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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.

Sainz to compete in home X Games

May 14th, 2013

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Sainz to compete in home X Games

Rally legend Carlos Sainz will make his rallycross debut at this weekend’s X Games in Barcelona. The 51-year-old Spaniard, who won the World Rally crown in 1990 and ’92, will contest the event at the city’s Olympic Stadium in a Marklund Motorsports Volkswagen Polo supercar.

Teams welcome revised GB route

April 18th, 2013

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Teams welcome revised GB route

World Rally Championship team principals have welcomed plans to move this year’s Rally GB out of Cardiff.

Ecurie Ecosse moves to ELMS

March 12th, 2013

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Ecurie Ecosse moves to ELMS

The revived Ecurie Ecosse squad is switching European championships in its bid to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours after an absence of nearly 30 years. The Barwell-run Ecosse team has opted to compete in the GTC class of the European Le Mans Series rather than in the Blancpain Endurance Series with its new 2013-specification BMW Z4 GT3. The move has been inspired by the prize of a guaranteed 2014 Le Mans entry for winning the ELMS GTC class for GT3 machinery

Marciello heads Barcelona F3 test

March 8th, 2013

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Marciello heads Barcelona F3 test

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello reinforced his status as one of the Formula 3 European Championship favourites by going comfortably fastest on the first official test day at Barcelona.

Solberg commits to full RX season

February 22nd, 2013

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Solberg commits to full RX season

Petter Solberg has confirmed he will contest the full European Rallycross Championship in a Citroen DS3 Supercar run by his own team. The 2003 World Rally champion announced last month that he would focus on rallycross this season, but had initially only committed to the opening round at Lydden Hill as well as the Norwegian and Swedish events

Surtees downplays knighthood calls

January 11th, 2013

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Surtees downplays knighthood calls

John Surtees has played down suggestions that he should receive a knighthood, in response to repeated calls from the public to have him honoured. Surtees’ 1964 Formula 1 crown made him the only man in history to have won world titles on two wheels and four

Tandy unsure on his racing programme

January 10th, 2013

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Tandy unsure on his racing programme

Nick Tandy is unsure whether his first season as a Porsche factory driver will be based around a European or North American programme. Tandy, 28, was announced as Britain’s only factory Porsche driver late last year after a season in which he won races in both the International GT Open and ADAC GT Masters in Porsche machinery. He begins his season sharing a Konrad/Orbit Porsche GT car with Michael Christensen and Christian Engelhart in the Daytona 24 Hours later this month.

Suzi Perry named BBC’s F1 presenter

December 21st, 2012

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Suzi Perry named BBC’s F1 presenter

The BBC has announced that former MotoGP presenter Suzi Perry will front its Formula 1 programme next year.

Signature poised for F3 return

December 14th, 2012

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Signature poised for F3 return

Signature is evaluating a return to Formula 3 next year in the revamped European championship. The European F3 Championship, which is replacing the F3 Euro Series as the continent’s top championship for the category, revealed on Friday that Philippe Sinault’s outfit has expressed an interest in competing in 2013.

AF Corse to enter British GTs

November 22nd, 2012

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AF Corse to enter British GTs

AF Corse will join the British GT Championship next season with a pair of Ferrari 458 Italia GT3s. The Italian squad, which won the GTE Pro teams’ title in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship, will run established series competitors Aaron Scott and John Dhillon. It is now negotiating with drivers to fill the seats in its second entry.

Ellison frustrated to lose PBM ride

November 20th, 2012

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Ellison frustrated to lose PBM ride

With British Superbike champion Shane Byrne turning down Paul Bird Motorsport’s MotoGP offer, former Bird rider James Ellison has expressed his annoyance at losing his seat. Byrne won his third BSB crown with Bird’s Kawasaki squad this year, and had been strongly linked with a move to the PBM CRT effort in MotoGP. Bird offered Byrne a MotoGP seat for 2013, but the 35-year-old has now declined in order to defend his BSB title

Ceccon ends Jerez test on top

October 25th, 2012

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Ceccon ends Jerez test on top

Kevin Ceccon stayed on top of the timesheets on the second and final day of GP3 testing at Jerez on Thursday. The MW Arden driver lapped in 1m39.263s on slick tyres during what was the driest part of the day, the middle of the afternoon and added to his pace-setting lap on day one.

Mini ends works WRC programme

October 12th, 2012

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Mini ends works WRC programme

Mini is to withdraw its financial support for its works team – WRC Team Mini Portugal – at the end of this season. The team’s drivers Chris Atkinson and Paulo Nobre face an uncertain future with the Motorsport Italia-run squad following an announcement by Dr Key Segler, senior vice-president of Mini business coordination and brand management, on Friday. Segler said: “Mini will abandon its works involvement in the WRC at the end of the 2012 season.” FIA World Rally Championship regulations stated that Mini had to contest every round of the season for its WRC machine to fulfil its homologation obligations

Peugeot uncovers new 208 R5-spec car

September 27th, 2012

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Peugeot uncovers new 208 R5-spec car

Peugeot has unveiled its all-new 208 R5 at the 2012 Paris Motor Show on Thursday morning.

FIM releases 2013 MotoGP calendar

September 21st, 2012

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FIM releases 2013 MotoGP calendar

The FIM has released a provisional calendar for the 2013 MotoGP season, which will include 19 rounds, one more than this year. The season will start on March 31 in Qatar – traditionally a night event – and will be followed by back-to-back races at venues yet to be announced. The campaign will end at the Valencia circuit on November 10.

Belgium Friday quotes: Pirelli

August 31st, 2012

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Paul Hembery: “We’ve had a lot of rain so far this season – particularly in Britain and Germany – but in Spa today the rain was consistently some of the heaviest that we have seen over the course of one day. Under those circumstances it was very hard for us and the teams to learn anything much, and with many teams having brought important upgrades to the track, it was understandable that they did not want to risk them by going off, particularly as drier conditions are predicted for later in the weekend. “But with weather conditions in Spa always being notoriously unpredictable, experience of running in the wet will always be useful, especially as the drivers have all been stationary for five weeks over the summer break.

McLaren: Clinical finish key to title

August 23rd, 2012

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McLaren: Clinical finish key to title

McLaren believes that making more of its opportunities is key to its Formula 1 title hopes over the second half of the season. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh thinks the outfit has the basic car package it needs to triumph – but it has so far failed to get the best out of its MP4-27. That state of affairs has helped Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, which started the season off the pace, to open up a healthy lead in the title chase

Clos handed another Friday HRT outing

July 23rd, 2012

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Clos handed another Friday HRT outing

Dani Clos will get another outing with the HRT team during Friday practice for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alonso takes third season win in Germany

July 22nd, 2012

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Alonso takes third season win in Germany

Fernando Alonso extended his Formula 1 world championship lead by fending off Sebastian Vettel and a resurgent Jenson Button to win the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Alonso never had a huge lead in his Ferrari, but did enough to keep the chasing Red Bull and McLaren at bay. In the end he was helped by Vettel and Button battling to the finish, their dice finally settled by a penultimate-lap pass from the Red Bull

Raikkonen not ruling out title push

July 19th, 2012

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Raikkonen not ruling out title push

Kimi Raikkonen says he would not rule himself out as a title contender going into the second half of the 2012 Formula 1 season.