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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.

Bryant-Meisner joins British F3 field

May 17th, 2013

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Bryant-Meisner joins British F3 field

German Formula 3 Cup contender John Bryant-Meisner is to contest the opening round of the British Formula 3 International Series at Silverstone next weekend. The 18-year-old Swede will join the grid for the May 25/26 event in his Performance Racing Dallara powered by the German F3 spec Volkswagen engine, and hopes to complete the rest of the British F3 rounds too. Bryant-Meisner lies third in the German F3 points after winning the reversed-grid races at each of the opening two rounds.

Korjus on standby for British F3 seat

May 15th, 2013

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Korjus on standby for British F3 seat

Barcelona GP3 qualifying pacesetter Kevin Korjus is waiting in the wings to join the Double R Racing squad for at least some British Formula 3 International Series rounds.

Steele, new RGM team to enter BTCC

May 10th, 2013

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Steele, new RGM team to enter BTCC

Former single-seater racer Aaron Steele plans to contest the British Touring Car Championship next year. The 2008 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist will race in two rounds of the European Touring Car Championship this season ahead of his BTCC campaign

Guimaraes joins British F3 grid

May 10th, 2013

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Guimaraes joins British F3 grid

Felipe Guimaraes has joined Fortec Motorsport to contest the British Formula 3 International Series. The 22-year-old Brazilian, a race winner in South American F3 this season and a podium finisher in A1GP, will drive the Dallara-Mercedes campaigned so far this year in European F3 by Dmitry Suranovich and Ed Jones. Guimaraes, who has also raced in GP3, Formula 3000 and Indy Lights, is currently in the middle of a two-day test at Pembrey alongside Fortec’s European F3 regulars Felix Serralles, Josh Hill and Pipo Derani.

Momentum builds for British F3

April 17th, 2013

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Momentum builds for British F3

Momentum is growing for the slimline British Formula 3 International Series, which kicks off with the first of four race weekends at Silverstone on May 25/26. Top team Carlin, which ran the British F3 title winners every year from 2008 to ’12, is planning to run all four of its FIA F3 European Championship drivers, including Silverstone race winner Harry Tincknell

Strakka takes over P1 FR3.5 team

April 8th, 2013

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Strakka takes over P1 FR3.5 team

The Strakka Racing sportscar team has expanded into single-seaters with the acquisition of Formula Renault 3.5 entrant P1 Motorsport. Silverstone-based Strakka revealed its plans to grow last season on the back of the establishment of its Strakka Performance driver training division, which uses a pair of previous-generation FR3.5 Dallara-Renaults

Fittpaldi’s grandson Pietro joins F4

April 4th, 2013

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Fittpaldi’s grandson Pietro joins F4

Pietro Fittipaldi, grandson of double Formula 1 world champion Emerson, will make his single-seater debut in the British Formula 4 championship this year. The 16-year-old, who has previously raced in lower level stock car series in America, will compete with the Mark Godwin Racing team. Last year, Fittipaldi competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American series, a championship that uses a variety of cars including Late Model stock and SK Modified cars

Fong joins Status’ GP3 line-up

April 2nd, 2013

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Fong joins Status’ GP3 line-up

Status Grand Prix has completed its GP3 Series line-up by signing Chinese driver Adderly Fong to partner Jimmy Eriksson and Josh Webster. Fong, 23, drove for the British team at the Estoril and Barcelona pre-season tests and has now committed to a full season. “I’m looking forward to the season and it will be interesting,” said Fong.

FIA reveals Formula 4 plan

March 21st, 2013

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FIA reveals Formula 4 plan

The FIA has drawn up plans for a new global junior single-seater formula to start in 2014. The international governing body wants to introduce a new national-level championship in all affiliated countries.

Kane moves to BES with JRM Nissan

March 9th, 2013

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Kane moves to BES with JRM Nissan

American Le Mans Series race winner Steven Kane has filled the final seat in the JRM Nissan team’s all-pro line-up in the 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series.

Jaafar gets Mercedes F1 demo chance

February 28th, 2013

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Jaafar gets Mercedes F1 demo chance

British Formula 3 runner-up Jazeman Jaafar will make his debut at the wheel of a Formula 1 car when he drives a Mercedes during an exhibition run in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian driver, who has moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year, will climb into the cockpit of the grand prix car for a run around the Petronas Twin Towers on March 17.

Williamson quickest as GP3 test ends

February 22nd, 2013

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Williamson quickest as GP3 test ends

Lewis Williamson set the pace on the final day of GP3 Series at Estoril on Friday. Driving for Bamboo Engineering, which only announced its series entry this week, the 23-year-old Briton went fastest in a time of 1m27.675s, almost a second slower than Carlos Sainz Jr’s mark from the opening day. A short spell of rain during the afternoon looked set to leave Toyota Racing Series Nick Cassidy, testing for Manor, as the pacesetter.

Carlin: British F3 neglected

January 30th, 2013

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Carlin: British F3 neglected

Trevor Carlin believes motorsports’ governing bodies must shoulder a degree of responsibility for the current plight of British Formula 3. The series was forced to slash its 2013 calendar to just four triple-headers due to a lack of drivers committing to the championship.

British F3 slashed to four events

January 28th, 2013

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British F3 slashed to four events

The British Formula 3 International Series has slashed its calendar from 10 rounds to four triple-headers for 2013. With very few drivers committing to British F3, the decision was made to focus on a mini-series in order to ensure the survival of the championship.

Tilley to step up into British F3

January 25th, 2013

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Tilley to step up into British F3

British club racer Kyle Tilley is planning a big step up to contest the British Formula 3 International Series in 2013. Tilley, 22, is taking advantage of the relaxation of car-eligibility rules in the National Class and is planning to run a European F3 Open-spec Dallara F306 with its existing ‘long-life’ Piedrafita-tuned Toyota engine.

Fantin joins da Costa at Arden

January 10th, 2013

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Fantin joins da Costa at Arden

Pietro Fantin will partner Antonio Felix da Costa at Caterham Arden during the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season. Fantin, 20, will graduate to FR3.5 after finishing in sixth position in the 2012 British Formula 3 championship

Cole switches to BTCC with Gilham

January 3rd, 2013

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Cole switches to BTCC with Gilham

Single-seater racer James Cole will switch to the British Touring Car Championship this season, driving one of Tony Gilham’s Vauxhall Insignias. Cole won the British Formula Ford title in 2009 before graduating to British Formula 3 and then Formula 2. The 24-year-old did not race last season, but will return in an NGTC Insignia, alongside Gilham’s other BTCC rookie Jack Goff.

British F3 creates National mini-series

December 18th, 2012

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British F3 creates National mini-series

The British Formula 3 International Series has introduced a five-round National Invitation trophy to boost grids. The races at Pau, Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Spa and the Nurburgring will count towards the new ‘mini-series’, which is for National Class competitors

Double R signs duo for British F3

December 18th, 2012

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Double R signs duo for British F3

British Formula 3 International Series team Double R Racing will run Italian Antonio Giovinazzi and Indonesian Sean Gelael in 2013.

Harvey switches to GP3 with Lotus

December 11th, 2012

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Harvey switches to GP3 with Lotus

British Formula 3 champion Jack Harvey will step up to GP3 next season with the ART-run Lotus team. Harvey has already tested GP3 cars with both Lotus and Carlin this winter