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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.

Rossi: We went backwards

April 7th, 2012

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Rossi: We went backwards

Valentino Rossi said he and Ducati took a step backwards in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, as he ended the session slowest among the MotoGP prototype riders.

Pedrosa admits he lost focus

April 7th, 2012

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Pedrosa admits he lost focus

Dani Pedrosa blamed electrical problems and handling issues for his low-key seventh on the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix, but also confessed to losing concentration in qualifying as his troubles mounted. While the Spaniard’s Honda team-mate Casey Stoner topped two practice sessions and qualified second, Pedrosa has not been a factor at the front all weekend

Spies still expects to be factor in race

April 7th, 2012

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Spies still expects to be factor in race

Ben Spies is confident he will be able to join Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo at the front in Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix, despite his crashes so far this weekend. The American fell in both practice and qualifying, but still put in a lap good enough for fourth on the grid.

Yamaha is back, declares Lorenzo

April 7th, 2012

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Yamaha is back, declares Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo says the results of Qatar Grand Prix qualifying prove that Yamaha is ready to fight for the MotoGP world title again in 2012. Yamaha could only occasionally match the dominant Hondas in 2011, as its run of three straight title triumphs came to an end. But at Losail on Saturday Lorenzo beat Honda’s Casey Stoner to pole, while Tech 3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow secured a career-best third on the grid, and Ben Spies put the second factory bike fourth, despite a late crash.

Stoner worried race will be a ‘slog’

April 7th, 2012

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Stoner worried race will be a ‘slog’

Casey Stoner fears he will not be quick enough to fight for race victory in Qatar after chattering issues afflicted his Honda in qualifying.

Crutchlow: Front row proves progress

April 7th, 2012

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Crutchlow: Front row proves progress

Cal Crutchlow says his maiden MotoGP front row start in Qatar is a reward for a winter of hard work to address the issues of his rookie campaign in 2011. The Briton qualified third at Losail on Saturday after also flying in practice.

Lorenzo flies to Qatar pole

April 7th, 2012

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Lorenzo flies to Qatar pole

Jorge Lorenzo claimed pole position for the MotoGP season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, denying Casey Stoner a fourth straight Losail pole. It was reigning champion Stoner who led the way for Honda for most of the hour, as he both topped the part of the session devoted to practice, then improved to a 1m55.149s on his first concerted pole shot with 11 minutes left. That was beaten by Lorenzo’s 1m54.993s for Yamaha just afterwards, and although four-time Qatar winner Stoner fought back with a 1m54.855s, it put him on top for less than a minute before the Yamaha lapped 0.221 seconds quicker.

Serralles wins third Oulton F3 race

April 7th, 2012

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Serralles wins third Oulton F3 race

Felix Serralles was a surprise winner of the third race of the British Formula 3 International Series’ opening round at Oulton Park. From the outside of the front row, the Puerto Rican launched ahead of poleman Jack Harvey at the start.

Hanninen takes Ireland victory

April 7th, 2012

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Hanninen takes Ireland victory

Juho Hanninen clinched his first victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge since Azores in July 2011 after Andreas Mikkelsen made a late mistake on the Circuit of Ireland. The result also made Hanninen only the second ever non-British/Irish victor of the famous event, which was included on the IRC schedule for the first time this year, following in the footsteps of 1979 victor Pentti Airikkala. Hanninen and Mikkelsen had been locked in battle throughout the weekend, regularly swapping the lead

Luthi beats Marquez to Moto2 pole

April 7th, 2012

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Luthi beats Marquez to Moto2 pole

Thomas Luthi followed up his practice pace to take pole position for the Moto2 season opener in Qatar. The Paddock team’s rider had finished in the top five in the Moto2 standings for the past two years, then led every single practice session at Losail. Luthi carried that form into qualifying, where a very early 2m00.187s lap proved sufficient to wrap up his second pole in the series

Cortese on pole for Moto3′s debut

April 7th, 2012

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Cortese on pole for Moto3′s debut

Sandro Cortese will start from pole position for the first ever Moto3 race in Qatar. The German, a long-time frontrunner in Moto3′s 125cc predecessor series, denied pre-season title favourite Maverick Vinales (Avintia) by 0.016 seconds with his final lap on the Ajo KTM

Vilander gives Ferrari GT1 pole

April 7th, 2012

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Vilander gives Ferrari GT1 pole

Toni Vilander put Ferrari on pole for the first race of the GT1 World Championship’s new era at Nogaro in France.

Derani wins dramatic race two

April 7th, 2012

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Derani wins dramatic race two

Pipo Derani beat Pietro Fantin in a Brazilian one-two in a manic reversed-grid British Formula 3 International Series race at Oulton Park. Derani, driving a Fortec Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes, was faced with a one-lap sprint to the flag after a late safety car

Hanninen hangs on as Mikkelsen gains

April 7th, 2012

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Hanninen hangs on as Mikkelsen gains

Juho Hanninen is continuing to fend off a resurgent Andreas Mikkelsen as the Circuit of Ireland builds to a thrilling conclusion over its final loop. Although Mikkelsen fell nine seconds adrift of fellow Skoda driver Hanninen when he made a mistake on the last stage of Saturday morning’s loop, after service the Norwegian retaliated immediately – winning the Redrock stage by 4.8s to immediately halve the gap, despite a wild moment near the end of the stage. Hanninen managed to pull away by half a second on Drumhillery, but another stage win by Mikkelsen on Hollow brought the Finn’s lead down to just 2.3s with four stages – two of them a street superspecial – to go on Saturday afternoon.

Mikkelsen relieved to escape incident

April 7th, 2012

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Mikkelsen relieved to escape incident

Andreas Mikkelsen has admitted he is lucky to remain in the Circuit of Ireland Rally after smashing a wheel on the opening stage of Saturday morning. The Skoda UK Motorsport star is lying second to fellow Fabia driver Juho Hanninen as the crews head into the second loop of stages, but he says his hopes of victory on this event could easily have ended on leg two’s opener. “I was lucky, very lucky,” said Mikkelsen

Fisher rues Ireland crash

April 7th, 2012

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Fisher rues Ireland crash

Alastair Fisher says a lack of commitment caused his Circuit of Ireland Rally-ending accident on Saturday morning. The Ford Fiesta S2000 driver was running fourth overall when he went off the road on the first stage of the leg.

Sakhir boss: GP can help Bahrainis

April 7th, 2012

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Sakhir boss: GP can help Bahrainis

Bahrain’s circuit boss thinks it vital that the Gulf state’s Formula 1 race goes ahead, because he believes the nation as a whole will benefit. Despite an increasingly tense political situation in the country , Bahrain International Circuit chairman Zayed R Alzayani is adamant that holding the grand prix would actually be a help to the population in its move for reform. “It is very sad what has happened; but we cannot go back and change history, we have to learn from it and move on,” he told BBC Radio 4 .

Hill: F1 can’t be ‘indifferent’ to Bahrain

April 7th, 2012

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Hill: F1 can’t be ‘indifferent’ to Bahrain

Formula 1 risks damage to its reputation if it does not react to the increasingly tense political situation in Bahrain ahead of the scheduled grand prix later this month.

Harvey dominates opening F3 round

April 7th, 2012

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Harvey dominates opening F3 round

Jack Harvey waltzed to victory in the opening round of the British Formula 3 International Series on a damp track at Oulton Park.

Hanninen edges away in Ireland

April 7th, 2012

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Hanninen edges away in Ireland

Juho Hanninen’s Circuit of Ireland lead is up to nine seconds after a mistake by Andreas Mikkelsen amid a colossal battle between Skoda’s two Intercontinental Rally Challenge champions. After Hanninen took the lead on Friday night, Mikkelsen retaliated on Saturday’s opener – where his rival confessed to being too cautious – and regained first place by 0.6 seconds