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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.

Wilson sustains fractured vertebra

August 6th, 2011

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Wilson sustains fractured vertebra

Justin Wilson has been diagnosed with a fractured bone in his back following his accident in free practice for the IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio on Saturday. The 33-year-old Dreyer & Reinbold driver ran wide at Turn 1, went on to the grass where his car then travelled over an access road and bottomed out – causing Wilson to sustain an anterior compression fracture of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Dixon hopes Mid-Ohio sets precedent

August 6th, 2011

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Dixon hopes Mid-Ohio sets precedent

Scott Dixon hopes that his emphatic performance in qualifying will set a turn his fortunes around for the remainder of the 2011 season. Dixon’s championship bid was hit hard in the early races, as bad luck contrived on several occasions to prevent him scoring highly

Dixon takes emphatic Mid-Ohio pole

August 6th, 2011

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Dixon takes emphatic Mid-Ohio pole

Scott Dixon will start from pole position for the first time in 2011 after a commanding performance in qualifying at Mid-Ohio. Having topped his Group and Round 2, Dixon banged in an early 1m08.0776s effort in the final six shoot-out which was never bettered – giving the Kiwi his first pole of the season and the 16th of his career.

Pagenaud subs for injured Wilson

August 6th, 2011

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Pagenaud subs for injured Wilson

Simon Pagenaud will stand in for Justin Wilson at Dreyer & Reinbold in qualifying for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio after the Briton was injured in second practice on Saturday morning. Wilson was taken to the Mansfield MedCentral hospital where he received a CAT scan, after initial checks at the circuit’s medical centre proved inconclusive.

Hunter-Reay fastest as Wilson injured

August 6th, 2011

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Hunter-Reay fastest as Wilson injured

Ryan Hunter-Reay went fastest with a last-gasp effort in a truncated second practice at Mid-Ohio, following a crash for Justin Wilson in the final minutes of the session. Wilson ran wide and clipped the tyre barrier at Turn 1, bringing his Dreyer & Reinbold car to a halt at Turn 2. He was able to remove the steering wheel from his car, but then slumped back in pain.

Rahal confident of maintaining pace

August 5th, 2011

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Graham Rahal is confident he can maintain his form moving into qualifying for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio after setting the pace in opening practice on Friday. The 22-year-old insisted that while the track conditions were not suited to consistently fast running, his position on the timesheets is an indication of his Ganassi car’s potential ahead of the weekend. “I think our car is pretty good,” said Rahal, who grew up near to the circuit

Sam Schmidt commits to Honda power

August 5th, 2011

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Sam Schmidt commits to Honda power

Sam Schmidt Motorsports will use 2.2-litre Honda V6 engines in the 2012 IndyCar Series, the team confirmed at Mid Ohio on Friday. The Indianapolis 500 pole-winning outfit becomes the third to sign with the Japanese engine manufacturer – the sole supplier to the series since 2006 – and joins Ganassi and AJ Foyt Racing in confirming its Honda tie-up for next season.

Rahal sets pace in Mid-Ohio practice

August 5th, 2011

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Graham Rahal set the pace in first practice for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio as the Ganassi driver went fastest on the final lap of the session. The 22-year-old local driver’s time of 1m09.603s was some way short of the expected pace (Will Power’s pole lap last year was a 1m07.120s) and several drivers commented on the gripless nature of the dusty, unrubbered track

IndyCar puts trio on probation

August 3rd, 2011

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IndyCar puts trio on probation

Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alex Tagliani have all been placed on probation by the IndyCar Series for the rest of the year after falling foul of the ‘avoidable contact’ rule on numerous occasions. The trio were all judged to have broken rule 9.3 of the IndyCar rulebook, which states that: “A competitor must not initiate or attempt to initiate avoidable contact that results in the interruption of another competitor’s lap time or track position.” Andretti Autosport driver Conway was penalised for clashes with Ryan Briscoe at Toronto and Oriol Servia at Edmonton while his team-mate Hunter-Reay has been sanctioned for collisions with Briscoe at Barber Park and Takuma Sato at Edmonton (pictured)

Kahne keen on Vegas Indy run

July 31st, 2011

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Kahne keen on Vegas Indy run

Kasey Kahne says it would be a ‘dream’ for him to race in IndyCar as he ponders the possibility of running for the US $5 million prize up for grabs for guest drivers in the IndyCar Series season finale at Las Vegas. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner is in the shortlist of drivers who could potentially take on the challenge of beating the IndyCar regulars in October at the 1.5-mile track. The 31-year-old, one of NASCAR’s most popular drivers, says there are still plenty of issues to iron out in order for him to go ahead with his wish of entering the event

Barnhart dimisses consistency claims

July 29th, 2011

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Barnhart dimisses consistency claims

IndyCar president of competition Brian Barnhart has rubbished suggestions that the series sporting regulations have not been correctly applied during races this season. Numerous incidents that have occurred during the opening half of 2011 races have left drivers and team officials disillusioned with officialdom, with many feeling that there has been no consistency shown. “We never really know how far we can take it,” said Penske driver Ryan Briscoe recently.

Power returns to winning ways

July 24th, 2011

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Power returns to winning ways

Will Power got his IndyCar title bid back on course after two non-finishes by winning at Edmonton. The Penske driver held off intense late pressure from team-mate Helio Castroneves and points leader Dario Franchitti (Ganassi) to secure his fourth victory of the year.

Sato surges to Edmonton pole

July 23rd, 2011

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Sato surges to Edmonton pole

Takuma Sato will start from pole position for the second time this year in the IndyCar Series’ Edmonton round. The result was the KV driver’s first road course pole, and the first time that anyone had prevented Will Power from starting first on a road or street course this year.

Sato pips Franchitti in practice two

July 23rd, 2011

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Takuma Sato flew to the top of the times with his final lap of the second IndyCar Series practice session at Edmonton. In a repeat of the finish of practice one, reigning champion Dario Franchitti (Ganassi) had looked set to come away with the fastest time, only to be pipped after the chequered flag by a surprise contender. That man had been Newman/Haas’ James Hinchcliffe in the first session, but in practice two it was KV driver Sato who threw in a 1m18.9772s to beat Franchitti by 0.0085 seconds.

Hinchcliffe stars in first practice

July 23rd, 2011

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Local favourite James Hinchcliffe was quickest in the opening free practice session at the new-style Edmonton circuit. The Canadian airport track has been substantially revised over the winter, but the IndyCar field did not get any chance to try it on Friday as heavy rain left the circuit flooded.

Day one at Edmonton rained off

July 22nd, 2011

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Day one at Edmonton rained off

The first day of the IndyCar Series’ Edmonton event has been officially rained out, with practice and qualifying now compromised into Saturday. Persistent rain all day left large amounts of standing water on the track and in the paddock

Edmonton practice delayed again

July 22nd, 2011

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Edmonton practice delayed again

IndyCar Series practice at Edmonton has been delayed again as rain continues to fall at the airfield track. The morning session did not take place due to the level of standing water on the circuit, but it was hoped that an extended 90-minute afternoon practice could take place at 2.15pm local time. However with rain still falling hard when the preceding Indy Lights session was due to run, officials decided to delay things again

Rain disrupts Edmonton practice

July 22nd, 2011

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Rain disrupts Edmonton practice

Friday morning practice for the IndyCar Series’ Edmonton weekend has been called off due to heavy rain at the Canadian airport track. The first session had been set for 11.15am-12.30pm local time, but the organisers felt the level of standing water on the track was too dangerous.

Power ‘on a mission’ for Edmonton

July 22nd, 2011

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Power ‘on a mission’ for Edmonton

Will Power says he is heading to this weekend’s IndyCar race at Edmonton “on a mission” to make up for his controversial race on the streets of Toronto two weeks ago.

Honda power for Foyt in 2012

July 20th, 2011

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Honda power for Foyt in 2012

AJ Foyt Racing will retain Honda power when IndyCar’s new V6 turbocharged engine formula comes into play next year. Team owner Foyt, a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, said that there was nobody he would rather have powering his machines when IndyCar enters its ‘new era’