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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.

Drivers seeking pitlane fines clarity

March 20th, 2013

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Drivers seeking pitlane fines clarity

Formula 1 drivers want to seek clarification from the FIA about why they are still being fined for pitlane speeding infringements. Heading in to 2013, F1 drivers faced a huge hike in their super licence fees as part of a push by the FIA to increase the revenue it gets from the sport

Latvala drama raises fears for Ogier

March 8th, 2013

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Latvala drama raises fears for Ogier

Volkswagen will be monitoring the suspension components on Rally Mexico leader Sebastien Ogier’s car following the retirement of Jari-Matti Latvala’s sister Polo R WRC on Friday morning . Latvala retired on just the third gravel corner of the rally after hitting a stone on the Cubilete test.

Ferrari never wanted to diminish title

November 30th, 2012

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Ferrari never wanted to diminish title

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has denied his team’s intention was to diminish Sebastian Vettel’s championship victory when asking for clarification on the German’s pass in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Ferrari wrote a letter to the FIA asking for clarification on the move after footage from the race appeared to indicate he may have overtaken Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Verne under yellow flag conditions. The team received the clarification from the FIA and said on Friday that it considered the matter closed .

US Saturday quotes: McLaren

November 17th, 2012

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Lewis Hamilton – 2nd: “I came here this weekend to push almost beyond the limit – and that approach seemed to work in qualifying.

US Friday quotes: Lotus

November 16th, 2012

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Kimi Raikkonen – 14th/11th: “It’s a nice circuit to drive; the sectors are quite different so there’s a good challenge there. Of course, like with any new track there was no grip at the start of the day which doesn’t give you a very good feeling, but as the grip improves it will be more fun to drive for sure. This morning was very slippery, this afternoon less so but you still can’t really push and it’s a bit tricky to find the limit.

NASCAR denies problems with timing

June 11th, 2012

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NASCAR denies problems with timing

NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton believes changes to pit road timing loops at Pocono may have caught a few teams by surprise, following a massive 22 speeding violations during Sunday’s race.

Lorenzo: Patience key to Catalunya win

June 3rd, 2012

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Lorenzo: Patience key to Catalunya win

Jorge Lorenzo said he bided his time on the way to winning the Catalunya Grand Prix, as Dani Pedrosa was an extremely hard rival to overtake. The MotoGP champion had to battle past Pedrosa twice during the Barcelona race, having made a mistake and relinquished the lead again shortly after first overtaking the Honda

Schumacher renews Pirelli attack

May 8th, 2012

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Schumacher renews Pirelli attack

Michael Schumacher has renewed his attack on Pirelli’s current specification of tyres – claiming that racing with them is like driving on ‘raw eggs’. The seven-time world champion criticised the rubber after the Bahrain Grand Prix when he suggested that drivers were not being able to push their cars to the limit because they needed to conserve their tyres too much. Although Schumacher has been a lone voice in hitting out at the tyres – with other drivers happy to accept the challenge thrown at them – the German stands firm that the situation is not good

Rossi buoyed by wet weather pace

April 27th, 2012

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Rossi buoyed by wet weather pace

Valentino Rossi said he ‘felt good immediately’ as he and Ducati prospered in mixed conditions during MotoGP practice at Jerez. In contrast to an acrimonious opener in Qatar, Rossi said he and Ducati had enjoyed a far more harmonious start to the second round, and were able to commence the day with a good feeling from the outset.

Ferrari: Pitstops now ‘fastest possible’

April 21st, 2012

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Ferrari: Pitstops now ‘fastest possible’

Formula 1 teams are at the limit of pitstop times, reckons Ferrari, which has set the benchmark for tyre changes this year. The Italian outfit focused hard on improving pitstops over the winter, after ending last year as fourth in the overall rankings behind Red Bull Racing, Mercedes and McLaren. Now though the team has been the fastest overall as an average in the first three races – having delivered the quickest times in the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix.

Grosjean buoyed by Lotus form

February 9th, 2012

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Grosjean buoyed by Lotus form

Romain Grosjean is upbeat about the performance of the new Lotus E20 after his first day of testing with the car at Jerez on Thursday. The Lotus driver was quickest of those in 2012-spec machinery today, finishing second to Nico Rosberg and ahead of world champion Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB8. Grosjean downplayed the times, but said he was very happy with how the new Lotus handles.

Preziosi promises flexible Ducati

January 11th, 2012

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Preziosi promises flexible Ducati

Ducati Corse’s general manager Filippo Preziosi says a far more flexible approach – and a far more flexible bike – will be fundamental to the team’s ambitions for the 2012 season.

Gutierrez wants to improve consistency

November 16th, 2011

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Gutierrez wants to improve consistency

Esteban Gutierrez is aiming to improve his consistency during his second day of running with Sauber in the Abu Dhabi young driver test tomorrow. The Sauber reserve driver, who last drove for the team in the rookie test at the same venue exactly one year ago, ended up sixth fastest today

Gresini admits practice was ‘surreal’

November 4th, 2011

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Gresini admits practice was ‘surreal’

Gresini team boss Fausto Gresini described Friday practice without the late Marco Simoncelli as “surreal” as his squad bravely returned to MotoGP action at Valencia a fortnight after the Italian’s death in Malaysia. The satellite Honda team is running a single MotoGP bike for Hiroshi Aoyama this weekend, plus Michele Pirro and Yuki Takahashi in Moto2. Simoncelli’s #58 bike is on display in the garage.

Q and A: Sordo on leading in France

September 30th, 2011

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Q and A: Sordo on leading in France

Mini driver Dani Sordo is leading the Rally of France at the end of the opening day in the Alsace region – a major breakthrough in the new Mini World Rally Championship programme. The Spaniard talked to AUTOSPORT about his progress through the day in his John Cooper Works WRC

Hamilton cautious on victory chances

July 28th, 2011

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Hamilton cautious on victory chances

Lewis Hamilton is staying realistic about his chances of victory in Hungary despite his win in the previous race in Germany. The McLaren driver took his second win of the season at the Nurburgring after one of his strongest weekends of the year so far

Edwards expecting to move forward

July 23rd, 2011

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Edwards expecting to move forward

Colin Edwards is confident he can give his home fans something to cheer about this weekend in spite of the fact that the Tech 3 rider could only manage the ninth fastest time during the first day’s free practice for the US MotoGP at Laguna Seca. The satellite Yamaha rider reported his YZR-M1 to feel better than it had in previous visits to the California venue and expected to improve his pace further during Saturday.

Button aiming to break home duck

July 7th, 2011

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Button aiming to break home duck

Jenson Button is eager to end a run of disappointing races at Silverstone and fight for his first home win this weekend.

Michelisz eyes repeat podium at Brno

June 18th, 2011

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Michelisz eyes repeat podium at Brno

Norbert Michelisz believes another podium finish is possible at this weekend’s World Touring Car Championship event at Brno.

Hamilton: Extra buttons not a worry

February 4th, 2011

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Hamilton: Extra buttons not a worry

Lewis Hamilton is confident McLaren has found solutions to minimise the difficulty its drivers will face with the additional buttons they will have to use in 2011.