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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.

Catalunya introduces night stages

June 7th, 2013

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Catalunya introduces night stages

The route for this year’s Catalunya Rally has undergone a significant change with the introduction of three night stages to open the October event. In a further change, the penultimate round of this year’s series will also shift its gravel stages from the first to the final day of the rally. Following the success of a ceremonial start in Barcelona last season, the rally gets underway from outside the cathedral at 18:00 on Friday October 25, a day later than last season

Conway takes pole on IndyCar return

June 1st, 2013

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Conway takes pole on IndyCar return

Mike Conway will start the second of this weekend’s IndyCar races in Detroit from pole position after a superb performance in qualifying at Belle Isle on Saturday morning. The Brit, who is making a one-off appearance in the second Dale Coyne Racing entry, set the fastest overall time in the first test of the new double-header qualifying system , comfortably leading the second group with late 1m18.0977s. His nearest rival from the group was Penske’s Will Power, who finished up 0.06 seconds in arrears and will start from third.

Monaco practice quotes: Pirelli

May 23rd, 2013

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Paul Hembery: “With Monaco always being one of the circuits that has the most noticeable degree of track evolution during the weekend throughout the year, it’s hard to draw many firm conclusions from the first two free practice sessions, although there is already some idea of the pecking order. So far we’re seeing a difference of up to a second per lap between the two compounds, which is in line with our expectations at this point, but we would expect that gap to come down as the weekend goes on. More rubber going onto the track over the weekend also means that the cars will slide less: that in turn slows down the rate of wear and degradation even more – which is never especially high at Monaco anyway

Perrinn launches customer LMP1

May 22nd, 2013

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Perrinn launches customer LMP1

A British motorsport engineering consultancy has completed the design of a LMP1 prototype to the new-for-2014 rulebook with which it aims to enter the Le Mans customer market. Perrinn Limited is ready to begin building the car as soon as the first customer signs up for the project and believes it can have the first chassis up and running in four months from the first order.

Alonso keeps calm over rapid pace

May 10th, 2013

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Alonso keeps calm over rapid pace

Fernando Alonso says it is too early to get carried away about his chances of victory in the Spanish Grand Prix despite a strong start to the weekend on Friday. The Ferrari driver was quickest in the opening session and finished right behind pacesetter Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull in the afternoon . Alonso reckons his car will be competitive at Barcelona, but he is aware that he needs to enjoy a trouble-free grand prix to have a chance of a strong result.

San Marino loses 2013 ERC spot

April 30th, 2013

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San Marino loses 2013 ERC spot

The San Marino Rally has lost its place on the 2013 European Rally Championship schedule.

Points prove Lotus progress is real

April 29th, 2013

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Points prove Lotus progress is real

Lotus has emerged from the first four races as Formula 1′s biggest gainer over 2012, and equally confident it can keep up its form for the remainder of the campaign. Kimi Raikkonen’s three podium finishes from the first flyaway events, which included victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, have helped Lotus deliver a greater points improvement than any other outfit compared to last year. Looking at the points scored in the first four races last year, against what the team have delivered this time around, Lotus has notched up 36 points more in the first four races than it did last year.

McLaren: Spain upgrade has to deliver

April 17th, 2013

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McLaren: Spain upgrade has to deliver

McLaren admits that its Spanish Grand Prix update package “has to deliver” after Jenson Button had to use an alternative strategy to finish fifth in China last weekend. Despite having made progress from its troubled start to the campaign, the Woking-based outfit is resigned to waiting until its revamped car arrives to see if it can rescue its title hopes.

Yamaha not daunted by Honda US pace

April 16th, 2013

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Yamaha not daunted by Honda US pace

Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi insist Yamaha has not given up on victory at Austin despite Honda’s domination of pre-season testing at the Texan circuit. Marc Marquez put Honda on top on all three days of March running , with Lorenzo half a second and Rossi more than 1.1s in arrears.

Perez admits confidence low after errors

April 12th, 2013

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Perez admits confidence low after errors

Sergio Perez admits his two Chinese Grand Prix practice crashes, coupled with the inconsistency of McLaren’s MP4-28, have upset his confidence in the car. The Mexican provided a bizarre end to first practice when he locked up and slid into the barriers at the pitlane entry, while he spun across the gravel trap and nudged the Turn 8 barriers in the second session

Alonso laughs off Massa qualifying edge

April 11th, 2013

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Alonso laughs off Massa qualifying edge

Fernando Alonso has laughed off suggestions that Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa has the upper hand in qualifying now. The Spanish driver has not qualified ahead of the Brazilian since last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and if Massa manages the feat again this weekend in China it would be the first time Alonso has been outqualified five times in a row in Formula 1. Alonso conceded Massa was back at his best now, but made it clear he was far from worried about the situation

Skoda closes on full ERC title bid

April 9th, 2013

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Skoda closes on full ERC title bid

Skoda has edged closer to committing to a fully-fledged European Rally Championship title bid by entering Jan Kopecky to take on Robert Kubica in the Azores Rally. Kopecky leads the ERC standings after winning two of the three rallies held so far, but Skoda has held back from launching a full programme in the revitalised series, only confirming its plans on a round-by-round basis.

Fortec out of Blancpain opener

April 9th, 2013

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Fortec out of Blancpain opener

Sportscar newcomer Fortec Motorsport has withdrawn from this weekend’s Blancpain Endurance Series opener at Monza. The British team, which has expanded into GT racing from single-seaters for this season, has pulled its two Mercedes SLS AMGs from the first round following the late arrival of sponsorship funds.

Rossi hails Marquez’s performance

April 5th, 2013

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Valentino Rossi says the advantage Marc Marquez held over his fellow Honda riders in Friday MotoGP practice in Qatar proves that the Spanish rookie is a serious threat to the establishment. Marquez was fastest in both Friday sessions at Losail, while his factory Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa struggled for pace, failing to get into the top five in either session. Rossi said Marquez had benefited from slipstreaming his Yamaha in practice two, but that his pace was real

Hamilton unfazed by Red Bull’s speed

March 21st, 2013

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Hamilton unfazed by Red Bull’s speed

Lewis Hamilton is not overawed by the qualifying pace shown by Red Bull in Australia, as he reckons he has a car that can match it.

Red Bull duo downplay practice pace

March 15th, 2013

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Red Bull duo downplay practice pace

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have played down the team’s dominant start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend in free practice. World champion Vettel set the pace in both sessions on Friday , which included his fastest lap coming on the third lap of a run on the high-degradation supersoft tyre. Webber made it a Red Bull one-two in the afternoon, but both drivers made it clear they were not getting carried away with the performance of the RB9

Lorenzo: rivals wrong to skip Austin test

March 13th, 2013

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Lorenzo: rivals wrong to skip Austin test

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha and Honda’s rivals will rue not joining them for their private Austin test given how hard it is to master the track. The factory Hondas and Yamahas, plus LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl, are testing at MotoGP’s new American venue this week . After Tuesday’s opening day of running, Lorenzo said he liked the Circuit of the Americas layout but was very relieved to have extra time to learn it.

Ducati: moving targets masking gains

March 4th, 2013

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Ducati: moving targets masking gains

Ducati’s progress is being masked by the greater development rate of MotoGP’s front teams according to general manager Bernhard Gobmeier. Gobmeier, who supplanted Filippo Preziosi at the end of 2012, admitted that Ducati was struggling to match its rivals even though it had made steps forward with its own bike. “Even with a lot of changes that we have made we still struggle to catch up,” he explained

Rosberg cautious as Mercedes flies

March 3rd, 2013

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Rosberg cautious as Mercedes flies

Nico Rosberg has warned not to read too much into Mercedes’ strong form on the final days of Formula 1 winter testing, as he feels rivals are yet to show their hands.

Red Bull running passive DRS

March 1st, 2013

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Red Bull running passive DRS

Red Bull has become the latest Formula 1 team to run a passive DRS. Sebastian Vettel tried the device out on the second day of testing at Barcelona on Friday.