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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.
  • 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.

Rockenfeller wants winning return

July 1st, 2011

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Rockenfeller wants winning return

Mike Rockenfeller has targeted a return to race-winning form in the DTM this weekend on his comeback following his huge accident in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Audi driver, who took his maiden DTM win earlier this year at Zandvoort, was forced to sit out the last round of the German series at Lausitz as he was still recovering from his horrific crash in the R18 prototype at Le Mans. A decision on his fitness to race this weekend at the Norisring was left until the last minute, but Rockenfeller was cleared to compete and set the 11th fastest time in Friday’s free practice session after completing 45 laps.

Ekstrom heads practice at Norisring

July 1st, 2011

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Ekstrom heads practice at Norisring

Mattias Ekstrom grabbed top spot in the first DTM free practice session of the weekend at the Norisring with his final lap of the session. The Swede was set to end Friday’s practice in second place after a couple of attempts in the final minutes had fallen short of the time set by his Abt Audi team-mate Oliver Jarvis.

BMW set to unveil DTM concept car

June 21st, 2011

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BMW set to unveil DTM concept car

BMW will present a DTM concept car next month, ahead of the German manufacturer’s return to the championship in 2012. The concept car will offer the first impression of what the M3 racing machine will look like. The news was announced on Tuesday by Jens Marquardt, who is replacing Mario Theissen as motorsport boss from July 1.

Green: Sixth a major disappointment

June 20th, 2011

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Green: Sixth a major disappointment

Jamie Green said that his sixth place finish in the latest round of the DTM at Lausitz represented a major disappointment. Green, who was one of the pre-season title favourites, started the race from the front row, but was passed easily by winner Martin Tomczyk early on. He then fell back into a battle involving his HWA Mercedes team-mate Gary Paffett and the Abt Audi of Oliver Jarvis, and was on course for seventh before Miguel Molina retired ahead of him

Tomczyk: Lausitz win was easy

June 20th, 2011

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Tomczyk: Lausitz win was easy

Martin Tomczyk believes that his Lausitz DTM victory last weekend was the easiest of his career.

Tomczyk wins again at Lausitz

June 19th, 2011

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Tomczyk wins again at Lausitz

Martin Tomczyk leapt to the head of the DTM standings by taking his second victory in a row at Lausitz. The German driver, who ended an 11-year winless streak for Phoenix Racing at Spielberg two weeks ago, produced a fabulous drive in his older-spec Audi to take the lead in the championship from Bruno Spengler

Scheider tops Lausitz warm-up

June 19th, 2011

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Scheider tops Lausitz warm-up

Timo Scheider gave himself hope of a strong race performance by topping DTM warm-up at Lausitz. The Abt Audi driver will start Sunday’s race from back in ninth place, but was quickest during the morning session with a time of 1m20.302s set five minutes from the end. Gary Paffett was second fastest – 0.091s slower than Scheider – in his HWA Mercedes, while Oliver Jarvis (Abt) continued his strong recent form with the third best time.

Kristensen wanted more in qualifying

June 18th, 2011

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Kristensen wanted more in qualifying

Tom Kristensen believes that he was capable of qualifying higher than seventh for his DTM return at Laustiz this weekend. The eight-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner is substituting on a one-off basis for Mike Rockenfeller at the Abt Audi squad following the German’s high-speed accident at Le Mans

Q and A: Kristensen on his DTM return

June 18th, 2011

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Q and A: Kristensen on his DTM return

Tom Kristensen is making a one-off return to the DTM at Lausitz this weekend while regular Abt Audi driver Mike Rockenfeller rests after his horrifying Le Mans 24 Hours accident last week. The veteran Dane impressed everyone by breaking a two-year lay-off from the series to go quickest in Friday practice at the German circuit. After qualifying seventh on the grid, AUTOSPORT caught up with the eight-time Le Mans winner for a chat.

Spengler on Lausitz pole

June 18th, 2011

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Spengler on Lausitz pole

Bruno Spengler took his third DTM pole position from four races this year with a near perfect lap in qualifying at Lausitz. Having made it into the one-lap shoot-out for pole that is Q4, Spengler was set a tough task by Mattias Ekstrom to knock the Abt Audi driver off the top spot. But the HWA Mercedes driver made his opponent look ordinary, lapping the circuit in 1m19.119s – almost half a second quicker than the Swede – to seize the initiative.

Tomczyk tops second practice

June 18th, 2011

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Tomczyk tops second practice

Martin Tomczyk continued Audi’s domination of the Lausitz DTM weekend by setting the pace in second practice at the German circuit.

Kristensen tops first Lausitz practice

June 17th, 2011

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Kristensen tops first Lausitz practice

Tom Kristensen caused a mini sensation on his DTM return by going fastest in the opening free practice session at Lausitz.

Hayden to try DTM Mercedes

June 17th, 2011

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Hayden to try DTM Mercedes

Ducati Moto GP rider Nicky Hayden will try out DTM machinery for the first time at Lausitz this weekend. The 2006 world champion will perform a series of demonstration runs at the German circuit on Saturday in a Mercedes C-class as part of a tie-in between Ducati and Mercedes’ high-performance arm AMG. Mercedes driver David Coulthard will give Hayden some driving tips before the American takes to the track.

Kristensen rejoins DTM for Lausitz

June 16th, 2011

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Kristensen rejoins DTM for Lausitz

Tom Kristensen will return to the DTM this weekend at the Lausitzring to replace Mike Rockenfeller at the wheel of an Audi A4 from Team Abt Sportsline. Rockenfeller, who scored his maiden DTM win earlier this year, is still recovering from his big accident during the Le Mans 24 Hours. Audi said the 27-year-old wants to be completely sure that he has sufficient time to fully recuperate following his accident.

Paffett extends Mercedes DTM deal

June 15th, 2011

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Paffett extends Mercedes DTM deal

Gary Paffett has committed his DTM future to Mercedes by signing a long-term contract extension with the manufacturer. The 2005 DTM champion’ s new multi-year deal also means that he becomes the first Mercedes driver confirmed for 2012, when the series introduces its next generation of car and BMW makes its return. “I am delighted to continue my relationship with Mercedes-Benz for the long term,” said Paffett.

Tomczyk plays down title talk

June 6th, 2011

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Tomczyk plays down title talk

Martin Tomczyk has insisted that winning the DTM title is not his primary aim this year, despite closing to within three points of series leader Bruno Spengler thanks to his Spielberg win last weekend. The German, whose victory was not only the first for an old-spec Audi in the DTM, but also Phoenix Racing’s first since 2000, had also been on the podium last time out at Zandvoort and has been among the most impressive drivers this year

Engel: Spielberg penalty unfair

June 6th, 2011

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Engel: Spielberg penalty unfair

Maro Engel believes that his drive-through penalty at the Spielberg DTM round was unfairly awarded. The German was penalised after race officials adjudged him to have caused an avoidable accident by spinning Edoardo Mortara out of third place at the first corner of the race. Engel, who had started from a season’s best sixth place in his 2008-spec Mucke Mercedes, finished 14th, but would have been at least sixth if the time lost to the penalty had not been a factor

Tomczyk takes Spielberg victory

June 5th, 2011

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Tomczyk takes Spielberg victory

Martin Tomczyk took his first DTM win for nearly two years with a faultless performance at Spielberg. The German made a great getaway from pole position and stayed in front for most of the way – only dropping back while differing pit strategies came into play during the middle of the race. Significantly, it was Phoenix Racing’s first DTM victory for 11 years and its first as an Audi team.

Tomczyk tops Spielberg warm-up

June 5th, 2011

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Tomczyk tops Spielberg warm-up

Martin Tomczyk continued his domination of the Spielberg DTM weekend by setting the fastest time in warm-up on Sunday morning. The Phoenix Audi driver, who will start the race from pole position, set the pace in 1m26.285s with a lap seven minutes from the end of the session, enough to put him ahead of Maro Engel’s Mucke Mercedes by a scant 0.007s. Championship leader Bruno Spengler was third fastest in his HWA Mercedes, the Canadian being the quickest driver in a newer 2009-spec car during the session.

Tomczyk on wet Spielberg pole

June 4th, 2011

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Tomczyk on wet Spielberg pole

Martin Tomczyk took his first DTM pole position for nearly two years with a brilliant display of wet-weather driving in qualifying at Spielberg. The Phoenix Audi driver was the third of four drivers to go out in Q4, and his 1m40.001s lap not only knocking Oliver Jarvis off the top spot, but also proving good enough to take pole. It is the first time since the Zandvoort event in 2009 that an old-spec car has taken pole position, Tomczyk’s time of 1m40.001s being 0.352s quicker than that of Abt driver Jarvis.