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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.

Brundle lands OAK WEC drive

February 28th, 2013

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Brundle lands OAK WEC drive

Alex Brundle has landed a drive with the French OAK Racing team for the 2013 World Endurance Championship in what will be his second season of sportscar racing. The son of 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Martin Brundle will race a Morgan-Nissan LMP2 alongside team regular Olivier Pla and amateur driver David Heinemeier Hansson in the full eight-race WEC. Brundle’s deal follows two outings with OAK in the WEC last year, which were in addition to his main sportscar programme in the European Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours with the Greaves Zytek team

Sky to show final test live in 3D

February 6th, 2013

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Sky to show final test live in 3D

Sky will broadcast live coverage of the final pre-season Formula 1 test in 3D. The 3D coverage will be available to viewers of Sky 3D and Sky Sports F1, and will start from 2pm UK time each day. The third test runs from February to March 3 at Barcelona.

Brundle expects Hamilton to win in 2013

January 10th, 2013

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Brundle expects Hamilton to win in 2013

Martin Brundle says it will be a surprise if Lewis Hamilton does not win a grand prix with Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton is preparing for his first season in Formula 1 away from McLaren , as he takes the place of Michael Schumacher at the Ross Brawn-led team. Mercedes took its first win last year since returning to the sport with a factory team in 2010.

Brundle joins WEC for Silverstone

July 2nd, 2012

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Brundle joins WEC for Silverstone

Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Martin Brundle will team up with son Alex for a second time in top-flight sportscar racing this year at Silverstone next month. The Brundles will contest the British round of the FIA World Endurance Championship on August 26 with the Greaves Zytek squad, which is fielding an additional car in the fourth round of the series. They will share the Nissan-powered Zytek Z11SN with Lucas Ordonez, with whom they finished eighth in LMP2 at Le Mans last month

Brundle feels ‘back in the groove’

June 14th, 2012

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Brundle feels ‘back in the groove’

Martin Brundle says he feels back ‘in the groove’ after the first day’s practice for the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours with the Greaves Motorsport squad. The 1990 winner is sharing an LMP2 Nissan-powered Zytek with his son Alex and Lucas Ordonez, and set the car’s fastest time in free practice – a 3m41.426s – on Wednesday. And while the Sky Formula 1 commentator admitted it took some time to find his rhythm in traffic after 11 years away from La Sarthe, even after the test day, he says he feels confident he is on top of his game now.

Brundle: LMP2 field rivals Group C

June 5th, 2012

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Brundle: LMP2 field rivals Group C

Le Mans returnee Martin Brundle reckons the LMP2 class in this year’s 24-hour race rivals the halcyon days of Group C for competitiveness.

Q and A: Brundle on Le Mans return

June 5th, 2012

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Q and A: Brundle on Le Mans return

Martin Brundle returned to the scene of his Le Mans 24 Hours victory with Jaguar in 1990 at the official test day last weekend. The former grand prix driver spoke to AUTOSPORT about driving the Circuit de la Sarthe for the first time since 2001 with son Alex Brundle and their chances of success in the Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan Z11SN in the LMP2 class come the race on June 16/17. Q

Brundle ‘better for 2011 experience’

February 20th, 2012

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Brundle ‘better for 2011 experience’

Martin Brundle believes he will be a better commentator for Sky in 2012 thanks to the experience he gained from leading the BBC’s television commentary during Formula 1 races last season. Brundle became lead commentator for the BBC in 2011, standing alongside his former rival David Coulthard in the box, after Jonathan Legard was dropped from the line-up the previous winter

Edwards to lead BBC commentary

December 13th, 2011

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Edwards to lead BBC commentary

Ben Edwards will replace Martin Brundle as the BBC’s lead Formula 1 commentator next year, ending weeks of speculation about who will join David Coulthard in the box. With Brundle having switched to Sky for 2012, the BBC has been looking for an experienced broadcaster to join its efforts next year.

Brundle: Pressure on Sky to perform

December 7th, 2011

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Brundle: Pressure on Sky to perform

Martin Brundle says Sky’s reputation, and the fact it will still be going head-to-head with the BBC for ten grands prix next season, puts pressure on the broadcaster to perform from the very outset of its Formula 1 coverage in 2012. Brundle, who was official announced as part of Sky’s new coverage team , admitted it had been a big decision to leave the BBC but said the promise of commentating live for every race had proved too hard to resist. “We’re going to be head to head with BBC F1, which I know from personal experience is a fantastic group of people making a great show,” Brundle told AUTOSPORT in an exclusive interview.

Sky confirms F1 coverage line-up

December 7th, 2011

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Sky confirms F1 coverage line-up

Sky has officially confirmed that former BBC Radio 5 commentary duo David Croft and Anthony Davidson are to join its Formula 1 coverage next year, alongside Martin Brundle.

Wheldon kart race raises UKP20k

December 6th, 2011

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Wheldon kart race raises UKP20k

The cream of British motorsport talent raised around £20,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society as they came together to celebrate the life of Dan Wheldon in a charity karting event at Daytona Motorsport’s Milton Keynes venue in the UK on Monday night. The over-subscribed event, organised by Wheldon’s friend and Lotus GT racer Johnny Mowlem, was won by 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, who shared a kart with Wheldon’s father Clive in their DW Lionheart team. Button and Wheldon were assisted in no small part by the Cash for Penalties system – which allowed teams to pay bribes to make sure their rivals were black-flagged and docked laps – and justifiably so

Racing Car of the Year: Red Bull RB7

December 4th, 2011

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Racing Car of the Year: Red Bull RB7

The Red Bull RB7 has been named as Racing Car of the Year at the 2011 AUTOSPORT Awards in London. The machine, which took Sebastian Vettel to the Formula 1 world title and Mark Webber to third place in the championship, overcame competition from the rival McLaren MP4-26, the Audi R18 and Peugeot 908 sportscars, the new generation Dallara GP2/11 and the World Touring Car Championship-dominating Chevrolet Cruze to take the prize. It is the second year in a row that a Red Bull has won the award, the RB6 having taken it in 2010.

Brundle moves to Sky from 2012

November 27th, 2011

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Brundle moves to Sky from 2012

Martin Brundle has confirmed that he will leave the BBC to become part of the Sky Sports Formula 1 broadcast line-up from 2012. The former F1 racer and Le Mans winner made the announcement in his Sunday Times newspaper column, saying that the fact that Sky will carry the whole season live – while the BBC will only show 10 races live and the rest in delayed highlights programmes – was key in his decision

BBC reveals 2012 F1 coverage plans

November 25th, 2011

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BBC reveals 2012 F1 coverage plans

The BBC has announced its coverage plans for 2012 – revealing the 10 races it will broadcast live and outlining its plans for highlights programmes. With Sky showing every grand prix live, the BBC will not broadcast its first live race until the third round of the championship in China. After that, it will broadcast the races in Spain, Monaco, Valencia, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Korea, Abu Dhabi and Brazil.

RRDC Launches Ground-Breaking “Safe is Fast” Web Site

by Judy Stropus on September 30th, 2011

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RRDC Launches Ground-Breaking “Safe is Fast” Web Site

HILLIARD, Ohio (Sept. 19, 2011) – The Road Racing Drivers Club announces the launch of www.SAFEisFAST.com – a ground-breaking Web site devoted to the education of racing drivers. The world’s top champion drivers offer a collection of inside secrets not found anywhere else. Access to the SAFE is FAST Video Symposium is FREE (upon registration). Supported by the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund, this comprehensive site is an invaluable tool for up-and-coming racing drivers, as well as established ones, to hone their skills and learn from the best in the world. Hosted by RRDC President Bobby Rahal, SAFE is FAST features more than 30 RRDC members and other industry experts in some 90 minutes of high-quality videos covering subjects from physical and mental preparation to driving techniques, driver safety [...]

Coulthard joins ASI 2012 line-up

September 26th, 2011

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Coulthard joins ASI 2012 line-up

David Coulthard is the latest major motorsport name to confirm his appearance at the 2012 AUTOSPORT International, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 12-15 January. Coulthard joins his BBC Formula 1 broadcasting team colleague Jake Humphrey on the AUTOSPORT International bill.

F1 teams seek clarification on TV deal

July 29th, 2011

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F1 teams seek clarification on TV deal

Formula 1 teams are to seek clarification from Bernie Ecclestone on the new BBC/Sky television deal amid concerns about the sport moving away from free-to-air television in 2012.

Blundell to continue in Grand-Am

March 2nd, 2011

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Blundell to continue in Grand-Am

Ex-grand prix driver Mark Blundell will make another Grand-Am appearance with United Autosports at Homestead this weekend. The team is keen to extend its partnership with Michael Shank Racing, which began with a Daytona 24 Hours entry that featured Blundell and Martin Brundle among its driver line-up, and has put together a late deal to run in the second round at the Miami track as well

Rankings: Dixon, Briscoe make gains

January 31st, 2011

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Rankings: Dixon, Briscoe make gains

IndyCar heroes from Down Under made hay in their annual raid on the Daytona 24 Hours, with New Zealander Scott Dixon and Australian Ryan Briscoe moving up to new positions within the top 20 of the Castrol Rankings. Dixon was in the car that was narrowly pipped to victory by the sister Chip Ganassi Racing Riley-BMW, but his second place lifts him three places from 18th to 15th in the Castrol Rankings, moving him above Formula 1 stars Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg and IndyCar rival Helio Castroneves