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February 2012

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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.

Dillmann joins iSport for Yas Marina

November 2nd, 2011

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Dillmann joins iSport for Yas Marina

Tom Dillmann has completed iSport’s line-up for the non-championship GP2 races at Yas Marina next weekend. The 22-year-old Frenchman tested for the squad at Barcelona last month and will join Marcus Ericsson, who announced he will stay with the team for the 2012 season on Tuesday. “Tom has shown great pace and capacity to learn in the recent tests and has demonstrated that he is ready to move up from the GP3 Series,” said team principal Paul Jackson.

Ericsson to stay with iSport for 2012

November 1st, 2011

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Ericsson to stay with iSport for 2012

Marcus Ericsson will stay with iSport for the 2012 GP2 season, and the non-championship finale in Abu Dhabi later this month, the team has confirmed.

Bortolotti victorious in finale

October 30th, 2011

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Bortolotti victorious in finale

Mirko Bortolotti delivered a fitting finale to a crushing season by cruising to victory in the final Formula 2 race of the year in Barcelona. Once again no-one was able to live with the Italian’s consistency, and an advantage which had passed the two second mark on only the fourth lap was eventually extended to a winning margin of just over eight seconds

Bortolotti on pole for final race

October 30th, 2011

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Bortolotti on pole for final race

Mirko Bortolotti continued his imperious form at Barcelona to take pole position – his third straight and ninth of the season – for the final Formula 2 race of the year.

Bortolotti romps to race one win

October 29th, 2011

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Bortolotti romps to race one win

Mirko Bortolotti romped to his sixth win of the season with a lights to flag victory in the opening race at Barcelona. Only Miki Monras could live with Bortolotti, but even his challenge faded late on in the wake of the Italian’s punishing pace and consistency

Bortolotti on pole for race one

October 29th, 2011

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Bortolotti on pole for race one

Mirko Bortolotti secured his eighth pole position of the season with an inspired strategy in first qualifying at Barcelona. The Italian opted to sit out the opening minutes of qualifying, instead choosing to emerge on fresh rubber as the rest of the field headed to the pits for a tyre change. Bortolotti made full use of the resulting clean air, dropping down to a 1m37.874s which was unbeaten for the remainder of the session.

Hegewald tops second practice

October 28th, 2011

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Hegewald tops second practice

Tobias Hegewald edged out newly crowned champion Mirko Bortolotti to set the pace in mixed conditions in the second practice session in Barcelona.

Monras fastest in wet Barcelona FP1

October 28th, 2011

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Monras fastest in wet Barcelona FP1

Silverstone race-winner Miki Monras set the pace in first practice for the Formula 2 finale at Catalunya this weekend. The 19-year-old Spaniard made the most of the wet conditions to top the session by half a second with a of 2m02.568s, ahead of new champion Mirko Bortolotti and Jack Clarke. Early session pacesetter Mikkel Mac was fourth fastest ahead of Kelvin Snoeks, Tobias Hegewald and Benjamin Lariche

Leimer, Berthon set for Abu Dhabi

October 27th, 2011

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Leimer, Berthon set for Abu Dhabi

Fabio Leimer and Nathanael Berthon will drive for Racing Engineering at next month’s non-championship GP2 event at Yas Marina. Both drivers joined the squad for the recent post-season tests, with Leimer – who scored one win and two podiums with Rapax in the 2011 GP2 Series – finishing fastest on three of the four days.

Calado gets ART GP2 seat for 2012

October 25th, 2011

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Calado gets ART GP2 seat for 2012

James Calado will graduate to GP2 next year with the crack ART squad. The 22-year-old Briton finished second in this season’s GP3 points with ART and will now step up to partner Esteban Gutierrez. “It’s absolutely tremendous news and really good to get things sewn up in good time,” said Calado, a former McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist.

Merhi ends year with win

October 23rd, 2011

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Merhi ends year with win

Roberto Merhi ended his championship-winning F3 Euro Series campaign with a dominant 10th victory of the year.

Maiden Euro Series win for Rosenqvist

October 22nd, 2011

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Maiden Euro Series win for Rosenqvist

Felix Rosenqvist finally claimed his maiden F3 Euro Series victory with a commanding performance in race two at Hockenheim. Starting seventh on the reversed grid, the Swede took advantage of Daniel Juncadella’s stall and a slow start by his Mucke Motorsport team-mate Nigel Melker to climb to third by the first corner. He then passed Daniel Abt under braking for the hairpin two turns later and closed in on leader Carlos Munoz, whom he overtook on lap three.

Merhi wins again at Hockenheim

October 22nd, 2011

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Merhi wins again at Hockenheim

Roberto Merhi resisted intense pressure from Felix Rosenqvist to score his 10th F3 Euro Series win of the year in the first race at Hockenheim. Merhi, who secured the title last time out at Valencia, made a rocket start from pole position, and the Prema Powerteam driver held a 1.5s lead at the end of the first lap.

Merhi on poles again in Germany

October 21st, 2011

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Merhi on poles again in Germany

Roberto Merhi captured another pair of pole positions for the F3 Euro Series finale at Hockenheim. The 20-year-old Spaniard, who wrapped up the title at his home circuit of Valencia last time out, appeared to be in a class of his own as he took his Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes to the top of the timesheets within the first 10 minutes of the session. The 1m32.361s lap he set before fitting fresh rubber, however, was not an unassailable target, so out Merhi went again, improving his pole mark to 1m31.693s with three minutes to go.

F2 announces two Spanish tests

October 20th, 2011

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F2 announces two Spanish tests

The Formula 2 championship has announced that two winter tests will be held before the end of the year in Spain. The series will visit Jerez on November 28-29 and then Barcelona on December 13-14 in an attempt to allow prospective drivers for the 2012 season to try out the Williams-built cars.

Leimer on top in final test of 2011

October 20th, 2011

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Leimer on top in final test of 2011

Fabio Leimer rounded out his impressive GP2 post-season form by topping the final day of testing at Barcelona. Having also set the pace on both days of testing at Jerez – again with the Racing Engineering squad – Leimer has therefore failed to top only one of the four days of post-season testing. The 22-year-old, a racewinner with the Rapax squad this year, set the early running before the session was halted following Kevin Magnussen’s foray into the gravel at Turn 5

Lynn steps up with Fortec

October 20th, 2011

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Lynn steps up with Fortec

Formula Renault UK champion Alex Lynn will stick with Fortec for his graduation into British Formula 3 next season.

Dallara unveils 2012 F3 car

October 20th, 2011

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Dallara unveils 2012 F3 car

Dallara has unveiled its new Formula 3 chassis, the F312, which will be raced in the F3 Euro Series and other major F3 championships next year.

Regalia to make Euro Series debut

October 20th, 2011

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Regalia to make Euro Series debut

Facu Regalia will make his F3 Euro Series debut at Hockenheim this weekend with Mucke Motorsport. The 19-year-old Argentinian, who finished 10th in this year’s Italian F3 championship, will drive a third Mercedes-engined Dallara F308 alongside team regulars Nigel Melker and Felix Rosenqvist

Kumho ends Euro Series tyre deal

October 20th, 2011

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Kumho ends Euro Series tyre deal

The F3 Euro Series will have a new tyre supplier in 2012 after announcing its association with Kumho will cease at the end of this year. The Korean manufacturer has provided rubber for all cars in the Euro Series since it started in 2003, but The championship’s managing director, Walter Mertes, said that the split had been an amicable one and that a supplier for 2012 would be announced in due course.