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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.

Marciello stripped of race-three win

May 19th, 2013

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Marciello stripped of race-three win

Formula 3 European Championship leader Raffaele Marciello has been excluded from his victory in Sunday morning’s race at Brands Hatch. Scrutineers found that the width of his first-gear ratio was below the minimum allowed measurement of 12.75mm. The foundations of the Italian’s victory were laid when he beat poleman Alex Lynn away from the start

Spain race quotes: Pirelli

May 12th, 2013

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Paul Hembery: “Strategy was again at the forefront of the Spanish Grand Prix, which as usual was very demanding on the tyres because of the unique characteristics of this circuit. This is why we saw high levels of degradation, which should not be seen again to this extent for the rest of the year

Hamilton ‘a bit lost’ with set-up

May 11th, 2013

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Hamilton ‘a bit lost’ with set-up

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was “a bit lost” with his Mercedes set-up heading into Spanish Grand Prix qualifying , despite ending up on the front row. The 2008 world champion appeared to be in danger of Q2 elimination until he surged from 13th to first in the segment with his last lap. Hamilton went on to qualify second, 0.254 seconds down on pole-winning team-mate Nico Rosberg

F1 practice tyre rules to get revamp

May 9th, 2013

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F1 practice tyre rules to get revamp

Formula 1 teams will be handed an extra set of tyres for the first 30 minutes of practice from the start of next year – but plans to limit them only to rookie drivers have been dropped completely. A proposal initiated by Force India for teams to be given extra sets of tyres for the first part of FP1 from this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix if they ran rookies was abandoned after failing to get the necessary support

Loeb says he is feeling no pressure

May 2nd, 2013

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Loeb says he is feeling no pressure

Sebastien Loeb says he is under no pressure to perform in Rally Argentina. Competing on gravel for the first time this year, the seven-time winner of this event admitted it took him some time to find the right feeling again on Wednesday’s shakedown and qualifying stages. “I haven’t competed on gravel since Catalunya,” he said, “and I did only one day of testing, so for sure I didn’t do as much as I might have done.

Bahrain qualifying quotes: Williams

April 20th, 2013

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Valtteri Bottas – 15th: “I had a bit of traffic in Q1 so I was quite lucky to get through given that one or two tenths can be the difference between progressing to Q2 or not. I put a good lap together in Q2, the best lap I’ve driven here this weekend, so I’m pleased about that

China race quotes: Caterham

April 14th, 2013

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Charles Pic – 16th: “For me that was a good race, almost as good as we could have hoped for with our current performance levels and run to a good race strategy. The car felt good right from the start – the setup we went for worked well and I had a decent start on the soft tyres and came in just as they were starting to degrade heavily, came out ahead of Bianchi and for two thirds of the race I was pretty comfortably holding 15th place. Unfortunately on my third stop I came out in 16th and didn’t quite have enough pace to fight so I finished in 16th, but the fact we were able to keep pace with the Marussia for the whole race and at some points be just out of reach of a Williams is very encouraging for the future.

Marquez: overconfidence dangerous

April 3rd, 2013

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Marquez: overconfidence dangerous

Marc Marquez says it is dangerous to expect too much from his MotoGP debut in Qatar, even if he believes victory is not impossible. The 2012 Moto2 champion said maintaining a modest approach would be crucial to his debut race weekend, even though his scintillating pre-season form has garnered praise throughout the MotoGP paddock. “Sure, it will be difficult [to win],” he told reporters at the Losail track

Malaysia practice quotes: Force India

March 22nd, 2013

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Adrian Sutil – 6th/10th: “The morning went OK and the balance was quite good. We made a change during the lunch hour to cure some oversteer and my general feeling with the car is good. I missed out on some running this afternoon, but I think the rain interrupted things for everybody so I didn’t miss too much dry track time.

Russian Time signs Dillmann

March 9th, 2013

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Russian Time signs Dillmann

Tom Dillmann has secured a return to GP2 with new team Russian Time. The Frenchman had topped the first winter test with Hilmer, another new entrant, before getting the chance to run with the Russian squad at Barcelona this week

RML to run Chevys for Muller, Chilton

March 4th, 2013

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RML to run Chevys for Muller, Chilton

RML will remain on this year’s World Touring Car Championship grid after confirming it will run three-time champion Yvan Muller and new signing Tom Chilton in a pair of Chevrolet Cruzes.

Renault vows not to neglect 2013

February 26th, 2013

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Renault vows not to neglect 2013

Renault has promised its customer teams that it will not ease off in its efforts with the V8 engines this year, despite the huge work being put in to the new 2014 Formula 1 power units . As work ramps up on the 1.6-litre turbo V6 engines that will be introduced from the start of next year, Renault says there is no excuse to neglect the V8s. Renault F1′s technical director Rob White told selected media including AUTOSPORT: “For 2013 it has to be business as usual.

Marquez plays down rapid start

February 5th, 2013

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Marquez plays down rapid start

Marc Marquez has played down the significance of his strong showing in MotoGP testing at Sepang, despite finishing the day delighted with his progress. The Moto2 champion, making his MotoGP debut this year with the Honda team, finished the first day of testing in Malaysia third quickest, less than half a tenth of a second behind team-mate and pacesetter Dani Pedrosa. Marquez, who had not ridden the bike since the end of last year, insisted he still has a long way to go despite his promising pace.

Massa feels he can fight for the title

January 17th, 2013

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Massa feels he can fight for the title

Felipe Massa believes restoring his self-belief can make him a Formula 1 championship contender in 2013. Ferrari seemed set to drop Massa as he struggled through the 2012 season, the third year in a row that he had been overshadowed by team-mate Fernando Alonso. But the Brazilian held on to his drive and became increasingly strong in the final races, amid a change in mental approach that Massa feels will continue this year

Paffett: 2012 was greatest frustration

January 13th, 2013

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Paffett: 2012 was greatest frustration

Gary Paffett says his 2012 DTM title defeat was painfully frustrating given that he felt it was his best ever season-long performance. The HWA Mercedes driver narrowly missed out on claiming a second title when BMW’s Bruno Spengler pulled back a 40-point mid-season deficit to win the Hockenheim finale and the championship

Drayson commits to Formula E series

January 9th, 2013

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Drayson commits to Formula E series

Drayson Racing has become the first team to commit to the FIA’s new all-electric Formula E series. Formula E will make its debut next season with a calendar based on city street circuits

MotoGP introduces penalty points system

December 20th, 2012

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MotoGP introduces penalty points system

MotoGP is to introduce a penalty points system for riding transgressions from the start of the 2013 season. The move follows calls for greater consistency from the officials during 2012, particularly in Moto2 and Moto3, where riders felt several incidents were treated either too leniently or with excessive harshness.

Mercedes appoints new F1 engine chief

December 11th, 2012

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Mercedes appoints new F1 engine chief

Andy Cowell will replace Thomas Fuhr as head of Mercedes’ Formula 1 engine arm from the start of 2013. Fuhr, who has been managing director of Mercedes High Performance Powertrains since 2009, is leaving for a new job outside motorsport. Cowell is currently the group’s engineering director, resposible for Mercedes’ current and 2014 F1 engines plus its KERS

Button: Second will be better than pole

November 15th, 2012

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Button: Second will be better than pole

Jenson Button suspects that qualifying second for the United States Grand Prix might be better than starting on pole position. The McLaren driver believes that the run out of the second slot on the grid is a little flatter than it is for first, meaning that whoever qualifies there could have an edge on the charge to the first corner

F1 doctor Hartstein to leave role

November 14th, 2012

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F1 doctor Hartstein to leave role

Formula 1 is to have a new medical delegate next year, after the FIA decided not to renew the contract of the long-serving Gary Hartstein beyond the end of this season. Hartstein replaced the late Sid Watkins as F1′s chief doctor from the start of the 2005 season and has worked at every race since. As well as his efforts at the tracks, the American also played a key role in developing new medical safety policies for the governing body through his work as chair of the FIA Institute’s Medical Training Working Group