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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.

Lorenzo blames handling for struggle

May 19th, 2013

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Lorenzo blames handling for struggle

Jorge Lorenzo blamed the poor handling of his Yamaha for his disappointing ride to seventh in Sunday’s MotoGP race at Le Mans. The defending champion ran third early on behind Andrea Dovizioso and race winner Dani Pedrosa but dropped back substantially as the race progressed. The Spaniard, who is now 17 points behind his compatriot Pedrosa’s Honda in the championship, said he was struggling everywhere on the circuit and he would have crashed if he had pushed any harder

Lorenzo settles dilemma over chassis

May 7th, 2013

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Lorenzo settles dilemma over chassis

Jorge Lorenzo says MotoGP’s Jerez test has helped settle his dilemma between using Yamaha’s existing chassis and its new-spec version. The Spaniard was testing just a day after claiming a bitter third place in the Spanish Grand Prix, having been hit by Marc Marquez on the final corner of the last lap .

Ducati duo positive over new chassis

May 7th, 2013

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Ducati duo positive over new chassis

Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso believe Ducati’s new MotoGP chassis is proof the team is heading in the right direction. The pair rode the development machine, which features a revised aluminium chassis, in Monday’s Jerez test. The bike has already been extensively trialled by test rider Michele Pirro, who also gave it a race debut at Jerez , finishing 11th

Rossi plays down qualifying crash

May 4th, 2013

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Rossi plays down qualifying crash

Valentino Rossi does not think his heavy crash at the end of Jerez MotoGP qualifying will have any impact on his race prospects.

Rossi blames brake issue for poor race

April 22nd, 2013

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Rossi blames brake issue for poor race

Valentino Rossi said a brake issue compounded what was already a difficult MotoGP weekend for himself and Yamaha at Austin. After battling through to secure a podium in the first race of his Yamaha return, Rossi headed to Texas aware that Honda could dominate given its pre-season form at the circuit

Lorenzo believes Hondas can be caught

April 19th, 2013

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Lorenzo believes Hondas can be caught

Jorge Lorenzo has not lost hope of matching the Hondas in the inaugural Austin MotoGP race this weekend, despite his Yamaha being 1.6 seconds off the pace in practice . Honda had dominated the pre-season test at Austin and Marc Marquez was a class apart on the opening day of practice on Friday

Hayden sure of Ducati turnaround

April 4th, 2013

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Hayden sure of Ducati turnaround

Nicky Hayden has complete faith that Ducati can turn its MotoGP fortunes around, even though he thinks an enormous step is needed to get back on terms with the leaders.

Rossi expecting to start on defensive

April 3rd, 2013

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Rossi expecting to start on defensive

Valentino Rossi expects to be on the defensive in his first MotoGP race back at Yamaha in Qatar this weekend. The seven-time champion got ever closer to the front during winter testing, topping the final test at Jerez last month, but admits that Losail has always been a relatively weak track for him, although he has three wins there.

Marquez downplays Austin test pace

March 19th, 2013

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Marquez downplays Austin test pace

Marc Marquez has played down the significance of his performance at what he labelled a ‘fictitious’ Austin MotoGP test. The Honda rider, who graduates to the premier class after winning last year’s Moto2 title, set the pace on all three days at the US track.

Spies aggravates injury with fall

March 1st, 2013

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Spies aggravates injury with fall

Ben Spies admits a fall on the second day of MotoGP testing at Sepang left him having to contend with shoulder spasms across the final two days. Spies was forced to miss his final two races of 2012 after a heavy crash in last year’s race at Sepang left him with an AC shoulder separation, a cracked rib and bruising to the lung.

Dovizioso reassured by Ducati gains

February 26th, 2013

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Dovizioso reassured by Ducati gains

Andrea Dovizioso believes Ducati’s deficit to the MotoGP frontrunners has been brought back to ‘acceptable’ levels following improvements at the second Sepang winter test. All four Ducatis lagged behind Honda and Yamaha at the opening test, prompting Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden to call for major changes

Marquez surprised by his pace

February 13th, 2013

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Marquez surprised by his pace

Marc Marquez admits he was surprised by his rapid pace in last week’s MotoGP test at Sepang. On the first day of what was only his third premier class test, the 2012 Moto2 champion lapped within five hundredths of a second of last year’s championship protagonists Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

Crutchlow: Emulating 2012 not easy

February 11th, 2013

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Crutchlow: Emulating 2012 not easy

Cal Crutchlow believes he and Tech 3 will be hard-pressed to emulate their 2012 MotoGP success due to the factory support Honda’s two satellite squads will receive this year. Crutchlow became the first Briton to stand on the rostrum of a premier class grand prix when he finished third at Brno last year. Tech 3 meanwhile ended the year a clear third in the teams’ championship, behind only the works Honda and Yamaha squads.

Marquez plays down rapid start

February 5th, 2013

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Marquez plays down rapid start

Marc Marquez has played down the significance of his strong showing in MotoGP testing at Sepang, despite finishing the day delighted with his progress. The Moto2 champion, making his MotoGP debut this year with the Honda team, finished the first day of testing in Malaysia third quickest, less than half a tenth of a second behind team-mate and pacesetter Dani Pedrosa. Marquez, who had not ridden the bike since the end of last year, insisted he still has a long way to go despite his promising pace.

Cardion reveals its first CRT machine

January 28th, 2013

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Cardion reveals its first CRT machine

Cardion AB has revealed the Aprilia ART with which it will contest the CRT class of this year’s MotoGP championship. The team had run a satellite Ducati since stepping into the premier class in 2011, but as AUTOSPORT reported back in September it elected to switch into CRTs for the forthcoming season. Czech rider Karel Abraham, who suffered a frustrating, injury-laden 2012 , will once again lead the single-bike effort.

Honda reveals 2013 MotoGP contender

January 24th, 2013

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Honda reveals 2013 MotoGP contender

Honda has unveiled the new-liveried 2013 MotoGP bike with which Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez will contest this year’s MotoGP world championship. Dubbed the RC213V, the bike was revealed at Repsol’s Madrid headquarters. 2013 marks the 19th year of the Japanese marque’s partnership with the oil giant.

Iannone pleased with his progress

December 7th, 2012

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Iannone pleased with his progress

Andrea Iannone believes he is already making good progress at Ducati but insists he will maintain his patient, methodical approach. The 23-year-old Italian stepped up into Ducati’s newly-established Pramac satellite squad after finishing third in this year’s Moto2 championship.

Tech 3 boss praises Smith test debut

November 17th, 2012

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Tech 3 boss praises Smith test debut

Tech 3 team boss Herve Poncharal reckons Bradley Smith looked ‘immediately at home’ on his MotoGP test debut this week. Smith will join fellow Briton Cal Crutchlow at Yamaha’s satellite MotoGP team next season after seven years in the 125cc and Moto2 feeder categories. Although rain marred the Valencia winter test, Smith was able to complete 16 laps in the damp on Wednesday then 27 laps on a dry track.

Marquez accepts decision not to run

November 13th, 2012

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Marquez accepts decision not to run

Marc Marquez accepted Honda’s decision to postpone the first test of his MotoGP career until conditions improve at Valencia. The Moto2 champion was scheduled to make his debut as Casey Stoner’s replacement in the factory Honda line-up during the first day of post-season testing at the Spanish track on Tuesday. But amid rain and cold conditions, Honda chose not to run at all, and will instead hope for better weather on Wednesday

Crutchlow accepts blame for fall

November 11th, 2012

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Crutchlow accepts blame for fall

Cal Crutchlow reckons he was culpable for the mistake which led to him crashing out of second in a treacherous Valencia finale. Having opted to start from the pitlane following a last-minute switch to slicks, the Briton fought his way through the field and was running second when, seven laps from the finish, he lost the front of his bike heading into the final turn. It was his third retirement in the last four races, all of which he has exited while in podium contention.