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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.

VIPs at iRacing

May 28th, 2011

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Will Power as Justin Wilson's riding mechanic/co-driver.

Three of iRacing.com’s more prominent members paid a visit to the company’s Bedford, MA office last week, namely IndyCar drivers Will Power, Simona de Silverstro and Justin Wilson.  The trio was on a whirlwind tour of Boston last following qualifying for the Centennial Edition of the Indianapolis 500. After a press conference in downtown  Boston, the trio was whisked out to Bedford where they were got the red carpet treatment and met with the iRacing employees. “It was great to have the opportunity to visit the iRacing headquarters,” said Power.  “The three of us agreed we couldn’t come to Boston and NOT pop-in to meet everyone at iRacing.” “It’s pretty cool how it all turned out, with Will, Simona and myself being iRacers and drawing Boston as our destination,” said [...]

JGR Celebrating 20th Anniversary

January 31st, 2011

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JGR Celebrating 20th Anniversary

Tony Stewart (left) jokes with Joe Gibbs during a surprise apperance at Joe Gibbs Racing as part of the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The final stop on the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour Thursday at Joe Gibbs Racing was a reunion of sorts with former JGR drivers Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart making special appearances

The Racing Is The Reason

January 13th, 2011

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The Racing Is The Reason

Dustin Morgan (93), Cody Brewer (96) and Cory Mallo (9) battle for position during the first night of the Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla. (Hein Brothers Photo) TULSA, Okla. — Some people wonder why the Chili Bowl is held in such high regard by the racing fans that make the annual January pilgrimage to Tulsa, Okla., for five days of indoor midget racing at the Tulsa Expo Raceway.

IndyCar’s Firestone Roadblock

January 10th, 2011

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IndyCar’s Firestone Roadblock

Firestone tires stacked in an IndyCar garage area during the 2010 season. (IndyCar photo). MOORESVILLE, N.C.

Sudden Impact

by David Phillips on December 30th, 2010

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Sudden Impact

Some questions about iRacing’s relevance to real world racing were answered last summer when Greger Huttu acquitted himself quite well in the Skip Barber Racing School and in a test of Andersen Racing’s Star Mazda at Road Atlanta.  An accomplished sim racer who dominated the iRacing World Championship Series Road Racing championship, Huttu had never so much as sat in a race car before his experiences at Road Atlanta. A few more questions were answered last month when Panther Racing signed J.R Hildebrand to a multi-year agreement to drive their IndyCar following a successful test at Phoenix International Raceway.  Winner of the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Championship but with no previous experience at PIR in an IndyCar, Hildebrand used iRacing to prepare for the test. Although the results speak for [...]

Season Rewind: IZOD IndyCar Series

December 25th, 2010

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Season Rewind: IZOD IndyCar Series

CHAMPION: Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti overcame a 59-point deficit to win the IZOD IndyCar Series championship. (Ron McQueeney/IndyCar Photo) Dario Franchitti trailed Will Power by 59 markers entering the four-race stretch of oval races that concluded the IZOD IndyCar Series season. And when it was all said and done, Franchitti had earned his third IndyCar Series championship and the fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing by five points over Power

Kanaan Finds A Home At De Ferran Dragon

December 20th, 2010

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Kanaan Finds A Home At De Ferran Dragon

Tony Kanaan (left) and Gil de Ferran during the de Ferran Dragon Racing announcement this morning in Indianapolis.

Ganassi Using ‘Hendrick Model’

December 17th, 2010

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Ganassi Using ‘Hendrick Model’

Chip Ganassi (center) is flanked by his new drivers Graham Rahal (left) and Charlie Kimball during a press conference Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Ron McQueeney/IndyCar Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Team owner Chip Ganassi topped his epic 2010 season that earned him NSSN’s Economaki Champion of Champions award with Thursday’s blockbuster announcement at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball will headline his expanded IZOD IndyCar Series operation

Eighteen Nominated For Performer Of The Year

December 16th, 2010

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eighteen drivers (or riders) are among those nominated for the annual Speed Performer of the Year Award, with the winner taking home the 100-pound bronze Mario Andretti Trophy designed by artist Elie Hazak. Representing both four-wheel and two-wheel efforts across the globe, the Mario Andretti Trophy goes to the racer who puts a premium on winning races, shines on his/her sport’s biggest stages and does it with a measure of sportsmanship and class.

AARWBA Names All-America Team

December 3rd, 2010

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AARWBA Names All-America Team

Dario Franchitti (10) and Will Power were each named to the 2010 All-America Auto Racing Team by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Ass’n. (Dan Helrigel/IndyCar Photo) BURBANK, Calif. — The 2010 All-America Auto Racing Team has been chosen by members of the nation’s motorsports press

Carpenter To Drive For Sarah Fisher

November 29th, 2010

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Carpenter To Drive For Sarah Fisher

Sarah Fisher will retire as a driver in 2011, handing the seat of her IZOD IndyCar Series entry to Ed Carpenter. (Jim Haines/IRL IndyCar Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Sarah Fisher will move from the drivers seat to the owner’s chair permanently in 2011, handing the reigns of her No. 67 Dollar General Dallara Honda over to Ed Carpenter for nine races next season.

Ecclestone Robbed In London

November 27th, 2010

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LONDON — Formula One czar Bernie Ecclestone received minor injuries when he was robbed outside his London office earlier this week.

Mann Breaking Stereotypes On Path Up Open-Wheel Ladder

November 18th, 2010

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Mann Breaking Stereotypes On Path Up Open-Wheel Ladder

Pippa Mann picked up her first Firestone Indy Lights triumph this season. (Bret Kelley/IndyCar Photo) Pippa Mann’s 2010 Firestone Indy Lights season was momentous, often tough, sometimes disappointing, occasionally jubilant

Bodine Now A Two-Timer

November 16th, 2010

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Bodine Now A Two-Timer

PUCKER UP: Todd Bodine kisses the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship trophy after clinching his second series title Friday night at Phoenix Int’l Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo) AVONDALE, Ariz

Hamlin’s Day Goes Wrong

November 16th, 2010

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Hamlin’s Day Goes Wrong

THE HUNTED: Denny Hamlin holds a 15-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson entering the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo) AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin appeared to be strengthening his grip on the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup title in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500.

Red Bull Renews With Renault

November 5th, 2010

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Red Bull Renews With Renault

Sebastian Vettel has driven his Renault-powered Red Bull Racing entry to three Formula One victories this year. (Steve Etherington Photo) MILTON KEYNES, England — Red Bull Racing will continue its partnership with French engine manufacturer Renault, signing a contract extension that will keep its Formula One entries powered by Renault for the next two years

Meyers Eyes First Outlaws Title

November 3rd, 2010

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Meyers Eyes First Outlaws Title

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will again invade The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the World of Outlaws World Finals Thursday through Saturday. (Dick Ayers Photo) CONCORD, N.C

F-1 Notes: Mercedes Planning Shakeup

October 26th, 2010

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F-1 Notes: Mercedes Planning Shakeup

SOGGY CROWD: Fernando Alonso leads the Formula One field past the main grandstand at the Korean Int’l Circuit Sunday afternoon in Yeongam, South Korea.

Miller: USAC Needed To Make The First Move

October 21st, 2010

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Miller: USAC Needed To Make The First Move

USAC President Kevin Miller (John Mahoney Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — USAC has officially introduced RPM limits into its midget division. But this week’s announcement was the end of a long road full of roadblocks for the sanctioning body, beginning in August of 2009 “We spent a whole day and we talked everything from harder tires, smaller tires, gear rules, air restrictions, everything,” USAC President Kevin Miller told NSSN by phone. “And there were some pretty smart people in the room.

Castroneves, Others Headed To Australia

October 20th, 2010

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Castroneves, Others Headed To Australia

Helio Castroneves is one of six IZOD IndyCar drivers making the trip to Australia this weekend. (Chris Jones/IRL IndyCar Photo) SURFERS PARADISE, Australia — Helio Castroneves is one of six IZOD IndyCar Series drivers making the trip to Australia’s Gold Coast to compete in this weekend’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 for the Australian V8 Supercar Series