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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.

Magnussen moves to FR3.5 with Carlin

October 20th, 2011

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Magnussen moves to FR3.5 with Carlin

British Formula 3 runner-up Kevin Magnussen will remain with Carlin for an attack on the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Magnussen tested for the champion team at Barcelona on October 11-12, setting the fastest time on the first day at the wheel of reigning champion Robert Wickens’ car

Ericsson sets pace at Barcelona

October 19th, 2011

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Ericsson sets pace at Barcelona

Marcus Ericsson set the pace on the opening day of GP2′s final test of 2011 at Barcelona. The 21-year-old Swede scored a podium for iSport when the series visited the track in May

Coletti makes GP2 test return

October 18th, 2011

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Coletti makes GP2 test return

Stefano Coletti will make his comeback from injury at this weeks GP2 test at Barcelona with DAMS and Coloni. The 22-year-old Monegasque won twice in GP2 this year for Trident, but has been out of action since fracturing his back in an accident during the Spa feature race in August. He will drive for DAMS, which won the drivers’ title with Romain Grosjean this year, on Wednesday, and then switch to Coloni for on Thursday.

Da Costa joins Ocean for Abu Dhabi

October 18th, 2011

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Da Costa joins Ocean for Abu Dhabi

Antonio Felix da Costa has joined Ocean Racing Technology for next month’s non-championship GP2 event at Yas Marina. The 20-year-old Portuguese driver, who was a race-winner in GP3 this year, has agreed the deal to compete in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix support races after impressing the team in testing at Jerez earlier this month, and will again drive in this week’s Barcelona test.

Magnussen to make GP2 test debut

October 18th, 2011

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Magnussen to make GP2 test debut

Kevin Magnussen will make his GP2 test debut with Carlin at Barcelona this week.

Derani switches to Fortec for 2012

October 18th, 2011

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Derani switches to Fortec for 2012

Pipo Derani will switch from Double R Racing to Fortec for next year’s British Formula 3 championship.

DAMS, Arden to compete in FR3.5

October 17th, 2011

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DAMS, Arden to compete in FR3.5

GP2 teams DAMS and Arden will compete in Formula Renault 3.5 next year after their entries were accepted by championship organisers.

Palmer to test for Carlin, Addax

October 15th, 2011

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Palmer to test for Carlin, Addax

Jolyon Palmer will drive for Carlin and Addax at next week’s GP2 test at Barcelona.

Racing Engineering reveals test plan

October 14th, 2011

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Racing Engineering reveals test plan

Experienced GP2 driver Fabio Leimer and category returnee Nathanael Berthon will drive Racing Engineering’s cars in next week’s Catalunya tests.

Melker heads iSport test line-up

October 13th, 2011

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Melker heads iSport test line-up

Nigel Melker will head iSport’s line-up of four drivers at next week’s GP2 test at Barcelona. Dutchman Melker, a race-winner in both the F3 Euro Series and GP3 this year, impressed the Arden squad by going third quickest in the last official test at Jerez last month, and will now try-out for the British squad.

Superleague cancels Asian races too

October 13th, 2011

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Superleague cancels Asian races too

Superleague Formula organisers have announced the cancellation of the Asian rounds of the series. The news comes less than a month after the series announced it had also cancelled its South American events. Superleague said it could not “reach terms” with Chinese local authorities.

ISR targets Frijns for 2012

October 13th, 2011

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ISR targets Frijns for 2012

ISR team boss Igor Salaquarda is keen to run Formula Renault Eurocup champion Robin Frijns in next Formula Renault 3.5 next year.

Sorensen tops second FR3.5 test

October 12th, 2011

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Formula 3 graduate Marco Sorensen was quickest for Gravity-Charouz on day two of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Catalunya.

Carlin trims 2012 line-up to five cars

October 12th, 2011

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Carlin trims 2012 line-up to five cars

Carlin says it will reduce its British Formula 3 Championship line-up from six to five cars for 2011 amid concerns from rival teams. AUTOSPORT magazine revealed in September that British F3 teams organisation FOTA had tabled a motion requesting that squads were limited to four cars from 2012

Magnussen tops FR3.5 test

October 12th, 2011

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Magnussen tops FR3.5 test

Kevin Magnussen set the outright pace on the first day of Formula Renault 3.5′s post-season test at Catalunya on Tuesday. The 19-year-old stayed with his Formula 3 team Carlin, with which he finished second in the 2011 British championship, and rose to the top of the timesheets in the final minutes of the day

DAMS, Arden lodge FR3.5 entries

October 10th, 2011

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DAMS, Arden lodge FR3.5 entries

GP2 squads DAMS and Arden could compete in Formula Renault 3.5 next year after applying to join the championship. French outfit DAMS, which ran Romain Grosjean to the GP2 drivers’ title this year, plus Arden, which fields cars in both GP2 and GP3, were among the 18 teams unveiled by series organisers as having submitted applications for the 2012 series. As well as DAMS and Arden, the other new teams that have submitted entries are Van Amersfoort Racing, which ran Richie Stanaway to this year’s German F3 title, Formula Renault teams Koiranen Motorsport and Atech Reid, plus Max Travin Racing – another entrant in German F3.

Next year’s calendar unveiled

October 10th, 2011

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Next year’s calendar unveiled

The 2012 World Series by Renault calendar has been unveiled by the series’s organisers. Changes from the 2011 schedule include the addition of a date in Moscow on July 14-15, the first time that the championship has ventured to Russia.

Huertas beats Magnussen in finale

October 9th, 2011

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Huertas beats Magnussen in finale

Carlos Huertas completed his third season of British Formula 3 by winning the last race of the year at Silverstone this afternoon. The Colombian outdragged poleman Kevin Magnussen at the start and held his nerve as they swept through Copse for the first time. Huertas traded tenths with his Danish Carlin team-mate throughout the rest of the 20-lap race and held Magnussen at bay to win by just half a second.

Wickens takes title, Costa wins race

October 9th, 2011

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Wickens takes title, Costa wins race

Epic Racing’s Albert Costa ended two years of endeavour by scoring his maiden Formula Renault 3.5 victory at Barcelona, as Robert Wickens took Carlin’s second consecutive drivers’ championship in a dramatic season finale. Neither Wickens nor Carlin’s other title protagonist Jean-Eric Vergne finished the race following damage in a fraught opening sequence of corners.

Sims wins on F3 return at Silverstone

October 9th, 2011

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Sims wins on F3 return at Silverstone

Alexander Sims produced a masterful performance in tricky conditions to win the final reversed grid race of the British Formula 3 season at Silverstone this morning. A damp but drying circuit prompted half the grid to switch to wet tyres before the start while the rest stuck with slicks