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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.

Lambert Leads Late Models Through Week Five

March 6th, 2012

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The NiLMT traveled north to Oxford Plains in Week Five.

Mark Lambert continues on a roll in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour as he has extended his point lead in the popular short track division through five weeks of online racing in 2012 Season One. With two short tracks as characteristically different as New Smyrna and Oxford Plains Speedways in the last two weeks of the season, it was Lambert who adapted the quickest, scoring big wins at both facilities in Weeks Four and Five respectively. While it was Lambert taking the highest strength of field (sof) win for the week at New Smyrna Speedway, it was second place finisher Max Paquette who took top point honors due to multiple starts by the point leader. Lambert’s win came in a 3070 sof race on February 23rd in which he [...]

33 1/3 or 50% at Lime Rock

by Christopher Leone on March 6th, 2012

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33 1/3 or 50% at Lime Rock

The one-third mark of the inRacingNews Challenge season comes at Lime Rock Park. There, the Pontiac Solstices, SpecRacer Fords and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters would score their fourth set of points on the season, and as only eight weeks count in the standings, Lime Rock marks a sort of halfway point on the year. Pedro Najera scored a class-leading 147 points in Mazda, winning in both of his starts. Meanwhile, Ramon Sprecher took the win in his lone start against a tough field in the Ford class, earning 207 points for the victory. But it was Marius Golombeck in Solstice with the best week of all, earning 275 points, a week-high 94 more than second place Chris Hughson. Once again, Ryan Bennetts led all Mazda sim racers in starts with 21, [...]

Jaafar tops Snetterton F3 test

March 6th, 2012

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Malaysian Jazeman Jaafar topped the first official British Formula 3 International Series test day of the season at Snetterton to lead a Carlin sweep of the first five positions. On a day that started wet and gradually dried, Jaafar – who is entering his third British F3 season – outpaced English team-mate Jack Harvey by 0.251 seconds. British F3 newcomer Carlos Sainz Jr topped the morning session, which ended just as the cars had taken on slick tyres but with lap times still a few seconds off a dry pace

Kiraly, Michaels Top GRAND-AM Premier Series Opener

by Chris Hall on March 6th, 2012

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Riley or Mustang, the mixed class racing kept everyone on their toes.

Last weekend saw the opening round of the 2012 Premier GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, iRacing.com’s mixed class online racing championship for digital versions of the Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500s. The 10 race series, visits millimetre precise renditions of their real life track counterparts, including Lime Rock Park, Mid-Ohio and Road America, with the overall winner of each class collecting $1000 in prize money, and a highly-coveted GRAND-AM championship title. In addition, there is a series within a series, in the form of the North American Endurance Championship, that will count the results from events at Daytona, Watkins Glen and Indianapolis, to find its winner. Daytona Prototypes Claiming maximum points at iRacing’s Daytona International,  Andras Kiraly took an outright victory to stand at the [...]

Crestani tops GP2 test for Lazarus

March 6th, 2012

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Crestani tops GP2 test for Lazarus

Fabrizio Crestani set a surprise fastest time for GP2 newcomer Lazarus on day one of this week’s Catalunya test.

Marussia passes final crash test

March 6th, 2012

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Marussia passes final crash test

Marussia has announced that it has passed the final FIA crash test, clearing its MR01 to race in the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix in just under a fortnight. The team had failed the last of the 18 mandatory crash tests required before it could start testing, meaning its only pre-season running came in a ‘filming’ day at Silverstone on Monday

Saavedra in AFS/Andretti Indy deal

March 6th, 2012

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Saavedra in AFS/Andretti Indy deal

Sebastian Saavedra will be Andretti Autosport’s IndyCar test and reserve driver this year, as well as contesting the Indianapolis 500 in a car entered by Andretti and AFS Racing.

Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2

March 6th, 2012

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Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2

Jon Lancaster will make his GP2 debut this year with Ocean Racing Technology.

Filippi gets Rahal seat from Indy 500

March 6th, 2012

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Filippi gets Rahal seat from Indy 500

Luca Filippi has finalised his deal to move to the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and will make his debut at the Indianapolis 500.

Lamborghini stays in World GT1

March 6th, 2012

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Lamborghini stays in World GT1

Lamborghini will continue to be represented in the FIA GT1 World Championship this year, with Reiter Engineering running cars in the series. Hans Reiter’s squad, which has run Lamborghinis in various championships over the past decade, will field a pair of Gallardo LP600+ machines in the series, which is switching from GT1 to GT3 machinery for the coming season. Reiter said championship boss Stephane Ratel’s work to guarantee races in Asia and Russia was instrumental in his decision to compete.

De Silvestro: Lotus will catch up

March 6th, 2012

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De Silvestro: Lotus will catch up

HVM driver Simona de Silvestro is still confident that the Lotus-powered IndyCar teams can be on the pace by the St Petersburg season opener later this month despite their problems so far. Lotus is running behind fellow engine suppliers Honda and Chevrolet in its 2012 preparations

Perez: Sauber now better prepared

March 6th, 2012

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Perez: Sauber now better prepared

Sergio Perez reckons Sauber is coming into the 2012 Formula 1 season better prepared than it was last year, having achieved everything it could in testing. The Mexican felt his team could be very satisfied with its winter work, as it appeared to be among a tight group of midfield cars fighting for points.

WRC teams want Euro/America focus

March 6th, 2012

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WRC teams want Euro/America focus

The World Rally Championship manufacturers are believed to have proposed a 2013 calendar with no scope for any rallies outside of Europe and the Americas to the FIA. FIA president Jean Todt has long campaigned for a geographically wider-ranging WRC – but the manufacturers want 10 rallies in Europe, one in central America and two in South America next season. The 2013 calendar will be debated for the first time at the May meeting of the WRC Commission, with both parties hopeful of the schedule being cemented at the World Motor Sport Council meeting a month later

FIA poised to seal new WRC TV deal

March 6th, 2012

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FIA poised to seal new WRC TV deal

The FIA is believed to be on the verge of confirming an agreement for World Rally Championship television rights – at least until the end of the season.

Karthikeyan says HRT F112 a ‘step up’

March 6th, 2012

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Karthikeyan says HRT F112 a ‘step up’

Narain Karthikeyan says HRT’s new F112 is a definite step up from the team’s 2011 challenger. Karthikeyan got his first laps in the car at Barcelona on Monday, with HRT taking advantage of filming day regulations after missing all three pre-season tests due to problems passing the mandatory FIA crash tests. Although he was only to get in a few laps toward the end of the day, Karthikeyan said he was confident the car was an improvement on last year.

Wilson: DW12 unlike anything else

March 6th, 2012

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Wilson: DW12 unlike anything else

IndyCar race-winner Justin Wilson says the new DW12 chassis is unlike anything else he has ever driven. The former Formula 3000 champion, Formula 1 racer and Champ Car frontrunner has spent the past four years in the IndyCar Series’ old Dallara, and says the behaviour of the 2012 machine is very different

Boullier: Lotus can close in on leaders

March 6th, 2012

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Boullier: Lotus can close in on leaders

Lotus team boss Eric Boullier says his squad is now confident it can close in on pacesetters Red Bull and McLaren during the 2012 season after its impressive performances in testing. After a tough 2011 – its last year under the Renault banner – the renamed Enstone squad has appeared to make a massive step forward in winter testing, setting the pace on three out of four days at Catalunya last week with Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. Although Red Bull and McLaren remain favourites heading for Melbourne, when asked if he felt those teams were out of reach, Boullier told AUTOSPORT: “If I think this I should give up now.

Vettel relaxed about favourite tag

March 6th, 2012

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Vettel relaxed about favourite tag

Sebastian Vettel says it is only natural he should be seen as the favourite for the 2012 Formula 1 world championship given his form over the past two years. The 24-year-old German enters the season chasing an historic third consecutive title, a feat only Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher have achieved

Team manager leaves Prodrive Mini

March 6th, 2012

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Team manager leaves Prodrive Mini

Former Mini World Rally Team team manager Campbell Roy has left the Banbury-based outfit.

Alguersuari joins BBC 5 Live team

March 6th, 2012

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Alguersuari joins BBC 5 Live team

Former Toro Rosso driver Jamie Alguersuari will join BBC Radio 5 Live as a commentator this year. The Spaniard will be the station’s expert summarise alongside James Allen on its live coverage of the 2012 Formula 1 season. He is expected to be present at every race of the championship in his 5 Live role – and is believed to also be eyeing reserve positions with frontrunning teams, having been linked with Mercedes over the winter