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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.

Mallory embroiled in noise row

March 14th, 2013

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Mallory embroiled in noise row

British circuit Mallory Park is embroiled in a battle with its local community over excessive noise at the Leicestershire circuit. Some residents have demanded the local council enforces restrictions on the number of days Mallory can operate. The circuit has breached a planning agreement that dates back to 1985, and residents have complained about Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council failing to enforce that arrangement

McLaren would settle for points in opener

March 8th, 2013

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McLaren would settle for points in opener

McLaren says simply scoring points in the Australian Grand Prix will be enough for now, as it plays down any talk that it expects to be the pacesetter from the off. Although the competitive order ahead of the first race of the season is impossible to call, McLaren has dropped a firm hint that it believes its new MP4-28 has plenty of room for improvement. Both Jenson Button and Sergio Perez said during testing that they were struggling to get a full understanding of the car , and team principal Martin Whitmarsh said on Friday that the aim for now was to establish a good baseline for the rest of the campaign

New LMP1 rules to benefit privateers

February 19th, 2013

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New LMP1 rules to benefit privateers

The FIA believes that it can create a set of regulations that will appeal to privateers wanting to challenge for overall victories at Le Mans and in the World Endurance Championship. AUTOSPORT recently reported that the sport’s governing body was working with Le Mans organiser the ACO to come up with a set of regulations for 2014 that will encourage privateer teams to enter the top class of prototype racing.

Coulthard to retire from motor racing

October 18th, 2012

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Coulthard to retire from motor racing

David Coulthard will retire from motor racing following this weekend’s DTM season finale at Hockenheim.

Closed cockpits now ‘inevitable’ in F1

September 3rd, 2012

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Closed cockpits now ‘inevitable’ in F1

Closed cockpits now appear to be inevitable in Formula 1, with technical chiefs set to ramp up efforts to bring them in following Fernando Alonso’s lucky escape in the first lap crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. Romain Grosjean’s Lotus flew over the front of Alonso’s cockpit in the pile-up, and it was fortunate that the Ferrari driver did not suffer any impact on his helmet

Mercedes will not settle for just one win

May 11th, 2012

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Mercedes will not settle for just one win

Mercedes CEO Nick Fry says he will be disappointed if the Brackley-based team does not win again this season.

Webber: Race drivers test a no-brainer

May 2nd, 2012

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Webber: Race drivers test a no-brainer

Mark Webber says that the decision for he and Sebastian Vettel to share the running during this week’s in-season test at Mugello in Italy was a “no-brainer”. McLaren has opted to not run Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button during the three-day test, relying on Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey to assess any pre-Barcelona upgrades

Haug hails Rosberg’s maiden victory

April 15th, 2012

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Haug hails Rosberg’s maiden victory

Norbert Haug has hailed Nico Rosberg’s maiden victory as one of the most memorable of his career as the boss of Mercedes-Benz motorsport, after he stood on the podium to celebrate the first success for the works team since 1955. The German was a key factor in helping create the modern day ‘Silver Arrows’ at the start of 2010, after his bosses agreed to buy the then championship-winning Brand GP outfit.

Rosberg takes commanding maiden win

April 15th, 2012

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Rosberg takes commanding maiden win

Nico Rosberg finally claimed his maiden Formula 1 race victory, and a first win for the modern incarnation of the factory Mercedes team, with a commanding drive in a thrilling Chinese Grand Prix.

Zhu moves into F2 for 2012

March 7th, 2012

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Zhu moves into F2 for 2012

David Zhu will become the first Chinese driver to compete in the new era of Formula 2 after confirming his participation in the 2012 championship. The 21-year-old has competed in various Asian-based championships over the past five years, and has scored podiums in Formula BMW Asia in 2007 and the Formula Pilota China series last year

Daytona start pushed to Monday night

February 27th, 2012

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Daytona start pushed to Monday night

NASCAR officials have pushed back the start of the Daytona 500 to Monday night. NASCAR president Mike Helton announced this morning that the new starting time for the Sprint Cup Series season-opener will be 7pm US Eastern Time. Despite a dry early morning in Daytona, rain returned at around 9am and is expected to continue into the afternoon.

Moss: Vettel is a modern Fangio

February 18th, 2012

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Moss: Vettel is a modern Fangio

Formula 1 legend Stirling Moss believes current world champion Sebastian Vettel is the modern equivalent of Juan Manuel Fangio. Moss, who was one of five-time champion Fangio’s biggest rivals in the 1950s and his team-mate at Mercedes in 1955, said Vettel’s current superiority over the F1 field was comparable to Fangio’s.

Barrichello hit by engine problems

November 12th, 2011

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Barrichello hit by engine problems

Rubens Barrichello will start from 23rd on the grid – the worst grid position of his career – in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after an engine problem sidelined the Williams driver in Q1. It will also be the modern Williams team’s most lowly start to a grand prix since it became a two-car operation in 1979, with both cars occupying the last row of the grid once Pastor Maldonado’s ten-place grid penalty is applied.

Spengler confirmed at BMW for 2012

October 26th, 2011

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Spengler confirmed at BMW for 2012

Bruno Spengler will race for BMW in the 2012 DTM championship, the Munich-based manufacturer confirmed on Wednesday. The 28-year-old French-Canadian has long been linked to a switch from Mercedes – with whom he has won nine times in the category since making his series debut in 2005.

Horner hopes racing is not ‘artificial’

January 14th, 2011

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Horner hopes racing is not ‘artificial’

Christian Horner hopes the introduction of adjustable rear wings this season will not make Formula 1 ‘artificial’. The Red Bull Racing boss believes the new measures will improve overtaking but has concerns over how the strategy will play out.

Richards Steps Up For Second Championship

December 1st, 2010

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Richards Steps Up For Second Championship

Josh Richards held off Darrell Lanigan to win his second-straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship in 2010. (Rhonda McCole Photo) CONCORD, N.C. — The pressure was on Josh Richards to perform during the final event of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature of the season

Abu Dhabi Sunday quotes: Lotus

November 14th, 2010

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Heikki Kovalainen, 17th: What a fantastic end to our season. The race itself was just great, right from when the lights went out.

Abu Dhabi preview quotes: Sauber

November 7th, 2010

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Kamui Kobayashi: “Abu Dhabi was only the second race in my Formula One career.

Waldegaard, Mouton set for Marroc

October 8th, 2010

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The first ever World Rally champion Bjorn Waldegaard and the sport’s fastest lady Michele Mouton will return to competition for the Rallye International du Maroc, which starts from Marrakesh tomorrow. Waldegaard, who won his title in 1979, is no stranger to competing in Africa

Texas F-1 Track Layout Revealed

September 1st, 2010

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Texas F-1 Track Layout Revealed

AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with the proposed Formula One track in Austin, Texas, have revealed the layout for the track that is expected to host the return of the United States Grand Prix beginning in 2012. With a complete length of 3.4 miles, the track will combine modern features with details reminiscent of traditional races from the 1960s