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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.

Ricci to miss Marrakech Auto GP event

April 5th, 2013

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Ricci to miss Marrakech Auto GP event

Giacomo Ricci will miss this weekend’s Marrakech Auto GP meeting due to budgetary reasons; the MLR71 team instead fielding a single car for team owner Michele la Rosa. Ricci, 28, raced for the team at the Monza season-opener last month and has been la Rosa’s driving coach for the past year

Ghirelli heads second Monza practice

March 22nd, 2013

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Ghirelli heads second Monza practice

Formula Renault 3.5 refugee Vittorio Ghirelli set the fastest time in the final Auto GP free practice session ahead of qualifying at Monza on Friday afternoon. The Italian Super Nova racer recorded a best lap of 1m36.428s, eclipsing German F3 graduate Kimiya Sato by just 0.098s.

Auto GP announces 21-car field

March 15th, 2013

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Auto GP announces 21-car field

Auto GP has attracted 21 registered cars for the 2013 season, which commences at Monza on March 23-24.

Ricci eyes Auto GP return

January 18th, 2013

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Ricci eyes Auto GP return

Giacomo Ricci wants to return to Auto GP full-time next year in a bid to rejuvenate his single-seater career. The 27-year-old Italian was a GP2 race-winner with DPR in 2010, but has raced only sporadically since

Sirotkin stays on top in America

September 22nd, 2012

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Valencia winner Sergey Sirotkin underlined his strong start to the Auto GP World Series season finale at Sonoma by setting the fastest time in second free practice on Friday afternoon. Sirotkin’s lap of 1m27.808 was 0.074 seconds faster than his own benchmark time from practice one , and gives impetus to the Russian’s bid to steal second position in the drivers’ standings from Pal Varhaug. Recently crowned Auto GP champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs repeated his morning position of second, just 0.085s adrift of Euronova driver Sirotkin

Ricci to return for Auto GP finale

September 12th, 2012

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Ricci to return for Auto GP finale

Giacomo Ricci will return to Auto GP for the final round of the championship next week. The Italian will join the MLR71 team to drive alongside Michele la Rosa at the Sonoma circuit in California.

Sistos joins Zele Racing’s line-up

May 31st, 2012

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Juan Carlos Sistos has joined Zele Racing for this weekend’s Auto GP round at the Algarve circuit as the team expands back to a two-car line-up.

Varhaug gets Marrakech penalty

April 15th, 2012

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Varhaug gets Marrakech penalty

Virtuosi UK racer Pal Varhaug has received a 25-second post-race penalty for a final lap incident in the second Auto GP event of the weekend at Marrakech. Varhaug finished third on the road, but drops to seventh place after the imposition of the penalty. The Norwegian cut a chicane on the last lap when under pressure from Super Nova’s championship leader Adrian Quaife-Hobbs.

Campana heads second Monza practice

March 9th, 2012

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Campana heads second Monza practice

Sergio Campana was quickest in the final Auto GP practice session before Friday afternoon’s first qualifying session of the year at Monza. The 2011 Italian Formula 3 champion recorded a fastest time 1m37.115s for new team MLR71 while morning pace-setter Sergey Sirotkin was second quickest, 0.131s adrift in his Euronova entry.

Lazarus replaces Super Nova in GP2

February 17th, 2012

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Lazarus replaces Super Nova in GP2

Super Nova will no longer be part of the GP2 field in 2012, with its place taken by Auto GP squad Lazarus.

Gutierrez leads GP2 practice

November 11th, 2011

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Pre-race favourite Esteban Gutierrez dominated free practice for this weekend’s non-championship GP2 event in Abu Dhabi. The ART driver went to the top of the times with 20 minutes left of the session, with a lap that then put him 1.5 seconds clear of the field. This displaced GP2 rookie Tom Dillmann, driving for iSport, from the top of the leaderboard after the Frenchman set the pace during the early running.

Guerrieri rejoins Superleague

October 20th, 2010

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Guerrieri rejoins Superleague

Formula Renault 3.5 frontrunner Esteban Guerrieri will return to Superleague Formula for the football-themed series’ season finale at Navarra this weekend. The 25-year-old Argentinean drove for various Superleague teams in 2009, winning with Al Ain at Zolder and Olympiacos at Estoril, but has not raced in the series since the end of last year. He will drive for PSV Eindhoven in Spain, taking the seat occupied by Earl Bamber in Beijing.

Spurs’ Dolby wins first Beijing race

October 10th, 2010

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Craig Dolby won his first Superleague Formula race since the Silverstone season opener in the first ever event at the Beijing International street circuit on Sunday. Dolby took the lead during the mandatory pitstops, having run second during the opening stint to Roma’s Julien Jousse. But Jousse lost time with a sticking left-rear wheel at his stop, and was then given a drive-through penalty soon after for jumping the start.

Ricci, Perera to contest Ordos round

September 28th, 2010

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Ricci, Perera to contest Ordos round

GP2 race-winner Giacomo Ricci will make his Superleague Formula debut and Franck Perera will return to the series after a two-round absence at Ordos this weekend in the latest round of driver shuffles in the football based category. Italian 25-year-old Ricci, who also tried Auto GP for the first time at Navarra last weekend, is stepping into the Galatasaray entry for the championship’s first trip to China. He replaces Andy Soucek, as the former Formula 2 champion has been transferred to the Flamengo car in place of the absent Duncan Tappy

Grosjean wins in Auto GP at Navarra

September 26th, 2010

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Grosjean wins in Auto GP at Navarra

Romain Grosjean dominated the second Auto GP race at Navarra on Sunday. Pole-sitter Natacha Gachnang made a great start and comfortably led the opening lap.

Gachnang promoted to Auto GP pole

September 25th, 2010

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Gachnang promoted to Auto GP pole

Natacha Gachnang will start the reversed-grid second Auto GP race from pole position tomorrow at Navarra after two drivers were hit with penalties. Gravity’s female racer has been promoted to the front row after race stewards decided to hit her team-mate Jan Charouz with a 25-second time penalty for incidents involving Adrien Tambay and Stefano Bizzari. This has dropped Charouz fifth to 10th.

Rankings: Retirement costs Hamilton

August 2nd, 2010

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Rankings: Retirement costs Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton was the big loser in the Castrol Rankings this week after a disastrous Hungarian Grand Prix. Not only did a gearbox failure put the McLaren driver out of the Hungaroring race and the lead of the Formula 1 World Championship; It also cost him his second place in the Rankings.

Ricci takes first GP2 main series win

August 1st, 2010

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Ricci takes first GP2 main series win

DPR’s Giacomo Ricci took his first victory in the GP2 main series in today’s sprint race at the Hungaroring.

Maldonado takes his first GP2 win of 2010

May 29th, 2010

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Maldonado takes his first GP2 win of 2010

Pastor Maldonado has become the fifth winner in as many races in GP2 this year following an emphatic victory in Turkey today.

Maldonado fastest in first GP2 practice

May 13th, 2010

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Pastor Maldonado delivered on his reputation as a street race specialist by dominating today’s opening GP2 practice session in Monaco.