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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
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    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.

Hanninen takes early Rally Zlin lead

August 26th, 2011

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Hanninen takes early Rally Zlin lead

Juho Hanninen took an early lead on the latest round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge after going quickest on the opening stage of Czech Rally Zlin.

Mikkelsen tops Czech shakedown

August 26th, 2011

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Mikkelsen tops Czech shakedown

Skoda UK Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen has made the perfect preparation for the latest round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, with fastest time on Friday’s shakedown for Rally Zlin. In unusually hot conditions, the Fabia S2000 driver was 0.7s of a second faster than his nearest rival, local hero Jan Kopecky, around the 2.6-mile stage.

Two Straight For Stewart In 360 Nationals

August 7th, 2011

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KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Shane Stewart made it back-to-back ASCS Knoxville Nationals championships by taking the $10,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 25-lap Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters feature event atop the half-mile Knoxville Raceway clay oval. Stewart held off a mid-race bid from Sammy Swindell and then slipped away in the final circuits aboard Paul Silva’s Wesmar-powered Rockstar Energy Drink No. 57 A.R.T

Hanninen clinches Azores victory

July 16th, 2011

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Juho Hanninen moved back into the Intercontinental Rally Challenge points lead by winning Rally Azores. The reigning champion was kept on his toes by fellow Skoda driver Andreas Mikkelsen, as the Norwegian produced his strongest performance of the season to nose ahead of Hanninen on a couple of occasions

Hanninen ahead in Azores tussle

July 16th, 2011

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Hanninen ahead in Azores tussle

Juho Hanninen has moved back into the Rally Azores lead with two stages to go, after briefly losing his first position to Andreas Mikkelsen. Amid further rain and fog on the island, factory Skoda driver Hanninen fell to second on SS13 when he missed a junction and found himself 2.7 seconds behind Mikkelsen (Skoda UK) in the overall classification

Mikkelsen carves into Hanninen’s lead

July 16th, 2011

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Juho Hanninen will start the final leg of Rally Azores with a lead of just 1.3 seconds after Andreas Mikkelsen carved into his advantage on Friday’s third loop of stages.

Hanninen maintains Azores advantage

July 15th, 2011

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Hanninen maintains Azores advantage

Juho Hanninen remains in the lead of Rally Azores after the second loop of Friday stages, which was truncated by the cancellation of SS9. The reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion lost a few seconds to the chasing Andreas Mikkelsen when he struck a rock and damaged a tyre on SS7, but rebuild his lead to 10 seconds by going quickest on SS8.

Hanninen pulls away in Azores

July 15th, 2011

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Hanninen pulls away in Azores

Juho Hanninen is edging away from the field in increasingly difficult conditions on Rally Azores. While the middle test of this morning’s opening three-stage loop was cancelled due to livestock in the road, SS4 brought rain and SS6 thick fog and mud.

Hanninen takes early Azores lead

July 14th, 2011

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Juho Hanninen leads Rally Azores by 4.3 seconds over local favourite Bruno Magalhaes after the three stages that opened the event this evening. Skoda UK’s Andreas Mikkelsen had set the early pace, before a power steering failure near the end of of SS2, let factory Skoda driver and reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Hanninen move ahead. The Finn then extended that advantage on the leg-closing Grupo Marques superspecial, as Mikkelsen slipped to third behind Magalhaes (Peugeot Portugal).

Skoda pair lead Azores shakedown

July 14th, 2011

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Skoda drivers Juho Hanninen and Andreas Mikkelsen set the joint fastest time in shakedown for Rally Azores, round six of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, which gets underway this afternoon. Hanninen’s Skoda team mate Jan Kopecky was third quickest, with Guy Wilks the fastest Peugeot 207 driver in fourth overall. “We’re pretty happy with everything so far – it’s important to have a good start,” said Mikkelsen, who spent shakedown finetuning the set-up of his Skoda UK entry

Kopecky set for Azores return

July 6th, 2011

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Kopecky set for Azores return

Jan Kopecky is set to return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge on next week’s Azores Rally, according to his Skoda team boss Michal Hrabanek.

Mikkelsen impressed with Team UK trio

July 5th, 2011

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Mikkelsen impressed with Team UK trio

Intercontinental Rally Challenge frontrunner Andreas Mikkelsen admitted he was impressed with the three Team UK rally drivers who tested his Skoda UK Fabia S2000 yesterday. Elfyn Evans, Harry Hunt and John MacCrone all drove the car at the Goodwood rally stage in Sussex as part of an alliance between Skoda UK and the MSA, the governing body of British motorsport

Loix clinches Ypres victory

June 25th, 2011

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Loix clinches Ypres victory

Freddy Loix won the Ypres Rally for the seventh time in his career with a dominant performance on his home round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Belgian veteran was barely threatened throughout the two-day event, pulling clear of early rival Guy Wilks with a string of stage wins on Friday, and ultimately winning by over one and a half minutes as problems hit all the other main contenders. The result put Loix into the IRC championship lead, with pre-rally points leader Juho Hanninen not entered for this event.

Loix on brink of seventh Ypres win

June 25th, 2011

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Loix on brink of seventh Ypres win

Freddy Loix is two stages away from wrapping up a seventh Ypres Rally victory, having maintained his comfortable lead through the third loop of today’s mammoth 12-stage itinerary. With only two more evening tests to go, the leading positions are all set bar any misfortunes, with works Skoda driver Loix 1m35s ahead of PH Peugeot’s Bryan Bouffier.

Wilks’ puncture gives Loix big lead

June 25th, 2011

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Wilks’ puncture gives Loix big lead

Freddy Loix now leads the Ypres Rally by 1m41.3s with five stages to go after his nearest rival Guy Wilks suffered a double puncture on the first stage out of service this afternoon.

IRC drops Madeira from calendar

June 25th, 2011

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IRC drops Madeira from calendar

The Intercontinental Rally Challenge has dropped the Rally Madeira from its schedules for both 2011 and 2012. The Portuguese island event had been part of the IRC calendar since the series’ inception in 2006, but Geraldine Filiol, managing director of IRC organiser Eurosport Events, said contractual problems had forced the decision. “The organisers of Rali Vinho Madeira have informed us recently that they would no longer be able to honour the terms of their contract with Eurosport Events, notably part of their funding obligations,” she said

Loix still leads in damp Ypres

June 25th, 2011

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Loix still leads in damp Ypres

Skoda driver Freddy Loix edged further away from the field on Saturday’s first loop of Ypres Rally stages, stretching his lead over Guy Wilks to 46.9 seconds after SS9. In damp conditions this morning, most chose intermediate tyres, but Wilks and his Peugeot UK team gambled on cut slicks. Although this looked wise as Wilks finally interrupted Loix’s run of stage wins on SS7, the Briton was only 0.4s faster than his Belgian rival – who then resumed his run of fastest times on the next two tests

Loix continues to dominate Ypres

June 24th, 2011

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Freddy Loix has moved into a dominant lead at the end of the first day of his home round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the Ypres Rally. The Skoda driver was quickest on all six Friday stages, to established a 36.7-second lead over Peugeot UK’s Guy Wilks. Local Skoda man Pieter Tsjoen continues to fend off PH Peugeot’s Bryan Bouffier in the battle for third.

Kopecky forced to miss Ypres

June 24th, 2011

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Jan Kopecky has been forced to withdraw from the Ypres Rally as his co-driver Petr Stary was injured in the duo’s crash at shakedown yesterday. Kopecky’s Skoda Fabia hit a bridge at a fourth-gear corner during the test

Kopecky crashes at shakedown

June 24th, 2011

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Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky’s tough season continued with a crash at yesterday’s shakedown stage in preparation for the Ypres Rally, which starts this afternoon.