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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.

Rins takes pole despite crash

May 4th, 2013

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Alex Rins recovered from an early-session crash to secure his second straight Moto3 pole position ahead of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The Spaniard, victorious last time out at Austin, had just set the then-fastest time of the weekend before crashing on the exit of Turn 1 – just moments after his Monlau KTM team-mate Alex Marquez went down at Turn 5.

Rins wins interrupted Moto3 race

April 21st, 2013

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Alex Rins claimed his maiden Moto3 victory at Austin in a race split by a severe accident for Jasper Iwema. The Dutchman suffered a horrible high-side on lap 12, and had to be treated on the track after landing on his neck.

Rins blitzes Moto3 qualifying

April 20th, 2013

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Alex Rins delivered a crushing performance at Austin to claim his second Moto3 pole position. Rins was not headed from the moment he set the session’s first benchmark time, producing several lap times good enough for pole

Salom on Moto3 pole in Qatar

April 6th, 2013

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Salom on Moto3 pole in Qatar

Luis Salom took his maiden Moto3 pole position in a dramatic finale to qualifying for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Spaniard hit the front on his Ajo KTM with five minutes remaining, knocking Alex Rins’ Monlau-run KTM down to second. Salom, last year’s championship runner-up, then lost the top spot himself to Maverick Vinales, who became the first man to dip below the 2m08s barrier in the session.

Espargaro tops final Moto2 test

March 21st, 2013

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Espargaro tops final Moto2 test

Pol Espargaro confirmed his status as 2013 Moto2 title favourite by going fastest in the final pre-season test at Jerez. Across in Moto3, Maverick Vinales had kept up his own impressive testing form over the opening three days, but a crash forced him to spend the final day in hospital. Luis Salom jumped him late on to end fastest, with Vinales second.

Kent beats Cortese in dramatic finish

November 11th, 2012

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Kent beats Cortese in dramatic finish

Danny Kent beat his Moto3 champion team-mate Sandro Cortese to victory with a last-corner move in the wet Valencia season finale. The dramatic denouement also saw Zulfahmi Khairuddin slip past Brad Binder within sight of the line to secure a podium sweep for the Ajo team.

Folger grabs last-gasp pole

November 10th, 2012

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Folger grabs last-gasp pole

Jonas Folger captured his second grand prix pole with a last-gasp effort in qualifying for the Moto3 season finale at Valencia. The 19-year-old Aspar rider, who was also on pole at Aragon earlier this year, joined forces with Miguel Oliveira’s Monlau Suter-Honda for a final flying effort as the chequered flag flew. Both men helped spur the other on, duly capturing first and second respectively at the death

Cortese wins as Sissis stars at home

October 28th, 2012

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Cortese wins as Sissis stars at home

Moto3 world champion Sandro Cortese sealed his fifth win of the season in the Australian round at Phillip Island, as his Ajo team-mate Arthur Sissis wowed his home crowd in third. With Cortese having wrapped up the series’ inaugural title at Sepang a week ago, the pressure was off at Phillip Island

Cortese grabs pole before rain

October 27th, 2012

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Moto3 world champion Sandro Cortese wrapped up pole position for the Phillip Island round as rain hit the latter stages of qualifying. Cortese and Jonas Folger had just begun to battle for pole in earnest when drizzle curtailed their contest a quarter of an hour from the end. Ajo rider Cortese had just set a provisional pole time of 1m38.334s, four tenths clear of his compatriot on the Aspar Kalex, when the rain arrived.

Khairuddin claims first pole at home

October 20th, 2012

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Zulfahmi Khairuddin claimed his maiden Moto3 pole position with a superb performance in qualifying for his home race in Malaysia.

Kent wins in wild Moto3 finish

October 14th, 2012

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Danny Kent claimed his maiden grand prix in an astonishing finish to the Motegi Moto3 race. With half a lap to go it looked like Sandro Cortese was on course to claim the series’ inaugural world championship, only for a clash with Alessandro Tonucci to send the points leader to the ground

Folger claims breakthrough pole

September 29th, 2012

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Jonas Folger captured his first pole position in grand prix racing after a thrilling Moto3 qualifying session on a drying Aragon track. Times tumbled throughout the 35 minutes, with the lead changing hands almost ceaselessly as a result.

Cortese wins to extend points lead

September 16th, 2012

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Cortese wins to extend points lead

Sandro Cortese thwarted a brave Maverick Vinales fight back to extend his championship lead with a masterful ride at Misano.

Cortese on pole as Vinales struggles

September 15th, 2012

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Cortese on pole as Vinales struggles

Sandro Cortese claimed his sixth Moto3 pole of the season with an emphatic late display at Misano.

Folger takes first win at tricky Brno

August 26th, 2012

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Jonas Folger claimed his first Moto3 victory with a dominant ride in tricky conditions at Brno. Overnight rain led to a greasy, patchy surface for the start of the race, prompting some – most notably Efren Vazquez – to gamble on wets. The conditions also forced the championship’s main protagonists to be cautious, the front order hugely mixed as a result

Cortese denies Kent Indy Moto3 pole

August 18th, 2012

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Moto3 championshp leader Sandro Cortese beat Ajo team-mate Danny Kent to pole in an incident-packed Indianapolis session that saw two red flags. The first stoppage happened when Aspar’s Hector Faubel had a very violent high-speed at the final corner. Faubel escaped serious injury but has been taken to hospital for checks due to chest and back pain.

Cortese wins mixed-weather thriller

July 8th, 2012

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Cortese wins mixed-weather thriller

Sandro Cortese became the first German to win a grand prix race at the Sachsenring in more than 13 years after defeating Alexis Masbou in a mixed-weather thriller.

Cortese grabs superb pole in wet

July 7th, 2012

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Cortese grabs superb pole in wet

Sandro Cortese produced a stunning late surge to deprive Danny Kent of a maiden Moto3 pole as heavy rain produced several shocks in a dramatic qualifying session at the Sachsenring.

Cortese claims Assen Moto3 pole

June 29th, 2012

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Cortese claims Assen Moto3 pole

Sandro Cortese ended his Moto3 title rival Maverick Vinales’ run of pole position by leading team-mate Danny Kent in an Ajo one-two in Assen qualifying. Current points leader Cortese was on top for most of the final part of the qualifying battle. Kent was able to close right in, but moments after he did so, Cortese improved his pace to a 1m43.645s to take pole by 0.249 seconds, though Kent still claimed his first front row start at grand prix level.

Cortese edges Vinales in thriller

May 6th, 2012

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Cortese edges Vinales in thriller

Sandro Cortese beat Maverick Vinales in a dramatic climax to what had already been a thrilling Moto3 race at Estoril. What initially began as a huge scrap for the lead eventually boiled down to just Vinales (Avintia FTR-Honda) and Cortese (Ajo KTM), with the latter opting to shadow Vinales – to the extent of sitting up early on the straights – for much of the race. With five laps to go Cortese made his move, but Vinales responded immediately and a frantic shoot-out commenced over the final laps