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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.

KX to reveal Akademy line-up

January 4th, 2013

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KX to reveal Akademy line-up

KX Energy will reveal the beneficiaries of their 2013 Akademy programme at this year’s AUTOSPORT International. Launched in June last year, the Akademy is funded by KX and is designed as a mentoring programme for young British drivers competing on both two and four wheels.

Biagi leads BMW 1-2 in qualifying

June 2nd, 2012

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Max Biagi led a Dinamic BMW 1-2 in qualifying for the first International Superstars Series race at Mugello. Having led the way for the first 10 minutes of the half-hour session, Biagi found himself shuffled down the order thanks to quick laps from the likes of Andrea Larini, Johnny Herbert and Camilo Zurcher.

Larini heads Herbert in final practice

June 2nd, 2012

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Andrea Larini set the pace in the second and final practice session for the International Superstars Series at Mugello. The Romeo Ferraris Mercedes driver sat on top of the time sheets for the majority of the 30-minute session, his 1m57.946s proving unbeatable despite Larini only completing eight laps in the session. Johnny Herbert was second fastest in the Swiss Team Maserati, the former Grand Prix driver backing up his promising practice one showing with a 1m58.086s.

Morbidelli unbeatable at Donington

May 20th, 2012

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Gianni Morbidelli completed a clean sweep at Donington Park by winning the second International Superstars Series race by more than three seconds. With the top eight from race one reversed, Morbidelli was forced to start on the fourth row

Morbidelli tops damp first practice

May 19th, 2012

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Gianni Morbidelli has comfortably topped the first Superstars Series practice session at Donington Park.

Herbert gets three Superstars outings

May 8th, 2012

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Herbert gets three Superstars outings

Johnny Herbert will contest three Superstars rounds this year, the championship has announced. The three-time grand prix winner raced in the saloon series in 2011, taking sixth in the standings, and had been expected to return for this year’s Donington Park event on 19-20 May

Predictor: Vettel the early favourite

March 14th, 2012

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Predictor: Vettel the early favourite

Sebastian Vettel is the early favourite to triumph in Formula 1′s 2012 season-opening Australian Grand Prix according to users of the Castrol EDGE Predictor. The 2010 and ’11 champion is the stand-out favourite to get his title defence off to the perfect start in the Grand Prix Predictor, which allows users to compete for prizes by forecasting the top 10 in every grand prix over to the 2012 season

Hamilton, Perez given grid penalties

October 28th, 2011

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Hamilton, Perez given grid penalties

Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez have both received three-place grid penalties for Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix after setting their fastest times under under waved yellow flags at the end of first practice.

Herbert and Blundell back to Sciroccos

August 31st, 2011

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Herbert and Blundell back to Sciroccos

Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell will return to the Volkswagen Scirocco-R Cup at Brands Hatch this weekend and will be joined by Tiff Needell, Mark Higgins and Nicolas and Anthony Hamilton in guest cars. Herbert, a three-time grand prix winner, made his debut in the DTM support series at the British circuit last year and then took a pole position at the season-ending round at Hockenheim, while Blundell – another ex-F1 racer – made it onto the podium at the Brands Hatch event in 2010.

Herbert expects Schumacher to retire

May 10th, 2011

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Herbert expects Schumacher to retire

Michael Schumacher’s former team-mate Johnny Herbert believes the seven-time champion will retire for good at the end of the 2011 season. The German driver, who returned to Formula 1 last year following a three-year hiatus, has struggled to be as competitive as he was hoping for, often overshadowed by team-mate Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. Schumacher endured one of his toughest races since his comeback in last weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix, where he went on to finish in 12th position

Hamilton, Schumacher get warnings

March 26th, 2011

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Hamilton, Schumacher get warnings

Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have escaped grid penalties despite being found guilty of impeding other cars during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA stewards, including three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert, opted only to warn the trio despite having the power to demote them on the grid for Sunday’s race after viewing video evidence and hearing evidence from the drivers themselves

Herbert to race at Spa with an Audi

March 24th, 2011

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Herbert to race at Spa with an Audi

Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Johnny Herbert has confirmed that he will race in the Spa 24 Hours later this year for Audi.

Grand Prix Predictor game launched

March 16th, 2011

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Grand Prix Predictor game launched

Fernando Alonso will beat Sebastian Vettel to win the first grand prix of the Formula 1 season in Australia, according to the new Castrol EDGE Grand Prix Predictor, which is launched today. The Predictor has used the wealth of data and statistics that power AUTOSPORT.com and the Castrol EDGE Rankings to crunch the numbers and scientifically select Ferrari driver Alonso as the race winner based on a balance of his pre-season testing form and four previous podium finishes in Melbourne. Despite world champion Vettel having a slight edge on Alonso in testing, the Predictor has picked him to finish second as he has never finished a race at the Albert Park circuit.

Ex-drivers to stay in stewards panel

December 13th, 2010

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Ex-drivers to stay in stewards panel

The FIA will continue with the use of former drivers on the stewards’ panel at Formula 1 races next year – as well as adopting the policy for other championships in 2011. Following an initiative pushed through by FIA president Jean Todt for 2010, the three regular stewards at grands prix were joined by former high-profile drivers who could offer insight about incidents from a racing perspective.

Herbert to join stewards in Brazil

November 2nd, 2010

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Johnny Herbert will join the FIA stewards’s panel at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend.

Fittipaldi to advise stewards at Canadian Grand Prix

June 10th, 2010

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Emerson Fittipaldi is to be the drivers’ representative on the stewards’ panel at the Canadian Grand Prix. The former world champion has been drafted in to offer advice to the three other members of the panel – Lars Osterlind, Enzo Spano and Roger Peart. Fittipaldi’s presence is part of the ongoing move by the FIA to utilise a former driver to offer expert advice on on-track incidents

Veteran drivers to assist DTM stewards

June 6th, 2010

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The DTM has announced that it will use veteran drivers as race consultants to the clerk of the course and stewards, starting with this weekend’s race at Lausitz. The move, which is similar to the system introduced by the FIA in Formula 1 this year, will be evaluated at the Lausitz and Norisring rounds. Ex-DTM driver Bernd Maylander will fulfill the role this weekend, and three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert – who has also worked as a Formula 1 steward this year – will do the same at the Norisring.

Herbert to advise stewards in Turkey

May 27th, 2010

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Johnny Herbert will return to the role of the stewards’ driver advisor at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. The former F1 driver undertook the stewards’ duties in Malaysia earlier this year, and will once again offer input to the three other stewards for this weekend’s event in Istanbul. The other stewards are Radovan Novak, Dr.

Hill to serve as FIA steward at Monaco Grand Prix

May 13th, 2010

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Former world champion Damon Hill is the driver adviser on the stewards’ panel at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The FIA introduced a system this year where a former racing driver will offer input to race stewards at grands prix. Former F1 drivers Alain Prost, Alexander Wurz, Derek Warwick and Johnny Herbert have all fulfilled that role at races this season

Warwick joins stewards’ panel for Spanish Grand Prix

May 6th, 2010

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Former F1 racer Derek Warwick will be the drivers’ representative on the stewards’ panel in the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. The 55-year-old, who raced in Formula 1 from 1981 to 1993, will join Nicolas Deschaux, Garry Connelly and Joaquin Verdegay on the panel for this weekend’s race in Barcelona, which host the fifth round of the championship. Alex Wurz, Alain Prost, Tom Kristensen and Johnny Herbert had been the drivers’ representatives in the first four races of the season.