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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.

Kiss eyes Hungary FR3.5, GP3 runs

May 8th, 2013

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Kiss eyes Hungary FR3.5, GP3 runs

Former GP3 race-winner Tamas Pal Kiss is targeting further single-seater outings at the Hungaroring this season, after a strong showing at his home track on his Auto GP debut last weekend. Kiss finished second fastest in Auto GP’s two Saturday free practice sessions before qualifying on the front row for Sunday’s feature race.

Kiss to join Auto GP in Budapest

April 29th, 2013

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Kiss to join Auto GP in Budapest

GP3 race winner Tamas Pal Kiss will join the Auto GP series for his home round at the Hungaroring this weekend.

Marrakech Friday cancelled

April 5th, 2013

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Marrakech Friday cancelled

Heavy rain has forced the cancellation of the Auto GP and World Touring Car Championship running scheduled for the Marrakech circuit on Friday. Auto GP organisers cancelled the opening free practice session earlier in the day due to the amount of standing water around the circuit Moulay el Hassan. With further storms hitting the track during the day, and the water showing no signs of subsisding, the rest of the day’s action has now given way.

Karthikeyan extends Auto GP deal

April 3rd, 2013

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Karthikeyan extends Auto GP deal

Narain Karthikeyan has confirmed to AUTOSPORT that he will continue in Auto GP with Zele Racing at Marrakech this weekend. The former HRT Grand Prix driver competed in last month’s Monza opener after agreeing a late one-round deal to drive for Michael Zele’s team

Karthikeyan to contest Auto GP opener

March 21st, 2013

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Karthikeyan to contest Auto GP opener

HRT Formula 1 refugee Narain Karthikeyan is set to continue his career in single-seater racing after securing a late deal to contest the Auto GP series opener with Austrian team Zele Racing. AUTOSPORT understands the former Jordan and HRT grand prix driver could expand his deal and race in the full eight rounds of this year’s series.

Berthon, Ceccon to open for Trident

March 20th, 2013

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Berthon, Ceccon to open for Trident

Trident will field GP2 returnees Nathanael Berthon and Kevin Ceccon in this weekend’s season-opener at Sepang, although the duo are only confirmed for Malaysia at present. Neither was able to take part in the GP2 winter tests as they worked to put budgets together for 2013. “I know I am not in perfect condition since I could not complete all the pre-season tests, but I kept on working hard in case this would happen and it happened,” said Berthon, who took 12th in last year’s standings with Racing Engineering and claimed two podiums in sprint races.

Zandvoort Masters hopes for new date

February 18th, 2013

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Zandvoort Masters hopes for new date

The Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort is closing in on a new date of July 7 for this year’s event. Organisers were forced to look for a new fixture after the F3 European Championship date at the Norisring was switched to July 13/14, clashing with the category’s Dutch blue-riband event.

New Ibiza team to enter Auto GP

February 5th, 2013

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New Ibiza team to enter Auto GP

A new team formed by veteran Auto GP driver Giuseppe Cipriani will enter the series this year. Ibiza Racing, which has been created as a result of Cipriani joining forces with Modesto Benegiamo and Ferdinando Ravarotto, will field a pair of the heavily-updated Lola-Zytek single-seaters.

Virtuosi signs Roda for Auto GP

January 21st, 2013

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Virtuosi signs Roda for Auto GP

Leading Auto GP team Virtuosi UK has reached agreement for 2013 with Formula 3 racer Andrea Roda.

Quaife-Hobbs close to GP2 deal

January 11th, 2013

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Quaife-Hobbs close to GP2 deal

Auto GP champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs says he is on the brink of securing a GP2 drive for 2013 and has no interest in racing anywhere else this season. Speaking at AUTOSPORT International, Quaife-Hobbs said securing the final part of his budget was the only remaining hurdle. “That’s what holding us back from signing a deal at the moment, but we’re working on it and we’re quite close,” he said on the AUTOSPORT Stage with KX

Mateschitz: WRC has huge potential

December 9th, 2012

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Mateschitz: WRC has huge potential

Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has spoken out about the future of the World Rally Championship, saying the time has come to tap into the potential of the series. Red Bull Media House and German firm Sportsman Media are in the process of acquiring the global media and promotional rights to the World Rally Championship on a long-term basis. And, for the first time, Mateschitz has explained some of the reasoning behind Red Bull’s decision to move beyond driver and team sponsorship and get involved in series promotion

Mateschitz: Toro Rosso must improve

December 8th, 2012

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Scuderia Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz has called on his junior team to raise its game after a disappointing 2012 season. The Red Bull co-owner admitted that he was dissatisfied with the ex-Minardi outfit’s progress after it scored only 26 points and slipped down to ninth in the constructors’ standings. AUTOSPORT understands that unhappiness with the team’s progress was one of the factors that led to James Key replacing Giorgio Ascanelli as technical director midway through the season

Sirotkin triumphs in Auto GP finale

September 23rd, 2012

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Euronova’s Sergey Sirotkin ended his Auto GP season on a high by taking victory in the final race of 2012 at Sonoma. Although the 17-year-old completed his pre-race goal of winning, fifth place for race one victor Pal Varhaug secured the runner-up position in the drivers’ standings for the Virtuosi UK driver. After the disappointment of a first-lap retirement in Saturday’s race one , champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs charged from 12th on the grid to finish second.

Pizzonia awaits medical clearance

September 23rd, 2012

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Pizzonia awaits medical clearance

Antonio Pizzonia is waiting for medical clearance to race in the Auto GP World Series final at Sonoma on Sunday after his crash with Adrian Quaife-Hobbs on Saturday . The former grand prix driver required eight stitches and sustained a “tiny” fracture in his hand when he collided with leader Quaife-Hobbs on the opening lap of race one.

Varhaug takes Sonoma Auto GP win

September 22nd, 2012

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Pal Varhaug’s bid to secure the runner-up position in the Auto GP World Series received a huge boost when the Norwegian took his third victory of the season in race one at Sonoma. The Virtuosi UK driver produced a faultless drive after negotiating an opening lap melee to take the lead.

Serenelli returns to Auto GP

September 13th, 2012

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Serenelli returns to Auto GP

Giancarlo Serenelli will return to Auto GP for the season finale at Sonoma next weekend. The 31-year-old Venezuelan missed the previous round at Curitiba as it clashed with his GP2 commitments at Hockenheim. Ex-Formula 1 driver Antonio Pizzonia replaced him for that event and won both races .

Ricci to return for Auto GP finale

September 12th, 2012

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Ricci to return for Auto GP finale

Giacomo Ricci will return to Auto GP for the final round of the championship next week. The Italian will join the MLR71 team to drive alongside Michele la Rosa at the Sonoma circuit in California.

Mann to make Auto GP debut at Sonoma

September 10th, 2012

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Mann to make Auto GP debut at Sonoma

Pippa Mann will make her Auto GP series debut in the Sonoma season finale on 22/23 September. The 29-year-old competed in select IndyCar races in 2011, but has been without a drive this year. She will join Max Snegirev and Giuseppe Cipriani at the Campos Racing squad

Fontana returns to GP3 with Jenzer

July 26th, 2012

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Fontana returns to GP3 with Jenzer

Alex Fontana will return to the GP3 Series with the Jenzer squad at the Hungaroring this weekend. The Swiss driver is currently racing in Formula 2 and lies ninth in the standings following last weekend’s Paul Ricard double-header. But he is returning to the team with which he made his GP3 debut at Spa last year, taking the seat in the third car that has not been used since Facu Regalia raced it at Silverstone earlier this month.

Quaife-Hobbs closes on title with pole

July 20th, 2012

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Quaife-Hobbs closes on title with pole

Adrian Quaife-Hobbs claimed his fifth pole position in six races in a closely fought Auto GP World Series qualifying session at Curitiba. The result earns the Briton a point and moves the long standing championship leader a step closer to lifting the title in this penultimate meeting of the season. Series debutant Antonio Pizzonia and former Formula Master champion Chris van der Drift made Quaife-Hobbs work hard for his result