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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.

Ward, Broekman Lead The Way

by Kenneth O'Keefe on February 14th, 2013

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Although the McLaren MP4-12C GT3s have livened things up, the Riley DPs are still cars to beat in the GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series.

Week Two brought the GRAND-AM Online Sports Car Series to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, where the famous 4.048 mile (6.515 km) circuit hosted 50 minute online races every other hour for sim-racers to enjoy.  The Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype saw fewer entries this week, 572 entering a race, 265 placing a qualifying lap, and 58 completing time trials.  The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 was slightly more popular with 661 drivers entering a race, 311 placing a qualifying lap, and 77 completing a time trial. Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype Topping the standings for the faster of the two classes this week was David Ward (England), scoring 193 points.  Ward started from the second position in Saturday’s 3288 SoF race and took the lead on Lap Three when erstwhile [...]

iRacer Profile: Justin Hamilton

by David Phillips on August 18th, 2012

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motorsport simulations

Justin Hamilton’s learning curve on iRacing has been a steep one.  Since joining iRacing in January, he’s made steady – and rapid – progress up the charts, particularly with his Mazda MX-5 in Nvidia Cup competition.  A credible but “distant” 66th place finisher in S2, he moved up to P17 in Season 2B on the strength of 22 wins in 31 starts, then took sixth place in Season 2C with a nearly perfect 13 wins and 14 top fives out of 15 races. Although the Brisbane resident is an F1 aficionado – Ferrari in particular – he has his sights set on iRacing’s upcoming foray into the British Touring Car Championship and the Honda HSV-010 GT for the future.  Small wonder, given the fact that he used to race a [...]

iRacing.com Adds Four British Tracks, BTCC Honda

June 20th, 2012

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iRacing.com Adds Four British Tracks, BTCC Honda

Eight British Tracks, Honda Civic 2KC to Feature in Virtual BTCC iRacing.com has reached agreements that will see four of England’s leading race tracks — Thruxton, Croft, Mallory Park and Snetterton — added to the world’s foremost online motorsports service.  Additionally, iRacing announced plans to build a digital version of the Honda Civic 2KC as raced in the British Touring Car Championship. “This is great news for iRacers in England and around the world,” says Divina Galica, iRacing.com Director of Partner Relations.  “Thanks to our new partnership with the British Auto Racing Club, we’re pleased to bring Thruxton, Croft and Mallory Park into the fold.  At the same time, we’ve expanded our existing relationship with Motorsport Vision to add Snetterton to our catalogue of great race tracks.” The additional venues [...]

Warwick joins stewards for Germany

July 28th, 2010

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Warwick joins stewards for Germany

Derek Warwick will join the stewards’ panel for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Warwick is the third British ex-grand prix driver to advise race officials this year, after former world champions Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell advised in Monaco and at Silverstone respectively. Warwick competed in Formula 1 from 1981 to 1993, during which time he drove for Toleman, Brabham, Lotus, Arrows and Renault, with whom he nearly won the 1984 British Grand Prix

Nash to retain Triple 8 drive

July 27th, 2010

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Nash to retain Triple 8 drive

James Nash will remain with the Triple 8 Vauxhall squad for the rest of the British Touring Car Championship season. Nash, 24, replaced Fabrizio Giovanardi at the team in time for the second round of the Championship at Rockingham and took a podium finish at Oulton Park.

Plato hails breakthrough test

July 23rd, 2010

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Plato hails breakthrough test

Jason Plato said that Chevrolet’s performance in British Touring Car Championship testing at Snetterton this week marked a breakthrough for the manufacturer and its Cruze model.

Chilton sets Snetterton test pace

July 22nd, 2010

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Chilton sets Snetterton test pace

Tom Chilton set the pace at the British Touring Car Championship’s mid-season test at Snetterton on Thursday. The Arena Ford driver left it until the dying minutes of the afternoon session to do it though, ducking under the lap record by 0.3 seconds to stop the clocks in 1m11.408s. Chilton’s pace-setting lap looked unlikely just an hour earlier.

Shedden takes first 2010 win at Croft

June 20th, 2010

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Gordon Shedden broke his season duck in a thriller of a British Touring Car Championship opener at Croft today. From the outside of the front row, the Scot surged his Dynamics-run Honda Civic into the lead at the first corner

Chilton crashes then takes pole

June 19th, 2010

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Chilton crashes then takes pole

Pole position for Tom Chilton in an unballasted Ford Focus was no surprise, but the spectacularly-coiffured British Touring Car Championship’s ace method of achieving that at Croft was unconventional.

Neal leads Croft practice sessions

June 19th, 2010

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British Touring Car Championship leader Matt Neal took the fastest time in 80 minutes of free practice this morning at Croft.

Hamilton forced to miss next race

June 10th, 2010

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Hamilton forced to miss next race

Matt Hamilton will miss the next round of the British Touring Car Championship at Croft due to budgetary issues. Hamilton, 20, who has driven a TH Motorsport-run Honda Civic-R this season, said he was “absolutely devastated” to see his BTCC programme stopping for the time being.

Neal wins lively third BTCC race at Oulton Park

June 6th, 2010

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Matt Neal moved back to the top of the British Touring Car Championship by winning the final race of the day at Oulton Park. The Honda driver started eighth on the grid, but a combination of some well-judged passing moves and the misfortune of some of his rivals paved his way to the front

Onslow-Cole wins first Oulton race

June 6th, 2010

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Onslow-Cole wins first Oulton race

Tom Onslow-Cole took his second British Touring Car Championship victory of the year in the opening race of the day at Oulton Park. The Arena Ford driver started from pole position and led the whole race, despite incessant pressure from Honda’s Gordon Shedden. Rob Collard moved his WSR BMW ahead of Jason Plato’s Chevrolet into Old Hall on the second lap and latched onto Shedden’s tail as the front three opened up a lead of a second on the rest

Onslow-Cole: Fords will get faster

June 5th, 2010

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Onslow-Cole: Fords will get faster

Tom Onslow-Cole believes there is even more pace to come from his Arena Ford Focus in the Oulton Park British Touring Car Championship races after securing pole in qualifying. Onslow-Cole’s first pole since his days as a Vauxhall driver in 2008 was achieved by a margin of 0.020 seconds from Honda’s Gordon Shedden, and the polesitter thinks that a few set-up adjustments will make the LPG-powered machine quicker still. “The car is good and I’ve finally had enough laps in it that I think I can extract a lot of speed,” Onslow-Cole said.

Onslow-Cole ends pole draught

June 5th, 2010

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Onslow-Cole ends pole draught

Tom Onslow-Cole claimed his first British Touring Car Championship pole position for two years as he qualified quickest at Oulton Park.

Chilton fastest in Oulton practice

June 5th, 2010

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Chilton fastest in Oulton practice

Tom Chilton did his now usual job of setting the fastest time in practice for the latest round of the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.

Donington secures new leaseholder

May 26th, 2010

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Donington secures new leaseholder

Donington Park’s future has been secured after the Adroit Group was appointed as the new leaseholder at the Leicestershire track. The failure of previous leaseholder Donington Ventures Limited’s bid to bring the Britiah Grand Prix to the venue left it facing uncertain times, with the track requiring significant expenditure to bring it back into use as its conversation to a Formula 1-standard venue had been part-completed before the project collapsed.

Former racer John Batchelor dies

April 16th, 2010

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Former British Touring Car Championship driver and team boss John Batchelor has died aged 51 following an illness.

Giovanardi wins on BTCC return

April 4th, 2010

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Fabrizio Giovanardi made a perfect return to the British Touring Car Championship by winning the opening race of the season at Thruxton. The double champion, who only signed his one-off deal with the Triple 8 Vauxhall team two days ago, started on the front row of the grid and ran second for the opening six laps while polesitter Gordon Shedden led the way in his Honda. The Honda challenge soon fell away though as Shedden crashed heavily at the high-speed Church corner following a left front puncture and Matt Neal, who had been on Giovanardi’s tail, slowed with the same problem

Giovanardi seals late Triple 8 deal for BTTC

April 2nd, 2010

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Giovanardi seals late Triple 8 deal for BTTC

Fabrizio Giovanardi will race in the opening round of the British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton this weekend after signing a last-minute deal with Triple 8 Engineering. The 2007 and ’08 champion had been left driveless after Vauxhall withdrew from the BTCC at the end of last year, but will now race a Vectra for Triple 8 alongside Phil Glew.