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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.

Stoner: I had nothing to lose

November 6th, 2011

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World champion Casey Stoner said he took more risks in the last half-lap of the MotoGP season finale at Valencia than he had all year as he snatched victory from Ben Spies in a thrilling conclusion to the 2011 campaign.

Stoner pips Spies in ultra-close race

November 6th, 2011

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Casey Stoner snatched victory from Ben Spies in an epic finish to the 800cc MotoGP era at Valencia.

Pirro gives Gresini Moto2 victory

November 6th, 2011

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Michele Pirro gave the Gresini Racing team a hugely emotional victory in the Valencia Moto2 race, a fortnight after the death of the squad’s lead MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli in a crash at Sepang. Gresini had agonised over whether to race at Valencia at all in the wake of Simoncelli’s death. Its riders Pirro and Yuki Takahashi then timed their qualifying runs perfectly to take a poignant first and second on the Moto2 grid before rain fell yesterday

Terol takes title, Vinales wins race

November 6th, 2011

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Nico Terol became the last ever 125cc world champion in the category’s farewell race at Valencia, which was won by Maverick Vinales. Terol came into the race – the last before 125cc is replaced by the new Moto3 championship – with a 20-point lead over rival Johann Zarco, so only needed an 11th place finish to clinch the crown. Having only qualified ninth in Saturday’s changeable conditions, Aspar Aprilia rider Terol made a great start and briefly found himself dicing with Zarco’s Ajo Derbi, which qualified third.

Hayes tops Valencia warm-up

November 6th, 2011

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MotoGP debutant Josh Hayes was quickest in the warm-up for the Valencia Grand Prix thanks to a bold late run on slick tyres in a damp session. The double American Superbike champion was the first man to do a flying lap on slicks, and that allowed him to set a 1m40.469s to lead the way by 1.6 seconds over Gresini Honda’s Hiroshi Aoyama and 3.3s over world champion Casey Stoner’s Honda. Hayes is riding for Tech 3 Yamaha this weekend in place of Colin Edwards, who sustained arm injuries in the Sepang crash that killed Marco Simoncelli

Dovizioso dislocates thumb in crash

November 5th, 2011

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Dovizioso dislocates thumb in crash

Andrea Dovizioso will race in the Valencia Grand Prix despite dislocating his thumb in a qualifying crash. The Honda rider fell at Turn 4 on his final flying lap, leaving him only eighth on the grid.

De Puniet thinks podium is possible

November 5th, 2011

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De Puniet thinks podium is possible

Randy de Puniet is aiming to stay in the top five in the Valencia Grand Prix after claiming a season-best fourth on the grid with his Pramac Ducati – but is not ruling out a shock podium finish. The Frenchman has been a front-runner in all conditions this weekend, and sees no reason why that should not continue in the race.

Pedrosa hopes Stoner not unbeatable

November 5th, 2011

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Pedrosa hopes Stoner not unbeatable

Dani Pedrosa says he has not given up on beating Honda team-mate Casey Stoner to victory in the Valencia Grand Prix, but admits he needs to make significant set-up improvements if he is to challenge the world champion. Stoner claimed pole position today by just over a second over Pedrosa, who starts second.

Stoner plays down pole record

November 5th, 2011

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Stoner plays down pole record

Casey Stoner says he does not think his record-equalling tally of 12 pole positions in a premier class season this year should be compared to Mick Doohan’s benchmark 12-pole tally from the 1997 500cc world championship. Champion rider Stoner claimed his 12th pole of the year at Valencia today to draw level with Doohan’s mark, in a year when no one else has taken more than two poles. But Stoner, who has also won nine races this season, insisted that as the 2011 MotoGP calendar featured 18 rounds and Doohan scored his 12 poles within 15 races, comparisons were inappropriate

Tribute parade for Simoncelli

November 5th, 2011

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All riders from the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc championships will take part in a parade to pay tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli at Valencia on Sunday.

Spies pleased to return to form

November 5th, 2011

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Ben Spies was delighted to return to form with a front-row grid slot for the MotoGP finale at Valencia after missing two races through injury.

Pirro on pole as Bradl confirms title

November 5th, 2011

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Gresini Racing earned a poignant one-two on the Valencia Moto2 grid with Michele Pirro and Yuki Takahashi, as Stefan Bradl wrapped up the 2011 championship through Marc Marquez’s absence. Although Bradl’s title rival Marquez had announced on Friday that he would not be fit to race at Valencia following his Sepang qualifying crash, his team left the door open to a late recovery, leaving Bradl uncertain whether he really could celebrate the championship or not. But with Marquez sitting out qualifying and confirming that his optic nerve injury would not allow him to ride at all this weekend, Bradl can go into tomorrow’s season finale knowing his points tally cannot be beaten and the title is sealed

Stoner dominates Valencia qualifying

November 5th, 2011

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Stoner dominates Valencia qualifying

World champion Casey Stoner equalled Mick Doohan’s record of 12 pole positions in a single season as he dominated qualifying for the MotoGP season finale at Valencia. Stoner was at the head of the order throughout the session, which took place on a dry track as the rain that shook up 125cc qualifyng held off

Webb on pole for 125cc finale

November 5th, 2011

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Danny Webb took his and Mahindra’s first ever 125cc pole position in the series’ last ever qualifying session at a damp Valencia.

Stoner in charge as weather clears

November 5th, 2011

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Stoner in charge as weather clears

Casey Stoner and Honda resumed their usual dominance in final practice as the weather cleared up at Valencia. After Friday’s constant rain, the riders were greeted with a dry track and sunny skies this morning, allowing Stoner to hit the front early with a 1m33.348s lap

Upbeat Elias thinks top 10 realistic

November 4th, 2011

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Upbeat Elias thinks top 10 realistic

Toni Elias is optimistic that he can be very competitive in this weekend’s Valencia Grand Prix, despite his morning form tailing off in this afternoon’s second practice session.

Gresini admits practice was ‘surreal’

November 4th, 2011

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Gresini admits practice was ‘surreal’

Gresini team boss Fausto Gresini described Friday practice without the late Marco Simoncelli as “surreal” as his squad bravely returned to MotoGP action at Valencia a fortnight after the Italian’s death in Malaysia. The satellite Honda team is running a single MotoGP bike for Hiroshi Aoyama this weekend, plus Michele Pirro and Yuki Takahashi in Moto2. Simoncelli’s #58 bike is on display in the garage.

Ducati pair praying for more rain

November 4th, 2011

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Ducati pair praying for more rain

Ducati’s Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden are pinning their Valencia Grand Prix hopes on today’s rain continuing after being frontrunners in both Friday practice sessions. The troubled 2011 Ducati proved quick in the wet, allowing both men to appear on top of the timing screens for periods – ending up third and fourth in the morning, with Hayden second in the afternoon. “This was actually the first time I’ve ever ridden the GP11.1 in the wet, and I was really happy with how it felt,” said Hayden

Stoner says practice was ‘useless’

November 4th, 2011

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Stoner says practice was ‘useless’

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner felt there was little that could be achieved in Friday practice at Valencia due to both the rain and what several riders felt was a poor track surface.

Rapid Capirossi confident for race

November 4th, 2011

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Rapid Capirossi confident for race

Loris Capirossi believes he can end his MotoGP career on a high at Valencia after a promising performance in Friday practice.