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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.

Catalunya introduces night stages

June 7th, 2013

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Catalunya introduces night stages

The route for this year’s Catalunya Rally has undergone a significant change with the introduction of three night stages to open the October event. In a further change, the penultimate round of this year’s series will also shift its gravel stages from the first to the final day of the rally. Following the success of a ceremonial start in Barcelona last season, the rally gets underway from outside the cathedral at 18:00 on Friday October 25, a day later than last season

BMW WTCC exit likely over new regs

June 6th, 2013

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BMW WTCC exit likely over new regs

BMW is virtually certain to cease its involvement in the World Touring Car Championship next year, when the series’ new technical regulations are expected to come into force. The German manufacturer last competed as a factory entrant in 2010, but has been represented by independent teams such as ROAL Motorsport, Wiechers-Sport and Team Engstler since then, while also selling its factory-produced TC engine on a customer basis. BMW’s current 1.6-litre turbocharged engine is now in its third year of racing and has powered six victories

Pirelli trusts teams will accept new tyre

June 3rd, 2013

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Pirelli trusts teams will accept new tyre

Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 teams will accept the introduction of its modified 2013 tyres for the British Grand Prix. The new rear tyres will feature the same compounds, but with the construction changed by the replacement of the existing steel belt with a kevlar one, as used last year. The new tyres are designed to tackle the problems experienced in the Bahrain and Spanish GP weekends Teams will each be given two sets of the new rubber for evaluation during Friday practice for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

DTM set to switch to turbo engines

May 3rd, 2013

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DTM set to switch to turbo engines

The DTM is set to ditch V8 engines in favour of two-litre turbos within three seasons as part its drive to become a global formula. The series has set a target of 2016 to go down the same route as Super GT in Japan, which next year will adopt small-capacity, direct-injection four-cylinder turbos for its GT500 class.

BMW: rule changes will spice up DTM

April 18th, 2013

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BMW: rule changes will spice up DTM

BMW has backed the rule changes being made in the DTM this year, which include the introduction of Formula 1-style option tyres and DRS. The Munich-based manufacturer won the championship on its return to the category last season, with ex-Mercedes driver Bruno Spengler leading its line-up and taking the drivers’ crown. After experiments in winter testing, series bosses decided to introduce DRS and an option tyre for this year

Toyota confirmed on Silverstone pole

April 13th, 2013

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Toyota confirmed on Silverstone pole

Toyota will start Sunday’s World Endurance Championship opener at Silverstone from pole position. The #7 Toyota TS030 HYBRID shared by Nicolas Lapierre and Alex Wurz was confirmed on pole more than an hour after qualifying finished, following problems with the timing system

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.

DTM to test DRS in Spain

March 22nd, 2013

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DTM to test DRS in Spain

The DTM could introduce the use of a DRS this year and will trial the system in next week’s official test at Barcelona. AUTOSPORT understands that a final decision on whether or not such a system will be used this year will not be taken until the next board meeting of series promoter the ITR, and that data gathered in Spain will play a key role in the outcome

DTM America set to be announced

March 16th, 2013

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DTM America set to be announced

The long-awaited DTM America series is set to be announced at the end of the month. US sanctioning body Grand-Am, which has been in discussions about bringing the DTM category to North America in recent years , has put out a statement announcing that it will make a major announcement concerning the DTM in New York later this month. No details have been announced apart from the date of the press conference on March 26 ahead of the city’s motor show, but the respective motorsport bosses of DTM participants Audi and BMW have hinted that the press conference will confirm that the DTM will be exported to the USA within the next two years.

New Indy Lights car postponed

February 14th, 2013

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New Indy Lights car postponed

IndyCar has delayed the introduction of its next-generation Indy Lights car and engine until at least 2015. The tender for a new technical package to replace the current Dallara, which has been in use since 2002, was announced last May.

Sa Silva joins Carlin GP3 squad

February 14th, 2013

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Sa Silva joins Carlin GP3 squad

Luis Sa Silva will switch to the GP3 Series with Carlin this year. The 22-year-old Angolan will partner Eric Lichtenstein and one yet-to-be named driver at the British team in the Formula 1 support series.

FIA moves 2013 German GP forward

December 5th, 2012

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FIA moves 2013 German GP forward

The 2013 German Grand Prix has been moved forward one week to accommodate another European race, the FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed today. With a three-week gap resulting from the date change, the 21st July has now been reserved for a European-based event. The German event will now run on 7th July

FIA plans two DRS zones at most tracks

November 23rd, 2012

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FIA plans two DRS zones at most tracks

The FIA is committed to providing two DRS zones at as many tracks as possible next year to ensure that rule changes do not result in a reduction in overtaking. The governing body announced at the United States Grand Prix that for next year drivers will only be able to activate DRS in practice and qualifying in the designated overtaking zones used in the race.

Honda boss unsure on new rules

November 22nd, 2012

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Honda boss unsure on new rules

Honda British Touring Car team boss Steve Neal is not convinced that the new championship’s rules will improve it in 2013. A number of regulation changes were confirmed last week, including amendments to the boost-equalisation system and driver penalties , while the use of a soft tyre was also introduced. It has not yet been decided whether the boost equalisation will be applied to teams or individual drivers

Spec MotoGP ECU mandatory for 2014

November 10th, 2012

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Spec MotoGP ECU mandatory for 2014

A Spec ECU and datalogger system will be made compulsory in MotoGP from 2014, governing body the FIM has announced. Factory teams will however be granted the allowance of being able to use their own software systems, but only if they also agree to run on 20, rather than 24, litres of fuel for each race. The FIM stressed however that the changes will only become law at the successful conclusion of negotiations between Dorna and the manufacturers over the supply of prototype chassis and engines.

IndyCar chief Bernard resigns

October 29th, 2012

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IndyCar chief Bernard resigns

Randy Bernard has stepped down as CEO of IndyCar, although he will remain on board in an advisory role. The board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation made the announcement following a specially-convened meeting on Sunday. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation president and CEO Jeff Belskus will serve as IndyCar’s interim CEO

Indian GP DRS zone increased

October 19th, 2012

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Formula 1 drivers should have a better chance of overtaking at the 2012 Indian Grand Prix thanks to the introduction of an extended DRS area for this year’s race. With the 2011 event at the Buddh International Circuit proving underwhelming in terms of passing moves – with a total of just six genuine efforts at the front of the field – the FIA has reacted to try and improve matters for this year

Ratel against single GT category

October 17th, 2012

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Ratel against single GT category

Stephane Ratel has come out against plans for a single GT category to replace GTE and GT3. Ratel, the architect of the GT3 category and the world’s leading promoter of GT racing, has announced that he opposes the plan put forward last week by the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest at Le Mans after meeting with the sport’s governing body on Tuesday morning. He has put forward an alternative plan for international GT racing in which GT3 is retained

Mercedes ‘set for late-season surge’

October 14th, 2012

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Mercedes ‘set for late-season surge’

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes can target a stronger end to the 2012 Formula 1 campaign now it has made progress with its latest updates. Following a difficult middle part of the season, the introduction of a raft of developments , including a Coanda-effect exhaust, in Singapore has helped Mercedes move forward. Rosberg, who lines up ninth on the grid for the Korean Grand Prix, thinks that even more is possible in the final four races of the year.

Korea a ‘big chance’ for Mercedes

October 13th, 2012

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Korea a ‘big chance’ for Mercedes

Nico Rosberg sees opportunities for Mercedes to deliver a decent haul of points in the Korean Grand Prix after both cars qualified in the top 10. As part of Mercedes’ renewed push forward following the introduction of its downwashed-exhausts in Singapore, Rosberg will start ninth on the grid at Yeongam with Michael Schumacher one place further back. And although Rosberg concedes that his team is not able to challenge the main title contenders, he reckons it can still finish higher in Sunday’s race