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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.

Mercedes duo upbeat about car pace

March 16th, 2012

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Mercedes duo upbeat about car pace

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were both excited by Mercedes’ form in the second free practice session in Australia, even if much of the running was lost due to the rain. Schumacher ended the session fastest, having set his best time on his final tour of the drying Albert Park circuit. He had rarely been out of the top three during the entire session

Australia Friday quotes: Caterham

March 16th, 2012

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Heikki Kovalainen – 8th: “The car felt good from the first proper run this morning and we found that the baseline we had set over the winter carried over exactly as we had planned into today’s practice sessions. It’s a shame that the conditions today meant that we couldn’t test the tyres more, but that’s the same for everyone, so the main thing was that we had a good balance all day, and kept improving the setup in both sessions. It’s also good to see that the new spec front wing that we ran both this morning and this afternoon is giving more grip overall, so that’s another positive step forward and puts us in good shape for tomorrow.” Vitaly Petrov – 13th: “That was a reasonable day for me.

Vettel hoping for better Saturday

March 16th, 2012

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Vettel hoping for better Saturday

Sebastian Vettel is hoping his Red Bull Racing team will be much quicker tomorrow after a slow start to the weekend in Friday practice. The German struggled with his car’s handling in the morning, finishing down in 11th position, but was happier with his afternoon form. The rain, however, meant little running was done and Vettel managed 19 laps in the second session.

Schumacher tops second practice

March 16th, 2012

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Schumacher tops second practice

Michael Schumacher set the pace in a rain-affected second free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion set his 1m29.183s lap on the last of the session, on a track that was improving in terms of grip with every second of running, but in spite of being at the right end of the roulette wheel the Mercedes driver had look good for it throughout the last frantic 20 minutes of running to be fair. In the end Schumacher denied Nico Hulkenberg another giant-killing headline, and the young German had to settle for second best this time.

Australian GP in quotes

March 16th, 2012

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New for this year, AUTOSPORT’s grand prix in quotes collects all the press release comments from the drivers and teams through the race weekend, so you now have a one-stop place to come and find out what all the players are saying, when they’re sating it. Thursday previews Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes Pre-weekend press conference Friday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA Press conference Saturday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA press conference Sunday quotes Red Bull – quotes McLaren – quotes Ferrari – quotes Mercedes – quotes Lotus – quotes Force India – quotes Sauber – quotes Toro Rosso – quotes Williams – quotes Caterham – quotes HRT – quotes Marussia – quotes FIA press conference

Winterbottom makes it two from two

March 16th, 2012

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Winterbottom makes it two from two

Mark Winterbottom made it two wins from two races in the V8 Supercars’ non-championship Melbourne outing after a last-lap pass on Shane van Gisbergen in race two.

Ferrari F1 test for European champion

March 16th, 2012

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Ferrari F1 test for European champion

The winner of the new FIA F3 European Championship will be rewarded with a test in a Ferrari grand prix car. Ferrari has given the top drivers in Italian Formula 3 with an F1 test for the last three years, and will now do so for the champion of the new F3 series. It has not yet been confirmed when the test will be held and whether the drivers will run in a 2012 car or a two-year-old machine

FIA aiming to rid F1 of stepped noses

March 16th, 2012

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FIA aiming to rid F1 of stepped noses

The FIA will renew a push to try and get rid of stepped noses from Formula 1 next year; even though it is likely fans will be used to the concept by then.

Button fastest in opening practice

March 16th, 2012

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Jenson Button led a McLaren one-two in the first free practice session of the 2012 Formula 1 season in Melbourne. Damp conditions early on meant relatively little serious running until the final half an hour, with Button going quickest by 0.245 seconds over team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Ricciardo: 2012 tyres can be pushed

March 16th, 2012

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Ricciardo: 2012 tyres can be pushed

Formula 1 drivers will have to push more with their tyres this season thanks to the nature of the new Pirelli rubber. That is the view of Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo, who thinks that it will be important not to be as conservative in looking after tyres as last year – even though degradation appears to be harder. “You still have to be very conscious about it [looking after tyres], because when we did a race simulation, with higher fuel, the tyres were prone to more wear,” explained Ricciardo during a promotional event with Pirelli in Melbourne

Kristensen tops messy night practice

March 16th, 2012

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Kristensen tops messy night practice

Tom Kristensen led another all-Audi top three in Sebring 12 Hours night practice, despite two of the three R18s being involved in a multi-car accident. The incident occurred when Markus Palttala spun the JWA Porsche at the hairpin, forcing Nick Heidfeld to come to a halt in the Rebellion Lola-Toyota. Audi’s Loic Duval then crashed into the ex-Formula 1 driver, with Duval in turn hit by team-mate Marcel Fassler.

Toro Rosso pair top Red Bull’s list

March 16th, 2012

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Toro Rosso pair top Red Bull’s list

Toro Rosso duo Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne have been told that they have a genuine chance of grabbing a race seat at Red Bull Racing in the future – with the team making it clear that it would prefer to take one of the youngsters than a driver from elsewhere. With Red Bull Racing currently having a vacancy for next season – as Mark Webber’s contract remains on a rolling one-year deal – there is already talk about what the team may choose to do if its current driver decides not to stay

Winterbottom wins qualifying race

March 16th, 2012

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Winterbottom wins qualifying race

Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom took victory in the qualifying race that kicked off V8 Supercars’ non-championship event on the Australian Grand Prix support bill in Melbourne. In an unusual rules twist for this race, the three cars running at the tail of the field on each lap from laps three to eight had to retire to leave a 10-car shoot-out over the final three laps of the event, which set the grid for race two later today.

De la Rosa will get Friday running

March 16th, 2012

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De la Rosa will get Friday running

Pedro de la Rosa will be able to take part in the first day of action for the Australian Grand Prix, after HRT managed to get his car ready in time.