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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.

Sato snatches Hungaroring victory

May 5th, 2013

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Sato snatches Hungaroring victory

Kimiya Sato snatched an unlikely victory from pitstop-delayed Hungaroring pacesetter Vittorio Ghirelli in a battling performance in Sunday’s opening race of the weekend. The result is Sato’s fifth consecutive podium, and extends the German Formula 3 graduate’s lead in the drivers’ standings to 14 points over third-placed Hungaroring finisher Sergio Campana. Sato made a flying start from third on the grid to cut between polesitter Ghirelli and Auto GP debutant Tamas Kiss into the lead

Campana grabs maiden Auto GP pole

April 6th, 2013

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Campana grabs maiden Auto GP pole

Former Italian Formula 3 champion Sergio Campana recorded his maiden Auto GP pole position at Marrakech on Saturday afternoon. The half-hour session was stopped twice, but Campana and former HRT Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan appeared unfazed by the red flags to stage a close fight for pole position throughout.

Karthikeyan extends Auto GP deal

April 3rd, 2013

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Karthikeyan extends Auto GP deal

Narain Karthikeyan has confirmed to AUTOSPORT that he will continue in Auto GP with Zele Racing at Marrakech this weekend. The former HRT Grand Prix driver competed in last month’s Monza opener after agreeing a late one-round deal to drive for Michael Zele’s team

Chandhok secures Le Mans return

April 2nd, 2013

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Chandhok secures Le Mans return

Former grand prix driver Karun Chandhok will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in June with the Murphy Prototypes LMP2 squad. The veteran racer, who last year finished sixth overall at Le Mans with the JRM Racing HPD P1 team, has signed to drive Murphy’s ORECA-Nissan 03 with team regular Brendon Hartley and experienced US sportscar driver Mark Patterson

Karthikeyan open to adding more races

March 25th, 2013

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Karthikeyan open to adding more races

Narain Karthikeyan says he is open-minded about adding more Auto GP rounds to his 2013 programme following his series debut at Monza. The former HRT Formula 1 driver was a high-profile addition to the Monza grid after striking a late deal to compete with Zele Racing. Having therefore missed out on pre-event testing, the 36-year-old fought back from being tapped into a first corner spin to finish fifth in the weekend’s opening contest .

Chandhok secures FIA GT deal

March 25th, 2013

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Chandhok secures FIA GT deal

Former grand prix driver Karun Chandhok has secured a last-minute deal to contest the new FIA GT Series. The Indian, who switched sportscars in the LMP1 prototype class of last year’s World Endurance Championship, firmed up a deal to contest the full six-race series with the German Seyffarth Motorsport squad, starting with this weekend’s season opener at Nogaro. The 29-year-old will share the team’s solo Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with Jan Seyffarth, son of team owner Rudiger whose team is moving over from the ADAC GT Masters series

Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

March 22nd, 2013

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Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

2012 Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta is optimistic his late deal to compete in Auto GP will not hinder his season prospects. The Briton’s move into the series was only announced in the week leading up to Monza’s season opener this weekend, but after completing his maiden laps of the Italian track on Friday is confident he will not suffer too much as a result

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.

SUNRED switches to BMW in GTs

March 20th, 2013

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SUNRED switches to BMW in GTs

The Spanish SUNRED Engineering team is swapping from Ford to BMW for its assault on this year’s FIA GT Series under the Indian flag. The former SEAT World Touring Car Championship squad will field a solo BMW Z4 GT3 under the BMW Sports Trophy Team India banner following its entry into the international sportscar arena in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship with a Ford GT

Karthikeyan keen on IndyCar switch

January 26th, 2013

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Karthikeyan keen on IndyCar switch

Narain Karthikeyan believes that the oval racing experience he gained in the NASCAR Trucks will help him if his planned switch to IndyCar comes off. The 36-year-old Indian confirmed to AUTOSPORT magazine this week that he is focusing on landing a drive in American single-seater racing if he does not land a Formula 1 role.

2012′s big stories: Pirelli and ‘random’ F1

December 29th, 2012

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2012′s big stories: Pirelli and ‘random’ F1

Being a Formula 1 tyre supplier can be a thankless task. Whereas predecessor Bridgestone was content to remain quietly efficient and under the radar, Pirelli has been determined from the outset to improve F1′s spectacle

Gutierrez not certain he’s ready for F1

November 23rd, 2012

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Gutierrez not certain he’s ready for F1

Esteban Gutierrez believes it is too early to say if he is ready to compete in Formula 1 after securing a Sauber race seat for 2013 .

Vettel: Success not just down to the car

November 22nd, 2012

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Vettel: Success not just down to the car

Formula 1 world championship leader Sebastian Vettel believes it is unreasonable for his critics to attribute much of his success to Red Bull’s car advantage. Vettel is on the brink of claiming a third successive title in Brazil this weekend. He took four wins in a row from the Singapore to Indian Grands Prix as he caught up and overhauled points leader Fernando Alonso, whose Ferrari has been less competitive than the Red Bull for most of the 2012 season.

Karthikeyan/Chandhok in RoC qualifier

November 6th, 2012

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Karthikeyan/Chandhok in RoC qualifier

Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok will attempt to earn India qualification for this year’s Race of Champions event by winning the RoC Asia title. Neither of India’s two most prominent drivers have competed in the RoC before, but after respective seasons in Formula 1 (Karthikeyan) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (Chandhok) they have agreed to compete in the RoC Asia qualifier.

Alonso got ‘maximum from the car’

November 3rd, 2012

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Alonso got ‘maximum from the car’

Fernando Alonso believes he extracted every bit of speed possible from his Ferrari as he struggled to seventh on the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Pirelli: Asphalt causing dull races

November 3rd, 2012

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Pirelli: Asphalt causing dull races

Pirelli believes that forgiving track surfaces, rather than circuit layouts, are the main reason behind the recent spate of comparatively dull races. Indications from the opening day of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice suggest that this weekend’s race will be a straightforward one-stopper, as was the case in India.

Ferrari: Friday upgrades ‘promising’

November 2nd, 2012

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Ferrari: Friday upgrades ‘promising’

Pat Fry has described the performance of the upgrades tried by Ferrari in free practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as “promising”. Ferrari ran a modified front and rear wing, among other tweaks, and although Fry admitted that the team had yet to decide whether or not to continue running the parts, he is optimistic. Fernando Alonso ended the second free practice session in seventh, just over eight-tenths off pacesetter Sebastian Vettel .

Vettel takes control in second practice

November 2nd, 2012

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Vettel takes control in second practice

Sebastian Vettel redressed the balance in the second free practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he used his early laps on Pirelli’s soft tyre to set the pace ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton has only ever started on the front row in Abu Dhabi and also won last year’s race and started on pole for the inaugural event in 2009.

Button: Indian GP showed Pirelli’s merits

November 1st, 2012

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Button: Indian GP showed Pirelli’s merits

Jenson Button thinks the lack of excitement in the Indian Grand Prix proves that Formula 1 has benefited from Pirelli’s efforts to spice up the sport. Although Pirelli has attempted to ensure dramatic racing by engineering high degradation levels into its tyres since it returned to f1 in 2010, in India the rubber proved long-lasting – leading to a relatively uneventful one-stop race

Grosjean relaxed about Lotus future

November 1st, 2012

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Grosjean relaxed about Lotus future

Romain Grosjean does not believe the lack of news over his Lotus future is a bad sign, despite team-mate Kimi Raikkonen’s 2013 deal already being announced. Frenchman Grosjean is expected to stay on for another year at the team, which confirmed on Monday that Raikkonen had signed a new, one-year, contract .