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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.
  • Ray Bryden
    Technical contributor
    Ray grew up in Nova Scotia, which means he’s a hockey nut, but in Nova Scotia’s two non-winter months he had to find other diversions, which meant watching F1 racing on weekends with his dad and brothers. Without the resources to get started in racing, he gravitated to computer versions of racing – first Atari games like Pole Position, followed by PC racing games like Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. Dozens of others came and went, until Grand Prix Legends came along and he decided sim-racing was his official hobby. Years were spent enjoying this both offline and online until a few years of fatherhood took priority. When free-time reappeared he heard about iRacing and signed up in 2008 and became so involved in the service that he wrote one of the first books on the subject of sim-racing, iRacing Paddock. When not writing for inRacingNews.com, his main occupation is as a research associate with Saint-Gobain working on advanced ceramic materials.
  • Patrick Atherton
    Contributing Writer
    Patrick Atherton, originally from Adelaide in the state of South Australia, currently resides just outside of Melbourne, Victoria with wife of 17 years and 3 kids. A business manager by profession, but also dabbles with blogging, cartooning and fine art, having been published both as a writer in a short-lived South Australian motorsport yearbook and later as a cartoonist in a niche trade magazine. At the age of 19 he competed in club circuit events in an Austin Healey Sprite, later indulging in sprint karts between 1994 and 2000. Following the move to the State of Victoria he raced Road Race Karts (“Superkarts” as they are known in Australia) in the popular Rotax class, competing at Phillip Island, Oran Park, Mallala, Wakefield Park, Eastern Creek, Calder Park, Sandown and Winton. It was during this time he met former Australian F2 champion and inventor of Australia’s first, and most prolific race simulator rig, Jon Crooke. This culminated in an introduction to Papyrus’ legendary NR2003 simulation, and the subsequent sim racing addiction which brought him to iRacing.
  • Tim Terry
    Contributing Writer
    Tim Terry, aka the voice of Maritime stock car racing, fell in love with sim racing in 2004 after he joined the Sim Racing Network crew as a pit reporter. From October 2004 to SRNtv’s closure in June 2007, he’s covered prestigious races and leagues such as the Online 500, FLM Fall 400, Real Racing Online and the DMP Racing League – each as the lead broadcaster for the company. At the same time the wheels started to turn in another direction as he began announcing stock car racing locally. Terry became the assistant announcer at Scotia Speedworld in May 2007 and took over full duties in May 2009 when long-time voice Mike Kaplan retired from the track. Terry also became the series voice of the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour in ’09 and continues to hold down both posts in 2011. He has also announced races for the Pro All Stars Series, Atlantic Open Wheel and Maritime League of Legends tours and has called races at six different Atlantic Canadian tracks. Terry can be heard online at WebRacingNetwork.com, RLMtv.com and OLRtv.com covering sim races. He also makes occasional appearances on PSRtv.com. In addition to inRacingNews, his articles and columns can be read on ScotiaSpeedworld.ca, MaritimeProStockTour.com and his own website at timterryonline.com.
  • David Allen
    Contributing Writer
    North Carolina born and raised with over 15 years of computer/IT experience, I combine two of my biggest hobbies -- racing and technology -- here at inRacingNews. In my spare time I run a Nascar fan site and cure my own need for speed riding atvs. If it involves technology or racing I'll be there, but combine the two and I'll be looking a front row seat. Stop by and say hello anytime!
  • Allen Krier
    Contributing Writer
    Allen was born in West Palm Beach, Florida but grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia College and State University where he received a BS in Information Systems. Currently a resident of Albany, GA, he started sim racing in 2008 while in college when iRacing was first released to the public. Since then, Krier has been a two time iRacing Pro Series driver (2009 and 2010), picking up one Pro Series win at Daytona in ‘09. Besides sim racing, Allen’s other hobbies include RC Car racing as well as “attending and watching any sporting event that I can including going to the local dirt track.

Stoneman confident of 2012 return

December 2nd, 2011

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Stoneman confident of 2012 return

Dean Stoneman believes a return to racing in 2012 is “looking promising” after completing two days of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon this week. The 21-year-old Briton won the Formula 2 crown in 2011, but was forced to sit out this season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in January. After rejoining ISR – the team with which he was planning to race this year – for the Aragon test, Stoneman was slowest on the second day, before improving to 17th – and just 0.8s off the pace – on the final day

Fontana joins Barcelona F2 test

December 2nd, 2011

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Fontana joins Barcelona F2 test

Alex Fontana will take part in Formula 2′s official winter test at Barcelona later this month. The 19-year-old Swiss driver, who won the European F3 Open this year, has never driven an F2 car before “Formula Two is certainly one of my possible options for next year but we will have to see how the test goes,” Fontana said

Steele to test F2 car at Barcelona

December 1st, 2011

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Steele to test F2 car at Barcelona

British driver Aaron Steele will take part in the official Formula 2 test at Barcelona later this month. Steele, 22, a former McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist, will test as part of his prize for winning the MSV F3 Cup this year

Stevens goes fastest on final day

November 30th, 2011

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Will Stevens went fastest for P1 Motorsport on the final day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon. Stevens rose to the top of the timesheets in a dry final session, setting a 1m43.072s benchmark which was just enough to deprive Arthur Pic (Epic Racing) and Marco Sorensen (Gravity-Charouz). The second Gravity car of Richie Stanaway, pacesetter on the opening two days, ended the final session fourth fastest, although the German F3 champion’s day two benchmark remained the fastest time across the whole test.

Stanaway stays on top at Aragon

November 30th, 2011

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Stanaway stays on top at Aragon

Richie Stanaway continued his impressive form in Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon to top the second day for the Gravity-Charouz Racing squad. The 2011 German F3 champion, who was also fastest on day one, was the only driver to dip below the 1m43s bracket, his best effort of 1m42.810s putting him almost three tenths clear of Arthur Pic (Epic Racing) in second

Stanaway on top at Aragon test

November 28th, 2011

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Stanaway on top at Aragon test

Richie Stanaway topped the opening day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon in Spain, the New Zealander going quickest in the morning and afternoon sessions for the Gravity-Charouz Racing team. Stanaway, who won the German Formula 3 title this year, was one of 24 drivers invited to take part in the morning test by Renault Sport Technologies as prizes, and lapped in a pace-setting 1m43.594s as the track gradually dried after a damp start. He then improved his pace by over 0.4s during the afternoon to wind up on a benchmark time of 1m43.191s, 0.122s faster than Formula Renault Eurocup graduate Danil Kvyat, who was driving for P1 Motorsport

Huertas joins Fortec for FR3.5

November 28th, 2011

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Huertas joins Fortec for FR3.5

Carlos Huertas will step up to Formula Renault 3.5 next season with the Fortec team. The Colombian was third in last year’s British Formula 3 standings, with his maiden victory coming in the season finale at Silverstone. Team boss Richard Dutton said Huertas had looked impressive in FR3.5 testing so far, and had also caught the eye with his late-season F3 form

Magnussen skips test after F3 crash

November 28th, 2011

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Magnussen skips test after F3 crash

Kevin Magnussen will sit out the start of Formula Renault 3.5 testing this week in the wake of his massive crash in the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix.

AirAsia team becomes Caterham

November 27th, 2011

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AirAsia team becomes Caterham

Tony Fernandes’ GP2 team will officially become Caterham Racing next year as part of the rebranding associated with his Formula 1 team’s name switch. With the Lotus brand transferring to the current Renault F1 team in 2012 after the end of the row over its use, the present Team Lotus F1 outfit will become Team Caterham, and all associated businesses will also be brought under the Caterham title umbrella.

Goddard graduates to British F3

November 27th, 2011

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Goddard graduates to British F3

Richard ‘Spike’ Goddard will graduate to the National Class of British Formula 3 next season with T-Sport. The Australian is stepping up to F3 after finishing 10th in this year’s British Formula Ford championship with Jamun Racing. Goddard, 19, said: “I’ve chosen to race in the National Class so that I can build up my knowledge in preparation for a move to the International Class in 2013

DTM supports only for 2012 Euro F3

November 25th, 2011

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DTM supports only for 2012 Euro F3

Each round of next year’s F3 Euro Series will support the DTM, according to the championship’s 2012 calendar, which was announced on Friday.

Coloni wants Coletti to lead line-up

November 25th, 2011

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Coloni wants Coletti to lead line-up

Scuderia Coloni has targeted signing GP2 race-winner Stefano Coletti to lead its 2012 driver line-up. The Italian team enjoyed a stunning second half to the 2011 season, as it propelled veteran driver Luca Filippi to second in the championship behind Romain Grosjean

Stoneman to make FR3.5 test return

November 24th, 2011

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Stoneman to make FR3.5 test return

Dean Stoneman will drive a single-seater for the first time since being diagnosed with testicular cancer at next week’s Formula Renault 3.5 test at Aragon.

Merhi hopes Macau not career blow

November 21st, 2011

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Merhi hopes Macau not career blow

F3 Euro Series and FIA International Trophy champion Roberto Merhi hopes that his early retirement from the Macau Grand Prix does not end up having too big an effect on his career prospects. Merhi was the pacesetter for much of the Macau weekend, but had to fight through from eighth on the grid in the qualification race after a penalty for causing a collision in Thursday practice

Juncadella wants GP2 switch

November 21st, 2011

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Juncadella wants GP2 switch

Daniel Juncadella wants to step up to GP2 next year after taking his biggest victory of his racing career at the Macau Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Spaniard came out on top of a thrilling slipstreaming battle to beat Felipe Nasr and Marco Wittmann and become the first Spaniard to win the Formula 3 event. And after taking third place in both the F3 Euro Series and FIA International F3 Trophy points, he feels ready for a step up the motorsport ladder, with the DTM also proving an attraction

Magnussen relieved to survive crash

November 20th, 2011

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Kevin Magnussen, the son of former McLaren and Stewart Formula 1 racer Jan, survived a 165mph trip into the catchfencing near the end of Sunday’s Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix. British F3 race winner Magnussen was battling with William Buller when he claimed the Fortec driver moved over on him as he attempted to pass on the straight after Mandarin corner on lap 13. Magnussen’s car was catapulted into the air, and struck the catchfencing “20 feet in the air” according to his team boss Trevor Carlin, who was shown CCTV footage of the accident.

Wittmann feels robbed of victory

November 20th, 2011

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Marco Wittmann said he still felt like a moral winner of the Macau Grand Prix – after seeing his victory hopes dashed by a safety car restart. The German had been in dominant form in the early stages of the race, pulling out a 2.7-second advantage at the head of the field, before seeing his lead wiped away by a safety car

Nasr rues lack of dry running

November 20th, 2011

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Felipe Nasr believed that a lack of dry running in Thursday practice had hindered his chance of finding a set-up that could take on the dominant Prema and Signature teams in the Macau Grand Prix. The Carlin driver finished second behind Daniel Juncadella, and reckoned his chances of overhauling his rival was limited because he did not have enough speed in the city section of the track.

Juncadella stunned to win Macau

November 20th, 2011

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Daniel Juncadella confessed that he never expected to win the Macau Grand Prix – and revealed he was shaking in his car when he grabbed the lead. The Prema driver made the most of a safety car restart on lap 10 to overhaul early race leader Marco Wittmann on the run to Lisboa – and from there he was able to eke out an advantage at the head of the field. His victory over Felipe Nasr was then assured when a safety car came out on the penultimate lap – following a huge accident suffered by Kevin Magnussen at Mandarin – and the event could not be restarted in time

Juncadella takes Macau GP victory

November 20th, 2011

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Juncadella takes Macau GP victory

Daniel Juncadella won a thrilling Macau Grand Prix on Sunday after making the most of a safety car restart to haul himself to the head of the field. Juncadella had been running fourth for Prema early on as pole position man Marco Wittmann (Signature) raced away at the front – opening up a 2.7 seconds gap at one point