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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.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I 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 Writer
    I 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 Writer
    I 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 Writer
    Nathan'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 Writer
    Born 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 Writer
    Jordan 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 Writer
    Born 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 Writer
    Kenneth 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 Writer
    I 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 Writer
    After 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.

Intel GT Series Battles the World ‘Round

by Otto Szebeni on February 17th, 2012

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The green flag waves on the Intel GT European Finals at Spa.

The Intel GT Series featured some great battles on two continents last week, with both the European Finals and the South American regionals taking place at Spa-Francorchamps. First came the European Finals which produced a race full of drama and not a little controversy. Lap 7 saw second place Jesse Nieminen (Finland) get a run on leader Atze Kerkhof (Netherlands) going into a corner. There was contact (first place claiming “ghost” contact) which took the European Regional Series winner and race leader out of contention, while Nieminen went on to finish 7th. Raymond Mooney (Scotland) had a clean, incident-free race which found him in the lead with nine laps to go.  He never looked back en route to the victory, the spoils of which include an Intel Core i5 processor [...]

Lazarus replaces Super Nova in GP2

February 17th, 2012

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Lazarus replaces Super Nova in GP2

Super Nova will no longer be part of the GP2 field in 2012, with its place taken by Auto GP squad Lazarus.

Ellinas graduates to GP3 with Manor

February 17th, 2012

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Ellinas graduates to GP3 with Manor

Tio Ellinas will step up to GP3 this season with the Manor team.

Piria to be first female racer in GP3

February 17th, 2012

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Italian teenager Vicky Piria has become the first female driver to sign for a GP3 team after completing a deal to race for series newcomer Trident Racing.

Patrick: Daytona victory is possible

February 17th, 2012

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Patrick: Daytona victory is possible

Danica Patrick believes she has a shot at winning the Daytona 500 on her debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Domenicali: F1′s lack of Italians is sad

February 17th, 2012

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Domenicali: F1′s lack of Italians is sad

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says he is very sad Formula 1 will have no Italian drivers on the grid in 2012.

Trulli not surprised by Caterham exit

February 17th, 2012

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Trulli not surprised by Caterham exit

Jarno Trulli was philosophical about his exit from the Caterham F1 team after it was announced that he would be replaced by Vitaly Petrov.

Petrov relieved to secure F1 future

February 17th, 2012

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Petrov relieved to secure F1 future

New Caterham F1 signing Vitaly Petrov says he is relieved to have sorted his future in F1 after months of uncertainty. The Russian is replacing Italian Jarno Trulli at the team after weeks of speculation about his future. The deal was completed too late for him to join the opening test at Jerez last week, meaning that his first opportunity to drive will be the Barcelona test that begins on Tuesday.

Auto GP confirms 2012 calendar

February 17th, 2012

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Auto GP confirms 2012 calendar

Auto GP has announced its calendar for the 2012 season, with the proposed Suzuka and Donington rounds having been dropped. The season will kick off at Monza on March 11 and will finish at Sonoma, USA, on September 23. The Donington Park and Suzuka races included on the draft calendar for April 14 and October 21 have been dropped

Horner: Teams trust FIA over Bahrain

February 17th, 2012

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Horner: Teams trust FIA over Bahrain

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Formula 1 teams will trust the FIA when deciding on the Bahrain GP, but insists there are no plans to cancel the event at the moment. The current political situation in the country has led to calls for the event to be canned, although F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said earlier this week there were no concerns about the grand prix. Horner said the teams will rely on the FIA to make the right decision.

Classic Prototype and GT Action

by Michael Booth on February 17th, 2012

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Tomas Klopp leads the Prototype and GT field into Turn One at Road America.

For 2012 Season 1, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge opened at two of North America’s classic circuits, Watkins Glen and Road America, for the third season of Le Mans-style multiclass online racing featuring LMP2, GT1 and GT2 classes.  A few changes took place during the off season, namely adding extra weight to bring the HPD ARX-01c up to its correct minimum of 825kg, updates to the tyre model for all three cars, and gridding by class to make starts safer for all concerned. The schedule saw increases to some of the race lengths in the open setup series – half of the tracks, including Watkins Glen and Road America, were bumped up to 70 minutes, forcing sim racers in all three classes to make a pit stop in those [...]

Marciello completes Prema line-up

February 17th, 2012

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Marciello completes Prema line-up

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello will fill the fourth and final seat in Prema Powerteam’s 2012 F3 Euro Series line-up. The 17-year-old Italian is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy programme, and has already competed with Prema in Italian Formula 3, taking third in last season’s championship, and in the International/British round at Spa. Team boss Angelo Rosin said Marciello had already made impressive progress and was ready to move up to an international category

Stewart not taking form for granted

February 17th, 2012

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Stewart not taking form for granted

Tony Stewart feels it is too early to know if he can carry his championship winning form in last year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup into 2012. The three-time champion finished the 2011 Cup season in dominant form, winning five of the final 10 races to beat Carl Edwards to the crown. Stewart and Edwards were the class of the field in the final couple of races, but speaking ahead of this weekend’s Budweiser Shootout non-championship event, the reigning champion believes that it will take time to judge the competitive order for this year

Block reduces WRC programme

February 17th, 2012

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Block reduces WRC programme

Monster World Rally Team driver Ken Block will only contest three rounds of the World Rally Championship this season, due to more competitive commitments in America.

Moody gets ITV BTCC role

February 17th, 2012

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Moody gets ITV BTCC role

Toby Moody has been named as ITV’s head commentator for this year’s British Touring Car Championship. Moody, 39, takes over from Ben Edwards, who has left his role to become BBC’s Formula 1 commentator instead. Best known for fronting Eurosport’s MotoGP coverage for over 10 years, Moody is relishing the challenge presented by the BTCC

Ellis to race in Euro Series with GU

February 17th, 2012

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Ellis to race in Euro Series with GU

British teenager Philip Ellis will make his F3 Euro Series debut this year with championship newcomer GU Racing.

First picture of new Mercedes

February 17th, 2012

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First picture of new Mercedes

The new Mercedes W03 broke cover for the first time at Silverstone on Thursday, completing its first run ahead of its maiden test at Barcelona next week. This spy shot of the car during a filming day shows it to feature a stepped nose, in common with almost the whole 2012 F1 grid and several other key differences from last year’s machine. Mercedes motorsport vice-president Norbert Haug told AUTOSPORT: “The nose is the most discussed issue

Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

February 17th, 2012

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Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

Vitaly Petrov will race with the Caterham team during the 2012 season, taking Jarno Trulli’s place at the squad, it was confirmed on Friday. The Russian had been linked with the outfit for several weeks despite the veteran Italian having a contract with the team he had raced for since the 2010 season. Petrov was left without a racing drive after Renault – now Lotus – signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season