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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.

Karthikeyan Headed Back To Formula One

January 7th, 2011

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Karthikeyan Headed Back To Formula One

Narain Karthikeyan (HHP/Erik Perel Photo) MADRID, Spain — Narain Karthikeyan, the native of India who was voted the most popular driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010, will return to Formula One this year to drive for HRT.

Carroll to make debut at Watkins Glen

May 28th, 2010

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Carroll to make debut at Watkins Glen

Adam Carroll will make his IndyCar debut in the Watkins Glen race on 4 July. Andretti Autosport recently announced that it had signed the former Formula 1 test driver, who also took Ireland to the final A1GP title, for a partial programme in the second half of the 2010 season, and has now chosen the classic road course as the venue for his first appearance

Melker claims pole for first GP3 race

May 8th, 2010

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Nigel Melker has taken pole for today’s inaugural GP3 Series race after a dramatic qualifying session at Barcelona this morning. On a track that was damp but drying after overnight rain, Melker came out on top after a manic scramble at the end of the session where no fewer than 11 drivers took turns on the top spot during the final five minutes. The RSC Mucke Motorsport driver’s pole lap of 1m52.602s left him 0.329 seconds clear of Jenzer’s Pal Verhaug, who was the last driver to start his final flying lap and therefore had the benefit of both the optimum conditions and a relatively clear track to vault from the back half of the grid up to second

Carroll Joins Andretti Camp

May 3rd, 2010

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Carroll Joins Andretti Camp

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Andretti Autosport’s latest IndyCar Series driver is 2009 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport champion Adam Carroll, who will drive a limited schedule of IndyCar Series events in the second half of the 2010 season

Reid takes inaugural Auto GP pole

April 25th, 2010

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Reid takes inaugural Auto GP pole

Jonny Reid will start from pole position for the inaugural Auto GP event at Brno in the Czech Republic today. The former A1GP frontrunner has returned to single-seater racing in the new championship for the first time since competing in Indy Lights in 2008, having most recently raced Porsches. Reid made the best of the warm qualifying conditions – very different to the wind that had affected testing and practice – to put his Super Nova car on pole ahead of Lazarus driver Fabio Onidi, who had been a title contender in Auto GP’s forerunner Euroseries 3000

Zaugg signs up for Auto GP

April 21st, 2010

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Adrian Zaugg has become the latest driver to sign up for the fledgling Auto GP championship. The 23-year-old Singapore-born South African will partner Julian Leal in the Trident Racing team for the season opener at Brno this weekend. Zaugg has previously raced for the team in the 2009/10 GP2 Asia series, scoring a point in the first race of the Bahrain round in February.

Tappy joins Auto GP with DAMS

April 15th, 2010

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Tappy joins Auto GP with DAMS

Duncan Tappy will race in Auto GP this season for French team DAMS. The 25-year-old Briton, who is also racing in Superleague this season for Brazilian club Flamengo, has previous experience of the series’ car from his time as a rookie driver for Team Great Britain in A1GP. “I’m very excited about racing in Auto GP and to be with such a great team as DAMS is a fantastic opportunity,” Tappy said

Pantano to race in Auto GP

April 12th, 2010

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Giorgio Pantano will return to sub-Formula 1 single-seater racing again in 2010, with Super Nova in Auto GP. The 31-year-old Italian raced for Jordan in F1 in 2004 but returned to GP2 the following season. He eventually won the GP2 title in ’08 but was still unable to break back into F1

Fauzy hopes Friday F1 run leads to more

April 1st, 2010

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Fauzy hopes Friday F1 run leads to more

Fairuz Fauzy hopes his Friday practice appearance for Lotus at Sepang tomorrow will be the first of many such runs this season – and that it will be a chance for him to showcase his ability. The Lotus reserve driver believes his participation in the opening session will be just as valuable than still being able to test during the season would have been. “I know it’s a bit difficult as we can’t test, but if there’s a chance to drive on Fridays, it’s better than nothing,” Fauzy told AUTOSPORT

Malaysian Grand Prix preview quotes: Williams

April 1st, 2010

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Rubens Barrichello: I like Malaysia very much. Physically, it’s one of the toughest races on the calendar and you have to go there expecting it to be really hot

Wickens completes Status GP3 deal

March 31st, 2010

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Wickens completes Status GP3 deal

Formula 2 runner-up Robert Wickens has completed a deal to switch to GP3 with Status this year. The Canadian has already tested the team’s GP3 car, and previously drove for the Status-run Team Canada in A1GP, where he was a race-winner. “GP3 is a very good fit for me because we’re at F1 grands prix and it’ll be a great way to highlight myself and show I’m ready to step to F1 in 2011,” said Wickens.

Van der Drift gets Olympiacos drive

March 24th, 2010

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Van der Drift gets Olympiacos drive

Chris van der Drift will make his Superleague Formula debut with Olympiacos in this year’s championship. The 24-year-old, who holds joint New Zealand and Dutch nationality, is a former A1GP regular and International Formula Master champion, and spent 2009 in Formula Renault 3.5. “It will be a new experience for me racing on behalf of a team like Olympiacos in a series that is different to what I have done before,” said van der Drift

Karthikeyan to race in Superleague

March 24th, 2010

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Karthikeyan to race in Superleague

Former grand prix driver and A1GP race-winner Narain Karthikeyan is to race in this season’s Superleague Formula with PSV Eindhoven. The 33-year-old Indian is also contesting several NASCAR Truck events this year in a bid to break into the American stock car scene. He most recently raced in the Le Mans Series with Kolles Audi.

Dean Stoneman signs up for F2

March 20th, 2010

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Dean Stoneman signs up for F2

Formula Renault UK graduate Dean Stoneman has joined the list of recruits for the 2010 Formula 2 Championship. The 19-year-old Briton has spent his whole car racing career so far in FRenault, initially in the second-string BARC series before moving up to the British Touring Car supporting main UK championship for 2008

A1GP assets up for sale

March 10th, 2010

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A1GP assets up for sale

The assets of the A1GP championship have been put up for sale by the Administrator and Liquidator acting for the series’ organisers. Twenty of the Powered by Ferrari second generation cars are available, plus 12 of the original Lola-Zyteks used for A1GP’s first three seasons

Wickens aims for GP3 with Status

March 4th, 2010

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Wickens aims for GP3 with Status

Formula 2, Formula Renault 3.5 and A1GP race winner Robert Wickens is aiming to contest the new GP3 Series this year, and will test for the Status squad in this week’s first pre-season sessions.

Gravity enters Auto GP with Charouz

February 7th, 2010

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Gravity enters Auto GP with Charouz

Renault Formula 1 team co-owner Gerard Lopez’s Gravity Sport Management organisation is to enter the new Auto GP series in partnership with Czech team Charouz Racing System. Charouz-Gravity Racing will run four cars in the series, with Jan Charouz and Walter Grubmuller – who have already signed to race in Formula Renault 3.5 with the P1 team – taking two of the seats. Drivers from Gravity’s management stable will fill the rest of the line-up, with the four cars running in Renault F1 livery

Tung leads Renault reserve line-up

January 31st, 2010

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Tung leads Renault reserve line-up

Renault has announced Ho-Pin Tung, Jerome D’Ambrosio and Jan Charouz as its reserve drivers for the 2010 season. Tung and D’Ambrosio are both products of the Gravity management organisation run by new Renault partner Gerard Lopez, and had been linked with race seats during the winter. Chinese driver Tung has already driven for the team during last winter’s young driver session at Jerez, and will be Renault’s official third driver.

Teixeira wants A1GP link for Campos

January 27th, 2010

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Teixeira wants A1GP link for Campos

A1GP boss Tony Teixeira says he intends to use the Campos Meta team as A1GP’s Formula 1 arm if he successfully completes a deal to buy into the outfit. AUTOSPORT revealed earlier this month that Teixeira was a leading candidate to either take a major share in or take over Adrian Campos’s start-up F1 team, which is seeking new investment to ensure it makes it onto the 2010 grid. Teixeira has previously stated his ambition to have an F1 squad that the top drivers from A1GP could graduate into.

Davidson interested in DTM move

January 22nd, 2010

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Davidson interested in DTM move

Anthony Davidson could make a racing comeback in the DTM this season after testing for Audi in Spain earlier this week. Audi has at least one vacancy in its line-up following the retirement of Tom Kristensen, and Davidson says the series appeals to him. “I would definitely be interested in racing in the DTM; it’s something I’ve got my eye on,” he told this week’s AUTOSPORT magazine