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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.

Buller and T-Sport part company

May 22nd, 2013

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Buller and T-Sport part company

Northern Irish Formula 3 racer Will Buller has parted company with the T-Sport team. Buller, who has entered the British F3 International Series with Fortec Motorsport , took a best result of fourth in the opening four rounds of the F3 European Championship with T-Sport’s ThreeBond/Nissan-powered Dallara. This has come as a disappointment, after the combination flew during pre-season tests at Barcelona and Monza.

Win won’t stop Red Bull tyre complaints

April 22nd, 2013

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Win won’t stop Red Bull tyre complaints

Red Bull still wants Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to change its tyres for the remainder of the season, even though it triumphed at the Bahrain Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel extended his championship lead to 10 points with a dominant performance at Sakhir to prove that Red Bull had got on top of the more aggressive tyre compounds being used this year

Allmendinger battling nerves at Barber

April 6th, 2013

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Allmendinger battling nerves at Barber

AJ Allmendinger admits that he is having to work to keep his nerves in check as he prepares for his first single-seater race since 2006, despite an encouraging start to his IndyCar weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. The Champ Car race winner, who moved to NASCAR in 2007, finished both of Friday’s IndyCar practice sessions in the top 10 , but said that he is still far from feeling comfortable. “I thought I was going to throw up right before the first session,” he said.

Pirelli downplays criticism of tyres

March 22nd, 2013

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Pirelli downplays criticism of tyres

Pirelli has downplayed claims that its tyres are now ‘governing’ Formula 1.

Webber wants RBR to cure understeer

February 5th, 2013

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Webber wants RBR to cure understeer

Mark Webber believes Red Bull will have to work on reducing understeer on its RB9 after the first day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at Jerez. The Australian said that the new car felt similar to the 2012 RB8 that won both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, but he added that the team had areas to work on before testing resumes on Wednesday morning. “The car was very understeery today, so we need to improve that tonight and get it a little more responsive,” Webber told reporters at Jerez

Pirelli: Tyre entertainment vital for F1

January 24th, 2013

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Pirelli: Tyre entertainment vital for F1

Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera would be delighted if his company delivers a repeat of the unpredictable racing witnessed at the start of 2012. The wide-open start to last season, featuring seven different winners from the first seven races, drew criticism in some quarters, with the tyres’ behaviour famously described by Michael Schumacher as ‘like driving on raw eggs’

2012′s big stories: Lotus’s gamble

December 31st, 2012

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2012′s big stories: Lotus’s gamble

Lotus was nothing if not bold in its 2012 driver selection, eschewing any hint of a ‘safe pair of hands’ approach and signing two men who hadn’t raced in Formula 1 since 2009. On paper, the combination of a former world champion with 157 grand prix starts to his name and a man with five feeder series titles on his CV plus a smattering of F1 experience shouldn’t have prompted any frowns.

Maldonado finally ends point-less run

October 7th, 2012

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Maldonado finally ends point-less run

Pastor Maldonado says he never lost faith in himself or his Williams team after finally returning to the points in the Japanese Grand Prix. The Venezuelan famously scored his maiden Formula 1 victory in the Spanish Grand Prix in May , but then went eight races without scoring a single point.

Hamilton joins Mercedes from 2013

September 28th, 2012

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Hamilton joins Mercedes from 2013

Mercedes has confirmed Lewis Hamilton has signed a three-year deal to drive for the German squad from next year. The Briton, whose move was expected after McLaren announced Sergio Perez for 2013 earlier on Friday morning, will drive alongside Nico Rosberg, replacing seven-time champion Michael Schumacher at the team. Mercedes did not specify what Schumacher’s plans were.

Newey: Engines to dominate from 2014

August 20th, 2012

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Newey: Engines to dominate from 2014

Adrian Newey expects engine performance to become the dominant differentiator between teams when the new V6 turbo engines are introduced in 2014. The Red Bull chief technical officer fears that the combination of tighter chassis rules and potential differences between the performance of the engines could lead to one group of teams sharing one supplier having a big advantage.

New Michigan tyre gets mixed reviews

August 18th, 2012

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New Michigan tyre gets mixed reviews

NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have given mixed reviews to the new tyre specification Goodyear has brought to Michigan in an attempt to prevent the blistering that occurred at the venue earlier this year.

Analysis: Qualifying still key in 2012

August 15th, 2012

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Analysis: Qualifying still key in 2012

Qualifying is no less important a determining factor in who wins races in Formula 1 in 2012 than it has been in previous seasons. There have been suggestions that the combination of high-degradation Pirelli rubber and the relative ease of overtaking have reduced the impact of Saturday afternoons, but the statistics suggest this not to be the case.

Schumacher: Mercedes too slow

July 28th, 2012

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Schumacher: Mercedes too slow

Michael Schumacher said that Mercedes just has to accept that it will not be competitive in the Hungarian Grand Prix, after the team’s worst showing of the season in qualifying. Schumacher will start down in 17th position, four places behind his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Schumacher’s flying lap was compromised by dust left on track by Williams driver Pastor Maldonado, but the seven-time world champion said that he?

Rossi: Patience key to top-six return

July 8th, 2012

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Rossi: Patience key to top-six return

Valentino Rossi credited his late ride to sixth in the German Grand Prix to his early realisation that he had to wait for the right moment to attack. Rossi was part of a four-way fight for sixth in the early stages of the race, but was often toward the rear of a pack that involved LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl, works Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden and the satellite Pramac Ducati of Hector Barbera

Torrential rain halts qualifying

July 7th, 2012

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Torrential rain halts qualifying

Qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone has been red-flagged midway through Q2 due to heavy rain at the circuit. The session started in damp but seemingly improving conditions, only for a downpour to set in just after Q1 had finished. Although Q2 got underway on schedule, there were soon exhortations from drivers to halt the session amid concerns about the level of standing water.

Maldonado: I’ve mastered 2012 tyres

July 1st, 2012

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Maldonado: I’ve mastered 2012 tyres

Pastor Maldonado believes that he has a better understanding of Pirelli’s 2012 Formula 1 tyres than he did with last year’s rubber. This season’s tyres have been the subject of much discussion, as teams battle to get them to work. That has resulted in fluctuating form throughout the field.

Canada Sunday quotes: Marussia

June 10th, 2012

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Charles Pic – 20th: “First of all, I’m happy to finish the race – my first time here – and although it has been a tough weekend, I think from the perspective of the team, and me personally, it has been a good experience to learn where we need to improve. Our pace here has not been good compared to our closest two competitors, so we have to understand more about why that was.

Stewart sure consistency will come

June 1st, 2012

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Stewart sure consistency will come

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart remains confident he can find the right chemistry with new crew chief Steve Addington, despite an inconsistent run of late. Although Stewart is still in the top 10 in the drivers’ standings, his wins and top five finishes have been punctuated by lacklustre races and incidents.

Mercedes will not settle for just one win

May 11th, 2012

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Mercedes will not settle for just one win

Mercedes CEO Nick Fry says he will be disappointed if the Brackley-based team does not win again this season.

Di Resta: Sixth vindicates Q3 strategy

April 22nd, 2012

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Di Resta: Sixth vindicates Q3 strategy

Paul di Resta says his sixth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix proves that Force India was absolutely right to sit out Q3 on Saturday. The Scot reckoned a giant-killing qualifying result might have been possible given his pace at Sakhir, but that it was better to save a set of fresh tyres for the race so he could pull off the two-stop strategy that took him to sixth – equalling his Formula 1 career best. “We played our cards right in qualifying by saving a set of tyres,” di Resta.