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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.

FIA changes WRC timing provider

November 6th, 2012

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FIA changes WRC timing provider

The FIA has appointed new firm Sistemas Integrales de Telecomunicacion (SIT) to run World Rally Championship safety tracking and timing – despite continued requests for continuity from rallies and teams .

Kvyat tops first day at Estoril

November 6th, 2012

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Kvyat tops first day at Estoril

Daniil Kvyat ended the first day of GP3 testing at Estoril on Tuesday on top of the timesheets. The MW Arden driver was second fastest in the morning session, behind Manor’s Tio Ellinas

Da Costa happy to ease into RB8

November 6th, 2012

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Da Costa happy to ease into RB8

Antonio Felix da Costa was happy to ease into his first day of testing Red Bull’s RB8 in Abu Dhabi. The 21-year-old, already a member of the Red Bull Junior team, finished third in this year’s GP3 championship and won four of the last five FR3.5 races this season, including both events in the Barcelona finale . While da Costa has targeted a full season in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013 , he has also been linked with a future role at Red Bull after boss Christian Horner labelled him a ‘real talent’.

Here to Stay

by David Phillips on November 6th, 2012

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McAleer scored three wins and finished on the podium in all but one race of the 2012 Playboy Mazda Cup.

What’s a four time Scottish Open Karting champion doing in Putnam Valley, New York?  Working as a driving instructor at Monticello Motor Club and celebrating a championship season in the 2012 Playboy Mazda Cup, that’s what.  And in his spare time, Stevan McAleer can be found on iRacing preparing for upcoming races, especially on unfamiliar tracks. While he’s been in States for five years, the Scotsman is still finding plenty of tracks new to him.  And with a move to the GRAND-AM Continential Challenge Series in the works, he’s likely to be a familiar face on iRacing this winter. The Glasgow native found his way to the USA via motorsports, winning the “Be A Racing Driver” Scholarship for a fully-funded season in the 2006 Skip Barber Eastern Regional Championship.  A [...]

Fernandes to step down from Caterham

November 6th, 2012

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Fernandes to step down from Caterham

Tony Fernandes is to step down as team principal of Caterham before the end of the season so he can focus more on developing his road car business.

Team USA drivers to get F3 chance

November 6th, 2012

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Team USA drivers to get F3 chance

Team USA Scholarship drivers Spencer Pigot and Sean Johnston will test with British Formula 3 team Double R Racing at Pembrey this week. USF2000 runner-up Pigot, 19, and IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge champion Johnston, 21, will both drive a National Class Dallara at the South Wales circuit. Scholarship founder Jeremy Shaw said: “This is an exciting addition to the Team USA Scholarship agenda.

Razia in the groove for Toro Rosso

November 6th, 2012

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Razia in the groove for Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso says Luiz Razia’s proficiency on his first day with the team led to a productive first day of testing in Abu Dhabi. The Brazilian has previous F1 experience, having tested several times for Caterham and also earlier this year for Force India. Razia, runner-up in this year’s GP2 championship, ended the day sixth fastest, having helped the team evaluate its aero and brake systems across the day

Sauber pleased with Frijns test debut

November 6th, 2012

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Sauber pleased with Frijns test debut

Sauber has declared Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robin Frijns’s first proper Formula 1 test as “a good day”. The Dutchman got his first taste of a 2012 F1 car and Pirelli’s race-spec tyres on the opening day of the young-driver test, having previously driven a 2010 Red Bull RB6 on demo tyres at Moscow Raceway earlier this year

Red Bull hails Vettel’s mental strength

November 6th, 2012

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Red Bull hails Vettel’s mental strength

Sebastian Vettel’s mental strength has been hailed by Red Bull as one of his key assets on the back of his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recovery drive. The double world champion bounced back from a pit lane start on Sunday to finish in third place and minimise the damage that could have been caused to his championship lead

Magnussen fastest on opening day

November 6th, 2012

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Magnussen fastest on opening day

Kevin Magnussen set the pace for McLaren on the opening day of Formula 1′s final young driver test of the year at Abu Dhabi. The 20-year-old Dane worked his way down to a 1m42.651s in the morning, edging out Red Bull’s Antonio Felix da Costa by just over six hundredths of a second. The pair finished more than three quarters of a second clear of the field, which was headed by Gary Paffett – the McLaren test driver having taken over from Magnussen for the afternoon.

Cheever’s son to get Ferrari test

November 6th, 2012

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Cheever’s son to get Ferrari test

Ferrari will hand Formula 1 test debuts to Italian Formula 3 champion Riccardo Agostini and runner-up Eddie Cheever at Vallelunga on 9 November.

Cozzolino replaces Cerqui for Macau

November 6th, 2012

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The ROAL Motorsport BMW World Touring Car team will replace former Italian Superstars champion Alberto Cerqui with Kei Cozzolino for the final race of the season at Macau in two weeks time. Cozzolino has previous experience of the Guia circuit, having twice visited at the conclusion of race-winning campaigns in Japanese Formula 3

Stoner wants victorious farewell

November 6th, 2012

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Stoner wants victorious farewell

Casey Stoner heads for his final MotoGP grand prix appearance at Valencia hoping he can emulate his Phillip Island heroics and bow out on a high.

Force India wary of Williams threat

November 6th, 2012

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Force India wary of Williams threat

Force India believes it must switch its focus in the constructors’ championship to defending from Williams rather than attacking Sauber, following its low score in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Karthikeyan/Chandhok in RoC qualifier

November 6th, 2012

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Karthikeyan/Chandhok in RoC qualifier

Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok will attempt to earn India qualification for this year’s Race of Champions event by winning the RoC Asia title. Neither of India’s two most prominent drivers have competed in the RoC before, but after respective seasons in Formula 1 (Karthikeyan) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (Chandhok) they have agreed to compete in the RoC Asia qualifier.

FIA ‘right to charge rich teams more’

November 6th, 2012

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FIA ‘right to charge rich teams more’

FIA president Jean Todt thinks it is only right that the richest Formula 1 teams and drivers pay a greater fee to compete in the world championship from next year. A major hike in the entry fees for the 2013 championship have been imposed as part of a move by the FIA to increase the revenue it generates from the sport

Lotus unconcerned by Grosjean crashes

November 6th, 2012

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Lotus unconcerned by Grosjean crashes

Lotus boss Eric Boullier says he has no concerns about Romain Grosjean’s latest crashes in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Todt: F1 future more secure

November 6th, 2012

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Todt: F1 future more secure

Formula 1 will be better placed to secure its long-term future under the revised structure that is framed within the new Concorde Agreement, claims FIA president Jean Todt.