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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.

Dovizioso shines on rally outing

December 12th, 2011

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Dovizioso shines on rally outing

MotoGP front-runner Andrea Dovizioso made a stunning World Rally Car debut in the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, finishing a close second after pushing 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg all the way in the final. The Italian, who will ride for Tech 3 Yamaha in 2012, had competed at the Monza Rally Show in a Peugeot 207 S2000 at the end of November, but for Bettega was handed control of the official Ford Fiesta RS run by M-Sport in this year’s WRC. After finishing fourth in the Memorial Night Sprint, Dovizioso out-did established world rally stars including Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke by reaching the final, where he came up against Solberg.

Pirro gets Gresini MotoGP ride

December 5th, 2011

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Pirro gets Gresini MotoGP ride

Michele Pirro will graduate to MotoGP with Gresini Racing, following a successful year in Moto2 with the team. The 25-year-old Italian will race the team’s FTR-Honda run to the new CRT rules, alongside the fully-blown RC213V of fellow new signing Alvaro Bautista. “I’m happy to have made this decision and proud to join Gresini in this interesting new adventure,” said Pirro.

De Puniet buoyed by first Aspar test

December 1st, 2011

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De Puniet buoyed by first Aspar test

Randy de Puniet said an encouraging first test with Aspar, for whom he will compete in MotoGP next year, had left him optimistic ahead of his 2012 campaign. De Puniet had tested for Suzuki this winter, but when the Japanese manufacturer withdrew its works team at the end of this season he announced a deal with Aspar, where he will compete alongside Aleix Espargaro. The team will use Aprilia-powered CRT bikes for 2012, which were rolled out for the first time in a private test at Jerez recently.

De Puniet, Espargaro join Aspar

November 26th, 2011

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De Puniet, Espargaro join Aspar

Aspar has signed Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro for its 2012 MotoGP line-up, when it will run Aprilia-powered CRT bikes. Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez’s ultra-successful lower-category team has used customer Ducatis for the first two years of its MotoGP programme, but is switching to the new lower-technology Claiming Rule Teams class for next season. De Puniet has been in MotoGP since 2006, initially with the factory Kawasaki team, then LCR Honda, before a single season with Pramac Ducati this year.

Elias steps back to Moto2 with Aspar

November 19th, 2011

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Elias steps back to Moto2 with Aspar

Inaugural Moto2 champion Toni Elias is to return to the category with Aspar in 2012 after his unsuccessful second stint in MotoGP. It is the second time that Elias has dropped back to the world championship’s secondary class. He contested the first ever Moto2 season with Gresini in 2010 after ending up without a MotoGP ride for the season, and went on to win the title and earn a MotoGP comeback with LCR Honda

Suzuki withdraws from MotoGP

November 18th, 2011

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Suzuki withdraws from MotoGP

Suzuki has confirmed that it is pulling out of MotoGP – but suggested its absence will be temporary and that a 2014 return is on the cards. The future of Suzuki’s MotoGP programme had been in doubt for months, with the reduction to a single works bike this season widely regarded as a precursor to a full withdrawal

Bradl steps up to MotoGP with LCR

November 17th, 2011

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Bradl steps up to MotoGP with LCR

Stefan Bradl will step up to grand prix racing’s premier class in 2012 after signing a two-year deal with the LCR Honda squad.

Gresini to run CRT bike in 2012

November 17th, 2011

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Gresini to run CRT bike in 2012

Gresini Racing has become the first established MotoGP squad to commit to running a bike to the new Claiming Rules Team regulations next year.

MotoGP relaxes test rules

November 17th, 2011

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MotoGP relaxes test rules

MotoGP has relaxed its testing rules for 2012 to allow teams unlimited use of their race riders during in-season running.

Ezpeleta: MotoGP must change now

November 16th, 2011

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Ezpeleta: MotoGP must change now

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta believes MotoGP cannot continue in its current state, saying that change is needed right now and that an era is over. The championship has struggled to fill the grid properly this year, with just 17 bikes competing regularly. In contrast, the Moto2 championship has a 32-rider field, with 125cc also fielding over 30 bikes in each race

Hayden undergoes wrist surgery

November 15th, 2011

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Hayden undergoes wrist surgery

Ducati rider Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on Monday to speed up the healing process on the right wrist he injured during the MotoGP finale at Valencia. The American rider was injured after being involved in a multiple-bike crash at the start of the race

Capirossi becomes MotoGP advisor

November 14th, 2011

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Capirossi becomes MotoGP advisor

Loris Capirossi will become an advisor for world championship motorcycle racing following his retirement from riding at the end of 2011.

West gets Speed Master MotoGP ride

November 14th, 2011

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West gets Speed Master MotoGP ride

Anthony West is set to return to the MotoGP field in 2012 with the Speed Master team’s CRT bike. The 30-year-old Australian announced the deal via his social media accounts today. A long-time 250cc rider, West’s victories in World Supersport racing earned him a call-up by the Kawasaki MotoGP team in mid-2007, as he replaced Olivier Jacque.

Ellison set to return to MotoGP

November 10th, 2011

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Ellison set to return to MotoGP

James Ellison is set to make his MotoGP return after a five-year absence in 2012 after signing for Paul Bird’s new claiming rules team. It has not been decided what chassis the 31-year-old Briton will race, but it will be powered by an Aprilia RSV-4 engine.

LCR praises Bradl after test

November 9th, 2011

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LCR praises Bradl after test

LCR Honda team boss Lucio Cecchinello said he was impressed with Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl after the German made his MotoGP testing debut with the squad at Valencia this week. Bradl has been tipped for a ride with the LCR squad for 2012, and had two full days of running with the team in Spain.

Rossi cautiously upbeat about GP12

November 9th, 2011

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Rossi cautiously upbeat about GP12

Valentino Rossi says Ducati still needs to do a lot of work over the winter to get its 1000cc bike fully on the pace, but is cautiously optimistic about the new machine. The team tried a revised version of the GP12 with a part aluminium frame over the past two days at Valencia. While Rossi feels the chassis remains a work in progress, he was upbeat about the larger engine after ending today’s session sixth quickest

Pedrosa quickest again as test ends

November 9th, 2011

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Pedrosa quickest again as test ends

Dani Pedrosa and world champion Casey Stoner were first and second as Honda wrapped up its dominant MotoGP season with another commanding performance on the final Valencia test day. Riding the new 1000cc bike, Pedrosa set a best time of 1m31.807s in the morning to edge team-mate Stoner by 0.161 seconds.

Bautista confirmed at Gresini for 2012

November 9th, 2011

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Bautista confirmed at Gresini for 2012

Alvaro Bautista will ride for Gresini Honda in testing at Valencia today (Wednesday) having been confirmed as the team’s rider for 2012. The 26-year-old Spaniard has switched teams from Suzuki and is the first rider to be confirmed by Gresini for 2012, following the death of Marco Simoncelli and Hiroshi Aoyama’s switch to World Superbikes

Bautista set to join Gresini

November 9th, 2011

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Bautista set to join Gresini

Alvaro Bautista looks set to join Gresini for 2012 as uncertainty continues to surround Suzuki’s future participation in the MotoGP class. The team has confirmed that the 26-year-old Spaniard has left the factory squad, having run Randy de Puniet in the post-season test at Valencia this week. Bautista has endured mixed fortunes since graduating to the top class with Suzuki in 2010 and has been blighted by injuries over the past two years that have hindered consistent development for him and the team.

De Puniet wants Suzuki race seat

November 8th, 2011

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De Puniet wants Suzuki race seat

Randy de Puniet wants to race for Suzuki in MotoGP next year after making his test debut with the manufacturer at Valencia on Tuesday. The Frenchman was a last-minute call-up to the Japanese manufacturer’s test line-up, as team manager Paul Denning wanted a fresh pair of eyes to assess improvements to the GSV-R over the course of the season, and John Hopkins, who had been scheduled to test, is currently sidelined through injury. But he surprised the team by going fourth quickest overall and fastest of the 800cc bikes on-track against the 1000cc Hondas, Yamahas and Ducatis