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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.

Tomczyk tops DTM morning practice

April 24th, 2010

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Tomczyk tops DTM morning practice

Martin Tomczyk set the pace in the second DTM free practice session on Saturday morning. The Audi driver topped the times ahead of the 2008-spec A4 of Alexandre Premat, while a late effort from Mercedes’ Bruno Spengler to jump ahead of Timo Scheider prevented Audi from locking out the top three places.

Race of Champions moves to Germany

April 23rd, 2010

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Race of Champions moves to Germany

The 2010 Race of Champions will take place in Dusseldorf’s ESPRIT Arena, the organisers of the winter all-star event have announced. The event will take place on 26-27 November, and moves to Germany after a single year in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium

Scheider fastest in first practice

April 23rd, 2010

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Timo Scheider set the pace for Audi in the opening practice session of the first round of the season at Hockenheim today.

BMW decision on DTM expected soon

April 23rd, 2010

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BMW is expected to make a decision on entering the DTM in the near future, with the manufacturer’s board meeting to discuss the matter this week.

Coulthard open on racing future

April 23rd, 2010

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Coulthard open on racing future

David Coulthard says he is keeping an open mind about his future, ahead of his first race for 18 months in the DTM opener at Hockenheim this weekend. The former grand prix driver will contest this season with Mercedes but he told this week’s AUTOSPORT magazine that he isn’t yet set on a full-time return to racing beyond 2010. “By the time I get to lap 19 at Hockenheim, that will be one more than the consecutive number of laps I’ve ever done in a DTM car,” he told AUTOSPORT.

Legends to enter inaugural VW race

April 21st, 2010

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Martin Brundle, Jacques Lafitte, Derek Bell, Carlos Sainz and Frank Biela will take part in the opening round of the Volkswagen Scirocco Cup at Hockenheim this weekend. The new series is being launched as part of the support package for the DTM and has drafted in the five legends to celebrate its first race.

Scheider ready for third title attempt

April 15th, 2010

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Scheider ready for third title attempt

Reigning DTM champion Timo Scheider says the winter break has refreshed him after the stresses of winning a second-straight title. The Audi driver became the first driver to win back-to-back championships in the German series since Bernd Scheider in 2000-01, and he says that he’s in good shape to challenge for a third consecutive crown. “After the second title win my batteries were pretty low,” said the German.

Mercedes confirms DTM line-up

April 15th, 2010

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Mercedes confirms DTM line-up

Mercedes has announced its 2010 driver line-up for the DTM, confirming the additions of David Coulthard and Franky Cheng to the series. Both drivers had taken part in the official pre-season test at Valencia last month in 2008-spec Mercedes, with Coulthard driving for one day and Cheng participating in all four. With Mathias Lauda the only driver leaving Mercedes from its 2009 squad, it means the manufacturer will go back to running five older-spec cars as it did two years ago.

Coulthard seals Mercedes DTM drive

April 3rd, 2010

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Coulthard seals Mercedes DTM drive

David Coulthard has announced that he will return to racing in the DTM this season with Mercedes. This week’s AUTOSPORT magazine revealed that a deal for Coulthard to drive a 2008 Mercedes for the Mucke team was all but done after successful winter tests, and the Scot has confirmed this morning that his DTM move will go ahead.

Schumacher fastest in DTM test

March 29th, 2010

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Ralf Schumacher set the fastest time of all four days of the DTM’s pre-season test at Valencia on the final day of running on Saturday. The HWA Mercedes driver was narrowly ahead of Audi rookie Miguel Molina, who nearly repeated his pace-setting performance from day three. Alexandre Premat ended the day third after being fastest in the morning, while Oliver Jarvis was next up as he continued to adapt to driving a 2009-spec car for Abt Sportsline

Molina heads DTM test at Valencia

March 26th, 2010

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DTM rookie Miguel Molina topped the times on the third day of testing at Valencia as the 2008-spec cars continued to shine. The Audi driver kept up the trend of the older-spec cars setting the pace, after Alexandre Premat topped day one and Maro Engel set the pace on day two. The Spaniard headed a group of five older cars at the top of the timesheets, led by Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green who were just one tenth of a second behind the new boy.

Engel fastest on day two of DTM test

March 26th, 2010

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Maro Engel set the pace on the second day of DTM testing at Valencia on Thursday, while reigning champion Timo Scheider took second for Audi despite sitting out half of the day with technical problems.

Premat edges Coulthard in DTM test

March 25th, 2010

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Alexandre Premat set the pace on the first day of DTM testing at Valencia on Wednesday, while David Coulthard was second quickest as he evaluates a switch to the German series. This week’s AUTOSPORT magazine reveals that Coulthard will make his decision on whether to race in the DTM this year based on yesterday’s running, as it was his only opportunity to share the track with several other cars after completing three private tests with Mercedes in recent weeks

Kristensen to advise race stewards

March 25th, 2010

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Kristensen to advise race stewards

Tom Kristensen, the eight-time Le Mans winner, will perform the drivers’ advisory role on the stewards panel at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dane, who was present at the season opener in Bahrain when the role was performed by Alain Prost, will join the panel of three stewards at Albert Park. The move to involve drivers this season has come at the request of new FIA president Jean Todt, who wants experienced drivers to help offer insight for stewards who have little or no experience of racing cars

Di Resta ready for Formula 1 chance

March 24th, 2010

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Di Resta ready for Formula 1 chance

Paul di Resta has no doubts that he is ready for anything that Formula 1 can throw at him – despite being slightly put out after encountering a shark during his first PR appearance for Force India. Di Resta gets his first opportunity to drive on a race weekend in Australia this weekend, when he takes over Adrian Sutil’s car for the first free practice session

Ralf Schumacher stays on in the DTM

March 23rd, 2010

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Ralf Schumacher stays on in the DTM

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that Ralf Schumacher will continue to race in the DTM in the 2010 season.

Ralf Schumacher set to stay in DTM

March 4th, 2010

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Ralf Schumacher set to stay in DTM

Ralf Schumacher is close to agreeing a deal to remain in the DTM with Mercedes, according to the manufacturer’s motorsport boss Norbert Haug. The six-time grand prix winner has raced in the German series for the past two years, beginning in a one-year-old car with Mucke Motorsport before graduating to the front-line HWA squad for 2009. While Schumacher has struggled for results so far in his DTM career, with a fifth place at Dijon last year his best finish to date, Haug is optimistic that the 34-year-old will return for a third season.

Mercedes: No Coulthard deal yet

February 25th, 2010

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David Coulthard’s second DTM test with Mercedes is not an indication that the former grand prix winner will race in the series this year, according to the manufacturer’s motorsport boss Norbert Haug. The Scot drove a C-class at the Algarve circuit this week, but despite mounting talk of Coulthard becoming the latest ex-Formula 1 star to join the DTM, Haug says that a deal is not close

Coulthard in line for DTM drive

February 18th, 2010

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Coulthard in line for DTM drive

David Coulthard could be heading for a race seat in the DTM after sampling a Mercedes C-Class for the first time at Monteblanco in Spain last week. The BBC Formula 1 pundit and 13-time GP winner, who has been a Mercedes ambassador since the end of a 10-year spell racing for McLaren in F1, tested for two days alongside regular drivers Paul di Resta, Gary Paffett and Bruno Spengler. The 38-year-old Scot retired from F1 at the end of the 2008 season, but has made no secret of his interest in racing elsewhere in the future and AUTOSPORT understands Mercedes is considering offering Coulthard a drive in the series in a 2008-spec car.

Molina moves to DTM with Audi

February 18th, 2010

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Molina moves to DTM with Audi

Miguel Molina will graduate from Formula Renault 3.5 to the DTM this season in a works Audi. The 21-year-old Spaniard will race a 2008-spec car for leading squad Abt Sportsline, which has carried Timo Scheider to the past two DTM drivers’ titles