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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.

Thailand approves layout for F1 track

April 26th, 2013

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Thailand approves layout for F1 track

Thailand is making progress with its plans to hold an inaugural Formula 1 race in 2015 after local authorities approved the layout for the proposed Bangkok track this week. The Sports Authority of Thailand met on Thursday to discuss the concept , and confirmed that a 5.995 kilometre circuit would be created near the Royal Thai Naval Dockyard in Bangkok. The circuit will run past several major tourist destinations, including the Grand Palace, the Temple of Dawn and Victory Monument.

Formula E in Los Angeles demo

April 23rd, 2013

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Formula E in Los Angeles demo

Formula E staged a demonstration run on the streets of Los Angeles on Monday, ahead of its planned race in the city in 2014. LA was included on a list of eight cities submitted to the FIA to host races in the championship’s inaugural season next year

Ecclestone moots Rio F1 return

March 24th, 2013

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Ecclestone moots Rio F1 return

The Brazilian Grand Prix could switch to Rio de Janeiro within the next three years, suggests Bernie Ecclestone. With ‘ facilities being no match for many of the current venues on the calendar, Ecclestone says he is eager for a change of venue. In an interview with The Mail on Sunday , Ecclestone reckoned that there was a possibility for Rio de Janeiro to reclaim the grand prix for 2016, the same year the city will be holding the Olympics.

London on initial Formula E calendar

March 8th, 2013

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London on initial Formula E calendar

London has been included on a list of eight cities submitted to the FIA to host races in the inaugural Formula E season in 2014. Organisers of the series for electric single-seater cars presented a preliminary calendar to the sport’s governing body on Friday, with London being joined by Rome, Los Angeles, Miami, Beijing, Putrajaya, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: “Zero emission world class motor racing is a scintillating concept and I am hugely keen that London be involved in the birth of Formula E

Kosciuszko to run first, Hirvonen last

March 7th, 2013

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Kosciuszko to run first, Hirvonen last

Polish Mini driver Michal Kosciuszko will lead the field into Thursday night’s opening Rally Mexico stage in Guanajuato, following the running order selection for the third round of the 2013 World Rally Championship. Kosciuszko’s decision was made for him after his slowest time in qualifying, with all of the other drivers electing to run as far down the order as possible in an effort to avoid sweeping the surface of the road clean

Coulthard: Melbourne critics selfish

February 12th, 2013

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Coulthard: Melbourne critics selfish

David Coulthard has hit out at long-standing criticisms of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, suggesting protests against it are ‘selfish’ and ‘small-minded’. The Briton, who won the Albert Park event twice in his career, thinks that a recent growing wave of complaints about the high cost of the event should be stopped.

Ketomaa takes victory in Latvia

February 3rd, 2013

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Ketomaa takes victory in Latvia

Jari Ketomaa has won Rally Liepaja-Ventspils in Latvia, round two of the European Rally Championship.

Hexis will not race in GT Sprint Series

December 17th, 2012

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Hexis will not race in GT Sprint Series

FIA GT1 World Championship frontrunner Hexis Racing has decided against racing in the championship that will succeed it in 2013, the GT Sprint Series. Team boss Philippe Dumas, whose squad won the GT1 World manufacturers’ title with Aston Martin in 2011, explained that it was “99 per cent sure” that the team would not race its McLaren MP4-12Cs in the GT Sprint Series, which will run to the same format of the GT1 World.

Formula E to reveal more venues soon

December 3rd, 2012

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Formula E to reveal more venues soon

Announcements on the remaining eight cities that will form the calendar for the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship will begin next month, according to Formula E Holdings CEO Alejandro Agag. Speaking at the launch of the Rome street race , Agag told AUTOSPORT that the majority of the other eight races that will join the Italian capital and Rio di Janeiro are already sorted, and that a string of announcements should be expected to kick start in January

Schumacher blames tyre problems

November 18th, 2012

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Michael Schumacher described his United States Grand Prix as massively difficult after what he felt was a tyre problem caused him to plunge down the order. The Mercedes driver started the Austin race from fifth position but quickly dropped down the order as he struggled with a lack of grip. Eventually the German finished in 16th place as Mercedes continued with its pointless streak, now going for five consecutive races.

Too early to judge US GP success

November 18th, 2012

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Too early to judge US GP success

Formula 1 team bosses say the sport may have to wait years to judge whether the sport’s return to the USA has been a success. Sunday’s United States Grand Prix will be played-out in front of a sell-out crowd at the new Austin venue on Sunday, with the city having given grand prix racing a warm welcome this week. But Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes that a successful weekend is only the start of what needs to be a concerted year-on-year effort to lift F1′s profile in the country

Austin weather ‘could hurt Red Bull’

November 15th, 2012

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Austin weather ‘could hurt Red Bull’

Mark Webber thinks the lower than expected temperatures in Austin could be the biggest hindrance for Red Bull at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. Following a recent warm spell in the city, the temperatures have reverted to their more usual autumnal lows this week – and it is much cooler than Formula 1 teams have experienced at recent venues. With tyre temperatures having been such an important factor in the battle for victories this season, the cooler conditions could deliver a decisive swing in the tight battle at the front of the field

US preview quotes: McLaren

November 9th, 2012

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Jenson Button: “Visiting a new circuit is always an interesting challenge. You approach it in a very different way from a track you’ve visited before – Thursday’s trackwalk and those first laps are all about exploration and understanding as you gather information from lots of different sources in a bid to build up a complete picture of the track and what’s required to get the best from it. “On paper, the circuit looks to have a little bit of everything – the plan-view certainly looks familiar; you can see elements of the Maggotts/Becketts complex from Silverstone; there’s a reverse of Istanbul Park’s Turn Eight, too; and I can even see a bit of the Hockenheim infield, too

Austin circuit phenomenal – Andretti

October 22nd, 2012

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Austin circuit phenomenal – Andretti

Former world champion Mario Andretti labelled the Circuit of the Americas as phenomenal after christening the track during the weekend. The Austin circuit began its final countdown ahead of the inaugural United States Grand Prix with a ‘First Lap Ceremony’ in which drivers like Andretti and Jerome D’Ambrosio were joined by VIPs and celebrities.

Mahonen new FIA rally director

October 3rd, 2012

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Mahonen new FIA rally director

World Rally Championship commission president Jarmo Mahonen has taken up a new role within the FIA, becoming rally director of world motorsport’s governing body.

Japan preview quotes: Marussia

October 1st, 2012

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Timo Glock: “Suzuka is quite a different circuit to the last race in Singapore and with a lot of high-speed corners. Now we just need to wait and see how the car performs there. For this race we again have a couple of new developments on the car suited to this track, and I am hoping we will see another step forward and an even better chance of fighting with our immediate competitors and further closing the gap to the front of the field.

Singapore not ruling out new layout

September 22nd, 2012

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Singapore not ruling out new layout

Singapore Grand Prix chiefs have not ruled out changing the track layout in the future as part of a push to improve the event. On the back of signing a new five-year contract to hold the grand prix until 2017, government officials have talked about considering ‘all options’ to minimise disruption the race has caused to the city state

IndyCar loses Edmonton race

September 22nd, 2012

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IndyCar loses Edmonton race

IndyCar will not return to Edmonton in 2013 after the Canadian event’s promoter pulled out of the final year of its deal.

Baku street race pushed back

September 5th, 2012

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Baku street race pushed back

The Baku street race in Azerbaijan in which Jacques Villeneuve and Jos Verstappen will compete has been set back three weeks. The invitational event for GT3 machinery, a pilot race for a new series to be known as the City Challenge, will now take place on October 27/28. The postponement has been blamed on a clash of dates with other events taking place in the Azerbaijan capital.