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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.

Shedden denies Wrathall pole

April 20th, 2013

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Reigning champion Gordon Shedden took pole for the Donington Park round of the British Touring Car Championship. The works Honda Civic driver was third fastest after the first runs, behind practice pacesetter Andrew Jordan’s Eurotech Civic and MG’s Jason Plato. Frank Wrathall’s Dynojet Toyota Avensis then moved to the top with a surprise 1m10.123s, which stood as the benchmark heading into the closing moments of the session.

Motorbase: Brands issues conquered

April 16th, 2013

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Motorbase: Brands issues conquered

British Touring Car squad Motorbase believes it can challenge at the front at Donington Park this weekend after making progress with its NGTC Ford Focuses. Motorbase drivers Mat Jackson and Aron Smith suffered a troubled weekend at the Brands Hatch season opener, scoring a best finish of seventh amid reliability issues. The team has tested and worked since Brands to improve the NGTC machines and believes it has made progress.

Neate’s Cruze debut hits delays

April 15th, 2013

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Neate’s Cruze debut hits delays

British Touring Car racer Andy Neate’s new Chevrolet Cruze will not make its debut until the Oulton Park round in June. The former works MG driver set up his own IP Tech Race Engineering team to run a new NGTC Cruze for this season. The squad, which will run under the Team Club 44 banner, had planned to appear at the Donington Park round this weekend, after a testing programme.

Auto GP drops Russia for Silverstone

February 7th, 2013

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Auto GP drops Russia for Silverstone

The Auto GP World Series will race at Silverstone this year, giving it two British dates in 2013. The single-seater championship is joining the Blancpain Endurance Series bill on June 1-2.

Speedworks to test Newsham, Wood

November 28th, 2012

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Speedworks to test Newsham, Wood

British Touring Car race winner Dave Newsham and privateer Lea Wood will test with Speedworks Motorsport tomorrow as they assess their 2013 options. Newsham took two wins on his way to ninth in the 2012 standings in an ES Racing S2000 Vauxhall Vectra, while Wood was 14th in his self-run car.

Harvey to join GP3 test with Carlin

October 22nd, 2012

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Harvey to join GP3 test with Carlin

British Formula 3 champion Jack Harvey will make his GP3 debut with Carlin in the upcoming test at Jerez. Harvey, who was crowned F3 champion in the season finale at Donington earlier this month, joins Formula Renault BARC runner-up Josh Webster and Formula Ford race winner Eric Lichenstein at the team for the test. Webster will be in action during both days of the test, while Lichenstein will drive on the first day before handing over to Harvey for the second and final day

Harvey claims F3 title with victory

September 30th, 2012

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Jack Harvey is the British Formula 3 champion after leading the Donington Park finale almost from start to finish. Harvey soaked up massive pressure from Alex Lynn, who passed him briefly at the Melbourne hairpin, to take the title

GT1 rivals poised for decider

September 30th, 2012

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GT1 rivals poised for decider

The final FIA GT1 World Championship will be decided on Sunday afternoon at Donington Park, with only three points between the two protagonist teams: Markus Winkelhock/Marc Basseng and Yelmer Buurman/Michael Bartels.

Hexis wins but title chance over

September 29th, 2012

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Hexis wins but title chance over

Fred Makowiecki and Stef Dusseldorp lost their outside chance of claiming the FIA GT1 World Championship title at the Donington Park finale, despite winning the qualifying race on Saturday afternoon in their Hexis McLaren. A swift mandatory pitstop put Dusseldorp out ahead of the Reiter Lamborghini of Stefan Rosina and Peter Kox, which had led the race since the second lap.

Vanthoor claims pole for WRT Audi

September 29th, 2012

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Vanthoor claims pole for WRT Audi

Laurens Vanthoor set pole position in Team WRT’s Audi R8 LMS for the FIA GT1 World Championship finale at Donington Park. The Belgian lapped the Donington Park Grand Prix circuit in 1m27.746s, 0.124s faster than Fred Makowiecki’s Hexis-run McLaren. That means Vanthoor’s team-mate, World GT1 debutant Adam Carroll , will start this afternoon’s qualifying race from pole, with Makowiecki’s partner Stef Dusseldorp alongside

Carroll to make GT1 World debut

September 27th, 2012

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Carroll to make GT1 World debut

Adam Carroll will make his FIA GT1 World Championship debut at this weekend’s Donington Park season finale with the WRT Audi team. Carroll, 29, will partner Laurens Vanthoor in one of the Belgian team’s R8 LMS ultras as regular driver Stephane Ortelli is on French GT duty instead.

Donington to undergo major revamp

September 26th, 2012

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Donington to undergo major revamp

Donington Park will undergo a multi-million pound renovation in a bid to restore the infield damage which resulted from the track’s ill-fated bid to land the British Grand Prix.

Carlin appeal set for Wednesday

September 24th, 2012

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Carlin appeal set for Wednesday

Carlin’s appeal into Jack Harvey’s time penalty from the British Formula 3 International Series round at Silverstone is to be heard this Wednesday, ensuring that the title will be decided on-track at Donington Park this weekend. Harvey finished second on the road in race two at Silverstone, but a 30-second time penalty for his part in a collision with Pipo Derani as they battled for the lead relegated him to 12th in the results. If the Motor Sports Association accepts the appeal, Harvey will move to within six points of his championship-leading team-mate Jazeman Jaafar, and will be three points behind second-placed Fortec Motorsport driver Felix Serralles.

Sainz to skip British F3 finale

September 18th, 2012

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Sainz to skip British F3 finale

Red Bull junior driver Carlos Sainz Jr will pass up his slim chance to win the British Formula 3 International Series title by skipping the final round at Donington Park on September 29/30. The 18-year-old Spaniard will instead contest the clashing FIA European/Euro Series F3 round at Valencia in his Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen. Sainz is equal fourth in the British rankings , 56 points behind leader Jazeman Jaafar with just 63 available

British F3 in live TV push for 2013

September 18th, 2012

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British F3 in live TV push for 2013

British Formula 3 and GT organisers are targeting live TV for 2013 after announcing increased coverage of the Donington Park season finales. The concluding round of the FIA GT1 World Championship has moved to the same September 29-30 meeting , helping the push for live coverage of British F3 and GT. Motors TV will show Saturday’s Donington F3 race on the Sunday, followed by delayed ‘as-live’ coverage of the remaining two races and the GT title decider later in the afternoon

GT1 replaces India with Donington

September 14th, 2012

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GT1 replaces India with Donington

The FIA GT1 World Championship will climax at Donington Park at the end of September in place of the original finale planned for the Buddh International Circuit in India. The Indian event, scheduled for December, has been cancelled after series boss Stephane Ratel was unable to guarantee the 18-car field he was contracted to provide . In order to maintain the championship at nine rounds, the world championship will now join up with the British GT/Formula 3 meeting at Donington on September 29/30, just one week after the penultimate event at the Nurburgring.

Lynn charges to Silverstone win

September 9th, 2012

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Lynn charges to Silverstone win

Alex Lynn took victory in a thrilling British Formula 3 International Series finale at Silverstone. The 18-year-old from Essex had to fight back from fourth place, and took the lead from Jazeman Jaafar into the Brooklands left-hander with just over two laps remaining. Jaafar grabbed the advantage from poleman Lynn with a great move into Becketts on the opening lap and, with Lynn forced off line, he conceded further places to Harry Tincknell and Carlos Sainz Jr

Donington Dunlop bridge to be sold

September 6th, 2012

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Donington Dunlop bridge to be sold

Parts of Donington Park’s famous Dunlop Bridge will be auctioned off for charity at the Goodwood Revival race meeting on September 15.

Lahaye takes ELMS pole for OAK

July 14th, 2012

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OAK Racing driver Matthieu Lahaye claimed the first pole position of his sportscar career at the Donington Park round of the European Le Mans Series. The 27-year-old Frenchman topped the times in his OAK Morgan-Judd 2012 LMP2 at the end of a closely-fought qualifying session on a 1m20.921s. That was just over one tenth clear of second-placed Mathias Beche in the TDS Racing ORECA-Nissan 03

Will Bratt to make debut at Oulton

June 7th, 2012

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Will Bratt to make debut at Oulton

Ex-Formula 2 race winner Will Bratt will make his British Touring Car debut at Oulton Park this weekend. The 24-year-old will drive Rob Austin Racing’s second Audi A4, while team boss Rob Austin’s car is still being repaired after its crash at Thruxton.