari hopes that the long-running dispute over Formula 1′s Resource Restriction Agreement can be resolved by next month, ahead of fresh talks between leading teams over the matter. On the back of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari leaving the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) because of the failure to reach a deal on the matter, further discussions have taken place between the two outfits and McLaren and Mercedes GP to try and hammer out a solution. Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali revealed at his team’s Wrooom media event at Madonna di Campiglio on Wednesday that more talks were planned for next week – which come ahead of crucial discussions about the framing of a new Concorde Agreement
Ferrari awaits FIA call on Lotus device
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari is awaiting an answer from the FIA on the legality of an adjustable ride-height braking system that Lotus is believed to be developing for 2012. A report in Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday revealed that Lotus was running a ride height control mechanism – reported to be activated by a driver using a pedal – to help maintain the car’s distance from the ground under braking
Ferrari moves to cure tyre issues
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari has moved to overcome the tyre issues that hurt its form last season by signing former Bridgestone Formula 1 chief Hirohide Hamashima to work in its technical department. Throughout 2011, both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa struggled at times to get the most out of their tyres – especially in using the harder compounds
Preziosi promises flexible Ducati
January 11th, 2012
Ducati Corse’s general manager Filippo Preziosi says a far more flexible approach – and a far more flexible bike – will be fundamental to the team’s ambitions for the 2012 season.
Domenicali: 2012 crucial for Massa
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has labelled the 2012 season as “crucial” for Felipe Massa’s future at the Italian squad.
Teams ‘must trust’ FIA over Bahrain GP
January 11th, 2012
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says Formula 1 teams will have to trust the FIA and other official authorities regarding the situation in Bahrain. Doubts remain about this year’s event due to the political situation in the country, with human rights groups having asked the teams to boycott the race.