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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.

Ghirelli storms to victory in race two

May 5th, 2013

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Ghirelli storms to victory in race two

Vittorio Ghirelli claimed his maiden Auto GP victory after producing a charging performance from seventh on the reversed grid at the Hungaroring.

Sato snatches Hungaroring victory

May 5th, 2013

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Sato snatches Hungaroring victory

Kimiya Sato snatched an unlikely victory from pitstop-delayed Hungaroring pacesetter Vittorio Ghirelli in a battling performance in Sunday’s opening race of the weekend. The result is Sato’s fifth consecutive podium, and extends the German Formula 3 graduate’s lead in the drivers’ standings to 14 points over third-placed Hungaroring finisher Sergio Campana. Sato made a flying start from third on the grid to cut between polesitter Ghirelli and Auto GP debutant Tamas Kiss into the lead

Ghirelli carries dominant form to pole

May 4th, 2013

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Ghirelli carries dominant form to pole

Vittorio Ghirelli recorded his maiden Auto GP pole position at the Hungaroring on Saturday.

Ghirelli fastest in Auto GP testing

May 3rd, 2013

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Ghirelli fastest in Auto GP testing

Super Nova’s Vittorio Ghirelli led the way in Auto GP’s three-hour test at the Hungaroring on Friday afternoon. The Italian, who has scored two podiums in his rookie Auto GP campaign this year, recorded a fastest time of 1m33.604s. Ghirelli was the only driver among the top four to set his fastest lap on medium, rather than soft, compound Kumho tyres.

Dracone returns to Auto GP

May 1st, 2013

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Dracone returns to Auto GP

Francesco Dracone will return to Auto GP with Super Nova at this weekend’s Hungaroring event. The 29-year-old has been a series regular for the past two years, though he has yet to appear in 2013

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.

Auto GP to race at Mugello

April 25th, 2013

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Auto GP to race at Mugello

The Auto GP Series will race at Mugello on July 14th this year, replacing a provisional meeting scheduled to take place at Zandvoort. The change of venue for the fifth round of the championship is a result of the Dutch venue’s preference to hold the event on July 7th, creating a potential clash with the German Grand Prix meeting. Series promoter Enzo Coloni said, “We are happy to be back at Mugello.

Roda angry over mistaken penalty

April 7th, 2013

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Roda angry over mistaken penalty

Virtuosi UK driver Andrea Roda has hit out at race officials after they admitted they mistakenly handed him a drive-through penalty in Sunday afternoon’s reversed-grid Auto GP race. Roda was involved in a collision with race leader Antonio Spavone on lap 11, for which he was driven the drive-through. Super Nova driver Spavone’s car changed direction as a result of a clash of wheels, and sustained race-ending suspension damage

Bacheta wins reversed-grid race

April 7th, 2013

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Bacheta wins reversed-grid race

Reigning Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta claimed victory in a delayed and crash-strewn reversed grid Auto GP race in Marrakech. Over half the field was eliminated in accidents, but polesitter Bacheta kept a level head and avoided contact in a wheel-to-wheel battle with Andrea Roda to take his maiden Auto GP win. Roda exercised caution in his duel with Bacheta, but was called in to serve a drive-through penalty for his part in a race-ending collision with early leader Antonio Spavone.

Ghirelli penalised for illegal pass

April 6th, 2013

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Ghirelli penalised for illegal pass

Super Nova racer Vittorio Ghirelli has received a two-second post-race penalty for passing Andrea Roda under yellow flags in the opening Auto GP race at Marrakech. As a result of the penalty the Italian drops from seventh to ninth place in the results, meaning he loses his front-row starting spot for race two on the reversed grid

Karthikeyan tops Marrakech practice

April 6th, 2013

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Karthikeyan tops Marrakech practice

Narain Karthikeyan topped Auto GP’s delayed first session of track action at round two of the championship in Marrakech. Saturday morning’s 45-minute free practice session replaced two scheduled half-hour sessions that were cancelled on Friday owing to heavy rain. Conditions were much improved for the substitute session, and four drivers appeared at the top of the timing screens in a dynamic final two minutes of running.

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.

Ricci to miss Marrakech Auto GP event

April 5th, 2013

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Ricci to miss Marrakech Auto GP event

Giacomo Ricci will miss this weekend’s Marrakech Auto GP meeting due to budgetary reasons; the MLR71 team instead fielding a single car for team owner Michele la Rosa. Ricci, 28, raced for the team at the Monza season-opener last month and has been la Rosa’s driving coach for the past year

Auto GP first practice cancelled

April 5th, 2013

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Auto GP first practice cancelled

Heavy rain at the Marrakech circuit has caused the opening Auto GP free practice session to be cancelled.

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 open to adding more races

March 25th, 2013

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Karthikeyan open to adding more races

Narain Karthikeyan says he is open-minded about adding more Auto GP rounds to his 2013 programme following his series debut at Monza. The former HRT Formula 1 driver was a high-profile addition to the Monza grid after striking a late deal to compete with Zele Racing. Having therefore missed out on pre-event testing, the 36-year-old fought back from being tapped into a first corner spin to finish fifth in the weekend’s opening contest .

Sato takes superb win in Monza rain

March 24th, 2013

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Kimiya Sato scored a superlative victory at a soaked Monza in the final race of Auto GP’s season opening meeting. The Japanese racer, a German Formula 3 graduate, achieved a remarkable 20-second winning margin over Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta in a faultless display

Campana wins opening Auto GP race

March 23rd, 2013

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Campana wins opening Auto GP race

Sergio Campana scored a dominant debut victory for Auto GP newcomer Ibiza Racing in Monza’s opening round of the 2013 series. Last year’s Marrakech Auto GP winner only received the call to race for restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani’s team on Wednesday, and is fighting to secure a permanent seat in the championship. The 2011 Italian Formula 3 champion carefully negotiated a thrilling three-car fight with polesitter Riccardo Agostini and Kimiya Sato to move into the lead on the second lap.

Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

March 22nd, 2013

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Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

2012 Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta is optimistic his late deal to compete in Auto GP will not hinder his season prospects. The Briton’s move into the series was only announced in the week leading up to Monza’s season opener this weekend, but after completing his maiden laps of the Italian track on Friday is confident he will not suffer too much as a result

Ghirelli heads second Monza practice

March 22nd, 2013

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Ghirelli heads second Monza practice

Formula Renault 3.5 refugee Vittorio Ghirelli set the fastest time in the final Auto GP free practice session ahead of qualifying at Monza on Friday afternoon. The Italian Super Nova racer recorded a best lap of 1m36.428s, eclipsing German F3 graduate Kimiya Sato by just 0.098s.