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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.

Andersson upbeat despite early exit

January 20th, 2011

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Andersson upbeat despite early exit

Proton driver P-G Andersson has refused to be downbeat about his second-stage retirement from the Monte Carlo Rally, with the Swede hoping for more outings in the Satria Neo S2000. Andersson’s car retired from 11th place yesterday after suffering damage inflicted by a puncture in the second stage. His team-mate Chris Atkinson retired on the opener with an electrical problem aboard the sister Proton.

Delecour: S2000 is not easy

January 20th, 2011

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Delecour: S2000 is not easy

Francois Delecour has admitted driving a Super 2000 car has been tougher than he had imagined as he returns to the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time since 2002. The Frenchman is lying eighth going into the second day of this year’s event, his first in a Peugeot 207 S2000.

Q and A: Hanninen on his Monte start

January 20th, 2011

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Q and A: Hanninen on his Monte start

Despite an impressive field of guest drivers plus all the Intercontinental Rally Challenge regulars to beat, reigning champion Juho Hanninen proved to be a class apart on day one of the Monte Carlo Rally, opening up a 44-second lead over the first four stages. AUTOSPORT spoke to him as he prepared to defend that advantage on the next leg. Q.

Brimtek Enters World Challenge

January 19th, 2011

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Brimtek Enters World Challenge

Brimtek Motorsports will field this Volkswagen GTI in the Touring Car class of the SCCA World Challenge in 2011.

Nashville Fairgrounds Survive Council Vote

January 19th, 2011

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Nashville Fairgrounds Survive Council Vote

James Pritchard (41), Max Dumarey (16) and Marc Davis (18) race three-wide during a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn., in 2007. (Mike Keon Photo) NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Wallace Making Cup Debut At Daytona

January 19th, 2011

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Wallace Making Cup Debut At Daytona

Steve Wallace will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup debut during the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 in February driving for his father, Rusty Wallace.

Parsons, Humphrey Form HP Racing

January 19th, 2011

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Parsons, Humphrey Form HP Racing

PRISM Motorsports fielded the No. 66 Toyota in 2009 and 2010.

Hanninen dominates Monte day one

January 19th, 2011

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Hanninen dominates Monte day one

Juho Hanninen holds a commanding 44.5-second lead over Freddy Loix at the end of the opening day of the Monte Carlo Rally. Last year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion was quickest on the first of this afternoon’s two runs through the St Bonnet stage, then just 0.8s slower than stage winner and fellow Skoda driver Loix on the repeat. Loix’s stage win pulled him clear of leading Peugeot driver Petter Solberg in their battle for second place.

WIX Filters Partners With Stewart-Haas

January 19th, 2011

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WIX Filters Partners With Stewart-Haas

WIX Filters served as the primary sponsor of the No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet driven by Ryan Newman at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last August. (HHP/Erik Perel Photo) KANNAPOLIS, N.C

Caffi enjoying rallying debut

January 19th, 2011

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Ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Caffi was delighted to get through the first two stages of the Monte Carlo Rally in 16th place overall, as he made a promising start to his first Intercontinental Rally Challenge appearance. The Italian, who started 56 grands prix with the Osella, Scuderia Italia and Footwork teams between 1986 and 1991, and now races in sportscars, is driving an S2000 Peugeot 207 on the IRC opener. “It’s fantastic.

Hanninen thrilled with ‘perfect start’

January 19th, 2011

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Hanninen thrilled with ‘perfect start’

Juho Hanninen declared his early lead in the Monte Carlo Rally to be the ‘perfect start’ to the event – but insisted he was not even thinking about winning yet.

Solberg says he’s still settling in

January 19th, 2011

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Solberg says he’s still settling in

Petter Solberg has underlined that he is still far from fully settled in the Peugeot 207 despite currently holding fourth in the Monte Carlo Rally, his debut in both the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and S2000 machinery. The 2003 World Rally champion was sixth after SS1 this morning, but then second-quickest on SS2, moving him up to third overall. Solberg admitted that the dry weather of the opening stages had not been ideal for him

Flying Hanninen takes Monte lead

January 19th, 2011

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Flying Hanninen takes Monte lead

Reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Juho Hanninen leads the 2011 season-opener in Monte Carlo after the first two stages, over half a minute ahead of Stephane Sarrazin.

IRC loses Argentinian round

January 19th, 2011

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IRC loses Argentinian round

The Intercontinental Rally Challenge has cancelled its planned second round in Argentina, the Rally de los Alerces, after the event ran into funding difficulties. Series boss Marcello Lotti said the door was open for the Alerces rally, which would have been making its IRC debut this year, to appear on future schedules if it could resolve its issues.

Heavy snow expected for Monte finish

January 19th, 2011

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Heavy snow expected for Monte finish

Crews on the Monte Carlo Rally are expecting conditions to get significantly more challenging as the event progresses, despite the opening stages seeing dry roads and sunny weather this morning. The event’s traditional unpredictable mixture of snow, ice and rain has been absent so far during the recce and the build-up, but forecasts suggest substantial snowfall for Friday’s stages in particular

Mikkelsen delayed in early incident

January 19th, 2011

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Mikkelsen delayed in early incident

Andreas Mikkelsen’s debut with Skoda UK on the Monte Carlo Rally has got off to a disastrous start after he clipped a wall and had to stop to make repairs very early on the event’s opening stage. The Norwegian brushed a wall with the left rear of his Fabia just a few corners onto the 36.87-kilometre Le Moulinon to Antraigues stage, and had to pull off and stop shortly afterwards.

Runoffs Staying At Road America Through ’13

January 18th, 2011

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Runoffs Staying At Road America Through ’13

The Sports Car Club of America will hold its annual National Championship Runoffs at Wisconsin's Road America through 2013. (Mark Weber/SCCA Photo) TOPEKA, Kan. — The SCCA National Championship Runoffs will remain at Road America through the 2013 season

Q and A with Andreas Mikkelsen

January 18th, 2011

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Q and A with Andreas Mikkelsen

Andreas Mikkelsen is officially starting life as a Skoda UK driver on this week’s Monte Carlo rally. The Norwegian spoke with AUTOSPORT about his expectacions for the event and the rest of the season