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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.

Hill to make BTCC debut

June 17th, 2013

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Hill to make BTCC debut

Jake Hill will make his British Touring Car debut at Croft this weekend, driving Motorbase’s S2000 Ford Focus.

Jordan weighing up rallycross return

June 13th, 2013

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Jordan weighing up rallycross return

British Touring Car title contender Andrew Jordan is eyeing a return to rallycross competition after testing a current Supercar last week. Jordan, who was a top British rallycross driver before his switch to circuit racing, tested a Team Olsbergs Ford Fiesta at Strangnas.

Jordan wins dramatic race three

June 9th, 2013

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Jordan wins dramatic race three

Andrew Jordan won the dramatic reversed-grid third British Touring Car race at Oulton Park.

Plato leads first MG one-two at Oulton

June 9th, 2013

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Plato leads first MG one-two at Oulton

Jason Plato won the first British Touring Car race at Oulton Park to lead an MG one-two. Poleman Plato led from the start and was never headed as he recorded his third win of the season and the 77th of his career

Plato storms to Oulton Park pole

June 8th, 2013

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Plato storms to Oulton Park pole

Jason Plato topped British Touring Car qualifying at Oulton Park with a dominant performance in his works MG. Plato set a 1m26.130s early on in the session and then sat in the pits as his rivals repeatedly tried – and failed – to match him. Reigning champion Gordon Shedden’s works Honda Civic got closest with 1m26.429s, only to lose the time for exceeding the track limits

Neate postpones IP Tech’s debut

June 7th, 2013

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Neate postpones IP Tech’s debut

Andy Neate’s new IP Tech Race Engineering squad has postponed its British Touring Car Championship debut due to a last-minute technical problem arising with its new Chevrolet Cruze. Former works MG driver Neate had intended to be ready in time for the start of the season, but pushed back his entry in order to have the first Cruze built to NGTC regulations race-ready. The car was unveiled on Thursday night , with the team announcing its intention to debut at Oulton Park this weekend.

Race Centre Live back this weekend

June 7th, 2013

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Race Centre Live back this weekend

AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live is back this weekend for as-it-happens coverage from around the motorsport world alongside our established Formula 1 live service. It’s a tin-top bonanza, as the British Touring Car Championship resumes at Oulton Park, the World Touring Car Championship makes its Moscow debut, and the Superstars International Series heads to Slovakia for the first time

Oulton Park debut for Neate’s IP Tech

June 7th, 2013

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Oulton Park debut for Neate’s IP Tech

Andy Neate’s IP Tech Race Engineering squad will make its British Touring Car Championship debut at Oulton Park this weekend. The new squad, which will run a single NGTC Chevrolet Cruze for team boss Neate this weekend, had initially planned to contest the whole season, but has instead missed three rounds in order to complete the car.

VW racer Mason gets AmD drive

June 6th, 2013

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VW racer Mason gets AmD drive

British Touring Car squad AmD Tuning will give Aaron Mason his series debut at Oulton Park this weekend. AmD’s S2000 Volkswagen Golf is normally driven by James Kaye, but business commitments mean he has had to stand down

Jordan to test rallycross Fiesta

May 16th, 2013

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Jordan to test rallycross Fiesta

British Touring Car frontrunner Andrew Jordan will test a Ford Fiesta rallycross machine next week. Jordan, who currently lies second in the BTCC standings, competed in rallycross early in his career and took the 2007 British title.

Shedden wins after Plato puncture

May 5th, 2013

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Shedden wins after Plato puncture

Gordon Shedden won the final, reversed-grid, British Touring Car race at Thruxton after another late puncture for a leader, this time Jason Plato. The reigning champion started seventh and made up places as polesitter Jack Goff’s Vauxhall Insignia was bullied down the order and eventually off the track. Adam Morgan held the lead initially, but the Ciceley Toyota Avensis then went wide at Church and had to pit to have its radiator cleared.

Jordan beats works Hondas to pole

May 4th, 2013

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Jordan beats works Hondas to pole

Andrew Jordan scored his second British Touring Car pole of the season at Thruxton as Honda Civics dominated qualifying. Gordon Shedden set the pace early on, with the help of a tow from works Honda team-mate Matt Neal.

Jordan leads all-Honda top three

May 4th, 2013

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Andrew Jordan topped British Touring Car practice at Thruxton, leading a Eurotech Honda one-two. Sam Tordoff’s MG set the pace before a red flag, caused when Matt Neal’s works Honda Civic stopped with an apparent electrical issue, but Jordan moved to the top shortly after the restart. Jordan was the only man to lap in under 1m18s and set several times good enough to go fastest.

WTCC Fords to return with Rotek

April 24th, 2013

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WTCC Fords to return with Rotek

Arena Motorsport’s World Touring Car Ford Focuses have been bought by VLN squad Rotek Racing and will appear in the championship later this season.

BTCC confirms Kia weighing up entry

April 22nd, 2013

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BTCC confirms Kia weighing up entry

British Touring Car supremo Alan Gow has confirmed Kia is considering joining the championship in future.

Turkington gives new BMW first win

April 21st, 2013

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Turkington gives new BMW first win

Colin Turkington took his first victory since returning to the British Touring Car Championship by winning the reversed-grid race at Donington Park. The result was also the maiden win for WSR’s new NGTC BMW. Turkington jumped poleman Tom Onslow-Cole’s Team Hard VW Passat and drove away from the field.

Jordan triumphs in race two

April 21st, 2013

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Jordan triumphs in race two

Andrew Jordan won the second British Touring Car race at Donington Park to strengthen his bid for the overall title. The reigning Independents’ champion made a good start but couldn’t quite outdrag polesitter Gordon Shedden’s works Honda Civic to lead. Jordan’s challenge had to be put on hold as a startline clash involving James Kaye (AmD VW Golf) and David Nye (Welch Ford Focus) brought out the safety car

Motorbase: Brands issues conquered

April 16th, 2013

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Motorbase: Brands issues conquered

British Touring Car squad Motorbase believes it can challenge at the front at Donington Park this weekend after making progress with its NGTC Ford Focuses. Motorbase drivers Mat Jackson and Aron Smith suffered a troubled weekend at the Brands Hatch season opener, scoring a best finish of seventh amid reliability issues. The team has tested and worked since Brands to improve the NGTC machines and believes it has made progress.

Neate’s Cruze debut hits delays

April 15th, 2013

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Neate’s Cruze debut hits delays

British Touring Car racer Andy Neate’s new Chevrolet Cruze will not make its debut until the Oulton Park round in June. The former works MG driver set up his own IP Tech Race Engineering team to run a new NGTC Cruze for this season. The squad, which will run under the Team Club 44 banner, had planned to appear at the Donington Park round this weekend, after a testing programme.

Wood loses S2000 class victory

March 31st, 2013

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Wood loses S2000 class victory

British Touring Car Jack Sears Trophy frontrunner Lea Wood has lost his class victory from race three at Brands Hatch.