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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.

Brawn disappointed wing debate drags on

April 12th, 2012

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Brawn disappointed wing debate drags on

Ross Brawn has said he is disappointed that the row over the Mercedes rear wing has dragged into a third race, with Lotus having now lodged a protest against it.

Bridgestone introduces new front tyre

April 12th, 2012

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Bridgestone introduces new front tyre

Bridgestone will introduce a new specification front tyre for this season’s MotoGP championship, after plans to do so were ratified by a meeting of the FIM Grand Prix Commission. The latest evolution tyre features a revised construction in order to enhance rider feel and warm-up performance, and has already received positive feedback. Bridgestone will introduce the new compound as an additional option at select rounds, on top of the existing tyre allocation.

Alonso expecting tough Chinese GP

April 12th, 2012

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Alonso expecting tough Chinese GP

Fernando Alonso insists he is expecting a tough weekend in China despite having won the last race in Malaysia. The Ferrari driver took advantage of the tricky conditions at Sepang to take his first victory of the season, moving to the top of the championship standings

Lotus files protest against Mercedes wing

April 12th, 2012

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Lotus files protest against Mercedes wing

The Lotus team has filed a protest against Mercedes’s rear wing ahead of this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Although the FIA had deemed the DRS wing legal twice in the previous two races, Lotus has decided to officially protest its legality ahead of the Shanghai race, the third round of the championship.

Maldonado targeting qualifying gains

April 12th, 2012

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Maldonado targeting qualifying gains

Pastor Maldonado believes Williams needs to improve its qualifying pace in order to fight closer to the front of the field. But the Venezuelan is still convinced that his team is among the strongest in terms of race pace at the moment. “We need to improve our qualifying pace,” said Maldonado, who has qualified eighth and 11th in the first two races.

Hulkenberg expects another tight battle

April 12th, 2012

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Hulkenberg expects another tight battle

Nico Hulkenberg is expecting the midfield battle to be just as tight in China this weekend as it was in the opening two races of 2012.

Kovalainen: Caterham not in midfield yet

April 12th, 2012

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Kovalainen: Caterham not in midfield yet

Heikki Kovalainen expects his Caterham team to join the midfield pack before the end of the season despite a disappointing start to 2012.

Ecclestone insists Bahrain GP is on

April 12th, 2012

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Ecclestone insists Bahrain GP is on

Bernie Ecclestone will meet with Formula 1 teams tomorrow to discuss the Bahrain Grand Prix, as the F1 supremo insists the race is on unless it is withdrawn by local authorities. Although Ecclestone insists that the meeting is not related to whether Bahrain should go ahead, it is understood that the question of whether it can will be discussed at length. “I’m meeting the teams on unrelated matters,” Ecclestone told reporters in China today.

Grosjean hopes updates close gap to top

April 12th, 2012

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Grosjean hopes updates close gap to top

Romain Grosjean is hopeful that the upgrade package his Lotus team has taken to the Chinese Grand Prix will allow the team to close the gap to McLaren. Lotus proved competitive in the opening two races of the season, with Grosjean qualifying just 0.380s off pole in Australia and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen within a quarter-of-a-second of top spot in Malaysia. But Grosjean is looking forward to the gap closing thanks to car improvements that will be tried for the first time during Friday practice

Hamilton hit by grid penalty in China

April 12th, 2012

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Hamilton hit by grid penalty in China

Lewis Hamilton’s chances of fighting for victory in the Chinese Grand Prix have taken a hit as he will be given a grid penalty.

Carlin expands into European F3 series

April 12th, 2012

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Carlin expands into European F3 series

The Carlin team will compete in the new European Formula 3 championship, expanding its F3 squad into Europe.

Buller completes Carlin’s GP3 line-up

April 12th, 2012

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Buller completes Carlin’s GP3 line-up

William Buller will join the Carlin team for this year’s GP3 series, completing the British squad’s line-up. The 19-year-old Northern Irishman had completed several GP3 tests with Carlin before securing the drive for 2012. In yesterday’s test at Silverstone he was fifth quickest overall

Hunter-Reay eyes IndyCar title in 2012

April 12th, 2012

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Hunter-Reay eyes IndyCar title in 2012

Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay has admitted that he needs to step up and challenge for the IndyCar title this year after having spent the past two seasons working to get both himself and the team up to speed. Hunter-Reay has finished seventh in the standings in each the two full seasons that he has spent with the Andretti squad. He is sixth in the points ahead of this weekend’s race at Long Beach, where he won in 2010, and says that it is time to become a championship contender.

Drivers hit with grid penalties

April 12th, 2012

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Drivers hit with grid penalties

Two drivers have been issued with 10-place grid penalties for this weekend’s IndyCar round at Long Beach after their teams made unauthorised engine changes. Sebastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing) and James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) will both be docked 10 grid spots for Sunday’s race after falling foul of the series’s regulations that prevent engine changes except under specific circumstances.

FIA reassured Bahrain GP will be safe

April 12th, 2012

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FIA reassured Bahrain GP will be safe

The FIA has been reassured that Bahrain will be safe for next weekend’s grand prix, despite concerns about the situation there. Ahead of crunch meetings between teams and Formula 1 bosses in China this weekend to discuss whether or not the race goes ahead, FIA president Jean Todt has been told that matters are not as bad as some have portrayed. In a letter that was sent to him on Wednesday by former UK head of counter terrorism John Yates, Todt was informed that there was no major worry