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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.

P1 Motorsport signs Stevens for 2013

December 10th, 2012

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P1 Motorsport signs Stevens for 2013

Will Stevens will switch to P1 Motorsport for his second season in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013. The British racer moves across from Carlin, where he finished 12th in the championship in his rookie campaign. Stevens, who drove for P1 during post-season testing , said: “I’m very happy to be joining P1 Motorsport for the 2013 season.

US Saturday quotes: Toro Rosso

November 17th, 2012

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Jean-Eric Vergne – 14th: “I think the team has worked well so far this weekend to produce a car that seems a bit more competitive than in the past few races. It doesn’t mean much that I beat my team-mate today, because he had some difficulties in the first session. Maybe I could have got a bit more out of the car this afternoon, perhaps found a couple of tenths

US Friday quotes: Force India

November 16th, 2012

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Nico Hulkenberg – 7th/17th: “I think the organisers have given us an awesome circuit. It’s good fun to drive and there is a nice variation of corners, which gives a nice rhythm to the track. In terms of the new generation of tracks, I’d say it’s one of my favourites

US Friday quotes: Toro Rosso

November 16th, 2012

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Daniel Ricciardo – 12th/15th: “The new track lived up to the expectations we had before coming here, although the lack of grip spoilt it a little bit. But as the track rubbers-in and cleans up, I’m sure it will get even better. The grip level did improve from morning to afternoon but I’d expected a bit more.

Chris Dyer joins BMW in DTM

October 15th, 2012

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Chris Dyer joins BMW in DTM

Michael Schumacher’s former Ferrari race engineer Chris Dyer has joined BMW’s DTM programme.

Fabrice Lom now working for the FIA

March 30th, 2012

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Fabrice Lom, the former chief engineer of Renault’s customer programme in Formula 1, is now working for the FIA, AUTOSPORT has learned. The Frenchman, who most recently assisted Red Bull Racing during its back-to-back championship success, took up a role as Head of Power Train at motor racing’s governing body at the end of last year, but his appointment has only now been confirmed. As part of a restructured engine department, following the departure of its former chief Gilles Simon, Lom is working with Bernard Niclot, who heads up the division.

Coughlan promoted to technical director

October 28th, 2011

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Coughlan promoted to technical director

Williams has promoted Mike Coughlan to the role of technical director, following his appointment to the outfit as chief engineer earlier this year.

India Friday quotes: Toro Rosso

October 28th, 2011

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Sebastien Buemi – 10th: “It’s always exciting to drive a new track for the first time and today I managed to do a lot of laps, with no issues on the car, so I could push myself to the limit, which is always a good thing. I think we have everything we need in terms of data and understanding to prepare ourselves for qualifying and the race. Therefore I am happy with the way today went overall, the car ran reliably and the team did a good job

Michael backed to shine at McLaren

September 22nd, 2011

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Michael backed to shine at McLaren

Rubens Barrichello has backed McLaren’s decision to recruit outgoing Williams technical supremo Sam Michael as sporting director for next season. Michael attends his final race for Williams in Singapore this weekend and Barrichello, who has been a close ally of the Australian over the past 18 months, believes that McLaren will benefit hugely from the decision to bring him into the team. “McLaren has a lot to gain,” said Barrichello.

McLaren accepts Coughlan’s return

May 7th, 2011

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McLaren accepts Coughlan’s return

McLaren says it has no qualms about its former chief designer Mike Coughlan returning to Formula 1 in a new role with Williams.

Parr reveals he offered resignation

May 3rd, 2011

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Parr reveals he offered resignation

Williams CEO Adam Parr has revealed that he offered to resign from the team in the wake of its troubled start to the campaign. On Tuesday the team announced a technical restructuring at the Grove-based outfit, that will result in technical director Sam Michael and Jon Tomlinson leaving at the end of this year, with Mike Coughlan joining as chief engineer next month

Williams eyes bigger role for Coughlan

May 3rd, 2011

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Williams eyes bigger role for Coughlan

Williams will wait until the end of the season to decide whether newly signed chief engineer Mike Coughlan becomes it new technical director. Coughlan will join the Grove-based outfit in June and return to a role in Formula 1 for the first time since he left the sport in the wake of his involvement in the 2007 McLaren spy scandal

Pioneering Award: McLaren F-duct

December 5th, 2010

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Pioneering Award: McLaren F-duct

McLaren’s F-duct has won the Pioneering and Innovation Award at tonight’s AUTOSPORT Awards. The ingenious device, operated by the drivers covering a slot inside the cockpit, temporarily ‘stalled’ the airflow over the McLaren’s rear wing, giving a straightline speed boost, before the downforce was restored for corners. McLaren’s rivals were soon hurrying to copy the F-duct, but the Woking squad had taken a handy early advantage with the system, which was one of the most distinctive Formula 1 design innovations of recent years

Korea Friday quotes: Toro Rosso

October 22nd, 2010

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Jaime Alguersuari – 17th: “The simulator programme we had for this track has turned out to be one of the closest to the real thing that I have experienced, so our preparation work was useful. Even though I spent some time this morning testing some components, I was able to catch up quickly in the afternoon and that was partly down to the simulator.

Muller has first test of new Cruze

October 15th, 2010

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Muller has first test of new Cruze

Yvan Muller and Rob Huff continued the testing programme of Chevrolet’s 2011-model Cruze, which will be introduced with the new World Touring Car regulations next season, at Jerez this week. Current championship leader Muller drove the 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol car for the first time at the Spanish circuit and declared himself pleased with the RML team’s progress so far

Hungary Friday quotes: Toro Rosso

July 30th, 2010

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Jaime Alguersuari – 15th: “It was a useful day, as we tested many elements and got a lot of information to analyse. Because we were evaluating some new components today, I expect us to make more progress tomorrow morning in terms of improving the set-up and balance of the car.

Ferrari signs Fry as assistant tech chief

June 22nd, 2010

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Ferrari signs Fry as assistant tech chief

The Ferrari team has confirmed that Pat Fry will join the Italian squad at the start of next month, following his exit from McLaren. Fry, 46, worked for the McLaren team as chief engineer, before leaving the British outfit earlier this year following 18 years in the team. Ferrari confirmed on Tuesday that Fry will join on 1st July, when he will start working in the new role of assistant technical director.

Pat Fry linked to role with Ferrari

June 20th, 2010

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Pat Fry linked to role with Ferrari

Former McLaren chief engineer Pat Fry is set to join Ferrari’s technical strength according to reports in the Italian media. The 46-year-old, who quit McLaren in May after working for the team for 18 years, has signed for the Italian squad according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Brazil Saturday quotes: Toro Rosso

October 17th, 2009

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Sebastien Buemi – 6th: “Of course I am happy, as sixth is my best ever qualifying result. It was a difficult session and I just stayed in the car, trying to remain focused.

Brazil Friday quotes: Toyota

October 16th, 2009

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Jarno Trulli – 6th: “Everything went well today and we did our usual Friday testing work. We had some rain in both sessions which makes things a bit harder than normal and particularly in the morning there wasn’t much grip. But even though the weather disrupted things for us, we still went through quite a few set-up changes and it feels like we are moving in the right direction