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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.

Sato has no interest in F1 return bid

May 15th, 2013

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Sato has no interest in F1 return bid

Takuma Sato has no plans to use this season’s strong form in IndyCar as a springboard to push for a Formula 1 return.

Huff to make Bathurst 12 Hours debut

January 25th, 2013

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Huff to make Bathurst 12 Hours debut

World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff will make his Bathurst debut next month in the 12-hour race at the legendary circuit.

Mercedes a ‘long term risk’ for Hamilton

January 13th, 2013

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Mercedes a ‘long term risk’ for Hamilton

Jackie Stewart believes Lewis Hamilton is taking a risk for his long-term future by joining a manufacturer team in Mercedes.

Juncadella gets Ferrari prize test

October 22nd, 2012

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Juncadella gets Ferrari prize test

New European Formula 3 champion Daniel Juncadella will make his Formula 1 test debut for Ferrari at Vallelunga next month. The 20-year-old Spaniard is scheduled to drive for the legendary Italian team on November 9 as his prize for wrapping up the title at Hockenheim last weekend . He said that although he does not expect it to lead to anything serious, he is nevertheless itching to get behind the wheel

Prost to drive Red Bull F1 car

September 27th, 2012

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Prost to drive Red Bull F1 car

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost will return to the wheel of a grand prix car when he drives Red Bull’s RB6 at Paul Ricard this weekend. The Frenchman will be in action in the 2010 title-winning car as part of the exhibitions organised for the World Series by Renault event at the circuit.

Rossiter gets Lotus LMP2 WEC seat

April 13th, 2012

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Rossiter gets Lotus LMP2 WEC seat

James Rossiter will make his World Endurance Championship debut with Lotus at the Spa Six Hours in May as the Kodewa-run team expands to a pair of cars. Rossiter, who raced a GTE-class Evora at Le Mans last year, will be one of two drivers in the second Lotus-engined Lola B12/80 LMP2 machine. His co-driver will be American amateur Kevin Weeda

Status to support Dyson’s Le Mans bid

February 3rd, 2012

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Status to support Dyson’s Le Mans bid

Dyson Racing has joined forces with Status Grand Prix for its first assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours this year. The British Status team, a race winner in both years of the GP3 Series, will provide technical, logistical and commercial support to Dyson when it brings its pair of new Lola-Mazda B12/60s to Europe

Heidfeld confirmed at Rebellion

February 1st, 2012

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Heidfeld confirmed at Rebellion

Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld will join the Rebellion Racing team to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Swiss team said Heidfeld will race at the Sebring 12 Hours, the Spa 6 Hours and the legendary Le Mans race in one of its Lola-Toyota LMP1 cars.

Herbert and Blundell for Nurburgring

April 28th, 2011

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Herbert and Blundell for Nurburgring

Ex-Formula 1 stars Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell will take part in the Nurburgring 24 Hours later this year. The British pair will share a works-run, four-wheel drive Volkswagen Golf24 (pictured) with Audi DTM driver Edoardo Mortara and sportscar racer Franck Mailleux in the legendary race on June 25-26.

Button drives Bathurst in F1 car

March 22nd, 2011

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Button drives Bathurst in F1 car

Jenson Button became the first man to take a Formula 1 car around the legendary Bathurst circuit on Tuesday.

Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

January 21st, 2011

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Newman/Haas tests Hinchcliffe again

James Hinchcliffe says he is more eager than ever to secure an IndyCar seat with Newman/Haas after his second test with the legendary squad. Canadian Indy Lights frontrunner Hinchcliffe had his first IndyCar run with Newman/Haas alongside the experienced Oriol Servia before Christmas

HRT confirms Karthikeyan deal

January 7th, 2011

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HRT confirms Karthikeyan deal

HRT has now officially confirmed that Narain Karthikeyan will race for it in 2011. The Indian driver, who has been out of Formula 1 since the end of 2005, announced his surprise return to the sport via his own Twitter page on Thursday

Hughes, Campbell-Walter receive TT

December 17th, 2010

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Hughes, Campbell-Walter receive TT

Warren Hughes and Jamie Campbell-Walter were presented with the Tourist Trophy, one of the most prestigious awards in motor racing, earlier this week. In an event held at the Royal Automobile Club on Wednesday, the Sumo Power GT drivers received the trophy, acknowledged to be the longest standing perpetual trophy in the sport, having been presented since 1905. Hughes and Campbell-Walter originally secured the Tourist Trophy on 1st May, when they won round two of the FIA GT1 World Championship at Silverstone.

Alonso had expected 2011 Ferrari move

September 30th, 2009

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Alonso had expected 2011 Ferrari move

Fernando Alonso has revealed that he already had a 2011 Ferrari deal in place before arranging to join the team a year earlier than originally intended. It had long been thought that Alonso was destined to eventually join Ferrari, but when the Italian team extended Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen’s contracts through 2010, it appeared that 2011 would be the soonest he could arrive – and Alonso confirmed that this was the initial plan. But Ferrari recently began negotiating to end Raikkonen’s deal a year early to make room for Alonso, and today the team announced that the Spaniard would join its line-up for three years from 2010

Schumacher extends deal with Ferrari

September 11th, 2009

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Schumacher extends deal with Ferrari

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has agreed a three-year contract extension with Ferrari. Schumacher, who has remained involved with Ferrari as a consultant since retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the 2006 season, has been with the legendary manufacturer since joining it for the 1996 season as a driver. “Yesterday, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and me agreed to extend our co-operation for another three years,” Schumacher told his website.