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David Phillips
Editor and ChiefDavid 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 WriterChris 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 Writer19 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 WriterJason 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.
Tim Terry
Contributing WriterTim 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 WriterNorth 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 WriterAllen 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.
Chris Cunningham
Contributing WriterChris is 20 years old, and recently moved to Charlotte, NC during his sophomore year in college to feed his need for speed. More than just an auto racing enthusiast, Cunningham has risen through the ranks of BMX Racing, Sailboat Racing, and Cycling. Cunningham recently took up go karting, and qualified as an alternate for the 2011 Red Bull Kart Fight at the PRI expo. Aside from racing, Cunningham has recently picked up the hobby of competitive eating (Ranked #7 Collegiate Eater in the country!), and competes all over the east coast in various contests. Chris also enjoys sim racing, writing, playing the drums, and enjoying college at UNC Charlotte.
Tim Doyle
Contributing WriterI've been a race fan since before I can remember, going to dirt tracks around the Washington, DC area since the early 70's with my parents. I got away from racing during my school years but in 1989 a friend and I went to a race in Hagerstown, MD and from there my life was all about racing. I currently live in Winchester, VA and while Dirt Late Models is my favorite form of racing, I also enjoy many other forms such as F1, IndyCar, 410 sprint cars on dirt and (probably more than anything) sim racing. My favorite driver is Ayrton Senna.
I was introduced to sim racing in 1989 when a friend turned me onto Indy 500 The Sim by Papyrus. It took me a few years to own my own PC but once I did, all I wanted to do was sim race. I tried to race my friends as much as possible via modem racing back in the 90's before joining TEN in 1998. From there I devoted a lot of time to online racing enjoying every minute of it. I was able to meet a lot of my competitors from all over the world at LAN events and races I went to. Being able to call some real world drivers friends as a result of sim racing is probably the neatest part of this whole deal!
David Roberts
Contributing WriterDavid lives in Brisbane and is a former Australian National Formula Ford Champion who now owns his own marketing and design company. After racing in Europe, David returned down under to swap a career behind the wheel for a career in the creative department. He now has three children, an ongoing love affair with the good ol’ days of motor racing, and just enough spare time left to enjoy a bit of sim-racing with a few of his old mates.
Ben Rothberg
Contributing WriterI was born and raised in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne where I still am situated. I am currently at University studying for a Certificate in Motorsport and hoping I will be able to achieve my top goal and become a part of a race team. In the sim-racing world, I won an rFactor V8 Supercar season and also was awarded with Best & Fairest award. I am now situated with the best simulation in the world (iRacing.com!) and love every minute of it. I currently race in the V8 Supercar Online Series and finished 16th overall in 2012 Season 1.
Dylan Sharman
Contributing WriterI was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I’m studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.
I’ve always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I’ve won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
Top 20 motorsport stories of 2011
December 31st, 2011
For many, the 2011 motor racing season will forever be associated with the death of former IndyCar champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon in a horrifying accident in the Las Vegas finale, and unsurprisingly Wheldon’s loss and the repurcussions dominated the most-read motorsport stories on AUTOSPORT.com this year.
In happier news, Kimi Raikkonen’s deliberations over where to head next fascinated readers long before his Formula 1 comeback was announced, the prospect of a new Indycar for 2012 was eagerly awaited, and excitement grew over the future of Le Mans racing as Toyota and Porsche lined up to join Audi and Peugeot.
20. Le Mans: Toyota to return to Le Mans in 2012
14 October
Despite global economic gloom, Le Mans racing is thriving. A few months after Porsche announced it would soon be back in LMP1, Toyota revealed that it would take on Audi and Peugeot with a new hybrid as early as 2012.
19. NASCAR: Raikkonen tests Cup car at Virginia
24 May
Kimi Raikkonen was big news all year as he pondered his next move. Back in early summer, a Formula 1 return seemed unlikely and it looked like NASCAR would be his 2012 destination.
18. IndyCar: Head trauma caused Wheldon’s death
18 October
Although it would be December before the full investigation into Dan Wheldon’s death would be complete, the autopsy carried out in the immediate wake of the accident confirmed that the fatal injury had been to his head.
17. ILMC: ORECA takes surprise Sebring win
20 March
The first big LMP1 showdown of the season saw a major shock, as the factory Audis and Peugeots tripped up and ORECA’s older-spec customer Peugeot 908 came away with an upset victory in the Sebring 12 Hours.
16. Le Mans: Raikkonen completes Peugeot 908 test
24 August
By August, NASCAR had dropped off Raikkonen’s radar and it appeared that he might be set for a move into the Le Mans arena after testing for the factory Peugeot team.
15. WRC: Burns video exposes cancer battle
7 November
Ten years after Richard Burns became England’s first World Rally champion, the Richard Burns Foundation released a new film giving an insight into his battle against brain cancer.
14. Le Mans: Porsche to make Le Mans LMP1 return
30 June
Few marques are as synonymous with Le Mans success as Porsche, so news that the creator of the 917 and 962 would be back at sportscar racing’s top level from 2014 was greeted with huge excitement.
13. F3: Magnussen: I’m lucky to be alive
20 November
British Formula 3 runner-up Kevin Magnussen’s Macau Grand Prix came to a violent end when he was launched over the back of Will Buller’s car and into the catch fencing. The Dane escaped with minor injuries.
12. IndyCar: Finale red-flagged after huge crash
16 October
Even before news of the seriousness of Wheldon’s condition became clear, it was obvious that the Las Vegas accident had been a horrendous one, with 15 cars involved and four flying through the air.
11. IndyCar: 2012 Dallara makes test debut
8 August
After many years with the Dallara-Honda spec package, the IndyCar Series enters a new era in 2012 with a new car and engine competition once again. Wheldon was the test driver for the prototype when the car that would ultimately be named in his honour hit the track for the first time in August.
10. IndyCar: Wheldon takes dramatic Indy win
29 May
Just under five months before his death, Wheldon pulled off arguably the crowning moment of his career, as he took the fledging Bryan Herta Autosport team to a sensational victory in an incredibly dramatic Indianapolis 500 after rookie JR Hildebrand crashed while leading into the last corner of the last lap.
9. IndyCar: Motorsport pays tribute to Wheldon
16 October
It was a mark of the respect and affection with which Wheldon was held by the motorsport fraternity that stars from across the racing world were quick to pay tribute to him in the hours after his death.
8. Tributes flood in for Martin Hines
28 August
Motorsport said goodbye to several much-loved characters during 2011, including karting guru Martin Hines, who had played a pivotal role in the careers of so many of top names.
7. IndyCar: Pole contact caused Wheldon’s death
15 December
Two months after the accident, IndyCar announced the results of the comprehensive investigation into the 15-car crash at Las Vegas that led to Wheldon’s death, including confirmation that an impact with the debris fencing’s support post caused the fatal injury.
6. IndyCar: Dallara reveals 2012 Indy concept
10 May
In the build-up to the Indianapolis 500, Dallara unveiled the prototype designs for the new car that it hopes will reinvigorate the IndyCar Series in 2012.
5. WRC: Mini misses 2012 WRC deadline
20 December
Prodrive’s new World Rally Championship Mini project generated huge interest from the start – especially once it started challenging for wins earlier than anyone had expected. So fans were unsurprisingly curious and concerned when it appeared there was a question mark over its 2012 programme.
4. IndyCar: Dallara to name car after Wheldon
18 October
With Wheldon having carried out all the initial testing of the 2012 Dallara IndyCar, it was entirely appropriate that it was named in his honour, and within days o his death, the Italian constructor confirmed that the car would become the DW12.
3. Bakkerud dies after car crash
12 September
Another sad loss in 2011 was sometime Formula 3, GP2 and sportscar racer Christian Bakkerud, who lost his life away from the racetrack, in a car crash in London.
2. NASCAR: Raikkonen to compete in NASCAR
29 March
Raikkonen’s second WRC campaign had only just begun when reports of another potential career change emerged, as he arranged to take his first tentative steps into what turned out to be an abortive NASCAR career.
1. IndyCar: Wheldon dies from injuries
16 October
The story that defined the motor racing season for many people, as IndyCar announced that 2005 champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon had sustained unsurvivable injuries in the ferocious 15-car crash early in the Las Vegas season-closer.