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February 2012

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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.

Ducati’s GP12 makes track debut

January 19th, 2012

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Ducati has completed the first test of its 2012 MotoGP contender, the GP12. Reigning World Superbike champion, and former MotoGP rider, Carlos Checa was called up for three days of running at Jerez this week, joined by test rider Franco Battaini. Conditions were cold but dry throughout the sessions, allowing Ducati to get through its full planned programme.

Ezpeleta wants CRT bikes on the pace

January 16th, 2012

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Ezpeleta wants CRT bikes on the pace

MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta is determined to ensure the gap between the works and CRT bikes in 2012 is not too large, and that the new class remains cost-effective. Nine of the 21 bikes in the 2012 MotoGP field will be running to the Claiming Rule Teams regulation, which allows for a greater element of production technology in what must remain primarily a prototype motorcycle, and Ezpeleta has opened admitted that he sees the lower-cost formula as the series’ future. So far in testing, the CRT bikes have been clearly slower than the traditional MotoGP machines, but Ezpeleta is adamant that the championship will not become a two-tier contest, and that the works teams’ pace and spending must be controlled.

MotoGP reveals 2012 entry list

January 13th, 2012

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MotoGP reveals 2012 entry list

MotoGP has announced a 21-bike entry list for 2012, with Danilo Petrucci, Ivan Silva and Yonny Hernandez confirmed as riders for the final CRT bikes.

Preziosi promises flexible Ducati

January 11th, 2012

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Preziosi promises flexible Ducati

Ducati Corse’s general manager Filippo Preziosi says a far more flexible approach – and a far more flexible bike – will be fundamental to the team’s ambitions for the 2012 season.

Title unlikely in 2012 admits Rossi

January 10th, 2012

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Title unlikely in 2012 admits Rossi

Valentino Rossi has played down Ducati’s chances of fighting for MotoGP title glory in 2012 – but is optimistic the Italian manufacturer will be closer to the front this year. After a difficult 2011 campaign, where neither Rossi nor team-mate Nicky Hayden won a race, Ducati is hoping that its new GP12 bike will deliver a good step forward in the forthcoming season

Rossi won’t hurry 2013 decision

January 10th, 2012

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Rossi won’t hurry 2013 decision

Valentino Rossi says he is not yet thinking too hard about his future beyond 2012, but would like to achieve success with Ducati before moving teams or retiring. The seven-time MotoGP champion failed to win a race in his first season with the Italian squad last year. Rossi said his preference was to continue in MotoGP beyond this season, and that ideally he hoped to take Ducati back to the top before leaving the sport

Hayden optimistic over test fitness

January 10th, 2012

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Hayden optimistic over test fitness

Nicky Hayden is hopeful that he will be fit for the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang, despite injuring himself recently in a motorcycle crash. The American broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs after falling from a bike in late December – in what was his first ride since recovering from a scaphoid injury he picked up in Valencia

Dovizioso expected to be fit for test

January 8th, 2012

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Dovizioso expected to be fit for test

Andrea Dovizioso should “easily” be fit in time for the first 2012 MotoGP tests, says the surgeon who repaired his broken collarbone.

Doctor warns Dovizioso over injury

January 7th, 2012

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Doctor warns Dovizioso over injury

The doctor who will operate on Andrea Dovizioso’s broken collarbone says the injury appears serious and has warned the Italian to be careful on his return. Dovizioso sustained the injury in a motocross fall on Thursday.

Tech 3 calm about Dovizioso’s injury

January 6th, 2012

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Tech 3 calm about Dovizioso’s injury

Tech 3 Yamaha team boss Herve Poncharal does not think his new rider Andrea Dovizioso’s collarbone injury will get in the way of his preparations for the 2012 MotoGP season. Dovizioso, who has moved from the factory Honda line-up to Tech 3 this year, broke his right collarbone yesterday when he had a minor fall while riding a motocross bike and landed awkwardly.

Dovizioso breaks collarbone

January 6th, 2012

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Dovizioso breaks collarbone

Andrea Dovizioso has joined Nicky Hayden on MotoGP’s injury list after breaking his collarbone in a motocross accident. The Italian, who moves from the works Honda squad to Tech 3 Yamaha for 2012, tweeted a picture of his injury late on Thursday night, commenting: “I broke my right collarbone doing motocross.” Hayden meanwhile broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs in a training accident in Kentucky at the end of December.

Capirossi vows to improve safety

January 4th, 2012

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Capirossi vows to improve safety

Loris Capirossi says improving the safety of MotoGP’s Bridgestone rubber is his chief priority in his new role as safety advisor to the championship and its promoter Dorna. The 38-year-old Italian, a veteran of 14 years in MotoGP/500cc and 22 years of racing, retired at the end of 2011 and was then offered an advisory role in matters of safety by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. Capirossi says he has no regrets over leaving the sport, and that he intends to use his new position to help improve safety – with the hardness and durability of Bridgestone tyres his primary concern.

The top 20 MotoGP stories of 2011

December 31st, 2011

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The top 20 MotoGP stories of 2011

The 2011 MotoGP season saw the end of the unloved 800cc rules package, and runaway title success for Casey Stoner and Honda. But the headlines were dominated by two Italians – one an established legend struggling for form, the other a potential future legend cut down in his prime – as the tragic death of Marco Simoncelli in Malaysia and Valentino Rossi’s tribulations at Ducati became the stories for which 2011 will be remembered. Such was the interest in Rossi and Simoncelli, big topics such as Jorge Lorenzo’s unsuccessful title defence, Suzuki’s departure from MotoGP and the threat of a rider boycott of the Japanese Grand Prix failed to make the end of year top 20 most-read MotoGP stories on AUTOSPORT.com

Yamaha/Petronas partnership ends

December 30th, 2011

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Yamaha/Petronas partnership ends

Yamaha’s works MotoGP squad will lose its Petronas backing from the 2012 season, bringing a ‘natural conclusion’ to a three-year partnership between the two entities. Petronas, an oil and gas corporation owned by the Malaysian government, joined forces with Yamaha at the start of the 2009 season, although FIAT remained the title sponsor. It met with success immediately, as Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh and to date last MotoGP crown, while Jorge Lorenzo helped secure Yamaha the teams’ crown

Hayden injured in training accident

December 29th, 2011

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Hayden injured in training accident

Nicky Hayden’s participation in the first MotoGP test of 2012 is in doubt after the American was injured while training in Kentucky.

MotoGP keen to extend Jerez deal

December 28th, 2011

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MotoGP keen to extend Jerez deal

MotoGP is keen to keep its Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez until at least 2016 after completing a deal to secure the 2012 race at the venue.

Nine CRT entries for MotoGP 2012

December 16th, 2011

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Nine CRT entries for MotoGP 2012

The 2012 MotoGP field is set to reach 21 bikes, with governing body the FIM announcing that nine CRT entries have been accepted for next season. MotoGP organiser Dorna sees the lower-cost CRT regulations, which allow elements of modified production machinery, as the future of the championship.

Bautista has pins removed from leg

December 16th, 2011

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Bautista has pins removed from leg

Alvaro Bautista has undergone successful surgery to remove the pins that were placed in his left leg after his accident in Qatar at the start of the year. The Spaniard broke his leg in a practice crash, and though he only missed one other race before returning at Estoril, the after-effects of the injury troubled him for much of the year. On Wednesday Dr Angel Villamor removed the pins from Bautista’s femur in an operation at Madrid’s USP San Jose

Stoner impresses in V8 Supercar test

December 16th, 2011

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Stoner impresses in V8 Supercar test

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner tested Craig Lowndes’ Triple Eight Holden V8 Supercar at the Driving Centre in Norwell, Queensland, yesterday – and convinced the team he could be very competitive should he ever switch to four-wheeled motorsport. The Australian drove the car that Lowndes had taken to victory in the season finale in Sydney a fortnight ago, and quickly acclimatised.

FIM publishes provisional 2012 calendar

December 14th, 2011

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FIM publishes provisional 2012 calendar

MotoGP’s ruling body, FIM, has revealed another provisional calendar for the 2012 season, with little change from the previous version. The most significant change is the start of the season moving forward by a week, with the Qatar Grand Prix now taking place on 8 April rather than on 15 April as published in the calendar revealed in September. The Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez has also now been confirmed, the race having appeared as subject to a new contract in the summer version of the calendar.