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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.

Barbera ‘excited’ about 2012 Ducati

November 8th, 2011

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Barbera ‘excited’ about 2012 Ducati

Hector Barbera declared himself ‘excited’ about the potential of Ducati’s new 1000cc Desmosedici after testing it for the first time at Valencia on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Spaniard, who only confirmed his deal to join the Pramac Racing squad on the morning of the test, was eighth quickest during the day, 0.3s off the quickest Ducati of Valentino Rossi.

Hayden withdraws from test

November 8th, 2011

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Hayden withdraws from test

Ducati rider Nicky Hayden has withdrawn from MotoGP’s Valencia test due to the wrist injuries he sustained in a first corner crash during Sunday’s race. The American was one of four riders eliminated when Alvaro Bautista lost control of his Suzuki at the start of the race and slid into the pack

Pedrosa on top at Valencia test

November 8th, 2011

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Pedrosa on top at Valencia test

Dani Pedrosa topped the first day of MotoGP testing at Valencia as a mixture of 800 and 1000cc machines took to the track. Honda riders Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, who had last ridden their 2012-spec machines at Misano in September, headed the timesheets for most of the day, with Stoner in front for the majority of the time

Barbera joins Pramac for 2012

November 8th, 2011

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Barbera joins Pramac for 2012

Hector Barbera will race for the Pramac Ducati team in MotoGP next year.

De Puniet to test for Suzuki

November 8th, 2011

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De Puniet to test for Suzuki

Randy de Puniet will test for Suzuki on Tuesday afternoon at Valencia. The 30-year-old Frenchman, who finished 16th in the points for the Pramac Ducati squad this year, has no firm plans for 2012 and has never ridden a grand prix bike for the manufacturer before.

Riders concerned over 2012 testing

November 7th, 2011

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Riders concerned over 2012 testing

Casey Stoner and Ben Spies have expressed concerns about proposals to scrap MotoGP’s test day limits for 2012, saying it could leave top riders over-worked. At present, testing with factory riders is restricted to a limited number of pre-season and mid-season tests. But there have been suggestions that next year this could be replaced with a limit on how many tyres are available for testing, but with teams allowed to test where and when they pleased within that tyre allocation

Stoner threatens to leave over rules

November 7th, 2011

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Stoner threatens to leave over rules

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has warned he will have little interest in staying in the championship if the regulations are steered more towards production-based machinery. Series promoter Dorna is heavily pushing the new Claiming Rule Teams system, which allows elements of modified production machinery. In addition to several new teams stepping up to MotoGP next year under the CRT regulation, a number of current satellite squads are expected to ditch their pure prototypes to run CRT bikes, amid suggestions that the system could form the basis of MotoGP’s future.

Lorenzo to miss Valencia test too

November 7th, 2011

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Lorenzo to miss Valencia test too

Yamaha has confirmed that Jorge Lorenzo will miss this week’s post-season test at Valencia as he continues his recovery. The Spaniard injured his left hand in a crash during the warm-up for the Australian Grand Prix, missing that race and the following two in Malaysia and Valencia.

Bradl joins LCR for Valencia test

November 7th, 2011

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Bradl joins LCR for Valencia test

Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl will make his MotoGP debut this week when he joins the LCR team for the post-season test at Valencia. The German will ride the Honda RC212V from the team, which said it will announce its riders for the 2012 season in the upcoming days. LCR confirmed on Sunday that Spaniard Toni Elias will leave the team, with Bradl and Randy de Puniet believed to be among the candidates for the ride

Riders say 1000cc won’t change order

November 7th, 2011

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Riders say 1000cc won’t change order

Leading MotoGP riders do not think the change to 1000cc engines for 2012 will radically shake up the pecking order in the championship, but do expect the new formula to be a lot more fun to ride. The five-year 800cc era ended with Sunday’s Valencia Grand Prix, and the first full field test of the 1000cc bikes will take place at the Spanish track on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. World champion Casey Stoner is looking forward to the change, but expects the same names to remain at the front as he does not anticipate needing a dramatically different riding style.

LCR confirms Elias’ departure

November 6th, 2011

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LCR confirms Elias’ departure

Toni Elias and Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda team have officially confirmed that they will split after a disappointing 2011 season. Elias returned to MotoGP with LCR this year as reigning Moto2 champion

Sixth place a shock for Nakasuga

November 6th, 2011

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Sixth place a shock for Nakasuga

Yamaha stand-in Katsuyuki Nakasuga confessed he was amazed to find himself in sixth place at the end of the Valencia Grand Prix.

Pedrosa keen to improve wet skills

November 6th, 2011

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Pedrosa keen to improve wet skills

Dani Pedrosa admitted that he needs to improve his performance in slippery conditions after dropping to fifth in the Valencia Grand Prix and losing third in the MotoGP championship to Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso. Pedrosa had been battling for second with Dovizioso until the rain intensified and he was passed by not only the Italian, but also Yamaha riders Ben Spies and Cal Crutchlow

Hayden escapes injury in collision

November 6th, 2011

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Hayden escapes injury in collision

Nicky Hayden was given a clean bill of health after being checked for a potential hand injury following the first-corner crash in the Valencia MotoGP race. The American was one of four riders caught up in the collision, which happened when Alvaro Bautista’s Suzuki and Andrea Dovizioso’s Honda made light contact, sending Bautista into Hayden, his Ducati team-mate Valentino Rossi, and Pramac Ducati rider Randy de Puniet. “I felt some riders coming up the inside really fast as we approached Turn 1

Bautista says crash unavoidable

November 6th, 2011

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Bautista says crash unavoidable

Alvaro Bautista said there was nothing he could do to avoid the startline crash that took his Suzuki, both factory Ducatis and Pramac Ducati’s Randy de Puniet out of the Valencia Grand Prix on the opening lap. A brush between Andrea Dovizioso’s Honda and Bautista sent the Suzuki into Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and de Puniet. While Dovizioso continued to finish third, the other four riders were out in the spot

Tech 3 thrilled with Hayes’ efforts

November 6th, 2011

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Tech 3 thrilled with Hayes’ efforts

Tech 3 Yamaha team boss Herve Poncharal praised Josh Hayes’ professionalism after the double American Superbike champion delivered a seventh-place finish on his MotoGP debut at Valencia. Hayes was given the chance to replace the injured Colin Edwards at Tech 3 this weekend, and achieved seventh despite having had no experience of the MotoGP or the Valencia circuit prior to the event. He also topped the morning warm-up after making a late run on slick tyres in damp conditions.

Crutchlow: Fourth a boost for 2012

November 6th, 2011

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Crutchlow: Fourth a boost for 2012

Cal Crutchlow described his fourth place finish in the Valencia Grand Prix – which earned him MotoGP rookie of the year honours for 2011 – as the perfect springboard into the 2012 season.

Capirossi pleased to finish final race

November 6th, 2011

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Capirossi pleased to finish final race

Loris Capirossi admitted that he started to feel the emotions of his imminent retirement during his last grand prix at Valencia.

Dovizioso: I just had to beat Pedrosa

November 6th, 2011

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Andrea Dovizioso said his strategy for the Valencia Grand Prix was just to make sure he got in front of Dani Pedrosa so he could beat his Honda team-mate to third in the MotoGP championship. The Italian clinched the position with third place in Spain, as Pedrosa fell back in the late rain and finished only fifth. Dovizioso had started down in eighth following a qualifying crash in which he dislocated his thumb, while Pedrosa qualified second

Spies says second still satisfying

November 6th, 2011

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Ben Spies said he still took a lot of satisfaction from second place at Valencia even though Casey Stoner denied him victory in the MotoGP season finale by just 0.015 seconds. Spies fought through from fourth to catch and pass Stoner for the lead as drizzle intensified in the closing stages. But with victory seemingly in the bag for the Yamaha rider, Stoner got a better exit from the final corner of the race and edged his Honda ahead as they took the chequered flag