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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.

Australia qualifying quotes: Ferrari

March 17th, 2013

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Fernando Alonso – 5th: “I am very pleased with this result, because if our aim for the year is to reduce the gap to our competitors and start from better positions than we have done in the past two seasons, we can claim to have managed it. After winter testing, it was difficult to draw any conclusions and that was also the case today, with a delayed qualifying and very changeable weather conditions. Once again, Red Bull demonstrated its superiority, but while it’s true that we fought with them right down to the last race, for the past two seasons, I am sure that once again this year we will be there to mix it with them, if we do everything perfectly without making mistakes.

Australia qualifying quotes: Williams

March 17th, 2013

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Valtteri Bottas – 16th: “It wasn’t the easiest qualifying session to start my Formula 1 career. It was good to get through Q1 yesterday but the conditions were tricky again today as it was getting drier all the time.

Maldonado: Williams car is undriveable

March 16th, 2013

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Maldonado: Williams car is undriveable

Pastor Maldonado declared that Williams has taken a huge step backwards this season after being eliminated from Australian Grand Prix qualifying in Q1.

Lotus optimistic it will be up front

March 3rd, 2013

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Lotus optimistic it will be up front

Lotus is heading into the 2013 Formula 1 season confident it has a car capable of fighting at the front, but equally aware the battle for victory is going to be more intense than ever. With paddock consensus suggesting there is little separating the leading teams in performance terms ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Lotus is at least buoyed by what it has delivered so far. With Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean having produced both quick single-lap performances and some impressive long-run pace, Lotus boss Eric Boullier says that optimism is as high as it was last year.

Vettel says Red Bull shone in damp

March 1st, 2013

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Vettel says Red Bull shone in damp

Sebastian Vettel says the balance of Red Bull’s RB9 still stood out on a day when adverse conditions affected testing programmes all along the Formula 1 pitlane. Vettel, who completed 65 laps, admitted that rain and strong crosswinds meant gathering meaningful data had been extremely limited. Despite that the defending champion said Red Bull still had reason to be encouraged given the balance of the RB9.

Alonso: Ferrari ’200 times’ better

March 1st, 2013

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Alonso: Ferrari ’200 times’ better

Fernando Alonso says his Ferrari team’s state is ’200 times better’ going into the 2013 Formula 1 season than 12 months earlier. The Italian squad had a torrid winter in 2012 after its car proved to be a lot less competitive than expected ahead of the first race of the season.

Williams sure it has improved over 2012

March 1st, 2013

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Williams sure it has improved over 2012

Williams is confident it has made the progress it wanted to with its new car, but it is not bold enough to say just how far forward it will move it up the grid.

Vergne hails impact of updates

February 28th, 2013

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Vergne hails impact of updates

Jean-Eric Vergne believes Toro Rosso has made significant progress after introducing new updates at Formula 1′s final winter test. The Faenza-based squad introduced the tweaks on the first day at Barcelona and, despite the poor weather conditions, the Frenchman said he could immediately feel the difference. Vergne completed 59 laps on his way to the third quickest time of the day.

F1 teams under pressure in final test

February 27th, 2013

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F1 teams under pressure in final test

The final pre-season Formula 1 test kicks off at Barcelona on Thursday amid fears that the vital four days of running will be hit by bad weather conditions. With a threat of rain on both Thursday and Friday, teams face the prospect of having to condense much of their final on-track preparations of the season into only two full days of dry running over the weekend.

FR3.5 test cancelled due to snow

February 23rd, 2013

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FR3.5 test cancelled due to snow

The second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing was cancelled on Saturday because of the poor weather conditions at the Aragon circuit. The Spanish track was covered in snow and ice this morning, making it impossible for the teams to take to the circuit and forcing organisers to call the test off. New McLaren junior driver Stoffel Vandoorne had been quickest on the opening day of the test on Friday.

Espargaro, Vinales top testing again

February 22nd, 2013

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Espargaro, Vinales top testing again

Pol Espargaro and Maverick Vinales once again went quickest in Moto2 and Moto3 pre-season testing at Jerez respectively. Rain and fog effectively spoiled the final day of the three-day test, with the worsening conditions sealing Espargaro and Vinales’ places at the top of the timesheets. The pair also topped their respective categories in pre-season testing at Valencia one week ago

Mixed emotions for de la Rosa

February 8th, 2013

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Mixed emotions for de la Rosa

Pedro de la Rosa admitted that his Ferrari debut was a day of mixed emotions after fearing that he would not be able to do more than a few laps. The 41-year-old’s Ferrari F138 suffered a gearbox failure in the morning, which caused a small fire, and there were initially concerns that the damage might have prevented the car running again today. But after a gearbox change, de la Rosa took to the track in the afternoon for his first serious laps

Red Bull ‘in better shape than last year’

February 6th, 2013

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Red Bull ‘in better shape than last year’

Mark Webber believes Red Bull has made a more satisfying start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign than it did to last year’s title-winning season. The Australian said the reliability of the RB9 was especially pleasing, having racked up 101 laps – the most of any driver – on the second day at Jerez. After two days of testing last year, Webber’s RB8 was the fastest of the new cars, although he was delayed by three hours on the first day waiting for new parts.

New Toro Rosso ‘more amenable’

February 5th, 2013

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New Toro Rosso ‘more amenable’

Daniel Ricciardo is confident that Toro Rosso has achieved its target of producing a car with a wider set-up window compared to last year. The Australian completed 70 laps on the first day of running for the new Ferrari-engined STR8 at Jerez , setting the fifth fastest time of the day, and was cautiously optimistic about its handling characteristics

Hirvonen sure of fresh start in Sweden

February 2nd, 2013

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Hirvonen sure of fresh start in Sweden

Mikko Hirvonen is confident he can get his 2013 World Rally title challenge underway properly by winning Rally Sweden next week. Citroen’s Finn was expected to lead the team’s championship assault this year now that erstwhile number one Sebastien Loeb was in semi-retirement

Pirelli ‘ready’ for new F1 contract

January 23rd, 2013

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Pirelli ‘ready’ for new F1 contract

Pirelli says it is ‘ready’ to extend its contract with Formula 1 beyond this year, even though there remains the chance that the matter could go out to tender. The Italian tyre manufacturer is pleased with the way the two seasons since its F1 return have gone , and it is excited about its plans for 2013. Its contract comes to an end later this year, however, and the company is not yet in a position to make firm plans for 2014.

Ostberg welcomes Monte’s fifth place

January 20th, 2013

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Ostberg welcomes Monte’s fifth place

Qatar M-Sport team leader Mads Ostberg says his fifth position on the Monte Carlo Rally was as much as he could have expected on his debut as the team’s new leader. Ostberg’s Monte debut drew praise from his team principal Malcolm Wilson, especially with the 24-year-old Fiesta RS WRC driver scoring a fastest time on the event as well.

Loeb dominates day one in Monte Carlo

January 16th, 2013

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Loeb dominates day one in Monte Carlo

Sebastien Loeb utterly dominated the second loop of Monte Carlo Rally stages, with his lead confirmed as 1m20s when timing problems were finally resolved. The running order had been unclear for over three hours due to problems with new provider SIT’s timing system on stage three. When accurate results were eventually published, teams’ estimates that Loeb now held a 1m20s advantage proved correct.

Brazil Sunday quotes: Caterham

November 25th, 2012

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Vitaly Petrov – 11th: “What an incredible race. I’m so pleased for the whole team and I want to thank every single one of them for doing such a fantastic job in the conditions today. Seeing what regaining tenth place in the championship meant to everyone when I got back to the garage was really special and I think we deserve it after all the hard work we’ve put in throughout the whole year.

Button: Race extraordinarily tough

November 25th, 2012

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Button: Race extraordinarily tough

Jenson Button described the Brazilian Grand Prix as an extraordinarily tough race after emerging on top of a nailbiting event.