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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.

McRae, Stevenson Cop Barber CESCS

by Giancarlo Lenzi and Stephen McPherson on March 8th, 2012

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Turn 1 – Opening Lap. Trace McRae leads.

Thirty drivers took to the field for Round 2 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at Barber Motorsports Park on February 25th, during the much-anticipated Daytona 500 weekend.  The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda MX5 of the ST Class. Practice and Qualifying Missouri native Trace McRae, in the #69 Team Green car, was THE Mustang in final practice with a lightning 1:37.330 lap, two tenths faster than Sweden’s own #84 Oscar Sahlin in second with a 1:37.594. As the series continues to evolve, something different from the first round at the wide open spaces of Daytona, was a class-separated qualifying session. Qualifying was split into two 10 minute sessions, one for each class, for the tight and [...]

Solberg tops Mexico qualifying

March 8th, 2012

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Solberg tops Mexico qualifying

Petter Solberg has topped his first ever World Rally Championship qualifying stage at Rally Mexico this morning. Third into the 3.21-mile stage just outside Leon, the Norwegian was nine tenths of a second quicker than his nearest rival Mikko Hirvonen. WRC leader Sebastien Loeb was third quickest

FIA seals TV deal for Rally Mexico

March 8th, 2012

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FIA seals TV deal for Rally Mexico

The FIA has confirmed agreement has been reached with the European Broadcast Union for the distribution of television coverage of this week’s Rally Mexico. Both parties are discussing extending the agreement beyond the third round of the WRC

Chevrolet quickest in Monza test

March 8th, 2012

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Chevrolet quickest in Monza test

Reigning world champion Chevrolet set the pace in testing at Monza’s opening round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship. Yvan Muller kicked off his title defence by recording the fastest time of the day in the fifth of five one-hour sessions. The Frenchman’s time of 1m58.022s was just 0.013s quicker than RML Chevrolet team-mate Rob Huff.

Gutierrez ends Barcelona test on top

March 8th, 2012

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Gutierrez ends Barcelona test on top

Esteban Gutierrez kept himself and Lotus at the top of the timesheets as GP2′s final pre-season test at Barcelona came to a close.

Western Wolves Mazda MX-5 Tourney Set for March 10

by Teemu Iivonen on March 8th, 2012

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Western Wolves Mazda MX-5 Tourney Set for March 10

Western Wolves pulls into the fast lane and will be hosting an iRacing Tournament featuring iRacing.com´s virtual version of the Mazda MX-5 at Zandvoort GP. It will be held on Saturday 10th of March and will feature 56 racers who will be battling it out for a chance to win a share of the €100 prize pot provided by Western Digital. The tournament is open, so anyone who owns the virtual Zandvoort on the iRacing.com Simulator is free to join and battle out for the €100 will see the 56 competitors putting the pedal to the metal.  To enter the tournament, sign-up for the following sessions as they open in the “Join a Tournament/Hosted Sessions” tab on the iRacing members website (at 16:00 UTC). Format: The Tournament will have two [...]

Monster reveals Atkinson’s livery

March 8th, 2012

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Monster reveals Atkinson’s livery

The Monster World Rally Team have revealed pictures of the car Chris Atkinson will drive at this week’s Rally Mexico. The Australian’s Ford Fiesta RS WRC will run in similar striking livery to the sister Monster car of Ken Block.

Gillan: Williams is in good shape

March 8th, 2012

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Gillan: Williams is in good shape

Williams is heading into the new season upbeat about the progress it has made with its new car, as it hopes to draw a line under its disappointing 2011 campaign. The Grove-based outfit has pinned hopes of a recovery on a technical reshuffle and a switch to Renault engines – with early results from testing being encouraging.

Boardman forced to miss Monza round

March 8th, 2012

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Boardman forced to miss Monza round

Tom Boardman will miss the opening round of the World Touring Car Championship due to delays in the supply of specialist parts for his car.

Red Bull: Exhaust set-up not on the edge

March 8th, 2012

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Red Bull: Exhaust set-up not on the edge

Red Bull Racing has dismissed talk that its new exhaust configuration is pushing the limits of Formula 1′s technical regulations, despite suggestions from rival teams that the FIA may need to look at it. The reigning world champions revealed its latest aerodynamic package on the penultimate day of last week’s Barcelona test – with the exhausts situated as far forward as possible so as to help energise airflow around the Coke-bottle area of the car. The fact that there appear to be slots in the rear floor area of the RB8 has led rivals to suspect that Red Bull Racing could even be trying to direct exhaust flow into the diffuser area – something that the new regulations was supposed to have outlawed.

Schumacher not getting carried away

March 8th, 2012

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Schumacher not getting carried away

Michael Schumacher is not getting carried away with the positive winter testing programme his Mercedes team has enjoyed – and says the lessons of last year have made him more cautious ahead of the first race. Twelve months ago, Schumacher and his Mercedes team believed they had a car capable of fighting at the front after topping the final pre-season test, only for its W02 to fall well short of those expectations

BMW confident of strong DTM comeback

March 8th, 2012

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BMW confident of strong DTM comeback

BMW believes it is in good shape for its return to the DTM, following the official unveiling of its definitive M3 ahead of the 2012 season. All three manufacturers in the German series (BMW, Audi, Mercedes) had to meet a homologation deadline of March 1 for their cars, with the development of several parts now set for the season. BMW unveiled its homologated car at the Geneva Motor Show, with ex-Mercedes racer Bruno Spengler and motorsport boss Jens Marquardt taking the covers off.

Van der Zande left without DTM seat

March 8th, 2012

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Van der Zande left without DTM seat

Renger van der Zande has revealed that he will not stay in the DTM with Mercedes this season. The Dutchman, who made his debut in the series last year driving an older-spec C-class, had hoped to be retained for a second season, but Mercedes has told him that he will not form part of its line-up. “It’s the way things are in car racing right now,” said van der Zande, who added that he believed he was the preferred choice of Mercedes’ sporting arm, but lost out because the manufacturer wants to sign a North American driver for commercial reasons.

Clarke lands ELMS drive with Boutsen

March 8th, 2012

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Clarke lands ELMS drive with Boutsen

Jack Clarke will move into the European Le Mans Series in 2012, driving a Boutsen Ginion-run ORECA Nissan. Clarke has spent the past three seasons competing in Formula 2.

Hector Hurst steps up to F2 for 2012

March 8th, 2012

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Hector Hurst steps up to F2 for 2012

British driver Hector Hurst will graduate from Formula Renault BARC to Formula 2 for the 2012 season. The 19-year-old scored two fifth-place finishes en route to 13th in last season’s BARC Renault championship. He has previously been a finalist on the Formula BMW European Scholarship programme, although he elected to sit out 2010 in order to focus on his education.

Globe Trotting Prototypes and GTs

by Michael Booth on March 8th, 2012

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Barone holds-off Edwards to win at Mid-Ohio.

Weeks 3 and 4 of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge saw the series venture to Japan for its first international venue of the season, as sim racers tackled the Suzuka International Racing Course, before returning to North America for a visit to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Honda-owned Suzuka circuit is iRacing’s only track to feature a Figure 8 layout, and is no stranger to top class motorsport as it plays host to Formula 1 and Japan’s Super GT series.  Mid-Ohio features blind crests and a short lap length, with the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Series both visiting over the course of the summer months.  While thousands of miles apart, both circuits had something in common – their tight nature and a number of elevation [...]