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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.

Mortara tops first practice

June 3rd, 2011

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Mortara tops first practice

Edoardo Mortara topped a largely wet opening free practice session for this weekend’s third DTM round of the season at the newly-reopened Spielberg circuit in Austria.

Spengler tops Spielberg test

June 2nd, 2011

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Spengler tops Spielberg test

Bruno Spengler continued his fine 2011 form by topping DTM testing at Spielberg ahead of this weekend’s round at the Austrian circuit. The Canadian’s pace-setting lap of 1m25.934s came late in the afternoon session, and was enough to put him ahead of his HWA Mercedes team-mate Jamie Green by 0.046s.

New Audi set to run in June

May 19th, 2011

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New Audi set to run in June

Audi’s 2012 DTM machine could run as early as next month, according to head of Audi Sport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich.

Spengler: Radio problem cost me win

May 16th, 2011

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Spengler: Radio problem cost me win

Bruno Spengler blamed a radio problem for his defeat to Mike Rockenfeller at the second DTM race of the season at Zandvoort. The Canadian had led the opening stint of the race after starting from pole position in his HWA Mercedes.

Rockenfeller delighted with victory

May 16th, 2011

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Rockenfeller delighted with victory

Mike Rockenfeller described his maiden DTM victory as “a massive load taken off my chest,” after triumphing at Zandvoort last Sunday. On only his second start since being promoted to an Abt-run, 2009-spec A4 by Audi, Rockenfeller controlled the pace at the front after taking the lead, and was a delighted man afterwards. “Honestly, I didn’t expect it to take this long,” he said.

Rockenfeller takes first DTM victory

May 15th, 2011

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Rockenfeller takes first DTM victory

Mike Rockenfeller took his maiden DTM victory with a fabulous drive in the second round of the championship at Zandvoort. The Abt Audi driver took advantage of a slow getaway by Jamie Green to move into second by the time the pack reached the first corner, and vaulted ahead of early leader Bruno Spengler at the opening round of pitstops. With a number of different strategies being employed by various teams, it was not until lap 30 when Rockenfeller was handed the lead, but by that stage he had established a 2.5-second lead over Spengler and the Canadian’s HWA Mercedes team-mate Green.

Scheider heads Zandvoort warm-up

May 15th, 2011

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Scheider heads Zandvoort warm-up

Timo Scheider headed the timesheets in warm-up for the DTM round at Zandvoort, despite a late trip through the gravel. The Abt Audi driver had already set his session-topping time of 1m32.951s when he ran wide at the fast Scheivlak corner, filling his car with gravel and forcing him into the pits with a couple of minutes still to run.

Ekstrom confident of strong race

May 14th, 2011

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Ekstrom confident of strong race

Mattias Ekstrom is confident of a strong race performance in Sunday’s DTM round at Zandvoort, despite qualifying in a poor 16th spot.

Spengler on pole again in Holland

May 14th, 2011

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Spengler on pole again in Holland

Bruno Spengler made it two pole positions from two DTM races in 2011 as he topped qualifying at Zandvoort. The HWA Mercedes driver had not been quickest in any of the first three parts of qualifying, but dug deep when he needed to in Q4 and produced a 1m31.805s that would not be beaten. At the time of Spengler going top, his team-mate Jamie Green was the only man still to complete his single Q4 lap, but the Briton, who had been in the top two in every part of qualifying, did not quite have the speed to challenge and wound up 0.135s adrift of Spengler’s time.

Scheider quickest in practice again

May 14th, 2011

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Scheider quickest in practice again

Timo Scheider again headed the timesheets in the second free practice session ahead of Zandvoort’s DTM round. The Abt Audi driver had not featured near the front at all during the 90-minute session, but, after venturing onto the track for a low-fuel run with just a few minutes remaining, set the pace in 1m31.718s – a second faster than his Friday pace.

Scheider leads Audi practice sweep

May 13th, 2011

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Scheider leads Audi practice sweep

Timo Scheider set the pace in the first DTM free practice session at Zandvoort, leading an all-Audi clean sweep of the top four positions. The Abt driver completed just 22 laps during the 90-minute session, the fourth lowest total of the entire field

Ekstrom critical of Spengler’s driving

May 2nd, 2011

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Ekstrom critical of Spengler’s driving

Mattias Ekstrom was critical of Bruno Spengler’s driving tactics during the opening round of the DTM at Hockenheim. The Abt Audi driver beat Spengler off the line, but lost the lead to his rival as the Canadian drove outside the track limits at turn one to complete his move and re-take a lead he would not relinquish all afternoon. “We had a car to be in contention for victory – particularly after my good start,” said Ekstrom.

Spengler wins at Hockenheim

May 1st, 2011

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Spengler wins at Hockenheim

Bruno Spengler opened the DTM season with a commanding victory from pole position at Hockenheim.

Spengler on Hockenheim pole

April 30th, 2011

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Spengler on Hockenheim pole

Bruno Spengler banished the dramas of morning practice to take a brilliant pole position for the opening DTM race of the season at Hockenheim. The Canadian, who failed to complete a flying lap during the morning, had a new front splitter fitted for qualifying and was in inspired form as he set the fastest time in Q3 to ease into the single-lap, pole-deciding Q4 with Ralf Schumacher, Timo Scheider and Mattias Ekstrom. Ekstrom, who had been the slowest of the four drivers that made it into Q4, looked set for pole as the Abt Audi driver went around in 1m34.402s.

Scheider tops final practice

April 30th, 2011

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Scheider tops final practice

Timo Scheider set the pace in the final DTM practice session for this weekend’s opening round of the season at Hockenheim. The two-time series champion leapt to the top of the timesheets on his final flying lap of the 90-minute session to lead an Audi clean sweep of the top three positions.

Rockenfeller tops Hockenheim practice

April 29th, 2011

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Rockenfeller tops Hockenheim practice

Mike Rockenfeller topped the opening free practice session of the DTM season at Hockenheim, leading a 1-2-3 result for the Abt Audi squad. Rockenfeller, who has been promoted to a current-spec A4 by Audi for 2011, set the benchmark time of 1m35.085s in the final minute of the session, beating his team-mates Timo Scheider and Mattias Ekstrom by just under half a second.

Green returns to front-line DTM car

April 7th, 2011

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Green returns to front-line DTM car

Mercedes has confirmed that Jamie Green will return to a front-line DTM car for 2011, as revealed by AUTOSPORT in February. The 2004 F3 Euro Series champion was demoted to an older spec car for the 2009 season as Mercedes promoted Gary Paffett and Ralf Schumacher to the crack HWA outfit that year.

Mercedes signs Vietoris, van der Zande

April 7th, 2011

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Mercedes signs Vietoris, van der Zande

Mercedes has added single seater racers Christian Vietoris and Renger van der Zande to its DTM line-up for the 2011 season. The pair will both drive 2008-spec cars in their rookie seasons, where they will fill the spaces vacated in Mercedes’ line-up by reigning DTM champion and current Force India Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta, and China’s Franky Cheng. Vietoris is set to combine his DTM programme with a second year of GP2, where he was in testing action with Racing Engineering this week at Silverstone.

Coulthard, Ralf secure Mercedes deals

April 6th, 2011

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Coulthard, Ralf secure Mercedes deals

David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher will continue to race for Mercedes-Benz in the DTM during the 2011 season, it was announced on Wednesday.

DTM drops Shanghai for 2011

April 1st, 2011

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DTM drops Shanghai for 2011

The DTM has dropped the Shanghai street race from its calendar for this year, meaning Hockenheim will once again host the season finale. Last year the Chinese track became the first venue other than Hockenheim to host a final round since the DTM was reborn in 2000