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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.

MotoGP to get extra test in Argentina

April 10th, 2013

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MotoGP to get extra test in Argentina

MotoGP will hold an additional test at Termas de Rio Hondo in July ahead of the Argentinian circuit’s debut on the calendar in 2014. The venue was supposed to host MotoGP’s return to Argentina this year, but it was postponed amid the row over the country’s nationalisation of its arm of Honda sponsor Repsol. A selection of MotoGP riders, including representatives of all three works squads, have been invited to Argentina from July 1-5

Live TV secured for ERC Rally Azores

February 15th, 2013

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Live TV secured for ERC Rally Azores

April’s Rally Azores will be the first round of the new European Rally Championship to feature extended live television coverage, with four stages being shown on Eurosport. Live coverage is a key part of the planned development of the ERC, as it was with the former series , the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Eurosport will broadcast live from selected ERC rounds for this season.

Tandy joins Falken for Sebring

January 30th, 2013

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Tandy joins Falken for Sebring

Nick Tandy will drive for the Walker Racing-run Falken team at the American Le Mans Series-opening Sebring 12 Hours. The 28-year-old Briton marked his debut as a Porsche factory driver by taking pole position in the GT class for last weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours

MSR may miss start of season

February 18th, 2012

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MSR may miss start of season

Michael Shank Racing may have to delay its IndyCar Series debut or only contest a limited 2012 schedule as it looks for further sponsorship. The team has an engine deal with Lotus and hopes to run Paul Tracy, but has yet to begin testing, and admitted that a potential sponsorship option fell through last year. “We’ve got the car in the shop and the people we need to go run the car, but at this point we are still working to have the full budget in place to go racing,” said Shank.

ALMS pays tribute to Peugeot

January 19th, 2012

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ALMS pays tribute to Peugeot

Peugeot’s five-year stint in sportscar racing has been praised by American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton following the manufacturer’s shock withdrawal from the sport. The French marque announced on Wednesday that it was pulling out of prototype racing with immediate effect, leaving Audi without a full-time factory rival to take on in the new-for-2012 World Endurance Championship

Stoneman open to racing in USA

January 12th, 2012

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Stoneman open to racing in USA

Dean Stoneman says competing in the US and Indy Lights is one of the avenues he is exploring as he bids to return to racing following a 12-month absence from the sport as he battled with testicular cancer.

Shank launches IndyCar team

October 14th, 2011

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Shank launches IndyCar team

Grand-Am squad Michael Shank Racing has announced that it will enter the IndyCar Series next year. The team, which was previously a front-runner in the Atlantic Championship, will run a single car in a partnership between Shank, businessman Brian Bailey and NASCAR racer AJ Allmendinger.

South American rounds cancelled

September 14th, 2011

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South American rounds cancelled

Superleague organisers have announced the cancellation of all the South American rounds scheduled for next month. The Brazilian round will not go ahead after organisers received news from circuit bosses that Goiania will not be ready to host the scheduled race

Rankings: Keselowski, Tomczyk move up

June 6th, 2011

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Rankings: Keselowski, Tomczyk move up

An ultra-busy weekend of motorsport brought some unexpected race winners and, consequently, some large leaps in the Castrol EDGE Rankings.

AFS picks Matos for IndyCar move

March 18th, 2011

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AFS picks Matos for IndyCar move

Raphael Matos has sealed a late deal to return to the IndyCar Series with his former Indy Lights team AFS Racing. The Brazilian lost his seat with De Ferran Dragon Racing, where he had spent the first two years of his IndyCar career, last winter, with the team initially dropping him for Tony Kanaan before ultimately closing its doors. But Matos has been thrown a lifeline by Gary Peterson’s AFS team, which is graduating to IndyCar as an independent operation for the first time after being an occasional co-entrant with Andretti Autosport in the past.

ORECA enters ILMC with 908

January 30th, 2011

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ORECA enters ILMC with 908

Le Mans Series champion team ORECA will enter its Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the full Intercontinental Le Mans Cup this year, as it sticks with its title-winning car rather than receiving Peugeot’s latest 90X Le Mans contender.

Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

January 21st, 2011

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Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

James Hinchcliffe says he is more eager than ever to secure an IndyCar seat with Newman/Haas after his second test with the legendary squad. Canadian Indy Lights frontrunner Hinchcliffe had his first IndyCar run with Newman/Haas alongside the experienced Oriol Servia before Christmas

Lanigan joins forces with Rahal

December 18th, 2010

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Lanigan joins forces with Rahal

Former Conquest and Newman/Haas co-owner Mike Lanigan has become in partner in Bobby Rahal’s team, which will be renamed Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Lanigan was a sponsor of Rahal’s son Graham in the Atlantic series in 2006, and then moved from his partnership with Conquest Racing to Newman/Haas when it signed the younger Rahal for the 2007 Champ Car season.

Rally of Portugal to start in Lisbon

November 9th, 2010

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Rally of Portugal to start in Lisbon

Next year’s Rally of Portugal will start with a superspecial in Lisbon – meaning the return of top-flight rallying to the nation’s capital city for the first time since 1974. The crews will make the trip north-west to the Atlantic coast city after they have finished the recce and shakedown stage on Wednesday March 23

Cotman Leading 2012 Development Program

August 17th, 2010

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INDIANAPOLIS — The IZOD IndyCar Series has hired Tony Cotman to serve as project manager for the development of its 2012 technical program.