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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.

Sainz excluded from second GP3 race

May 12th, 2013

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Sainz excluded from second GP3 race

Carlos Sainz Jr has been excluded from his seventh place finish in the second race of the GP3 Series opening weekend when his MW Arden car was found to be underweight in post-race scrutineering. Local hero Sainz, son of the multiple world rally champion Carlos, had charged from 15th on the grid to seventh in Sunday morning’s event, but lost his finishing position. So did fifth-placed David Fumanelli, who had punted Nick Yelloly into a spin.

Vainio leads Koiranen one-two

May 12th, 2013

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Vainio leads Koiranen one-two

Aaro Vainio won the 50th GP3 Series race on Sunday morning at Barcelona, the Finn taking the Koiranen GP team’s first victory in the category in its second-ever start. Vainio anticipated the start to perfection from his second row starting spot, leaping from fourth to the lead by Turn 1. Poleman and team-mate Kevin Korjus followed him, ahead of David Fumanelli, Nick Yelloly and Saturday’s winner Tio Ellinas, who jumped up from eighth to fifth in his Marussia car

Ellinas clings on for GP3 opener win

May 11th, 2013

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Ellinas clings on for GP3 opener win

Cypriot Tio Ellinas won the first race of the second-generation GP3 Series at Barcelona on Saturday afternoon, fending off late-race pressure from Patric Niederhauser and Conor Daly. Poleman Ellinas stormed into the lead at the start in his Marussia machine, and quickly pulled away from Jenzer’s Niederhauser

Ellinas inherits Barcelona GP3 pole

May 11th, 2013

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Ellinas inherits Barcelona GP3 pole

Marussia Manor’s Tio Ellinas will start from pole position for the opening round of the new-look GP3 Series season after a fascinating battle at Barcelona, in which he actually finished second. The fastest man overall, Kevin Korjus, entered the session with a 10-place grid penalty after transgressing in free practice on Friday.

Williamson completes Bamboo squad

May 2nd, 2013

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Williamson completes Bamboo squad

Lewis Williamson has completed the 2013 GP3 Series driver line-up by filling the final vacancy at new team Bamboo. Williamson has tested for the squad, which replaced Atech CRS in the series when it expanded into single-seaters alongside its World Touring Car Championship programme, throughout the winter and been a regular pacesetter

McKee seals GP3 move with Bamboo

April 26th, 2013

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McKee seals GP3 move with Bamboo

Melville McKee has sealed his move to GP3 with the Bamboo team.

Daly returns to GP3 with ART

April 25th, 2013

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Daly returns to GP3 with ART

Conor Daly will return to the GP3 series this year after extending his partnership with the ART Grand Prix team. The American competed with the French squad during the 2012 season, finishing in sixth position in the standings. Daly raced with the Hilmer team in the GP2 season opener at Sepang, but was replaced by Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robin Frijns for the second round in Bahrain

Ellinas secures Manor GP3 return

April 22nd, 2013

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Ellinas secures Manor GP3 return

Tio Ellinas will retain his Manor GP3 drive and also earn his first Formula 1 experience at the 2013 young driver test, Marussia has confirmed. Ellinas drove for Manor’s GP3 squad, which forms part of Marussia’s young driver programme, during 2012. He claimed a breakthrough victory and a second in the Monza season finale, helping him to finish eighth overall, and as Manor’s best-placed driver.

Fumanelli fastest in GP3 testing

April 4th, 2013

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Fumanelli fastest in GP3 testing

David Fumanelli topped the times on the second and final day of GP3 testing at the Silverstone circuit. The Trident driver posted a best time of 1m45.213s in the morning session. The benchmark showed how much faster the new GP3 car is, as the lap was nearly five seconds quicker than the best time set last year at the track

Daly’s News

by Conor Daly on April 3rd, 2013

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P16 to P23 to P13 to P21 to P13, fifth fastest lap . . . an eventful GP2 debut.

Editor’s note:  Lightning can strike any time, any place . . . but you have to be there for it to strike you.  Ask iRacer Conor Daly.  After an off-season which, among other things, saw him test an IndyCar for AJ Foyt Racing, test a GP2 car for the new Hilmer Motorsports outfit, win the MRF Challenge and prepare himself for a third season of GP3, he found himself on a plane to Malaysia with the somewhat murky prospects of a ride in the GP2 race at the Malaysian Grand Prix.  And that was just the start of a whirlwind for Daly as, shortly after writing this blog, he was named to drive one of AJ Foyt Racing’s entries in the 2013 Indianapolis 500.  More on that next time.  For [...]

GP3 adds Valencia to 2013 calendar

April 2nd, 2013

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GP3 adds Valencia to 2013 calendar

The GP3 series will race in Valencia again this year after organisers confirmed the Ricardo Tormo circuit has been added to the 2013 schedule. Valencia’s will be a standalone event in the eight-race season, with the series following the Formula 1 calendar for the other seven rounds. The Valencia race will take place on June 15-16.

Niederhauser fastest in Barcelona test

March 13th, 2013

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Niederhauser fastest in Barcelona test

Patric Niederhauser threw in the quickest time of the day in GP3 testing before the heavens opened on the Barcelona track. Niederhauser led team-mate Alex Fontana in a Jenzer one-two, four tenths of a second apart, as the former’s lap of 1m33.750s stoo as the day’s fastest

Daly fastest in GP3 testing

March 12th, 2013

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Daly fastest in GP3 testing

ART Grand Prix driver Conor Daly set the pace as GP3′s latest pre-season test got underway at Barcelona.

Jorda replaces la Rocca at Bamboo

March 12th, 2013

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Jorda replaces la Rocca at Bamboo

Carmen Jorda will switch to new GP3 Series team Bamboo Engineering for her second season in the championship. The 24-year-old Spaniard, who took a best finish of 13th on the streets of Valencia with Ocean last year, replaces Roberto la Rocca at the team

Williamson quickest as GP3 test ends

February 22nd, 2013

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Williamson quickest as GP3 test ends

Lewis Williamson set the pace on the final day of GP3 Series at Estoril on Friday. Driving for Bamboo Engineering, which only announced its series entry this week, the 23-year-old Briton went fastest in a time of 1m27.675s, almost a second slower than Carlos Sainz Jr’s mark from the opening day. A short spell of rain during the afternoon looked set to leave Toyota Racing Series Nick Cassidy, testing for Manor, as the pacesetter.

Cassidy to test with Manor at Estoril

February 22nd, 2013

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Cassidy to test with Manor at Estoril

Double Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy will test with the Manor GP3 squad on Friday at Estoril. The 18-year-old from New Zealand beat a field including European Formula 3 racers Alex Lynn, Lucas Auer and Felix Serralles to second his second straight TRS crown earlier this month.

Sainz quickest again at Estoril

February 21st, 2013

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Sainz quickest again at Estoril

Carlos Sainz Jr set the pace for a second day in a row during official GP3 Series testing at Estoril in Thursday.

La Rocca becomes first Bamboo driver

February 21st, 2013

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La Rocca becomes first Bamboo driver

Roberto la Rocca will race in the GP3 Series this year after becoming the first signing for new team Bamboo Engineering. The 21-year-old Venezuelan is driving for the team this week during official series testing at Estoril the first occasion on which the heavily-modified 2013-spec car has been available to teams. “Roberto has the right attitude and recognises that GP3 will be a steep learning curve,” said team CEO Richard Coleman

Webster moves into GP3 with Status

February 21st, 2013

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Webster moves into GP3 with Status

2012 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist Josh Webster will move into GP3 with Status in 2013. Webster, who finished runner-up in last year’s Formula Renault BARC championship, made his debut for the team yesterday as pre-season testing commenced at Estoril .

Red Bull juniors lead first GP3 test

February 20th, 2013

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Red Bull juniors lead first GP3 test

Red Bull junior drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat topped the first day of testing with the new GP3 car at Estoril on Wednesday. The MW Arden team-mates led the way ahead of morning pacesetter Tio Ellinas, as the new car went more than three seconds faster than its predecessor had ever managed at the Portuguese track