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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.

Cecotto plays down crash blame

May 30th, 2013

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Cecotto plays down crash blame

Johnny Cecotto Jr has played down his culpability over GP2′s 15-car feature race pile-up, an incident for which he was subsequently handed a one-race ban. The Venezuelan made a poor getaway from pole and ended up outbraking himself at Sainte Devote – the first of a chain of incidents which caused the race to be halted. He was suspended from Saturday’s sprint race as a punishment for his role in the incident

Marinescu to partner Sainz at Spa

May 29th, 2013

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Marinescu to partner Sainz at Spa

Mihai Marinescu will partner Carlos Sainz Jr at Zeta Corse for this weekend’s Formula Renault 3.5 round at Spa. The Romanian had started the season with the squad after securing a last-minute deal, and claimed a double points score in the Monza opener. He failed to match the feat in either race at Motorland however, and lost his seat when the team called up Sainz Jr and his fellow GP3 racer Nick Yelloly for Monaco.

Sainz gets extra FR3.5 outing at Spa

May 27th, 2013

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Sainz gets extra FR3.5 outing at Spa

Carlos Sainz Jr will stay with Zeta Corse in Formula Renault 3.5 for this weekend’s round at Spa after scoring points on his debut in Monaco on Sunday. The Red Bull-backed GP3 racer initially signed a one-off deal with the Italian team for last weekend so he could gain experience of the Monte Carlo circuit. However, that deal has now been extended after a weekend where the Spaniard spent most of the event running at the sharp end on his way to finishing sixth .

Coletti troubled by lack of feature win

May 27th, 2013

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Coletti troubled by lack of feature win

GP2 championship leader Stefano Coletti admits the lack of a feature race win still troubles him, despite his points cushion going up to 24 by the end of the Monaco weekend.

Ex-F2 racer Zhu set for Spa British F3

May 27th, 2013

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Ex-F2 racer Zhu set for Spa British F3

Team West-Tec is likely to reduce its entry to two cars for the next round of the British Formula 3 International Series at Spa, with ex-Formula 2 racer David Zhu making his series debut. The team, which entered seven cars for the Silverstone opener , has made the move because the Belgian event, which takes place on July 25-27, comes before the European F3 Open round at the same track on September 8-9.

King ‘wins’ behind Bryant-Meisner

May 26th, 2013

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King ‘wins’ behind Bryant-Meisner

Jordan King took race-winning points in the final race of the British Formula 3 International Series weekend at Silverstone, but was second on the road behind Invitation Class runner John Bryant-Meisner.

Giovinazzi claims maiden F3 win

May 26th, 2013

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Giovinazzi claims maiden F3 win

Antonio Giovinazzi claimed victory in the second race of the British Formula 3 International Series opener at Silverstone.

Muller clinches Monaco FR3.5 victory

May 26th, 2013

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Muller clinches Monaco FR3.5 victory

Nico Muller took his maiden Formula Renault 3.5 victory in the Monaco Grand Prix support race on Sunday.

Bryant-Meisner wins, Buller gets points

May 25th, 2013

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Bryant-Meisner wins, Buller gets points

John Bryant-Meisner crossed the line first in the opening round of the British Formula 3 International Series at Silverstone, but it was Will Buller who claimed maximum points. Invitation Class runner Bryant-Meisner was running with the boost disconnected on his Performance Racing Dallara, but still strode comfortably clear of the main International Class, which ultimately underperformed as a whole.

Local hero Coletti wins Monaco sprint

May 25th, 2013

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Local hero Coletti wins Monaco sprint

Stefano Coletti won the GP2 sprint race around the streets of Monaco, the Principality in which he was born, on Saturday to extend his championship lead. Rapax driver Coletti made a fine start from third on the grid, outdragging front row man Rene Binder to chase polesitter Adrian Quaife-Hobbs on the opening lap.

Bryant-Meisner’s boost disconnected

May 25th, 2013

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Bryant-Meisner’s boost disconnected

John Bryant-Meisner will contest this weekend’s British Formula 3 International Series races at Silverstone with his boost button disconnected after comfortably outpacing the competitors who are eligible for points in qualifying . The Swede ran unrestricted in the Saturday morning session, during which he recorded a speed-trap figure on the Hangar Straight that was 6.2mph faster than Jordan King, who topped the lap times in the International Class.

Bryant-Meisner gets Silverstone poles

May 25th, 2013

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Bryant-Meisner gets Silverstone poles

Invitation Class runner John Bryant-Meisner took a double pole for the opening round of the British Formula 3 International Series at Silverstone, but Jordan King was fastest of those who are eligible for points. Bryant-Meisner, whose Performance Racing Dallara uses the spec Volkswagen engine from the German F3 Cup fitted with a boost button, was 0.837 seconds clear of King’s best. “It’s hard to know how much quicker our car is,” said the Swede, who sat out most of the 2012 season due to breaking his back in a testing shunt

Muller claims Monaco FR3.5 pole

May 25th, 2013

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Muller claims Monaco FR3.5 pole

Nico Muller took his maiden Formula Renault 3.5 pole position in qualifying for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix support race. The Draco driver grabbed top spot in the final minute of qualifying, taking the place away from Lotus’s Marco Sorensen.

Bird feels lucky to get Monaco win

May 24th, 2013

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Bird feels lucky to get Monaco win

Monaco GP2 feature race victor Sam Bird voiced his relief to even be in the event after being caught up in the first-corner incident . Bird required a new rear wing on his Russian Time car before the restart of Thursday’s race due to Kevin Ceccon hitting him at Sainte Devote during the 14-car shunt. The stewards adjudged that polesitter Johnny Cecotto Jr caused the accident when he braked too late and took Fabio Leimer with him into the barriers, and have suspended him from the rest of the meeting.

Cecotto suspended after Monaco crash

May 24th, 2013

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Cecotto suspended after Monaco crash

Johnny Cecotto Jr has been barred from the rest of the Monaco GP2 weekend as a punishment for triggering the first-corner crash in Friday morning’s feature race. After making a poor start from pole, the Arden driver braked too late while trying to fend off team-mate Mitch Evans into Sainte Devote and skated into the barriers, taking title contender Fabio Leimer with him

King tops Silverstone practice

May 24th, 2013

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King tops Silverstone practice

Jordan King topped free practice at Silverstone ahead of this weekend’s British Formula 3 International Series opener. In a damp opening session, the Englishman and his Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen lapped over a second quicker than the Double R Racing Dallara-Mercedes of Italian Antonio Giovinazzi. With track conditions and tyre choice varying, times were well spread out in this session

Bird claims another Monaco win

May 24th, 2013

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Bird claims another Monaco win

Sam Bird won round seven of the GP2 Series in Monaco, his second victory of the season with the new-for-2013 Russian Time team – but required a new rear wing to do so having been savaged in the chaotic initial start . The race was marred by a first-corner pile-up that involved 14 cars and took out polesitter Johnny Cecotto Jr (who sparked the chaos himself) as well as frontrunners Fabio Leimer, Jolyon Palmer, Robin Frijns, Marcus Ericsson and Alexander Rossi

First-corner pile-up halts Monaco GP2

May 24th, 2013

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First-corner pile-up halts Monaco GP2

The Monaco GP2 feature race has been stopped after a 14-car first corner crash. Polesitter Johnny Cecotto Jr made a poor getaway, allowing Arden team-mate Mitch Evans to lead.

Cecotto edges Evans for Monaco pole

May 23rd, 2013

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Cecotto edges Evans for Monaco pole

Johnny Cecotto Jr will start round seven of the GP2 Series in Monaco from pole position after topping his qualifying session for odd-numbered cars. But Arden team-mate Mitch Evans came within 0.016 seconds of toppling him in the second group. The sessions were split in two, for odd- and even-numbered cars, to avoid the crashes that have occurred in recent years with all 26 cars on track simultaneously.

Bird leads Russian Time 1-2 in practice

May 23rd, 2013

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Bird leads Russian Time 1-2 in practice

Sam Bird set the fastest time in the half-hour practice session for the fourth race weekend of the GP2 Series season on the streets of Monaco. Using the super-soft tyre, Bird lapped the Principality in 1m21.512s, leading a Russian Time one-two ahead of team-mate Tom Dillmann, who was 0.057s slower.