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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.

IRC chiefs praise Ireland route

January 27th, 2012

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IRC chiefs praise Ireland route

IRC motorsport development manager Jean-Pierre Nicolas has praised the organisers of the Circuit of Ireland Rally after completing his route survey this week.

Ireland bosses want ‘big’ event

January 27th, 2012

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Ireland bosses want ‘big’ event

Circuit of Ireland Rally director Bobby Willis has vowed to bring Ireland’s oldest and most famous motorsport event back to life when it runs as an Intercontinental Rally Challenge round in April. The April 6-7 event was officially launched in Belfast on Thursday, with confirmation that the rally will start with a stage around the shipyards from which the Titanic was launched 100 years ago in April. After what’s certain to be a huge crowd-pleaser in front of the famous Harland and Wolff cranes, the crews will face a further 15 stages centred around Armagh

Skoda reveals 2012 Fabia livery

January 5th, 2012

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Skoda reveals 2012 Fabia livery

Skoda UK Motorsport has revealed the livery for the Fabia S2000 Andreas Mikkelsen will drive during the defence of his Intercontinental Rally Challenge title this season. The Norwegian is expected to contest all 13 rounds of the series, which includes four new rallies, as he aims to become the first driver ever to make a successful IRC defence

Kronos to scale back IRC programme

December 22nd, 2011

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Kronos to scale back IRC programme

Kronos Racing will scale back its involvement in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next year and instead focus on developing a new car for the 2013 season. The Belgian squad won the 2008 and ’09 drivers’ titles with Nicolas Vouilloz and Kris Meeke in Peugeot 207 S2000s and also guided Sebastien Loeb to the ’06 World Rally Championship crown in a Citroen Xsara WRC.

Skoda retains Hanninen, Kopecky

December 16th, 2011

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Skoda retains Hanninen, Kopecky

Skoda will retain Juho Hanninen and Jan Kopecky in its factory team for the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Both have driven for the team since it came into the IRC in 2009, with Hanninen taking the ’10 championship and Kopecky finishing second in the standings for all three years. Skoda will also continue to provide factory-specification equipment for reigning champion Andreas Mikkelsen, who drives under the Skoda UK banner.

Ireland joins IRC for 2012

November 24th, 2011

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Ireland joins IRC for 2012

The Circuit of Ireland is one of four rallies that will make their debuts in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next year. The championship unveiled its 2012 calendar on Thursday, with the Irish event joining those in San Marino, Romania and Bulgaria as new additions to the schedule, which will be expanded from 11 rounds to 13. With the blue riband Monte Carlo Rally being lost to the World Rally Championship and Rally Scotland also dropping off the calendar, a greater proportion of the series will take place in Eastern Europe

Mikkelsen stays with Skoda UK

November 21st, 2011

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Mikkelsen stays with Skoda UK

Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen will stay with the Skoda UK team to defend his title in 2012.

Neuville clinches Golden Stage win

November 6th, 2011

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Thierry Neuville picked up 40,000 euros in prize money as he defeated Juho Hanninen in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge’s Golden Stage season-closer.

Neuville leads Golden Stage

November 6th, 2011

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Thierry Neuville took the early lead in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge’s non-championship Golden Stage season finale. The live televised event sees crews make two passes through a single mixed-surface 19 kilometre stage in Cyprus, with a 30,000 euro prize for the winner. Last year’s IRC champion and current S2000 World Rally champion Juho Hanninen held the early advantage on the splits on this morning’s opening run, but the Skoda man was outpaced by Neuville’s Kronos Peugeot on the final stretch – with the Belgian emerging fastest by 4.8 seconds.

Mikkelsen wins rally and IRC title

November 5th, 2011

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Mikkelsen wins rally and IRC title

Skoda UK driver Andreas Mikkelsen clinched the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge title with a commanding victory in the double points finale in Cyprus. Mikkelsen escaped a late scare when he picked up a rear puncture on the opening stage of the final loop – but with title rival Jan Kopecky getting a front puncture on the same rock and losing even more time, Mikkelsen’s lead was not in jeopardy. It could have been a different story had Nasser Al-Attiyah still held second place, but an engine issue on his Autotek Ford prevented the Dakar winner from leaving the midday service, taking any remaining pressure off the leader.

Mikkelsen dominating in Cyprus

November 5th, 2011

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Mikkelsen dominating in Cyprus

Andreas Mikkelsen remains on course for Cyprus Rally victory and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title with three stages to go. The Skoda UK driver won this morning’s first two stages, Gialia and Stavros, to take his lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah up to over half a minute

Mikkelsen back in front in Cyprus

November 4th, 2011

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Andreas Mikkelsen is now in prime position to claim the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title, having taken the lead in Cyprus as main rival Thierry Neuville retired from leg one. Neuville (Kronos Peugeot) had claimed the lead when Mikkelsen spun his Skoda UK Fabia on SS3 this morning. Both men knew that a victory would be enough to give them the championship

Neuville leads as Mikkelsen spins

November 4th, 2011

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Thierry Neuville leads the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title decider in Cyprus after Andreas Mikkelsen had a spin on SS3. Mikkelsen (Skoda UK) had extended his overnight lead by winning the opening Koilinia stage. But a spin on Salamiou then cost him 16.8 seconds to Neuville and gave the Kronos Peugeot driver an 8.8s advantage

Crash ends Hanninen’s IRC title bid

November 4th, 2011

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Crash ends Hanninen’s IRC title bid

Juho Hanninen’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge title defence has ended after the 2010 champion crashed out of the 2011 decider on the first full-length stage in Cyprus. Hanninen went into the season finale six points behind Skoda team-mate and championship leader Jan Kopecky, having only contested a partial campaign this year while focusing on the S2000 World Rally Championship, which he clinched in Spain last month. The following Thierry Neuville said Hanninen had gone off very early on the Koilinia stage and was too far off the road to rejoin.

Mikkelsen takes early Cyprus lead

November 3rd, 2011

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Andreas Mikkelsen set a blistering fastest time as the Intercontinental Rally Challenge’s five-way title shoot-out got underway with the Pafos street stage on Thursday evening in Cyprus. The Skoda UK driver’s 2m48.9s time gave him an overnight lead of 3.1 seconds over reigning champion Juho Hanninen in second.

Kopecky’s co-driver to miss Cyprus

November 3rd, 2011

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Kopecky’s co-driver to miss Cyprus

Jan Kopecky’s preparations for the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge have been disrupted significantly as his regular co-driver Petr Stary has been ruled out of the event.

Bouffier ruled out of IRC title fight

October 30th, 2011

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Bouffier ruled out of IRC title fight

Monte Carlo winner Bryan Bouffier will not be among the contenders for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title in next week’s Cyprus decider after Peugeot decided to only send Thierry Neuville to the event. Neither Bouffier nor Neuville had originally been expected to contest the finale, but their strong results meant they were among six drivers still in contention for the championship

Live TV for IRC Cyprus showdown

October 21st, 2011

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Live TV for IRC Cyprus showdown

Coverage of the six-way fight for this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge title will be shown live on Eurosport during next month’s Cyprus Rally. Viewers in 120 countries will be able to watch four live stages from the Limassol-based event as Jan Kopecky, Juho Hanninen, Thierry Neuville, Andreas Mikkelsen, Freddy Loix and Bryan Bouffier go head-to-head in a double points finale

Peugeot wants consistency from Wilks

October 12th, 2011

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Peugeot wants consistency from Wilks

Peugeot Sport competitions manager Frederic Bertrand has called for more consistency from Guy Wilks if the Englishman is to continue as a 207 S2000 driver in next year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Wilks has only managed one podium this season and crashed out of last weekend’s Rally of Scotland, having led the event for the first three stages. Peugeot UK is currently in negotiations with Peugeot France to discuss the potential for continuing in the IRC, and a decision is expected soon

Mikkelsen claims breakthrough win

October 9th, 2011

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Mikkelsen claims breakthrough win

Andreas Mikkelsen finally clinched his first Intercontinental Rally Challenge win in Scotland, having protected his lead through the final stages at Scone Palace. The Norwegian had narrowly missed out on wins in the prevous two IRC rounds – crashing with victory in sight in Hungary, then being pipped by Thierry Neuville in a final stage showdown in Sanremo. But in Scotland he drove flawlessly, battling with Guy Wilks early on, before emerging with a commanding lead when the Peugeot driver went off on Saturday morning