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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.

Leimer claims feature race win

April 20th, 2013

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Fabio Leimer won the Bahrain GP2 Series feature race at the Sakhir circuit, the second round of the Formula 1 feeder championship. The Racing Engineering driver won from pole position, but his near one-second advantage from qualifying did not quite translate into the easy victory run he might have expected

Leimer storms to Bahrain GP2 pole

April 19th, 2013

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Leimer storms to Bahrain GP2 pole

Fabio Leimer set pole position for Saturday’s feature race in the second round of the GP2 Series in Bahrain, thrashing his nearest opposition by almost a second.

Coletti takes first GP2 pole of 2013

March 22nd, 2013

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Coletti takes first GP2 pole of 2013

Stefano Coletti will start the opening race of the GP2 Series in Malaysia from pole position after a thrilling qualifying session on Friday in which the top three were covered by eight-thousandths of a second. Coletti set his 1m44.280s best lap relatively early on his second run on the soft-compound tyre, and sat out the last eight minutes of the Sepang session to watch his rivals attempt to knock him off the top of the times. The first to come close was Carlin’s Felipe Nasr, but his best effort was 0.008 seconds slower after a lock-up into the final hairpin and a snatch of oversteer on the way out

Calado tops final day of Jerez testing

February 28th, 2013

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Calado tops final day of Jerez testing

James Calado was quickest as the first GP2 test of 2013 wrapped up at Jerez on Thursday. Tom Dillmann, still hunting for a drive, had set the pace on the opening two days with new team Hilmer. But the German squad opted not to run on the final day bar a quick shakedown lap

Quaife-Hobbs moves into GP2

February 20th, 2013

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Quaife-Hobbs moves into GP2

Auto GP champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs will move into GP2 with MP Motorsport this season. Quaife-Hobbs dominated Auto GP with Super Nova in 2012. He will line up alongside Daniel de Jong at MP as it makes its GP2 debut

Evans to make NZ comeback

January 31st, 2013

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Evans to make NZ comeback

GP3 champion Mitch Evans will make a one-off return appearance to New Zealand’s Toyota Racing Series this weekend. The 18-year-old Kiwi will use the New Zealand Motor Cup meeting at Hampton Downs to re-acclimatise himself to racing ahead of returning to Europe for his GP2 campaign with Arden International

Binder keeps Lazarus seat for 2013

January 17th, 2013

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Binder keeps Lazarus seat for 2013

Rene Binder has retained his Lazarus seat for the 2013 GP2 campaign.

Arden signs Sainz and Kvyat for GP3

January 9th, 2013

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Arden signs Sainz and Kvyat for GP3

Red Bull junior drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat will move into GP3 this season with MW Arden. Sainz, son of rally legend Carlos Sainz, spent last year in Formula 3 after winning the 2010 Formula Renault Eurocup title. The 18-year-old Spaniard finished fifth in the FIA European series and sixth in British F3

Arden praises da Costa’s attitude

December 30th, 2012

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Arden praises da Costa’s attitude

Arden sporting manager Julian Rouse has applauded Antonio Felix da Costa’s attitude to racing for and against his team in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP3 this year. Da Costa started the year driving for Carlin in GP3, before being drafted into Arden Caterham’s FR3.5 line-up mid-season when he was picked up by Red Bull.

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.

Evans targets GP2 switch

September 10th, 2012

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Evans targets GP2 switch

Mitch Evans says stepping up to GP2 is the ultimate goal for him after clinching the GP3 title last weekend.

Evans pole is a step closer to title

September 8th, 2012

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Evans pole is a step closer to title

Mitch Evans scored a crucial pole position that extended his championship lead at Monza on Saturday morning. The Kiwi’s fourth pole of the year means he can clinch the title in today’s first race at the season finale, having outpaced his nearest rival Antonio Felix da Costa by 0.02s to claim the four points on offer. Evans extends his lead to 25.5 points.

Evans goes fastest in first practice

September 7th, 2012

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GP3 Series championship leader Mitch Evans set the pace in Friday’s practice for the final rounds at Monza this weekend. The 18-year-old New Zealander moved to the top of the times halfway into the 45 minute session, before dropping down the field as first Tamas Pal Kiss and then one of Evans’s title challengers Aaro Vainio went quicker.

Da Costa confident for GP3 showdown

September 6th, 2012

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Da Costa confident for GP3 showdown

Antonio Felix da Costa believes he is in good shape for this weekend’s GP3 championship decider at Monza. The Red Bull-backed racer is one of four drivers still in with a chance of the crown at the season finale. Mark Webber protege Mitch Evans leads da Costa by 21.5 points, while Aaro Vainio is a further three back

Evans not feeling title pressure

September 3rd, 2012

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Evans not feeling title pressure

GP3 championship leader Mitch Evans says he does not feel under pressure heading into the title-deciding round at Monza. The Mark Webber protégé leads the way in what will be a four-way shootout for the GP3 title in Italy. Red Bull junior Antonio Felix da Costa trails him by 21.5 points, while Aaro Vainio is 24.5 back and Daniel Abt is 35 behind

Evans boosts points lead with pole

September 1st, 2012

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Evans boosts points lead with pole

Mitch Evans took a small but significant step towards the GP3 Series title by scoring four points for pole position at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday morning. This extends his championship lead to 21 over closest rival Aaro Vainio

Da Costa completes sensational double

July 29th, 2012

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Da Costa completes sensational double

Antonio Felix da Costa completed an incredible double victory in the GP3 Series at the Hungaroring after a sensational victory in the second race. The Portuguese driver followed up his win from yesterday by giving Carlin its fourth international single-seater success of the weekend, after taking a perfectly-timed pitstop for slicks on a drying track. Morning thunderstorms meant the track was wet at the start, but sunny conditions at start-time meant it was always going to dry throughout the 16-lap race

Da Costa wins GP3 Hungaroring opener

July 28th, 2012

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Da Costa wins GP3 Hungaroring opener

Antonio Felix da Costa led round 11 of the GP3 Series from start to finish at the Hungaroring on Saturday evening to score his second victory of the season, and the third of his career, for Carlin. There was huge drama on the opening half lap of the race, as poleman Aaro Vainio (Lotus) made a terrible start, while his title rival Mitch Evans (MW Arden) made a blinder from the second row. Despite weaving at Evans, which put him on the grass, Vainio could do nothing to stop the Kiwi coming past him, who then took the fight to leader da Costa.

Vainio gets points boost with pole

July 28th, 2012

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Vainio gets points boost with pole

Aaro Vainio secured his second pole position of the 2012 GP3 Series at the Hungaroring on Saturday morning, and has closed the gap to points leader Mitch Evans as a result. Lotus racer Vainio set two laps good enough for pole position, his initial 1m36.133s later topped by a last effort of 1m36.052s. That gave him a pole position advantage of 0.249 seconds over Antonio Felix da Costa’s Carlin car, and the four points Vainio gains means he is now 14 points behind Evans (MW Arden), who could only qualify third, 0.329s off the Finn’s pace

Vainio quickest in Hungary practice

July 27th, 2012

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GP3 Series title challenger Aaro Vainio set the pace in the 45-minute free practice session at the Hungaroring on Friday morning in his Lotus entry.