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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.

Marciello stripped of race-three win

May 19th, 2013

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Marciello stripped of race-three win

Formula 3 European Championship leader Raffaele Marciello has been excluded from his victory in Sunday morning’s race at Brands Hatch. Scrutineers found that the width of his first-gear ratio was below the minimum allowed measurement of 12.75mm. The foundations of the Italian’s victory were laid when he beat poleman Alex Lynn away from the start

Marciello beats Lynn in race two

May 18th, 2013

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Marciello beats Lynn in race two

Ferrari junior driver Raffaele Marciello turned the tables on Alex Lynn by winning the second race of the Formula 3 European Championship weekend at Brands Hatch. The Italian once again got a better start than poleman Lynn, but this time was able to sweep around the outside of the sister Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes before turning into the first corner. Championship leader Marciello’s lead grew nearly to five seconds, but Lynn began to slash into the gap when the leader became mired in lapped traffic.

Rossi admits qualifying pace a problem

May 18th, 2013

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Rossi admits qualifying pace a problem

Valentino Rossi conceded that he does not know how to match his main rivals for qualifying pace after ending up eighth on the grid at Le Mans . Fifth place in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix is Rossi’s best grid position since returning to Yamaha. He was 0.822 seconds off pole in France

Dovizioso surprised to be on front row

May 18th, 2013

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Dovizioso surprised to be on front row

Andrea Dovizioso admitted he surprised himself by getting a Ducati on the front row for MotoGP’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Marquez takes second MotoGP pole

May 18th, 2013

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Marquez takes second MotoGP pole

Marc Marquez claimed his second MotoGP pole in four starts as he converted his practice pace to the qualifying top spot at Le Mans. Riding his spare Honda after crashing at the chicane late in the pre-qualifying practice session, Marquez put in an 1m33.187s in Q2 to take provisional pole. Jorge Lorenzo trailed that by 0.2 seconds at first, before closing to within 0.030s with his penultimate lap.

Rossi celebrates set-up breakthrough

May 17th, 2013

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Rossi celebrates set-up breakthrough

Valentino Rossi believes he made a breakthrough with his Yamaha in Friday practice at Le Mans and should be more competitive than in his last two races. The seven-time MotoGP champion has not been on the podium since his first race back with Yamaha in Qatar

Ricciardo hopes Toro Rosso slump over

May 15th, 2013

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Ricciardo hopes Toro Rosso slump over

Toro Rosso now understands how to get the best of its car and can be a regular Formula 1 points-scorer again, reckons Daniel Ricciardo. The Italian team had an encouraging Spanish Grand Prix weekend, with both Ricciardo and team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne coming close to Q3, and the Australian taking a point for 10th in the race. Ricciardo had previously made a breakthrough with seventh place in China, only for Toro Rosso to be left baffled when the best it could manage a week later in Bahrain was 16th.

TDS recalls Beche for ELMS

May 15th, 2013

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TDS recalls Beche for ELMS

The European Le Mans Series-winning TDS Racing team has brought back Mathias Beche for the remainder of its championship defence. The Swiss driver will renew his partnership with 2011-12 team-mate Pierre Thiriet in the French team’s ORECA-Nissan 03 LMP2 for the remaining four races of the season, starting this weekend at Imola. Beche replaces former GT1 World Championshipo driver Jonathan Hirschi, who finished third with Thiriet in the Silverstone season opener last month.

Di Resta failure could prompt changes

May 10th, 2013

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Di Resta failure could prompt changes

Pirelli says it will investigate whether any changes need to be made to its tyre to prevent a repeat of the type of failure that affected Paul di Resta in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. Di Resta was forced to bring his car to a halt after the tread came away from the left rear tyre during the early stages of a high fuel run in FP2

Piscopo to race BMW in Superstars

May 9th, 2013

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Piscopo to race BMW in Superstars

Edoardo Piscopo will make his Superstars International Series debut with the RGA BMW team at Brno next weekend. The 25-year-old Italian is stepping up to the series after finishing third in last year’s Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, and is excited about his graduation, despite not being able to test ahead of the races at the Czech track. “I can’t wait,” he said

Marciello: 2012 slip won’t be repeated

May 7th, 2013

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Marciello: 2012 slip won’t be repeated

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello believes that the experience gained in last year’s Formula 3 European Championship will prevent him from missing out on the title again.

Muller says Tarquini crash inevitable

May 7th, 2013

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Muller says Tarquini crash inevitable

Yvan Muller insists he could do nothing to prevent Gabriele Tarquini’s head-on crash in the World Touring Car Hungaroring race. Tarquini spent the night in Budapest’s military hospital, suffering neck pains but no broken bones, after his heavy impact with the tyres on the outside of Turn 2.

Lorenzo settles dilemma over chassis

May 7th, 2013

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Lorenzo settles dilemma over chassis

Jorge Lorenzo says MotoGP’s Jerez test has helped settle his dilemma between using Yamaha’s existing chassis and its new-spec version. The Spaniard was testing just a day after claiming a bitter third place in the Spanish Grand Prix, having been hit by Marc Marquez on the final corner of the last lap .

Ghirelli storms to victory in race two

May 5th, 2013

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Ghirelli storms to victory in race two

Vittorio Ghirelli claimed his maiden Auto GP victory after producing a charging performance from seventh on the reversed grid at the Hungaroring.

Ghirelli carries dominant form to pole

May 4th, 2013

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Ghirelli carries dominant form to pole

Vittorio Ghirelli recorded his maiden Auto GP pole position at the Hungaroring on Saturday.

Muller storms to Hungaroring pole

May 4th, 2013

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Muller storms to Hungaroring pole

Yvan Muller blazed to his 16th career World Touring Car pole with a record lap of the Hungaroring. The Frenchman banged in a 1m53.426s early in the final session and then simply watched as all his rivals fell well short of surpassing it.

Ghirelli still quickest in Hungary

May 4th, 2013

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Vittorio Ghirelli completed a clean sweep of fastest times from Auto GP sessions at the Hungaroring by carrying his dominant Friday testing form into Saturday’s pair of half-hour free practice sessions. The Italian recorded the fastest lap of the weekend in free practice one with a time of 1m32.662s

Muller fights back in second practice

May 4th, 2013

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Muller fights back in second practice

Yvan Muller led a Chevrolet fightback in the second World Touring Car practice at the Hungaroring. Where Honda had seized the initiative in the opening session , this time Chevrolet was in the ascendancy as Muller, RML team-mate Tom Chilton and the Bamboo Cruze of James Nash locked out the top three. Muller’s best, a 1m54.704s, was almost two tenths faster than Tarquini’s respective practice-one effort

Marciello survives spin to win race one

May 4th, 2013

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Marciello survives spin to win race one

Raffaele Marciello survived a mid-race spin to win the first of three Formula 3 European Championship races at a wet Hockenheim on Saturday morning. The Italian dominated from pole position , making a strong start and pulling out a five-second gap by the end of the opening lap.

Ghirelli fastest in Auto GP testing

May 3rd, 2013

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Ghirelli fastest in Auto GP testing

Super Nova’s Vittorio Ghirelli led the way in Auto GP’s three-hour test at the Hungaroring on Friday afternoon. The Italian, who has scored two podiums in his rookie Auto GP campaign this year, recorded a fastest time of 1m33.604s. Ghirelli was the only driver among the top four to set his fastest lap on medium, rather than soft, compound Kumho tyres.