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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.

New Suzuki joins MotoGP field at test

June 17th, 2013

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New Suzuki joins MotoGP field at test

Suzuki has edged closer to its MotoGP comeback by joining the field for the post-race test at Barcelona. The Japanese firm has yet to give an official green light to its new MotoGP project, but has been testing extensively in Japan.

Nissan set to unveil Garage 56 entry

June 13th, 2013

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Nissan set to unveil Garage 56 entry

Nissan will unveil a mock-up of its Garage 56 experimental racer for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours next week. The Japanese manufacturer will reveal details of the Garage 56 project, which was announced in February , on Friday ahead of this year’s 24 Hours.

De Oliveira joins Lotus LMP2 for test

June 9th, 2013

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Ex-Formula Nippon champion Joao Paulo de Oliveira will take part in today’s Le Mans test day with the Lotus LMP2 squad as a first step towards contesting the 24 Hours. The Super Formula (nee FNippon) and Super GT regular, who has not competed in Europe since winning the German Formula 3 Cup in 2003, explained that he has aspirations to race at Le Mans in the future.

De Puniet confirms Suzuki MotoGP test

May 20th, 2013

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De Puniet confirms Suzuki MotoGP test

Randy de Puniet has confirmed he will test Suzuki’s potential 2014 MotoGP challenger at Motegi. Suzuki’s return to MotoGP has been long rumoured , although it is yet to commit to an entry in next year’s championship. The Japanese manufacturer withdrew from the sport at the end of 2011 (pictured), during which it had run a single-bike effort primarily for Alvaro Bautista.

Krumm joins Greaves for Le Mans

May 9th, 2013

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Krumm joins Greaves for Le Mans

Long-time Nissan driver Michael Krumm will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s LMP2 attack. The 2011 FIA GT1 world champion, who will be making his sixth Le Mans start, will join Nissan GT Academy winners Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordonez in one of Greaves Motorsport’s Zytek-Nissan Z11SNs

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.

Ferrari: stronger qualifying a priority

April 26th, 2013

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Ferrari: stronger qualifying a priority

Ferrari has singled out improved qualifying pace as a ‘priority’ as it bids to make up lost ground in the championship battle. Although the new F138 has proved to have strong race pace, which helped Fernando Alonso triumph in China , the team has not been able to deliver a pole position so far this season. Ferrari’s deputy chief designer Simone Resta thinks that it needs to do much better on Saturdays, especially because it is becoming increasingly clear that starting near the front gives drivers a better opportunity to run in clear air and look after their tyres

Le Mans to recreate original layout

April 17th, 2013

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Le Mans to recreate original layout

A section of the original layout of the Le Mans 24 Hours circuit will be recreated as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of the French endurance classic. The roads at the Pontlieue Hairpin, the most northerly point of the first layout of the Circuit de la Sarthe used from 1923-1928, will be returned to their 1920s glory for the week of this year’s 24 Hours in June.

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.

MacDowall stays on at Bamboo

February 14th, 2013

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MacDowall stays on at Bamboo

Leading Independent World Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering will retain Alex MacDowall for a second season. British Touring car graduate MacDowall scored two Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy victories during his maiden season in the WTCC last year, on his way to 11th in the overall drivers’ standings. “Coming into the WTCC from the BTCC obviously meant I had experience of touring cars, but the World Championship is a whole different level,” said MacDowall, who finished fifth in the Yokohama points

2012 mistakes now behind, says Perez

January 9th, 2013

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2012 mistakes now behind, says Perez

Sergio Perez is adamant the messy end to his Sauber career is now behind him and will not impact on his debut with McLaren. The Mexican found himself on the receiving end of criticism at the tail end of 2012 when, after signing for new team McLaren, he failed to score a point for his old outfit Sauber in the final six races of the season. And although he is adamant that his disappointing run of form had nothing to do with the increased pressure that came with his step up to McLaren, he says that he did not take the situation lightly

India earns spot in RoC Nations’ Cup

December 14th, 2012

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India earns spot in RoC Nations’ Cup

Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok combined to earn Team India a place in the Race of Champions Nations’ Cup on Friday. The pair defeated Team Japan’s Kazuya Oshima and Takuto Iguchi in the final of the RoC Asia in Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium to clinch the final spot in the competition. After winning the group stage of the event, India faced Japan in the final.

Bradl undergoes successful surgery

November 30th, 2012

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Bradl undergoes successful surgery

Stefan Bradl has undergone successful surgery on his right forearm, his LCR Honda team announced on Friday.

Horner: Success invites ‘dirty tricks’

November 26th, 2012

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Horner: Success invites ‘dirty tricks’

Red Bull boss Christian Horner accepts the ‘dirty tricks’ from rivals that upset Sebastian Vettel so much are simply a consequence of his outfit being so successful. In the immediate aftermath of Vettel clinching his third straight Formula 1 drivers’ title in the Brazilian Grand Prix, the German talked about games that had been played against his outfit over the course of the campaign. “A lot of people tried to use dirty tricks, certain things that from our point of view that were beyond the limit, and we never got irritated or distracted by that,” he said.

Ferrari: Alonso deserved the title

November 25th, 2012

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Ferrari: Alonso deserved the title

Stefano Domenicali believes Fernando Alonso was the driver who deserved the world championship the most, after missing out to Sebastian Vettel in Brazil. Alonso finished second at Interlagos but Vettel’s recovery to sixth from a first lap spin that put him at the back of the field was enough for him to clinch the crown by three points. Domenicali reckons that the fact Alonso had come so close despite his costly first lap exits in Belgium and Japan was reason to feel huge disappointment about the outcome – but intense satisfaction at the job his driver had done.

Alonso: Ferrari can be proud of season

November 25th, 2012

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Alonso: Ferrari can be proud of season

Fernando Alonso says even if he is unsuccessful in his bid to win the Formula 1 world championship in the Brazilian Grand Prix, he and Ferrari should still be immensely proud of having taken the title fight to the season finale. The Spaniard needs to overcome a 13-point deficit to rival Sebastian Vettel at Interlagos, which means at the minimum he needs to finish on the podium if the reigning champion fails to score.

Gutierrez secures Sauber race seat

November 23rd, 2012

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Gutierrez secures Sauber race seat

Sauber has confirmed that Esteban Gutierrez will be promoted from its reserve role to a race seat alongside Nico Hulkenberg for the 2013 Formula 1 season. Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn is confident that the 21-year-old Mexican, a long time Sauber protege, is now ready to be on the F1 grid. “Esteban has already been part of the team for a long time and we have followed his career very closely,” she said.

Perez: I can’t silence critics until 2013

November 19th, 2012

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Perez: I can’t silence critics until 2013

Sergio Perez thinks there is nothing he can do to end the scepticism over whether he is the right man to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren until he races for the team. The Mexican has not scored a single point for Sauber since he signed for McLaren, and a spate of on-track incidents have left some questioning the wisdom of the Woking team’s choice. “Even if I won all the last races, there will always be question marks,” he said when asked by AUTOSPORT about the recent criticism.

Williams says Maldonado must deliver

November 4th, 2012

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Williams says Maldonado must deliver

Pastor Maldonado must convert his third place on the grid into a strong result in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, according to Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan. Maldonado has only finished in the points three times this year despite starting in the top 10 on nine occasions. Aside from his Spanish GP win , Maldonado has only a pair of eighth places in China and Japan to his name.

Vettel still feeling vulnerable

November 1st, 2012

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Vettel still feeling vulnerable

Sebastian Vettel believes his Formula 1 world championship position remains “vulnerable” despite his burgeoning points lead. The reigning champion’s four consecutive victories heading into this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix have put him firmly in charge of what was once a wide-open title race. Vettel’s lead over long-time championship favourite Fernando Alonso is now up to 13 points with three races to go.