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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.

Crutchlow diagnosed with fracture

May 18th, 2013

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Cal Crutchlow will need medical clearance to race in MotoGP’s French Grand Prix after being diagnosed with a shin fracture from his crash in pre-qualifying practice. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider had a violent fall at La Chappelle in practice four. The accident caused a red flag as Crutchlow was initially unable to get up.

Espargaro downplays MotoGP talk

May 16th, 2013

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Espargaro downplays MotoGP talk

Pol Espargaro insists moving into MotoGP remains a remote dream despite talk of him joining Yamaha’s premier class stable. The 21-year-old, runner-up to Marc Marquez in last year’s Moto2 championship, has been linked to a factory contract with the Japanese manufacturer.

Pedrosa fastest, Marquez crashes

April 20th, 2013

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Pedrosa fastest, Marquez crashes

Dani Pedrosa left it late at Austin to knock Honda team-mate Marc Marquez off top spot in the third MotoGP practice session.

Tech 3 suffers Austin pit fire

April 18th, 2013

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Tech 3 suffers Austin pit fire

The Tech 3 MotoGP team says it is ready to compete in the Grand Prix of the Americas this weekend despite a fire in its garage overnight. One of the electric starters to start the bikes up caught fire inside Cal Crutchlow’s and Bradley Smith’s pit garage at Austin. The track’s sprinkler system was immediately activated and prevented any serious damage.

Crutchlow hails ‘amazing’ Rossi

April 8th, 2013

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Crutchlow hails ‘amazing’ Rossi

Cal Crutchlow hailed Valentino Rossi’s incisive fight through to second in the Qatar Grand Prix after lamenting his own struggles to pass the two factory Hondas.

Lorenzo wins as Rossi takes second

April 7th, 2013

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Lorenzo wins as Rossi takes second

Jorge Lorenzo dominated the 2013 MotoGP season-opener in Qatar as his Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi battled through to beat Marc Marquez to second. The sensational podium tussle featured Rossi fighting back from an early mistake that dropped him to seventh, ultimately beating the Hondas of Marquez and Dani Pedrosa to the runner-up spot. Lorenzo held his pole advantage into the first corner and immediately disappeared up the road.

Crutchlow not expecting podium

April 6th, 2013

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Crutchlow not expecting podium

Cal Crutchlow is not expecting to turn his second place on the Qatar Grand Prix grid into a podium finish in Sunday’s MotoGP season opener. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider equalled the best qualifying performance of his grand prix career in qualifying at Losail, only missing out on a maiden pole position to world champion Jorge Lorenzo . But despite starting ahead of the second factory Yamaha of Valentino Rossi and the works Hondas of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, the Briton still thinks he will be shuffled backwards during the race

Crutchlow thinks Honda still has edge

March 26th, 2013

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Crutchlow thinks Honda still has edge

Cal Crutchlow believes that Honda has established itself as the strongest MotoGP team during 2013 pre-season testing. After Dani Pedrosa dominated the opening Sepang test , and Marc Marquez did likewise at Austin , Honda has topped seven of this year’s 11 days of testing. Tech 3 Yamaha rider Crutchlow, who went fastest as pre-season running concluded at Jerez, said Honda has established itself as the team to beat

Tech 3 boss praises Smith test debut

November 17th, 2012

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Tech 3 boss praises Smith test debut

Tech 3 team boss Herve Poncharal reckons Bradley Smith looked ‘immediately at home’ on his MotoGP test debut this week. Smith will join fellow Briton Cal Crutchlow at Yamaha’s satellite MotoGP team next season after seven years in the 125cc and Moto2 feeder categories. Although rain marred the Valencia winter test, Smith was able to complete 16 laps in the damp on Wednesday then 27 laps on a dry track.

Crutchlow accepts blame for fall

November 11th, 2012

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Crutchlow accepts blame for fall

Cal Crutchlow reckons he was culpable for the mistake which led to him crashing out of second in a treacherous Valencia finale. Having opted to start from the pitlane following a last-minute switch to slicks, the Briton fought his way through the field and was running second when, seven laps from the finish, he lost the front of his bike heading into the final turn. It was his third retirement in the last four races, all of which he has exited while in podium contention.

Pedrosa wins frantic pole fight

November 10th, 2012

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Pedrosa wins frantic pole fight

Dani Pedrosa denied champion Jorge Lorenzo and Honda team-mate Casey Stoner MotoGP pole with a scintillating record lap in qualifying for the MotoGP season-ending Valencia Grand Prix. It was the departing Stoner who kicked off a frantic 10-minute pole shoot-out in which Cal Crutchlow’s Tech 3 Yamaha was also a factor. For a while it seemed the Australian’s 1m31.568s would hold

Crutchlow glad to turn fortunes around

October 28th, 2012

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Crutchlow glad to turn fortunes around

Cal Crutchlow was relieved to end a run of bad results with third place in MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix. Since taking his elusive maiden podium at Brno at the end of August, Crutchlow has endured a run of frustrations punctuated only by fourth at Aragon

Stoner blitzes field in first practice

October 26th, 2012

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Stoner blitzes field in first practice

Casey Stoner began his bid for a sixth straight home MotoGP victory in ominous fashion by blitzing the field in first practice at Phillip Island. Yamaha’s championship leader Jorge Lorenzo was the only rider able to get within one second of the Australian, while the session’s two slowest riders were outside the 107 per cent mark. The Australian, who admitted his injuries had worsened coming into his home track, wasted little time getting up to speed.

Crutchlow insists bike issue cost pole

October 13th, 2012

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Crutchlow insists bike issue cost pole

Cal Crutchlow insists his breakthrough MotoGP pole would have come at Motegi were it not for an unidentified problem on his bike. The Briton, who has started on the front row for the previous three straight races, shot to the top of the timesheets 12 minutes before the flag fell. His 1m45.275s put him a quarter of a second clear of the field at the time

Crutchlow upbeat despite missing third

September 30th, 2012

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Crutchlow upbeat despite missing third

Cal Crutchlow said his disappointment at missing a second MotoGP podium at Aragon was tempered by the fact that, unlike last year, he was at least in a position to challenge. The Briton claimed his breakthrough grand prix rostrum at Brno last month, and was in contention to add to his tally throughout this weekend’s 23-lap race in Spain.

Lorenzo thought pole was Crutchlow’s

September 29th, 2012

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MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo admitted he thought Cal Crutchlow would be unbeatable in Aragon qualifying.

Crutchlow relaxed about losing pole

September 29th, 2012

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Crutchlow relaxed about losing pole

Cal Crutchlow said he was satisfied with taking a front-row starting spot for MotoGP’s Aragon race, despite spending more than half the session clear at the top of the timesheets. The Briton made his move at the session’s halfway point and, by improving upon his own benchmark several times, was often six tenths clear of the field.

Crutchlow couldn’t push to maximum

September 15th, 2012

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Crutchlow couldn’t push to maximum

Cal Crutchlow says his excellent front row qualifying spot at Misano came despite tyre-warming issues preventing him from extracting everything out of the bike. Fresh from securing his first MotoGP podium in the previous grand prix at Brno , Crutchlow stormed into provisional pole before improving his own benchmark with two minutes of the session to run

Pedrosa denies Lorenzo Misano pole

September 15th, 2012

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Pedrosa denies Lorenzo Misano pole

Dani Pedrosa edged out MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo to claim pole position at Misano in a session that came alive in the final 10 minutes.

Crutchlow fastest, Rea tests 1000cc

August 27th, 2012

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Crutchlow fastest, Rea tests 1000cc

Cal Crutchlow continued his strong weekend form at Brno by topping the timesheets in Monday’s official test at the Czech circuit. Despite favourable conditions times were slightly slower than the weekend, with riders and teams instead focusing on various development and set-up work