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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.

Sirotkin joins ISR for FR3.5

December 18th, 2012

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Sirotkin joins ISR for FR3.5

Auto GP race-winner Sergey Sirotkin will race for ISR in Formula Renault 3.5 next year. The Russian teenager, who finished third in Auto GP and fifth in Italian Formula 3 in 2012, is the Czech team’s first signing for next season.

Evans impressed with next-gen car

October 22nd, 2012

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Evans impressed with next-gen car

GP3 champion Mitch Evans got his first taste of the new car that will be used in the series from the 2013 season.

De la Rosa: New floor helping HRT

September 22nd, 2012

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De la Rosa: New floor helping HRT

Pedro de la Rosa believes that HRT has already derived “a small step forward” from its new floor despite the nature of the Singapore circuit making it difficult to get the best out of it.

Italy Saturday quotes: Caterham

September 8th, 2012

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Heikki Kovalainen – 18th: “A pretty straightforward qualifying for me today. The car’s felt well balanced all day and even though we were ahead of one of the Lotus cars after the first run we knew it would be difficult to push into Q2. On the second set of tyres I wasn’t quite able to get the most out of them so I think the time today is probably as much as I could have got out of it

Monje to finish WTCC season

June 28th, 2012

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Monje to finish WTCC season

Recently crowned FIA European Touring Car Cup winner Fernando Monje will compete in the remaining five rounds of this season’s World Touring Car Championship with SUNRED Engineering.

Rossi secures practice outing for Spain

May 4th, 2012

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Rossi secures practice outing for Spain

Alexander Rossi will get his first taste of Formula 1 machinery on a grand prix weekend in Spain next week, with Caterham handing him a run in first free practice at Barcelona. The American, who last drove for the Hingham-based team at the young driver test at Yas Marina last year, will stand in for Heikki Kovalainen.

Kourosh Khani steps up to F2

April 11th, 2012

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Kourosh Khani steps up to F2

Kourosh Khani has been confirmed as the latest driver to move to the Formula 2 Championship this year. The 22-year-old Iranian driver graduates from the Formula Renault BARC Championship where he finished fourth in 2011, recording one win and three podiums. Khani tested F2 machinery for the first time at Silverstone over the winter, finishing seventh quickest out of 18 drivers

Vergne not putting pressure on himself

March 15th, 2012

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Vergne not putting pressure on himself

Jean-Eric Vergne says he is not putting any pressure on himself ahead of his grand prix debut in Australia this weekend. The Frenchman, the 2010 British F3 champion, is making his race debut in Formula 1 machinery in Melbourne after having secured a deal with the Toro Rosso team. Vergne conceded he was still finding it hard to believe he is an F1 driver and says he will treat his debut as any other race

Haryanto joins Carlin for GP2

February 24th, 2012

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Haryanto joins Carlin for GP2

Rio Haryanto will join Max Chilton in the Carlin GP2 line-up this year, as the team also starts a new partnership with the Marussia Formula 1 squad. Indonesian 19-year-old Haryanto raced for the Marussia-linked Manor squad in GP3 for the past two years, winning three races, and made his GP2 debut with DAMS in last year’s non-championship Abu Dhabi event

Vergne: STR7 instantly impressive

February 10th, 2012

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Vergne: STR7 instantly impressive

Jean-Eric Vergne says he instantly felt comfortable in Toro Rosso’s STR7, which he is confident will give the squad a good base for the forthcoming season. Although the Frenchman has little race experience in Formula 1 he has tested several times for both Toro Rosso and Red Bull – including a three-day stint for the championship-winning team in last year’s Abu Dhabi young driver tests. He says that experience has bolstered his conviction that the team has a strong starting point with their 2012 design.

Legge expected easier US return

January 20th, 2012

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Legge expected easier US return

US single-seater returnee Katherine Legge has admitted that she never expected to find it so hard to secure a full-time ride in IndyCar.

Rossi joins Lotus for Abu Dhabi test

November 3rd, 2011

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Rossi joins Lotus for Abu Dhabi test

American driver Alexander Rossi will join Team Lotus for the young driver test at Abu Dhabi, the outfit has announced. The American, who had made his F1 debut with BMW Sauber in 2009 during testing, will also be racing in the Abu Dhabi GP2 event with Caterham Team AirAsia. Rossi took third place in this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 series, also becoming the top rookie with two victories and six podiums

Ricciardo aims for ‘complete’ weekend

October 6th, 2011

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Ricciardo aims for ‘complete’ weekend

HRT driver Daniel Ricciardo is hoping that the Japanese Grand Prix will be the first weekend when he combines a perfect qualifying and race performance. The Australian has made a good start to his grand prix career, but believes that he has yet to realise his full potential after being thrown into the Spanish team with no experience of the car at Silverstone in July.

Guerrieri switches to Indy Lights

March 7th, 2011

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Guerrieri switches to Indy Lights

Esteban Guerrieri will leave the European racing scene this season and switch to Indy Lights with multiple championship-winning team Sam Schmidt Motorsports. The 26-year-old from Argentina was a title contender in Formula Renault 3.5 last year, and raced in Formula 3000 as far back as 2004

Spies eager to learn from Lorenzo

November 18th, 2010

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Spies eager to learn from Lorenzo

Yamaha’s new factory MotoGP signing Ben Spies says he wants to learn as much as possible from his world champion team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and is keen to work closely with the Spaniard. There was little collaboration between Lorenzo and his former team-mate Valentino Rossi, but Spies said he had no qualms about seeking assistance from the 2010 title-winner.

Huertas joins Carlin for 2011

October 28th, 2010

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Huertas joins Carlin for 2011

Carlos Huertas will return to British Formula 3 for a third season in 2011 after switching from Raikkonen Robertson Racing to Carlin.

Japan Friday quotes: Mercedes

October 8th, 2010

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Michael Schumacher – 8th: “It’s a great feeling to be driving this track again. It’s really fun and a great challenge