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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.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I 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.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Sainz to test FR3.5 with Carlin

October 22nd, 2012

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Sainz to test FR3.5 with Carlin

Carlos Sainz Jr will get his first taste of Formula Renault 3.5 machinery during this week’s post-season test at Barcelona.

Costa seeking for drive after setback

January 26th, 2012

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Costa seeking for drive after setback

Formula Renault 3.5 race winner Albert Costa’s prospects of securing a drive in 2012 have suffered a setback in recent weeks owing to an off-track ‘managerial’ dispute. The Catalan, winner of the final race of 2011 and formerly an FIA Institute Academy young driver, expressed his frustration over the setback that has left him attempting to piece together a new deal from scratch.

Costa takes pole for FR3.5 finale

October 9th, 2011

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Costa takes pole for FR3.5 finale

Epic Racing’s Albert Costa claimed his maiden pole position in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the final race of 2011 at Barcelona today. The 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup champion has a history of struggling to raise a budget, and has raced for the past three seasons on a combination of prize money, limited backing and support from his teams. Costa, who qualified on the front row in Saturday’s race before colliding on the first lap with Jake Rosenzweig (Mofaz), is conscious that this weekend’s meeting may be his last opportunity in single-seaters.

Wickens wins, Vergne flies to second

October 8th, 2011

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Wickens wins, Vergne flies to second

Carlin’s prospective 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 champions Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne will enter Sunday’s title decider on five wins apiece after Canadian Wickens dominated Saturday’s opening race at Barcelona.

Wickens on pole after chaotic session

October 8th, 2011

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Wickens on pole after chaotic session

Carlin’s Robert Wickens took an early advantage in the Formula Renault 3.5 title showdown at Barcelona, recording a seventh pole position of the season in a session interrupted by two lengthy stoppages.

Costa fastest in first FR3.5 session

October 7th, 2011

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Costa fastest in first FR3.5 session

Epic Racing’s Albert Costa temporarily upstaged Carlin duo Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne’s fight for the Formula Renault 3.5 drivers’ title by setting the fastest time in the opening collective test at Barcelona.

Epic ‘nothing to do’ with Epsilon

September 21st, 2011

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Epic ‘nothing to do’ with Epsilon

Spanish Formula Renault 3.5 team Epic Racing has reiterated its independence from Joan Villadelprat’s Epsilon Euskadi amid concern ahead of the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 selection process. The decision in March by Epsilon Euskadi to withdraw from this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 championship, as part of a restructuring, led to a management buyout of the company’s motorsport business sector by finance director Phil Payne and technical staff Claudio Corradini and Immanol Zubikarai. Speaking to AUTOSPORT at last weekend’s meeting at Paul Ricard, Payne explained his concerns regarding misinformation that surrounds Epic, which is running Sten Pentus and Albert Costa in this year’s FR3.5 series

Ricciardo given post-race penalty

September 17th, 2011

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Ricciardo given post-race penalty

ISR’s Daniel Ricciardo has received a 10-second post-race penalty that drops him from fifth to sixth in today’s opening Formula Renault 3.5 race at Paul Ricard. The Australian HRT Formula 1 driver was ruled by race officials to have put all four wheels outside of the track limits during the race. American Jake Rosenzweig is promoted to fourth place for Mofaz, while BVM Target’s Hungaroring polesitter Sergio Canamasas takes fifth

Carlin calm over in-house title fight

September 17th, 2011

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Carlin calm over in-house title fight

Carlin founder Trevor Carlin is undaunted by the task of maintaining a sporting atmosphere between his drivers, Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne, as their battle for the Formula Renault 3.5 drivers’ title intensifies. Entering the penultimate round of the championship at Paul Ricard, Vergne has closed to within 24 points of Wickens. A potential 100 points are available at Ricard and the final event at Barcelona on October 8-9

Vergne beats Wickens in practice one

September 16th, 2011

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Carlin’s Jean-Eric Vergne boosted his ambitions of overhauling team-mate Robert Wickens in the Formula Renault 3.5 title race by setting a blistering pace in the opening free practice session at Paul Ricard. Entering this penultimate round of the championship, six drivers have a mathematical chance of winning the championship

Vergne dominates at Hungaroring

July 2nd, 2011

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Vergne dominates at Hungaroring

Jean-Eric Vergne dominated this afternoon’s Formula Renault 3.5 race at the Hungaroring to claim his second victory of the season after his Spa triumph. Rain prior to the start contributed to some unexpected action before the race got under way

Vergne hustles to Hungary pole

July 2nd, 2011

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Vergne hustles to Hungary pole

Carlin’s Jean-Eric Vergne shrugged off a flat-spotted set of tyres to claim pole position for this afternoon’s opening Formula Renault 3.5 race at the Hungaroring. The Frenchman’s second pole of the season completes a commanding start to his weekend. Vergne set the fastest time in both Friday practice sessions, and recovered from a troubled start to qualifying by hustling a time out of his car on the final lap

Wickens on pole again in the rain

June 19th, 2011

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Carlin’s Robert Wickens mastered a drenched qualifying session at the Nurburgring to claim his second pole position of the Formula Renault 3.5 weekend. Wickens was a commanding 0.583 seconds faster than Gravity-Charouz racer Brendon Hartley

Wickens wins wet Nurburgring thriller

June 18th, 2011

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Wickens wins wet Nurburgring thriller

Robert Wickens emerged on top in a stunning battle with Daniel Ricciardo to win the opening Formula Renault 3.5 race at the Nurburgring. In treacherous conditions, with rain affecting certain parts of the circuit, the pair showed their class by pulling 23 seconds clear of third-placed Kevin Korjus. Wickens moves into the championship lead as a result

Wickens holds on to top spot

June 17th, 2011

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Wickens holds on to top spot

Robert Wickens continued his superb form at the Nurburgring by topping the second Formula Renault 3.5 collective test at the German circuit. The Canadian’s benchmark time of 1m45.433s edged out Fortec’s Alexander Rossi in second by 0.021 seconds.

Costa given post-race penalty

May 29th, 2011

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Costa given post-race penalty

Epic Racing’s Albert Costa has received a 10-second penalty for a jump start in this morning’s Formula Renault 3.5 race in Monaco. Costa gained two positions from his sixth-place starting position into Sainte Devote on the opening lap. The Spaniard, who finished on the podium in Monaco in 2010, drops from fourth to ninth as a result of the penalty

Busy Ricciardo tops FR3.5 practice

May 26th, 2011

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Busy Ricciardo tops FR3.5 practice

ISR’s Daniel Ricciardo set the pace in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series’ only practice session in Monaco this morning.

Wickens takes Spa FR3.5 pole

April 30th, 2011

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Robert Wickens claimed his second Formula Renault 3.5 pole position of the season in an incident-packed qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps this morning. A late red flag produced a congested final two laps of action, as drivers rushed to make their final set of new tyres count. Wickens set his fastest time of 2m02.855s just 30 seconds before the chequered flag.

Ramos leads Spa FR3.5 practice

April 29th, 2011

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Ramos leads Spa FR3.5 practice

Fortec’s Cesar Ramos led the way in Formula Renault 3.5 free practice at Spa-Francorchamps today. The Brazilian, who claimed pole position for the second race of the season at Motorland Aragon a fortnight ago, set the quickest time of 2m04.337s in this afternoon’s second session

Korjus surprises himself with win

April 17th, 2011

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Reigning Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup champion Kevin Korjus produced a faultless drive to take victory in race two of the opening round of the Formula Renault 3.5 season at Motorland Aragon this afternoon.