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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.

Tomczyk: slump ‘worst time in career’

June 18th, 2013

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Tomczyk: slump ‘worst time in career’

Martin Tomczyk described his current run of form as “the worst time in my career,” after another dismal weekend in the DTM at Lausitz. The 2011 series champion lay just four points behind eventual title winner Bruno Spengler halfway through last season, but endured a terrible second half to the campaign and failed to score a point in the final four races

DTM moves to avoid tyres confusion

May 16th, 2013

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DTM moves to avoid tyres confusion

The DTM will use an onboard lighting system to show when cars are racing on option tyres at Brands Hatch this weekend in response to the confusion generated by the new rubber at Hockenheim. The Formula 1-style option tyres were introduced at Hockenheim two weeks ago as part of a raft of technical changes aimed at spicing up the on-track action

Kvyat to stay with Carlin in Euro F3

May 14th, 2013

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Kvyat to stay with Carlin in Euro F3

Red Bull junior driver Daniil Kvyat will remain with Carlin for the remainder of Formula 3 European Championship, dovetailing the drive with his GP3 campaign. The 19-year-old Russian made his F3 debut at Hockenheim, on what was initially a one-off basis, and took a surprise pole position for the final race of the weekend. He has now decided to contest the remaining seven rounds of the championship, starting with Brands Hatch this weekend

Marciello and Kvyat share F3 poles

May 3rd, 2013

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Marciello and Kvyat share F3 poles

Raffaele Marciello and Daniil Kvyat shared the pole positions in a frenetic pair of Formula 3 European Championship qualifying sessions at Hockenheim. Practice pacesetter Marciello was untouchable in the first session on Friday afternoon as he lapped the German circuit in 1m33.623s in his Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes to take pole for Saturday’s first race. Briton Alex Lynn was just 0.122 seconds slower while Lucas Auer made it an all-Prema top three.

Spengler and Ravaglia swap cars

May 2nd, 2013

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BMW’s two most recent DTM champions, Bruno Spengler and Roberto Ravaglia, tested each others’ title-winning cars at Hockenheim recently.

DTM introduces DRS and option tyres

April 9th, 2013

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DTM introduces DRS and option tyres

A Formula 1-style DRS and option tyres will be used in the DTM this season in a bid to increase on-track overtaking and reintroduce a variety of strategies to races.

Van de Laar joins European F3 grid

February 4th, 2013

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Van de Laar joins European F3 grid

Dennis van de Laar will compete in the Formula 3 European Championship this year with Van Amersfoort Racing. The 19-year-old Dutchman finished ninth in German F3 with the team and then made his European debut at the Hockenheim season finale, at which he took a best finish of 14th. “It is a great challenge for me to compete against the best Formula 3 drivers in the world,” he said.

Button expected McLaren vs Lotus fight

December 20th, 2012

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Button expected McLaren vs Lotus fight

Jenson Button admits he expected a McLaren versus Lotus title fight early in the 2012 Formula 1 season. The Briton says he was convinced his team was set to win the championship after its strong start, and saw Lotus as a stronger threat than Red Bull. McLaren ultimately finished third in the constructors’ standings, between Ferrari and Lotus, as Red Bull swept to the title.

Masters clash for European F3

December 19th, 2012

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Masters clash for European F3

The FIA has produced a revised calendar for the 2013 European Formula 3 championship that leaves its Norisring round clashing with the one-off F3 Masters event at Zandvoort. Recent changes to the Formula 1 schedule led to the German Grand Prix running on the same date as the DTM’s high-profile Norisring street race on July 7

Lynn joins Prema for Euro switch

November 15th, 2012

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Lynn joins Prema for Euro switch

Alex Lynn will race in European Formula 3 next year after joining Prema Powerteam. The 19-year-old Briton finished fourth in British F3 this year in his rookie season in the category with Fortec Motorsports. He also made a number of F3 Euro Series/European F3 Championship appearances, culminating in a podium at the Hockenheim finale

Analysis: COTA looks like a hit

November 15th, 2012

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Analysis: COTA looks like a hit

Every great Formula 1 track needs an iconic corner.

Zanardi to test DTM title-winning BMW

November 1st, 2012

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Zanardi to test DTM title-winning BMW

Alex Zanardi will test BMW’s DTM title-winning M3 at the Nurburgring on 8 November, as he considers a return to motorsport in the touring car series next season. The double Champ Car champion turned Paralympic gold medallist , who lost both legs in a crash at Lausitz in 2001, was a race-winner for BMW’s World Touring Car programme before switching to handbike racing after the ’09 season. BMW motorsport chief Jens Marquardt is confident the DTM car can be effectively modified so that Zanardi can be the first amputee to try the series’ machinery

Spengler expects stronger Paffett

October 22nd, 2012

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Spengler expects stronger Paffett

New DTM champion Bruno Spengler believes that Gary Paffett will be an even stronger rival for next year’s title following his dramatic final-race defeat at Hockenheim on Sunday. BMW driver Spengler began the season finale three points behind Paffett, who had led the standings since the beginning of the year, but won at Hockenheim to take his first tin-top title by just four points. The duo were involved in four head-to-head battles for victories during the year, with Paffett emerging triumphant at Brands Hatch and Spengler winning at Lausitz, Oschersleben and Hockenheim

Farfus looking to avoid DTM title scrap

October 20th, 2012

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Farfus looking to avoid DTM title scrap

Augusto Farfus has no desire to disrupt the DTM title scrap between Gary Paffett and Bruno Spengler during Sunday’s season finale at Hockenheim. The Brazilian took his second successive pole position in qualifying, outpacing Mercedes driver Paffett by 0.121s and his own BMW stablemate Spengler by just 0.006s more. The RBM BMW driver wants a repeat of his Valencia win three weeks ago and intends to leave the battle for the championship behind him.

Ekstrom and Audi top final practice

October 20th, 2012

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Ekstrom and Audi top final practice

Mattias Ekstrom put Audi on top in the final free practice session for this weekend’s DTM finale at Hockenheim on Saturday morning.

Rosenqvist takes F3 decider poles

October 19th, 2012

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Rosenqvist takes F3 decider poles

Felix Rosenqvist grabbed a dominant double pole position for this weekend’s Formula 3 Euro Series finale at Hockenheim, while points leader Daniel Juncadella did his title hopes no harm by taking a pair of seconds.

Nasr to make F3 Euro Series comeback

October 18th, 2012

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Nasr to make F3 Euro Series comeback

GP2 driver Felipe Nasr will make his Formula 3 comeback at this weekend’s Euro Series finale at Hockenheim with Carlin. The 20-year-old Brazilian, who won last year’s British F3 crown with the team, was announced last week as part of Carlin’s six-car line-up for the end-of-season Macau Grand Prix last week

Paffett: I’m still DTM title favourite

October 2nd, 2012

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Paffett: I’m still DTM title favourite

Gary Paffett believes he is still the overwhelming favourite for the DTM title, despite seeing his lead slashed to almost nothing by Bruno Spengler at Valencia.

Rosenqvist makes amends with win

September 30th, 2012

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Felix Rosenqvist made amends for his Saturday errors by winning the third and final Formula 3 Euro Series race of the weekend at Valencia.

Spengler sure he’ll still gain on Paffett

September 29th, 2012

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Spengler sure he’ll still gain on Paffett

Bruno Spengler is confident that he can continue to close the gap to Gary Paffett in the race for the DTM title at Valencia, despite qualifying 12th . The Schnitzer BMW driver lies 11 points behind Paffett with just Sunday’s race in Spain and the Hockenheim season finale to come. With Paffett only qualifying 16th and his HWA Mercedes team-mate Jamie Green – also in title contention – 18th on the grid, a strong qualifying performance would have given Spengler a chance to significantly reduce his points deficit