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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.

Plato doubles up in second race

June 9th, 2013

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Plato doubles up in second race

Jason Plato made it two wins from two in the second British Touring Car race at Oulton Park.

Plato storms to Oulton Park pole

June 8th, 2013

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Plato storms to Oulton Park pole

Jason Plato topped British Touring Car qualifying at Oulton Park with a dominant performance in his works MG. Plato set a 1m26.130s early on in the session and then sat in the pits as his rivals repeatedly tried – and failed – to match him. Reigning champion Gordon Shedden’s works Honda Civic got closest with 1m26.429s, only to lose the time for exceeding the track limits

Plato fastest in practice at Oulton

June 8th, 2013

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Plato fastest in practice at Oulton

Jason Plato set the pace in British Touring Car Championship free practice at Oulton Park.

Shedden holds off Jordan in race one

April 21st, 2013

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Shedden holds off Jordan in race one

Gordon Shedden got his British Touring Car title defence under way with victory in the first race at Donington Park. Shedden had a torrid time at the Brands Hatch season opener, but the works Honda driver had no success ballast heading into Donington and duly qualified on pole

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.

Jordan fastest in Donington practice

April 20th, 2013

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Jordan fastest in Donington practice

Andrew Jordan once again topped a British Touring Car session by going fastest in free practice at Donington Park.

Shedden excluded, loses podium

March 31st, 2013

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Shedden excluded, loses podium

Reigning champion Gordon Shedden has been excluded from his third place in the second race at Brands Hatch.

Plato doubles up at Brands Hatch

March 31st, 2013

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Plato doubles up at Brands Hatch

Jason Plato made it two wins from two in the second British Touring Car Championship race of 2013 at Brands Hatch. Poleman Plato’s MG6 held off another fast getaway from Rob Austin’s Audi before pulling clear.

Plato survives last-corner clash to win

March 31st, 2013

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Plato survives last-corner clash to win

Jason Plato won the first British Touring Car race of 2013 at Brands Hatch despite being punted off at the last corner.

Jordan sets early Brands Hatch pace

March 30th, 2013

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Jordan sets early Brands Hatch pace

Andrew Jordan topped the free practice sessions at the first British Touring Car meeting of 2013 at Brands Hatch.

Welch Motorsport to run Nye in BTCC

March 1st, 2013

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Welch Motorsport to run Nye in BTCC

British Touring Car Championship team Welch Motorsport will add a Super 2000 Ford Focus to its line-up this year for David Nye.

Motorbase to run Griffin in S2000 car

February 19th, 2013

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Motorbase to run Griffin in S2000 car

British Touring Car squad Motorbase will run Liam Griffin in the Jack Sears Trophy in the series this year. Griffin finished 21st in the BTCC last season, driving one of the team’s S2000 Ford Focuses in seven of the 10 rounds. Motorbase is running Mat Jackson and Aron Smith in its new NGTC Focuses this year , but will also field Griffin in the new Jack Sears Trophy for S2000 machines.

Turkington back to BTCC with WSR

January 18th, 2013

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Turkington back to BTCC with WSR

Former British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington will return to the series this year with his former squad WSR. Turkington took the 2009 title in a WSR BMW 320 but has not appeared in the series since

Shedden claims title as Smith wins

October 21st, 2012

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Gordon Shedden clinched his first British Touring Car title in a wet second race at Brands Hatch, taking second behind new BTCC winner Aron Smith. The rear-wheel-drive WSR BMW of Tom Onslow-Cole jumped into the lead at the start, with Smith’s Motorbase Ford and Matt Neal’s Honda battling for second.

Neal wins to stay in title race

October 21st, 2012

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Neal wins to stay in title race

Reigning British Touring Car champion Matt Neal kept himself in 2012 title contention with a fine victory in wet conditions on the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Neal’s works Honda Civic started the first BTCC race of the day from third on the grid, but immediately jumped to second as front-row man Andrew Jordan (Eurotech Honda) suffered with wheelspin. Poleman Tom Onslow-Cole initially pulled away in his rear-wheel-drive WSR BMW, but Neal soon reeled him in.

Jordan lowers benchmark at Brands

October 20th, 2012

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Jordan lowers benchmark at Brands

Andrew Jordan topped the second British Touring Car free practice session on the Brands Hatch GP circuit. The Eurotech Honda driver was quickest on the drying track heading into the final few minutes before a whole series of improvements shuffled the order

Neal sets early Brands pace

October 20th, 2012

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Neal sets early Brands pace

Reigning British Touring Car champion Matt Neal was quickest in the first free practice session for the Brands Hatch season finale. The NGTC Honda Civics of Gordon Shedden and Andrew Jordan, running with more turbo boost than they have so far in 2012, set the early pace. Eurotech driver Jordan topped the timesheets for much of the damp session before Shedden recorded a 1m44.996s lap heading into the final 10 minutes

Welch puts Proton fastest

October 6th, 2012

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Daniel Welch’s Proton was quickest in the second British Touring Car free practice session at Silverstone on Saturday. Jason Plato (works MG6) and the Motorbase NGTC Ford Focus of Mat Jackson set the early pace on a dry track.

Plato quickest in opening practice

October 6th, 2012

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Jason Plato topped the first British Touring Car free practice session at Silverstone on Saturday morning. In damp conditions, Plato’s works MG6 set an early benchmark of 1m04.819s, which stood as the fastest throughout the session

Collard prevails in dramatic opener

August 26th, 2012

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Collard prevails in dramatic opener

Rob Collard led a WSR BMW one-two in a dramatic first British Touring Car race at Knockhill. The rear-wheel-drive S2000 turbo outdragged poleman Jason Plato’s NGTC MG6 at the start and was 1.6 seconds clear at the end of lap one.