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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.

Grosjean wins Valencia race one

June 25th, 2011

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Grosjean wins Valencia race one

Romain Grosjean took advantage of misfortune for the two Addax cars to take his second GP2 win of the season on the streets of Valencia. The DAMS driver won from third on the grid without having to pass another car, as both Addax drivers – Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde – were removed from contention for him.

Vietoris confident he is now fit

June 25th, 2011

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Vietoris confident he is now fit

Christian Vietoris is certain that he is back to 100 per cent fitness after missing the last two GP2 rounds for health reasons. The German crashed heavily in the sprint race of the first weekend of the year in Turkey when he suffered a brake failure, and after racing in the DTM at Zandvoort the following weekend he skipped the GP2 races at Barcelona and Monaco to allow his head to recover. He has since raced twice more for Mercedes in the DTM, and reported no ill effects after returning to GP2 action on the streets of Valencia on Friday

Pic leads all-Addax front row

June 24th, 2011

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Pic leads all-Addax front row

Charles Pic will lead an all-Addax front row for the Spanish team’s home race after he narrowly beat Giedo van der Garde to pole position for the main race. The Frenchman jumped from third to first with just two minutes of the session remaining to rob van der Garde of the top spot – and take the points lead thanks to the pole bonus.

Bianchi tops Valencia GP2 practice

June 24th, 2011

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Bianchi tops Valencia GP2 practice

Jules Bianchi set the pace in GP2 free practice with his final lap of the session on the streets of Valencia. The ART driver came out on top of effectively a one-lap shootout, which was created when the session restarted after a red flag with only three minutes remaining. Championship leader Romain Grosjean went into the final flurry at the top of the timesheets, where he had been since usurping series returnee Christian Vietoris (Racing Engineering) after nine minutes.

Vietoris back for Valencia

June 23rd, 2011

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Vietoris back for Valencia

Christian Vietoris will return to the GP2 Series for this weekend’s round at the Valencia street circuit. The 22-year-old German has missed the previous two rounds after a heavy crash during the Istanbul sprint race in May caused him to suffer painful headaches. He has, however, been able to continue his DTM duties with the Persson Mercedes squad, during his spell on the single-seater sidelines due to the lesser physical demands placed on drivers compared to a GP2 car

Parente joins Carlin for Valencia

June 21st, 2011

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Parente joins Carlin for Valencia

Portugal’s Alvaro Parente will compete for Carlin in this weekend’s GP2 race at Valencia alongside 2011 team regular Max Chilton.

Pic dominates Monaco race two

May 28th, 2011

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Pic dominates Monaco race two

Charles Pic took a comfortable victory from pole position in the GP2 sprint race on the streets of Monte Carlo. The French Addax driver fended off a fast starting Josef Kral (Arden) to hold on to the lead into the first corner at the start, and from there he was never challenged. Kral stayed close early on, but after two safety car periods in the first 12 laps Pic started to ease away when the race settled down.

Turvey loses sprint race pole

May 27th, 2011

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Turvey loses sprint race pole

Oliver Turvey has lost his pole position for Saturday’s second GP2 race of the weekend at Monaco because he did not serve a drive-through penalty that he was given in race one. The Briton, who is filling in for Mikhail Aleshin this weekend as the Russian struggles with budget and the hand injury he sustained in Turkey, was deemed to have jumped the start in Friday’s race

Valsecchi takes Monaco victory

May 27th, 2011

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Valsecchi takes Monaco victory

Davide Valsecchi took a lights to flag victory in the first GP2 race of the weekend on the streets of Monaco. The Italian inherited the lead when polesitter Sam Bird stalled at the start

Monaco stewards slam GP2 drivers

May 27th, 2011

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Monaco stewards slam GP2 drivers

The Monaco Grand Prix stewards have criticised the GP2 field following Thursday’s qualifying session that was heavily disrupted. The 30-minute session was marred by incidents caused by drivers backing up towards the end of the lap to create some clear space ahead of them. Several drivers had multiple hot laps ruined as they encountered cars queuing up through the Swimming Pool, La Rascasse and Anthony Noghes corners.

Van der Garde loses pole after penalty

May 26th, 2011

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Van der Garde loses pole after penalty

Three drivers have been given grid penalties for tomorrow’s feature race in Monaco, with Giedo van der Garde losing his pole position. After a crazy qualifying session on Thursday, pole setter van der Garde, Frenchman Romain Grosjean and Swede Marcus Ericsson were penalised for having caused collisions

Van der Garde tops crazy session

May 26th, 2011

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Van der Garde tops crazy session

Giedo van der Garde will start from pole position for the second consecutive GP2 feature race after he came out on top in a controversial qualifying session. The entire 30-minute session was marred by incidents in traffic as drivers continually backed up to try and find clear space for their hot laps

Grosjean dominates practice

May 26th, 2011

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Romain Grosjean topped GP2 free practice at Monaco by more than one second over the rest of the field. The DAMS driver was the pacesetter for most of the session, as he was one of the few drivers to get a series of clear laps in. Grosjean was already out front by the halfway stage, and with seven minutes remaining he found another half a second to put himself 0.8 seconds clear of Racing Engineering’s Dani Clos at that time

Bianchi gets grid Monaco grid penalty

May 25th, 2011

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Bianchi gets grid Monaco grid penalty

Jules Bianchi has been given a penalty for the Monaco GP2 feature race following an incident during the Barcelona event last weekend. The Lotus ART driver caused a collision with Giedo van der Garde at the start of the sprint race on Sunday, with both men retiring right away after a heavy accident

Leimer triumphs in second race

May 22nd, 2011

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Leimer triumphs in second race

Fabio Leimer bounced back from having to start last for the first GP2 race of the weekend by winning the second race at Barcelona.

Grosjean excluded from fourth

May 21st, 2011

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Grosjean excluded from fourth

Romain Grosjean has been excluded from Saturday’s GP2 race after his car failed post-race scrutineering. The DAMS driver lost the championship lead when he could manage no better than fourth in the race, but his title charge has been dented even further now he has lost the five points he scored. To compound the punishment, his exclusion from the results means he will start from the back of the grid for race two on Sunday

Pic heads Addax one-two finish

May 21st, 2011

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Pic heads Addax one-two finish

Charles Pic led Giedo van der Garde home for an Addax one-two in the first GP2 race of the weekend at Barcelona.

Bianchi stripped of Barcelona pole

May 20th, 2011

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Bianchi stripped of Barcelona pole

Jules Bianchi has been stripped of his pole position for the first GP2 race at Barcelona for ignoring yellow flags. The ART driver has received a 10-place grid because he improved his time in the second sector of the lap when yellow flags were waving after Fabio Leimer’s Rapax car broke down coming out of Turn 5

Bianchi takes pole at Barcelona

May 20th, 2011

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Bianchi takes pole at Barcelona

Jules Bianchi took pole position for the first GP2 race of the weekend at Barcelona, while championship leader Romain Grosjean could only manage fifth. ART’s Bianchi set the pace during the early minutes of the session, which turned out to be when the track was at its quickest.

Grosjean fastest in practice

May 20th, 2011

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Grosjean fastest in practice

Romain Grosjean comfortably led the way in the first GP2 practice session of the weekend at Barcelona. The championship leader was the first driver to set a genuine lap time six minutes into the session, and his best effort of 1m30.559s was never headed. In fact, none of the Frenchman’s rivals could even get within half a second of his time.