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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
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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.

Rally Sweden secures TV deal

February 7th, 2012

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Rally Sweden secures TV deal

The organisers of this week’s Rally Sweden have confirmed there will be international television coverage of the event. Event CEO Glenn Olsson concluded a deal on Tuesday afternoon to ensure that the second round of the World Rally Championship will be filmed with footage available across the world. Motors TV is expected to screen the footage in the UK, with nightly reports and a round-up on Sunday afternoon.

Q and A: Wilson on injury blow

February 7th, 2012

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Q and A: Wilson on injury blow

World Rally driver Matthew Wilson broke his left leg – the one limb he had not previously damaged – in a training accident on Saturday. He spoke to AUTOSPORT about how this latest accident happened and what it means for his season.

Richards bullish over Mini decision

February 6th, 2012

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Richards bullish over Mini decision

Prodrive chairman David Richards says Mini’s announcement of a new path in the World Rally Championship is good news for the Banbury team. Richards, who spearheaded Mini’s return to sport with the Countryman-based John Cooper Works WRC last year, is adamant that the car and his customers will feel the benefit of the new deal

Prodrive Mini programme to continue

February 6th, 2012

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Prodrive Mini programme to continue

Prodrive’s Dani Sordo-led team will continue in the World Rally Championship despite the loss of its factory relationship with Mini, AUTOSPORT has learned.

Prodrive loses Mini works status

February 6th, 2012

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Prodrive loses Mini works status

Mini has confirmed that Prodrive’s involvement with the Mini World Rally programme has been reduced to the status of a works-supported private team. The firm has agreed that the Motorsport Italia-run WRC Team Mini Portugal will contest the remaining 12 rounds, scoring points in the manufacturers’ championship with Armindo Araujo and Paulo Nobre driving

Rally Sweden in race for TV solution

February 5th, 2012

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Rally Sweden in race for TV solution

The organisers of Rally Sweden are working around the clock to try and find funding for international television coverage of the second round of the World Rally Championship. Svenska Rally AB, the organising company, has established a deadline of midday Tuesday to conclude deals to show footage from the Karlstad-based event.

Hirvonen encouraged by warm-up win

February 5th, 2012

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Hirvonen encouraged by warm-up win

Mikko Hirvonen says his victory on yesterday’s Rally Finnskog has confirmed he is taking the Citroen DS3 WRC in the right direction ahead of this week’s Rally Sweden. The Finn starts the second round of the World Rally Championship chasing a third straight Rally Sweden win and his success on the one-day round of the Norwegian series has boosted his confidence. He took a half-minute win over Henning Solberg’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI.

Injured Wilson to miss Sweden

February 5th, 2012

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Injured Wilson to miss Sweden

Matthew Wilson has been ruled out of Rally Sweden after breaking his left ankle in a fall while training on Saturday. The Briton fell awkwardly during a run in England’s Lake District and was taken to hospital. “It looks as though I’ve broken and dislocated my left ankle so, unfortunately, that means no Rally Sweden for me,” said Wilson, who had started the season with a tough run to 11th in Monte Carlo

Rallies told to finalise own TV deals

February 3rd, 2012

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Rallies told to finalise own TV deals

World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organisers they will have to finalise their own television deals, AUTOSPORT has learned, a situation labeled totally impractical by one senior team chief.

FIA/Eurosport WRC talks break down

February 3rd, 2012

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FIA/Eurosport WRC talks break down

Negotiations between the FIA and Eurosport for the promotion of the World Rally Championship have broken down and international television coverage of next week’s Rally Sweden appears unlikely. The FIA issued a statement this evening confirming it has withdrawn from negotiations and will begin discussions with other interested parties.

Mini announcement due next week

February 3rd, 2012

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Mini announcement due next week

A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the Banbury firm is reportedly going to be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated. As reported by AUTOSPORT on Thursday, the BMW Group’s decision is believed to have been taken to split from Prodrive

Solberg aims for home advantage boost

February 3rd, 2012

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Solberg aims for home advantage boost

Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week’s Rally Sweden – which passes the border into Norway and goes right past his front door. Solberg, who returned to the official Ford team this season, is delighted with the decision from the Rally Sweden organisers to spend one of the three days competing in neighbouring Norway. The 37-year-old has a family home and hotel alongside Friday morning’s Mitandersfors stage – a test which starts in Sweden and finishes in Norway

Hirvonen talks up Sweden chances

February 3rd, 2012

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Hirvonen talks up Sweden chances

Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm’s DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford’s stronghold on next week’s Rally Sweden. Hirvonen has won the last two Karlstad-based events in a Ford and you have to go back to Petter Solberg’s Subaru success in 2005 for the last time it wasn’t one of the British-built World Rally Cars on the top step of the podium. Having switched his allegiance to Citroen over the closed season however, Hirvonen says he is ready to ruin the record he helped build

Loeb praises Hirvonen’s set-up input

February 3rd, 2012

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Loeb praises Hirvonen’s set-up input

Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has praised Mikko Hirvonen’s input into Citroen’s pre-Rally Sweden testing, with the Frenchman feeling a new confidence aboard his DS3 WRC. While Loeb has won two winter rallies in his career, he admits that Finn Hirvonen’s experience of the snow and ice conditions on next week’s have helped him prepare for the second round of the World Rally Championship.

BMW set to end Prodrive’s Mini deal

February 2nd, 2012

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BMW set to end Prodrive’s Mini deal

The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the Banbury firm’s involvement in the Mini World Rally Team – and casting doubt over the future of the programme.

Goransson gets WRC car for Sweden

February 1st, 2012

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Goransson gets WRC car for Sweden

Former Swedish and European Touring Car Cup champion Richard Goransson will make his World Rally Car debut on next week’s Rally Sweden. The 33-year-old BMW race driver was at Prodrive’s Banbury base yesterday to see the John Cooper Works WRC he will use on his home round of the World Rally Championship for the first time. Goransson will test the car for the first time in Sweden tomorrow and Friday

Prodrive rubbishes Mini split rumours

February 1st, 2012

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Prodrive rubbishes Mini split rumours

Prodrive chief Richard Taylor has laughed off suggestions that the alliance between the Banbury firm and Mini will be terminated.

WRC Academy to continue for 2012

January 31st, 2012

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WRC Academy to continue for 2012

The FIA has confirmed the World Rally Championship Academy Cup will go ahead as planned this season – with M-Sport offering a full 2013 WRC season as a prize to the winner. There had been concerns for the WRC’s support series following the loss of promoter North One Sport earlier this month, but the governing body has confirmed a six-round Academy will begin on the Rally of Portugal in March.

Timing and tracking return for Sweden

January 26th, 2012

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Timing and tracking return for Sweden

The World Rally Championship will take another step back towards normal service on next month’s Rally Sweden, when the vital timing and tracking services return for round two.

Q and A: Mini team boss on Monte podium

January 26th, 2012

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Q and A: Mini team boss on Monte podium

Mini team principal Dave Wilcock came within a place of winning the Monte Carlo Rally with Mini on his first event in his new job. He tells AUTOSPORT how it happened. Q: What does the Monte Carlo Result mean for the future?