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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.

Mallya praises ‘mature’ di Resta

May 7th, 2013

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Mallya praises ‘mature’ di Resta

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya has praised the way that Paul di Resta has bounced back from his miserable end to 2012. Di Resta endured a difficult final spell to last season , where a chassis problem cost him form and he struggled to match the pace of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg. But having had time over the winter to regroup and work on the issues, di Resta has made a strong start to the current year, and came close to a maiden podium finish in Bahrain

Audi using blown diffuser on R18

May 4th, 2013

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Audi is running a blown-diffuser on its 2013 R18 LMP1 contender, the German manufacturer has admitted. Audi Sport head of LMP Christopher Reinke explained that the exhausts from the R18 e-tron quattro’s V6 turbodiesel engine now exited under the car for aerodynamic gain

BMW plays down DTM favourites tag

April 30th, 2013

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BMW plays down DTM favourites tag

BMW motorsport chief Jens Marquardt has insisted that his cars will not begin the season as overwhelming favourites for the DTM title, despite dominating winter testing. M3s topped all four days of rain-affected testing at Hockenheim earlier this month courtesy of Augusto Farfus, Joey Hand and Marco Wittmann, while the latter was also quickest on one of the four days at Barcelona in March. But Marquardt, who oversaw a comeback DTM campaign in 2012 that ended with Bruno Spengler winning the drivers’ title, Schnitzer the teams’ prize and BMW the manufacturer’s crown, said that a repeat is far from guaranteed.

Renault unsure about engine problems

April 29th, 2013

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Renault unsure about engine problems

Renault is unsure of the cause of the engine problem that led to Sunday’s Formula Renault 3.5 running to be reduced as a precaution. Second qualifying and race two were reduced in length at Aragon last weekend as a reaction to several cars suffering high oil consumption in race one, causing reliability issues. Renault and its FR3.5 engine partner Zytek have started an investigation into the problem, the cause of which was not immediately clear in Spain.

Harvey hopes to return to British F3

April 25th, 2013

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Harvey hopes to return to British F3

Reigning British Formula 3 champion Jack Harvey hopes to return to the series this season in addition to his GP3 Series campaign. Harvey has ruled out a bid for a second successive title, but wants to add a couple of F3 race weekends to keep himself sharp during a couple of long breaks in the GP3 calendar

Webber bullish about 2013 form

April 24th, 2013

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Webber bullish about 2013 form

Mark Webber says he is happy with his own performances despite his disappointing points tally and will bring himself back into contention once Formula 1 returns to Europe.

Auberlen loaned to Aston for Le Mans

April 18th, 2013

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Auberlen loaned to Aston for Le Mans

Long-time BMW driver Bill Auberlen has been loaned out to Aston Martin for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Toyota sure 2013 car will match Audi

April 18th, 2013

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Toyota sure 2013 car will match Audi

Toyota is hopeful the arrival of its 2013 TS030 HYBRID will allow it to once again carry the fight to Audi in this year’s World Endurance Championship. The Japanese marque brought its 2012 model to the season-opening Silverstone 6 Hours in the hope of still being competitive, but while it locked out the front row in qualifying it fell short of challenging for victory in a race dominated by Audi .

Audi thrilled to overturn Toyota edge

April 16th, 2013

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Audi thrilled to overturn Toyota edge

Audi says its dramatic intra-team fight for Silverstone 6 Hours glory proved just how much the team has progressed over the winter. It was Toyota that claimed pole position for the 2013 World Endurance Championship opener, albeit under a new format roundly criticised by the drivers. The Japanese marque was not a factor in the race however, leaving the two R18 e-tron quattros free to stage a remarkable finish and claim a dominant one-two.

Lotus sure it can keep up in title race

April 15th, 2013

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Lotus sure it can keep up in title race

Kimi Raikkonen should have no worries that Lotus cannot keep up the development pace needed to maintain his championship challenge, says owner Gerard Lopez.

Grosjean: I’m yet to show my potential

April 5th, 2013

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Grosjean: I’m yet to show my potential

Romain Grosjean believes he has barely shown a hint of what he can do in the 2013 Formula 1 season so far.

Dovizioso admits race pace a concern

April 2nd, 2013

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Dovizioso admits race pace a concern

Ducati’s lack of race pace could undermine its performance in the 2013 MotoGP season opener at Qatar, according to works rider Andrea Dovizioso. After admitting his surprise at the team’s pre-season progress , Dovizioso says he is now confident Ducati can feature strongly in qualifying. He believes however that there is still a ‘significant’ gap to the front once the benefit of fresh rubber fades during the races, particularly given the squad’s lack of race simulations during testing.

Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

March 22nd, 2013

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Bacheta sure late deal no hindrance

2012 Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta is optimistic his late deal to compete in Auto GP will not hinder his season prospects. The Briton’s move into the series was only announced in the week leading up to Monza’s season opener this weekend, but after completing his maiden laps of the Italian track on Friday is confident he will not suffer too much as a result

Tagliani: Honda will pave way forward

March 22nd, 2013

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Tagliani: Honda will pave way forward

Alex Tagliani believes that having the Honda engine for the start of the IndyCar season will pave the way for a more consistent year for the Bryan Herta Autosport team. BHA was one of the teams to start 2012 using Lotus engines before switching to Honda after four races.

Australia race quotes: Marussia

March 17th, 2013

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Jules Bianchi – 15th: “I am very happy with my race today and really can’t imagine a better start to my first season of F1. Yesterday’s qualifying was quite a challenge but today I felt very calm as I looked forward to this moment. Generally everything went very smoothly in the race and we worked our way through the tyre management issues as well as we could in order to maximise the possibilities.

Australia race quotes: Mercedes

March 17th, 2013

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Lewis Hamilton – 5th: “I’m happy with our result today and it’s much better than we expected for the first race of the season. The car felt really good out there; I had a strong first stint and was able to make the supersofts last longer than most of the others. We’d planned for two stops but converted to a three-stop strategy during the race.

Australia qualifying quotes: Mercedes

March 17th, 2013

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Lewis Hamilton – 3rd: “The conditions were very tricky out there today and the team did a great job to get us out at the right times. I haven’t had the best of weekends so far so I’m happy to have finally put a good lap together today.

Marquez will change MotoGP – Hayden

March 16th, 2013

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Marquez will change MotoGP – Hayden

Marc Marquez has the potential to change the face of MotoGP, reckons Ducati rider Nicky Hayden. The 2010 125cc champion and last year’s Moto2 title-winner has been consistently impressive since stepping up to MotoGP with Honda over the winter.

McLaren admits it faces very tough start

March 15th, 2013

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McLaren admits it faces very tough start

McLaren has admitted that it is not in the position it wants to be for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. After a challenging time during pre-season testing, the outfit doubts it currently has the package that Jenson Button and Sergio Perez need to be comfortably at the front.

Button sure test woes won’t mar opener

March 14th, 2013

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Button sure test woes won’t mar opener

Jenson Button is hopeful that McLaren can put its testing woes behind it and perform better in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. The 2009 world champion admitted that he was not satisfied with progress during pre-season testing in Spain but is confident things will be different in Melbourne. He cited the differences between Barcelona and Albert Park and the progress made late in the Barcelona test as reasons for not being too downbeat about McLaren’s hopes.