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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.

Reiter Lamborgini fends off WRT Audi

April 21st, 2013

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Reiter Lamborgini fends off WRT Audi

Peter Kox and Stefan Rosina gave the Reiter Lamborghini team victory in the main race at Zolder on its maiden outing in the new FIA GT Series. Rosina fought a solid rearguard action aboard his Gallardo LP560 to hold off a challenge from Laurens Vanthoor in the best of the WRT Audi R8 LMS ultras.

WRT Audi wins again at Zolder

April 20th, 2013

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The Belgian WRT Audi squad notched up its second consecutive win in the FIA GT Series with victory in the opening race on home ground at Zolder. Laurens Vanthoor and Stephane Ortelli followed up the team’s success in the main race on the opening weekend at Nogaro by triumphing aboard their Audi R8 LMS ultra.

Hexis wins but title chance over

September 29th, 2012

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Hexis wins but title chance over

Fred Makowiecki and Stef Dusseldorp lost their outside chance of claiming the FIA GT1 World Championship title at the Donington Park finale, despite winning the qualifying race on Saturday afternoon in their Hexis McLaren. A swift mandatory pitstop put Dusseldorp out ahead of the Reiter Lamborghini of Stefan Rosina and Peter Kox, which had led the race since the second lap.

Hexis McLaren completes the double

May 27th, 2012

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Hexis McLaren completes the double

The Hexis McLaren of Fred Makowiecki and Stef Dusseldorp completed a perfect weekend at Navarra, winning the main race of the GT1 World Championship weekend.

Lamborghini takes Navarra pole

May 26th, 2012

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Darryl O’Young will start on pole position for the World GT1 qualifying race at Navarra, after his Reiter Lamborghini team-mate Peter Kox set the fastest time ahead of the third round of the championship. On a circuit where the Lamborghini Murcielago has dominated in GT1′s past two visits, Kox ensured the Gallardo would continue its predecessor’s form by setting the fastest time in the opening segment of qualifying. O’Young took over and guided the car into the pole position shoot-out, where Kox finished four tenths ahead of the rest of the pack

Newey to race Gallardo at Silverstone

May 22nd, 2012

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Newey to race Gallardo at Silverstone

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey will compete in the second round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo next month.

Vilander completes AF Corse line-up

March 29th, 2012

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Vilander completes AF Corse line-up

Toni Vilander has completed AF Corse’s line-up for the FIA GT1 World Championship. The 31-year-old Finn will share one of the team’s 458 Italias with Filip Salaquarda while the other is driven by GT3 European champion Francesco Castellacci and Enzo Ide.

Jorda and Cregan join Ocean for GP3

March 10th, 2012

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Jorda and Cregan join Ocean for GP3

Carmen Jorda and Robert Cregan will compete for Ocean Racing Technology in the team’s maiden season in GP3. The Portuguese squad, which also races in GP2, announced on 7 March that it would take over from Tech 1 Racing for the 2012 season .

Exim’s rookie duo win again in GT1

November 6th, 2011

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Exim’s rookie duo win again in GT1

Exim Bank Corvette’s Yelmer Buurman and Francesco Pastorelli successfully negotiated an unruly championship race at San Luis, to complete a remarkable double victory in their World GT1 debut.

Luhr and Krumm claim GT1 title

November 5th, 2011

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Luhr and Krumm claim GT1 title

JR Motorsport’s Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm became 2011 FIA GT1 world champions at the penultimate race of the season at San Luis, by finishing a fighting second behind Exim Team China’s startling debut winners Yelmer Buurman and Francesco Pastorelli. Buurman and Pastorelli’s success in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying race is the first occasion two rookies have won on their debut in the GT1 World Championship.

DKR Lamborghini leads practice

November 4th, 2011

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The DKR Lamborghini of Manuel Lauck and Christopher Haase briefly overshadowed the FIA World GT1 title fight by setting the fastest time in the opening practice session at San Luis this morning. On his 2011 debut outing in the category, former Reiter Lamborghini racer Haase recorded the best lap of 2m16.681s

Gulf to enter WEC with LMP2 Lolas

November 2nd, 2011

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Gulf Racing will enter the World Endurance Championship next year with a pair of Lola prototypes. The team, which is run by former Spa 24 Hours winner Fabien Giroix, fielded a GTE Aston Martin in this year’s Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, but is stepping up to the LMP2 category next year. “This year, with the quality of the new LMP2 Lola coupe and the driver pairings we will have, we are aiming to win the world championship and to obtain victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category,” said Giroix.

Martin takes another GT1 pole

September 9th, 2011

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Martin takes another GT1 pole

Maxime Martin made it two pole positions in the FIA World GT1′s Chinese double-header at the tight and twisty Goldenport track in Beijing on Friday. The Marc VDS Ford GT driver, who shares this weekend with sometime IndyCar racer Bertrand Baguette, lapped the track in 1m00.344s, just a tenth quicker than the Young Driver Aston Martin of Stefan Mucke, who is partnered by Darren Turner.

#38 Lamborghini put to back of grid

September 4th, 2011

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GT1 World Championship title contenders Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng will have to start from the back row of the grid for today’s main race at Ordos in China after being disqualified from the qualifying race. The All-Inkl Lamborghini duo had picked up a point for finishing sixth in Saturday’s race, but their #38 car was adjudged to have breached homologation rules

Martin gives Ford first pole of 2011

September 3rd, 2011

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Martin gives Ford first pole of 2011

A superb last-gasp lap from Maxime Martin put the #41 Marc VDS Ford on pole position for the GT1 World Championship qualifying race at Ordos in China. Richard Westbrook looked like he had done enough to give himself and JRM Nissan team-mate Peter Dumbreck a second straight pole as he set a lap of 1m38.669s in Q3 and then headed for the pits with a minute still to run. While most were already back in their garages, Martin mounted a final pole shot as the chequered flag fell.

VW may consider joining F1 in 2018

July 28th, 2011

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VW may consider joining F1 in 2018

Volkswagen may consider joining Formula 1 in seven years’ time, the car maker’s head of motorsports Wolfgang Duerheimer has said.

SRT cancels Ricard return

July 14th, 2011

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SRT cancels Ricard return

The Swiss Racing Team has cancelled its planned return to the GT1 World Championship at Paul Ricard this weekend, and is not certain to return to the series at all. The outfit, which switched from Ford to Lamborghini machinery last winter, suffered significant damage to both its Murcielagos on the opening lap of the Sachsenring race in May and has missed the last two races at Silverstone and Navarra as a result. Now, team principal Othmar Welti says that as a result of ‘multiple problems’ that have occurred since then, the team has been withdrawn for the time being.

Lamborghinis dominate first race

July 2nd, 2011

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Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng moved into the GT1 World Championship points lead by taking a comfortable win in the Navarra qualifying race. Basseng had followed the sister All-Inkl Lamborghini of Nicky Pastorelli in the early stages, relentlessly looking for opportunities to pass his team-mate. He had to wait until the pitstops, when coming in immediately to hand over to Winkelhock worked perfectly, with a quick out-lap for the erstwhile DTM racer putting him into the lead ahead of Pastorelli’s partner Dominik Schwager when the second Lamborghini pitted a lap later.

Lamborghinis top Navarra qualifying

July 2nd, 2011

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Lamborghinis top Navarra qualifying

The All-Inkl Lamborghinis set the pace in qualifying for the GT1 World Championship round at Navarra in Spain. Markus Winkelhock’s 1m36.579s lap at the end of Q3 in the #38 Lamborghini he shares with Marc Basseng gave the pair pole by just 0.004 seconds over their team-mates Dominik Schwager and Nicky Pastorelli.

Donnelly reunited with classic Lotus

June 29th, 2011

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Donnelly reunited with classic Lotus

Martin Donnelly will return to the cockpit of a Lotus 102 for the first time since his horrific Spanish Grand Prix Crash of 1990 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Northern Irishman, who started 12 grands prix for the British constructor, will drive the Andrew Morris-owned car up the famous hillclimb course this weekend. Although the car is not the one he crashed at Jerez, it has been restored by Classic Team Lotus and features a period 3.5-litre V12 Lamborghini powerplant fitted with a modern engine management system