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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.

Magnussen tops Aragon FR3.5 tests

April 26th, 2013

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Magnussen tops Aragon FR3.5 tests

Kevin Magnussen made a strong start to the Aragon Formula Renault 3.5 weekend, topping all three test sessions at the Spanish track. After leading the way in Thursday’s additional test which was granted to teams after pre-season testing at the same venue was snowed off , Magnussen then set the pace in both wet and dry conditions in Friday’s free practice sessions.

Da Costa fastest in Monza practice

April 5th, 2013

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Da Costa fastest in Monza practice

Antonio Felix da Costa led the way during free practice for this weekend’s Formula Renault 3.5 season opener at Monza. The Red Bull junior was the first of three drivers to dip under the 1m50s bracket in the closing stages of the second practice session on Friday, as the heavy rain that has fallen at the track all day briefly eased.

Da Costa takes charge on day two

March 9th, 2013

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Da Costa takes charge on day two

Antonio Felix da Costa dominated the second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Paul Ricard on Saturday, leading the way by half a second. The Red Bull junior driver came out on top in a frantic finish to the test, as teams closed out their running in France with qualifying simulations

Melker joins Tech 1′s FR3.5 line-up

January 16th, 2013

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Melker joins Tech 1′s FR3.5 line-up

Nigel Melker has joined champion team Tech 1 for the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season. Former GP3 frontrunner Melker had a disappointing GP2 rookie campaign with Ocean last year , but did take a podium in a one-off FR3.5 outing with Lotus. Tech 1 won last year’s teams’ championship, even though its lead driver Jules Bianchi lost the drivers’ crown to Robin Frijns in a controversial final-round collision

Rossi tops GP2 test at wet Barcelona

October 31st, 2012

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Rossi tops GP2 test at wet Barcelona

Caterham’s Alexander Rossi turned pacesetter on a wet second day of post-season GP2 testing at Barcelona.

Filippi sets GP2 test pace at Barcelona

October 30th, 2012

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Filippi sets GP2 test pace at Barcelona

Luca Filippi was fastest in GP2′s first post-season test at Barcelona on Tuesday.

Vainio to make FR3.5 debut

September 11th, 2012

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Vainio to make FR3.5 debut

GP3 frontrunner Aaro Vainio will make his Formula Renault 3.5 debut at the Hungaroring this weekend for Team RFR. The Finn, who like FR3.5 race winner Jules Bianchi, is managed by ART Grand Prix co-owner Nicolas Todt, will replace Anton Nebilitskiy in the team, lining up alongside former champion Mikhail Aleshin.

Ocean hails safety after Spa crashes

September 4th, 2012

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Ocean hails safety after Spa crashes

Ocean Racing Technology boss Tiago Monteiro praised the safety standards of the latest GP2 and GP3 cars following the high-speed accidents involving his cars at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend. Ocean GP2 driver Nigel Melker and GP3 man Robert Cregan escaped without broken bones in large accidents at the Pouhon and Raidillon corners. Both are set to compete in their respective championships at Monza this weekend

Spa GP2 stopped after Melker crash

September 1st, 2012

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The Spa-Francorchamps GP2 feature race has been red-flagged after Ocean driver Nigel Melker crashed into the tyre wall at Raidillion. Melker lost control on the exit of the Eau Rouge sequence, and simply ran out of room to recover the slide before he impacted the tyres at full speed

Cecotto wins with slick-tyre gamble

July 21st, 2012

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Cecotto wins with slick-tyre gamble

Johnny Cecotto Jr won the 15th round of the GP2 Series, his second feature race victory of the year, at Hockenheim on Saturday afternoon after a brave gamble on slick tyres on an initially wet track worked a treat. Starting three quarters of an hour after Formula 1 qualifying concluded, the track was damp but not wet enough for a safety car start, so the feature race grid formed up using treaded rubber – all except for Cecotto and Stephane Richelmi, whose Addax and Trident cars started on slicks.

Van der Garde takes Barcelona win

May 12th, 2012

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Van der Garde takes Barcelona win

Giedo van der Garde used a bold tyre strategy to take his first win since joining the Caterham team in the GP2 feature race at Catalunya.

Gutierrez ends Barcelona test on top

March 8th, 2012

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Gutierrez ends Barcelona test on top

Esteban Gutierrez kept himself and Lotus at the top of the timesheets as GP2′s final pre-season test at Barcelona came to a close.

Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2

March 6th, 2012

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Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2

Jon Lancaster will make his GP2 debut this year with Ocean Racing Technology.

Valsecchi fastest as GP2 test starts

February 28th, 2012

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Valsecchi fastest as GP2 test starts

Former GP2 Asia champion Davide Valsecchi topped the opening GP2 test of the year at Jerez today. Over the winter the Italian moved from the former AirAsia (now Caterham) squad to the DAMS team that took Romain Grosjean to the 2011 crown. Valsecchi set a 1m26.014s lap in the morning session, which stood as the best of the day.

Abt returns to top in GP3 testing

December 2nd, 2011

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Abt returns to top in GP3 testing

Daniel Abt was quickest again as GP3 testing concluded for 2011 at Jerez. Driving for champion team ART, Abt had led both days of running at Valencia last week before returning to the top of the times today. The former Formula 3 Euro Series driver set his benchmark time in the significantly quicker morning session, lapping in 1m33.885s to beat Manor’s Matias Laine by 0.055 seconds

Merhi ends year with win

October 23rd, 2011

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Merhi ends year with win

Roberto Merhi ended his championship-winning F3 Euro Series campaign with a dominant 10th victory of the year.

Merhi wins again at Hockenheim

October 22nd, 2011

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Merhi wins again at Hockenheim

Roberto Merhi resisted intense pressure from Felix Rosenqvist to score his 10th F3 Euro Series win of the year in the first race at Hockenheim. Merhi, who secured the title last time out at Valencia, made a rocket start from pole position, and the Prema Powerteam driver held a 1.5s lead at the end of the first lap.

Merhi on poles again in Germany

October 21st, 2011

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Merhi on poles again in Germany

Roberto Merhi captured another pair of pole positions for the F3 Euro Series finale at Hockenheim. The 20-year-old Spaniard, who wrapped up the title at his home circuit of Valencia last time out, appeared to be in a class of his own as he took his Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes to the top of the timesheets within the first 10 minutes of the session. The 1m32.361s lap he set before fitting fresh rubber, however, was not an unassailable target, so out Merhi went again, improving his pole mark to 1m31.693s with three minutes to go.

Regalia to make Euro Series debut

October 20th, 2011

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Regalia to make Euro Series debut

Facu Regalia will make his F3 Euro Series debut at Hockenheim this weekend with Mucke Motorsport. The 19-year-old Argentinian, who finished 10th in this year’s Italian F3 championship, will drive a third Mercedes-engined Dallara F308 alongside team regulars Nigel Melker and Felix Rosenqvist

Da Costa joins Ocean for Abu Dhabi

October 18th, 2011

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Da Costa joins Ocean for Abu Dhabi

Antonio Felix da Costa has joined Ocean Racing Technology for next month’s non-championship GP2 event at Yas Marina. The 20-year-old Portuguese driver, who was a race-winner in GP3 this year, has agreed the deal to compete in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix support races after impressing the team in testing at Jerez earlier this month, and will again drive in this week’s Barcelona test.