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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.

Wurz returns to Williams as mentor

February 20th, 2012

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Wurz returns to Williams as mentor

Alex Wurz will return to the Williams team as a driver mentor, the Grove-based squad announced on Monday. Austrian Wurz raced for Williams during the 2007 season, and he will be reunited with his old team when he starts his new role in the upcoming Barcelona test. Williams said Wurz will travel to races this year, helping race drivers Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado.

Brundle ‘better for 2011 experience’

February 20th, 2012

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Brundle ‘better for 2011 experience’

Martin Brundle believes he will be a better commentator for Sky in 2012 thanks to the experience he gained from leading the BBC’s television commentary during Formula 1 races last season. Brundle became lead commentator for the BBC in 2011, standing alongside his former rival David Coulthard in the box, after Jonathan Legard was dropped from the line-up the previous winter

Trulli ‘surprised’ by number of offers

February 20th, 2012

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Trulli ‘surprised’ by number of offers

Jarno Trulli admits that he is surprised by the number of offers he has received since being dropped by the Caterham Formula 1 team . The 37-year-old is keen to continue his racing career, and has not ruled out continuing in F1 even though such a possibility appears unlikely.

NASCAR to examine team deals

February 20th, 2012

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NASCAR to examine team deals

NASCAR could review its regulations regarding teams taking on other squads’ points to ensure their drivers can qualify for Sprint Cup events. Under NASCAR rules, the top 35 in the owners’ standings from the previous year are guaranteed qualifying spots in the opening five Cup rounds. This has led to various deals being struck and partnerships created between teams to get drivers into the field, including this year an alliance between Stewart-Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing that saw the former’s rookie driver Danica Patrick transferred to a Baldwin entry to ensure qualification for the early races

Mikkelsen calm about title defence

February 20th, 2012

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Mikkelsen calm about title defence

Andreas Mikkelsen says he does not feel any extra pressure to perform now he is coming into the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season as defending champion.

Drivers expect less carnage in 500

February 20th, 2012

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Drivers expect less carnage in 500

Leading NASCAR drivers expect the Daytona 500 and the Duel qualifying races to be much calmer affairs than Saturday night’s destructive Budweiser Shootout.

Yelloly signs for Comtec in FR3.5

February 20th, 2012

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Yelloly signs for Comtec in FR3.5

Nick Yelloly will race in Formula Renault 3.5 with Comtec this season after his impressive partial campaign in 2011. The 21-year-old Briton made three FR3.5 appearances for Pons Racing alongside his GP3 programme last year, and qualified sixth on his debut at Silverstone then finished second at Catalunya

Sordo, Sandell get nod for Portugal

February 20th, 2012

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Sordo, Sandell get nod for Portugal

Dani Sordo will lead Prodrive’s Mini team on next month’s Rally of Portugal, with Patrik Sandell again alongside him in the second John Cooper Works WRC. Sordo will miss the next round of the series, Rally Mexico, but is expected to contest up to seven rallies in this year’s World Rally Championship for the Banbury-based team. The original plan for Sordo and Kris Meeke to enter the whole series ran into trouble amid the dispute between Prodrive and Mini owner BMW that led to Prodrive losing its full factory status

Tagliani: Test a big chance for Lotus

February 20th, 2012

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Tagliani: Test a big chance for Lotus

Alex Tagliani believes that his planned test at Texas Motor Speedway tomorrow will be critical in helping Lotus to bridge the gap to IndyCar Series rivals Honda and Chevrolet as it scrambles to recover from the late arrival of its engine.

Bayne relieved to make 500 field

February 20th, 2012

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Bayne relieved to make 500 field

Last year’s Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne said securing a spot in the 2012 field without having to rely on a Duel result was a huge relief – and now hopes he can find more sponsorship to prolong his 2012 season. The Wood Brothers driver did not have a guaranteed Daytona start as his car was not within the top 35 in last year’s Sprint Cup owners’ points standings.

DW12 set for crucial oval test

February 20th, 2012

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DW12 set for crucial oval test

IndyCar is hoping to finalise its new car’s aero package for ovals at Tuesday’s scheduled test at Texas Motor Speedway ahead of next month’s open test at the 1.5-mile track.

Edwards could still push for Duel win

February 20th, 2012

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Edwards could still push for Duel win

Daytona 500 pole-winner Carl Edwards is not ruling out pushing for victory in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel qualifying race, even though his pole position is secure. Edwards guaranteed his top spot for the NASCAR Sprint Cup season-opener in yesterday’s qualifying session, and will retain it wherever he finishes in his Duel heat. But despite the return of fully-fledged pack racing seeing more crashes in Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout event, the Roush Fenway driver said he is open to taking risks in the Duel even though there is nothing at stake for him.

Ekstrom: New tyre regs a big change

February 20th, 2012

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Ekstrom: New tyre regs a big change

Mattias Ekstrom believes that the DTM’s new tyre regulations will pose a bigger challenge to drivers this year than any of the other rule changes coming into force. Under all-new technical regulations for this year, all DTM cars will use larger wheels and wider tyres than the previous generation of machinery

Euronova signs Sirotkin for Auto GP

February 20th, 2012

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Euronova signs Sirotkin for Auto GP

Russian Sergey Sirotkin is to contest the Auto GP World Series with the Euronova Racing team of 1995 Formula 3000 International champion Vincenzo Sospiri.

FIA confirms S1T’s WRC timing deal

February 20th, 2012

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FIA confirms S1T’s WRC timing deal

The FIA has concluded its first major agreement for the World Rally Championship since the series promoter North One Sport went into administration last month – with Stage 1 Technology confirmed as the timing and tracking supplier for 2012. After being forced to miss the season opener in Monte Carlo for legal reasons, British firm S1T made a single-event agreement for Rally Sweden and has now concluded a deal to provide the systems to track cars from the start to the finish and the timing and results to classify them from every remaining event.

‘No big surprises’ on new Mercedes

February 20th, 2012

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‘No big surprises’ on new Mercedes

Norbert Haug has warned that the new Mercedes MGP W03, which will break cover tomorrow, will not feature any dramatic innovations. Glimpses seen of the car so far show that it features a stepped nose, in common with eight of the other teams to have launched 2012 machinery. But despite speculation that Mercedes’ decision to skip the first test might be motivated by a desire to hide an as-yet unseen technical innovation, Haug insists that the priority has been to come up with a well-packaged car rather than pursing any eye-catching new concepts.

Arena wants world title by 2015

February 20th, 2012

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Arena wants world title by 2015

Arena Motorsport is aiming to fight for the World Touring Car Championship within three years, according to team principal Mike Earle. The team is moving up from the British Touring Car Championship to the WTCC this year with drivers Tom Chilton and James Nash, and will run each in a newly-built S2000-spec Ford Focus ST. After completing four days of testing at Estoril and Guadix last week, with each driver undertaking back-to-back running in both WTCC and BTCC machinery, Earle said that he was delighted with progress so far

Muller to test for Trident Racing

February 20th, 2012

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Muller to test for Trident Racing

GP3 veteran Nico Muller will spearhead Trident Racing’s line-up at this week’s official test at Estoril.

D’Aste returns to Wiechers BMW

February 20th, 2012

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Stefano D’Aste will return to the World Touring Car Championship full-time with Wiechers-Sport this year.

One-on-One with Joshua Muggleton

by Eric Forster on February 20th, 2012

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"Muggo" battles with van Gisbergen at Silverstone.

Following the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series Presented by Big Pond’s visit to Silverstone in Week 2, inRacingNews contributor Eric Forster had the opportunity to interview Joshua Muggleton.  Note that while Silverstone had not yielded much in the way of good results (a ninth and a 17th place in two outings), following his chat with Forster, Muggleton scored his second win of the season at Watkins Glen this week and the Sydney-based sim racer now finds himself in the thick of the battle for the series lead. Eric Forster: Can I call you Muggo? Joshua Muggleton: Of course! That’s what everyone else calls me. EF: The season is off to a bit of a rough start for you: two races down and it’s pretty clear that your finishes aren’t level with [...]