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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.

Taniguchi replaces Vaulkhard

September 2nd, 2010

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Japanese driver Yukinori Taniguchi will replace Harry Vaulkhard at the Bamboo Engineering team in the next three rounds of the WTCC. Vaulkhard has been sidelined from the team after losing one of his sponsors.

Turkington quickest in final practice

July 31st, 2010

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Turkington quickest in final practice

Colin Turkington looks set to continue his excellent form since joining the World Touring Car Championship this summer, after topping Saturday’s final practice session at Brno. The reigning BTCC champion impressed on familiar ground at Brands Hatch two weeks ago when he was quickest in final practice and went on to score two podium finishes

Menu leads first Brno practice

July 31st, 2010

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Menu leads first Brno practice

Alain Menu went fastest in this weekend’s opening World Touring Car practice session at Brno. The Chevrolet driver finished the half-hour session two tenths clear of SEAT’s Gabriele Tarquini, with his RML team-mate Rob Huff the only other driver within half a second

Boardman to return for Brands

July 9th, 2010

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Boardman to return for Brands

Tom Boardman will return to the World Touring Car Championship for a one-off appearance at Brands Hatch next weekend.

Tarquini wins Portimao thriller

July 4th, 2010

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Tarquini wins Portimao thriller

Gabriele Tarquini came through from sixth on the grid to win Sunday’s thrilling second World Touring Car race at Portimao. Front row starters Fredy Barth and Norbert Michelisz had shortlived reigns at the front. Barth made a terrible start and was eighth half way round the first lap.

Farfus fastest in final Portimao practice

July 3rd, 2010

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Farfus fastest in final Portimao practice

Augusto Farfus set the quickest time in the final World Touring Car free practice session at Portimao on Saturday.

Gene quickest as SEAT leads practice

July 3rd, 2010

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Gene quickest as SEAT leads practice

Jordi Gene set the fastest time of Saturday’s first World Touring Car free practice session at Portimao, as SEAT dominated. The Spaniard’s best time of 1m56.232s proved quickest and was four tenths of a second faster than the best of the non-SEATs – Yvan Muller’s Chevrolet in fifth. Fredy Barth was second quickest, ahead of home favourite Tiago Monteiro and the fellow Leon TDi of Michel Nykjaer.

SEAT, Chevrolet top Monza WTCC practices

May 22nd, 2010

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SEAT and Chevrolet topped a session of World Touring Car practice each at Monza on Saturday. Reigning champion Gabriele Tarquini led the way in the earlier session for SR Sport after displacing BMW’s Andy Priaulx from the top of the pile. Chevrolet then came to the fore in the afternoon session, with Rob Huff leading the way, Priaulx second again and Tarquini completing the top three

Priaulx wins chaotic second WTC race

May 2nd, 2010

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Andy Priaulx won a fragmented second World Touring Car race in Morocco today, having to survive just two racing laps from his reverse-grid pole position. The works BMW driver started from the front after finishing eighth in the day’s earlier race and only had to hold his lead as far as the first corner before the first caution period. A restart in the middle of the race lasted just one lap before another full course yellow, and the race finished with a NASCAR-style one-lap dash to the flag.

Rookie class added to WTCC

March 6th, 2010

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Rookie class added to WTCC

The World Touring Car Championship has launched a new rookie class for the 2010 season. Any driver who has not yet completed a full season in the series is eligible to score points in the Rookie Challenge, which they will run in as well as the overall and/or independent classes. The decision to introduce the new class follows the outlawing of any SEAT Leon TDi from the indepedents’ class, meaning that the Zengo-Dension-run car of Norbert Michelisz and the SUNRED Engineering cars of Michel Nykjaer and Fredy Barth are forced to compete against the true factory-backed entries

Vaulkhard: WTCC move a “dream”

February 4th, 2010

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Harry Vaulkhard has said that his graduation to the World Touring Car Championship this year is a “dream come true”. The 24-year-old Briton was named as one of Bamboo’s drivers for its maiden WTCC assault this season, alongside touring car newcomer and two-time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Darryl O’Young. “I can’t wait,” Vaulkhard, who will race a 2008-spec Chevrolet Lacetti, told AUTOSPORT.

Bamboo targets Turkington for WTCC

February 4th, 2010

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Bamboo targets Turkington for WTCC

Bamboo Engineering has entered the race to sign Colin Turkington for its new World Touring Car Championship team, today’s AUTOSPORT reveals.

Plato win takes title decider to finale

October 4th, 2009

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Jason Plato ensured that the outcome of the British Touring Car Championship will be decided in the final race of the season as he clinched his second win of the day at Brands Hatch. The 2001 champion was outsprinted by Tom Chilton off the line and sat on the tail of the Arena Ford Focus until two laps from the end, when the RML Chevrolet driver nudged his rival slightly wide at Druids and slipped by for his seventh win of the season. Fabrizio Giovanardi, who had latched onto Plato at the start, then passed Chilton three corners later, making his move stick at Hawthorn Bend after previously being elbowed onto the grass exiting the preceding bend at Surtees.

Chilton fastest in Brands practice

October 3rd, 2009

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Chilton fastest in Brands practice

Tom Chilton was a surprise pace-setter in practice for the final round of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch as the timesheet took on an unusual look. With his season having gradually gathered momentum after a poor start, Chilton was third quickest in the morning session and improved his time by half a second in the afternoon to take the top spot in his Arena Ford Focus

Plato secures 50th BTCC race victory

September 20th, 2009

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Plato secures 50th BTCC race victory

Jason Plato took his 50th British Touring Car Championship victory in the second race of the day at Rockingham, bringing himself back into title contention in the process. Plato ran third during the early stages behind Stephen Jelley’s WSR BMW and his RML Chevrolet team-mate Mat Jackson. When Jackson put a forceful move on Jelley for the lead and pushed him wide at Deene hairpin on lap seven, Plato followed him through

Plato snatches Rockingham pole

September 19th, 2009

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Plato snatches Rockingham pole

Jason Plato stormed to his fourth British Touring Car Championship pole position of the year with a blistering late effort at Rockingham. Plato had trailed his RML Chevrolet team-mate Mat Jackson for most of the 30-minute session, but flew around the track in a record qualifying time of 1m24.087s to clinch the top spot with three minutes to go. Jonathan Adam then knocked Jackson off the front row a minute later with a time 0.107s slower than Plato’s, the Motorbase BMW driver taking the best BTCC grid spot of his career.

Bamboo to expand to two cars in 2010

September 17th, 2009

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Bamboo to expand to two cars in 2010

Bamboo Engineering will expand to a two-car team for next year’s British Touring Car Championship after securing a second 2008-spec Chevrolet Lacetti from RML. The Silverstone-based squad has run a single car for Harry Vaulkhard since its creation in June, and team principal Richard Coleman believes that its expansion will help it to move up the grid

Plato holds off Giovanardi to win

August 30th, 2009

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Plato holds off Giovanardi to win

Jason Plato held off a charging Fabrizio Giovanardi to win the second British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Silverstone. Plato passed his polesitting RML Chevrolet team-mate Mat Jackson at Copse on lap eight and opened up a one-second lead. However, with rain falling at the half-distance mark and becoming heavier as the race progressed, neither Chevy driver could match the pace of Giovanardi’s Vauxhall, which closed in at a rate of around half a second per lap.

Jackson takes first pole of 2009

August 29th, 2009

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Jackson takes first pole of 2009

Mat Jackson carried his practice form through to qualifying as he took his first British Touring Car Championship pole position of the year at Silverstone. The RML Chevrolet driver lapped the circuit in 1m00.259s in the opening minutes of the session, setting a new qualifying record in the process and out-pacing the rest of the field by over two tenths of a second

Plato dominates Silverstone practice

August 29th, 2009

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Plato dominates Silverstone practice

Jason Plato set a blistering pace in British Touring Car Championship practice at Silverstone as the RML Chevrolet squad took the top two places on the timesheets. Plato, the 2001 series champion, had been shaded by his team-mate Mat Jackson in the morning session, but jumped to the head of the leaderboard in the afternoon, improving his time by half a second and lapping in 1m00.625s in his Lacetti – 0.3s under the lap record.