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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.

Stoner: no plans to return to MotoGP

June 13th, 2013

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Stoner: no plans to return to MotoGP

Casey Stoner insists he has no plans to return to MotoGP action, saying he cannot envisage ever having the urge to compete in the sport again.

Espargaro downplays MotoGP talk

May 16th, 2013

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Espargaro downplays MotoGP talk

Pol Espargaro insists moving into MotoGP remains a remote dream despite talk of him joining Yamaha’s premier class stable. The 21-year-old, runner-up to Marc Marquez in last year’s Moto2 championship, has been linked to a factory contract with the Japanese manufacturer.

Tech 3 suffers Austin pit fire

April 18th, 2013

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Tech 3 suffers Austin pit fire

The Tech 3 MotoGP team says it is ready to compete in the Grand Prix of the Americas this weekend despite a fire in its garage overnight. One of the electric starters to start the bikes up caught fire inside Cal Crutchlow’s and Bradley Smith’s pit garage at Austin. The track’s sprinkler system was immediately activated and prevented any serious damage.

Yamaha unveils 2013 MotoGP bike

March 22nd, 2013

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Yamaha unveils 2013 MotoGP bike

Yamaha has unveiled its new livery for the bikes Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will compete with in the 2013 MotoGP World Championship. The team, the last factory outfit to reveal its new livery, made the unveiling on the eve of the final pre-season test at Jerez

Ducati ready for ‘fresh start’

January 15th, 2013

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Ducati ready for ‘fresh start’

Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso see 2013 as a fresh start for Ducati in MotoGP after its troubled recent seasons. The dream partnership with Italian legend Valentino Rossi failed to deliver any more than a handful of podiums for Ducati, which has not won a race since Casey Stoner’s triumph in the 2010 Australian Grand Prix

Spec MotoGP ECU mandatory for 2014

November 10th, 2012

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Spec MotoGP ECU mandatory for 2014

A Spec ECU and datalogger system will be made compulsory in MotoGP from 2014, governing body the FIM has announced. Factory teams will however be granted the allowance of being able to use their own software systems, but only if they also agree to run on 20, rather than 24, litres of fuel for each race. The FIM stressed however that the changes will only become law at the successful conclusion of negotiations between Dorna and the manufacturers over the supply of prototype chassis and engines.

Rossi: ‘Boring MotoGP is too perfect’

October 23rd, 2012

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Rossi: ‘Boring MotoGP is too perfect’

Valentino Rossi believes MotoGP is in the weakest state he has yet experienced in 12 years in grand prix racing’s premier class. The seven-time champion pinpoints a lack of on-track action as the main issue, which he says stems from bikes and equipment being “too perfect”

FIM unhappy over Misano start mess

September 18th, 2012

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FIM unhappy over Misano start mess

FIM president Vito Ippolito has criticised Misano’s race directors following the chaotic start procedure that contributed to Dani Pedrosa’s early exit from the San Marino Grand Prix. In scenes verging on farce, race organisers cancelled the original start after a clutch issue on Karel Abraham’s Cardion Ducati, allowed team personnel to rejoin the grid en masse, and then issued a sudden one-minute warning

Pedrosa: Brno win no different

September 13th, 2012

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Pedrosa: Brno win no different

Dani Pedrosa has denied that his hard-fought victory over Jorge Lorenzo in the Czech Grand Prix marked a breakthrough moment in his MotoGP career. The Honda rider triumphed over his title rival at Brno with a bold last-corner move after an epic battle – in contrast to Pedrosa’s reputation as a rider who only wins when he breaks clear of the pack and dominates

Ducati pins hopes on re-organisation

August 28th, 2012

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Ducati pins hopes on re-organisation

Ducati will re-organise its racing department and seek to take full advantage of its relationship with Audi from 2013 in a bid to once again rediscover winning form in MotoGP. The Italian company also backed Andrea Dovizioso – confirmed for next season alongside Nicky Hayden – to help the manufacturer to improve its form over the past two years.

Dovizioso: Podium ‘beautiful’ for Tech 3

June 30th, 2012

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Andrea Dovizioso said he was delighted to take his second MotoGP podium of the year in the Dutch TT because he did not underestimate how difficult it was for his satellite Tech 3 team to get among the works squads at the front. Dovizioso defeated factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies to secure third at Assen, claiming his second podium in a month after achieving the same result at Catalunya.

Yamaha hugely confident after practice

June 28th, 2012

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Yamaha hugely confident after practice

Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies said they will go into Assen MotoGP qualifying full of confidence in their bikes after topping a practice session apiece in the Netherlands on Thursday. Lorenzo led the way in morning practice, while Spies – who won the Dutch TT last year – went quickest in the second session

Ezpeleta open to rookie rule changes

June 12th, 2012

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Ezpeleta open to rookie rule changes

MotoGP’s rookie rule, which prevents new riders from moving straight into a works team, does not ‘have to be kept rigidly’ according to Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief of the series’ rights holder Dorna. His comments represent a softening stance on a rule he has previously insisted will remain in place and be stringently applied

Lorenzo flies to Qatar pole

April 7th, 2012

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Lorenzo flies to Qatar pole

Jorge Lorenzo claimed pole position for the MotoGP season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, denying Casey Stoner a fourth straight Losail pole. It was reigning champion Stoner who led the way for Honda for most of the hour, as he both topped the part of the session devoted to practice, then improved to a 1m55.149s on his first concerted pole shot with 11 minutes left. That was beaten by Lorenzo’s 1m54.993s for Yamaha just afterwards, and although four-time Qatar winner Stoner fought back with a 1m54.855s, it put him on top for less than a minute before the Yamaha lapped 0.221 seconds quicker.

Pedrosa: 1000cc bikes ‘demanding’

February 2nd, 2012

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Pedrosa: 1000cc bikes ‘demanding’

Dani Pedrosa has described Honda’s new RCV 213V as “the most physically demanding” MotoGP bike he has ridden. The 26-year-old Spaniard made the assessment after winding up third quickest on the final day of testing at Sepang, leaving him behind his world champion team-mate Casey Stoner and Yamaha’s Jorge Loreno. Pedrosa has won races on both 990 and 800cc machinery in MotoGP since his debut in grand prix racing’s premier class in 2006, but the Spaniard believes that doing so on the new for 2012 1000cc bike will be even more difficult.

Sepang MotoGP test open to public

January 20th, 2012

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Sepang MotoGP test open to public

Sepang International Circuit has announced that the first MotoGP tests of 2012 will be open to the public. The MotoGP field will reconvene at the Malaysian track for the first test of the season on 31 January to 2 February, returning for the second test on 28 February to 1 March. The sessions will mark the first time the MotoGP riders have been out at Sepang since Marco Simoncelli lost his life in last October’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

Peterhansel leads, Al-Attiyah stars

January 2nd, 2012

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Peterhansel leads, Al-Attiyah stars

Stephane Peterhansel took over the lead of the Dakar Rally following the second stage on Monday, while Nasser Al-Attiyah went fastest to climb from 38th to sixth overall.

Ezpeleta: MotoGP must change now

November 16th, 2011

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Ezpeleta: MotoGP must change now

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta believes MotoGP cannot continue in its current state, saying that change is needed right now and that an era is over. The championship has struggled to fill the grid properly this year, with just 17 bikes competing regularly. In contrast, the Moto2 championship has a 32-rider field, with 125cc also fielding over 30 bikes in each race

Riders concerned over 2012 testing

November 7th, 2011

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Riders concerned over 2012 testing

Casey Stoner and Ben Spies have expressed concerns about proposals to scrap MotoGP’s test day limits for 2012, saying it could leave top riders over-worked. At present, testing with factory riders is restricted to a limited number of pre-season and mid-season tests. But there have been suggestions that next year this could be replaced with a limit on how many tyres are available for testing, but with teams allowed to test where and when they pleased within that tyre allocation

Tech 3 thrilled with Hayes’ efforts

November 6th, 2011

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Tech 3 thrilled with Hayes’ efforts

Tech 3 Yamaha team boss Herve Poncharal praised Josh Hayes’ professionalism after the double American Superbike champion delivered a seventh-place finish on his MotoGP debut at Valencia. Hayes was given the chance to replace the injured Colin Edwards at Tech 3 this weekend, and achieved seventh despite having had no experience of the MotoGP or the Valencia circuit prior to the event. He also topped the morning warm-up after making a late run on slick tyres in damp conditions.