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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.

F1 teams in fresh penalty points talks

May 2nd, 2013

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F1 teams in fresh penalty points talks

Formula 1 teams are set for fresh discussions at the Spanish Grand Prix about implementing a driver penalty points system. FIA race director Charlie Whiting is scheduled to meet teams at a gathering of the Sporting Working Group think-tank ahead of the Barcelona race to discuss potential future rule changes

Webber given Bahrain grid penalty

April 14th, 2013

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Webber given Bahrain grid penalty

Mark Webber will lose three places on the grid of the Bahrain Grand Prix after stewards blamed him for his clash with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne in China. Webber made contact with Vergne when trying to pass the Frenchman for 12th position on lap 16 of the race. He confirmed his penalty to reporters as he left the stewards’ office.

Roda angry over mistaken penalty

April 7th, 2013

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Roda angry over mistaken penalty

Virtuosi UK driver Andrea Roda has hit out at race officials after they admitted they mistakenly handed him a drive-through penalty in Sunday afternoon’s reversed-grid Auto GP race. Roda was involved in a collision with race leader Antonio Spavone on lap 11, for which he was driven the drive-through. Super Nova driver Spavone’s car changed direction as a result of a clash of wheels, and sustained race-ending suspension damage

US Saturday quotes: Lotus

November 17th, 2012

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Kimi Raikkonen – 5th: “I was actually expecting a more difficult qualifying session today, but the car was the best it’s felt all weekend so it turned out to be quite good. The set-up is still not exactly how I want it but it’s much closer. The warmer conditions make the car work much better and that certainly makes a difference

Frijns penalised but keeps title

October 21st, 2012

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Frijns penalised but keeps title

Formula Renault 3.5 champion Robin Frijns has been given a 25-second penalty for his clash with title rival Jules Bianchi in the Barcelona decider , but it does not affect his championship success. Frijns, points leader going into the event, collided with Bianchi at Turn 4 on lap 21, leaving the Ferrari protege in the gravel. Bianchi had just overtaken Frijns for fourth place earlier in the lap.

Newsham appeals qualifying ruling

October 6th, 2012

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British Touring Car race winner Dave Newsham has appealed the loss of his fastest lap in qualifying at Silverstone. Newsham’s ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra had qualified second with a lap of 58.969s, but was relegated to fifth when it was judged the time had been done by running off the track at Copse. Newsham believes the penalty is unfair and has protested.

Singapore Saturday quotes: Marussia

September 22nd, 2012

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Timo Glock – 21st: “A disappointing start to the day in FP3 and then in terms of the knock-on effect this had on qualifying. To not have a proper run this morning cost us quite a bit, which is a shame as I had a good feeling in the car but not the confidence in terms of the tyres. Obviously the tyres are pretty critical here, especially the Supersofts – getting them to warm up and in the right window for the flying lap.

Tomczyk still frustrated over penalty

September 14th, 2012

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Tomczyk still frustrated over penalty

Martin Tomczyk has revealed that he is still annoyed about the penalty that will drop him five spots on this weekend’s DTM grid at Oschersleben. The reigning champion is carrying the penalty over from Zandvoort, where race stewards judged him responsible spinning Gary Paffett around at Tarzan during the second half of the race. Following the incident, Paffett told AUTOSPORT: “When he hit me, he was still in fifth gear.

Warwick: Grosjean ban a warning to all

September 6th, 2012

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Warwick: Grosjean ban a warning to all

Formula 1′s leading drivers have been warned that none of them are above getting a race ban according to former grand prix racer and FIA race steward Derek Warwick.

Lotus: Grosjean will learn from ban

September 2nd, 2012

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Lotus: Grosjean will learn from ban

Lotus boss Eric Boullier hopes that Romain Grosjean learns lessons from the errors he has made this season, in the wake of his one-race ban . Grosjean will be forced to miss the Italian Grand Prix after stewards deemed his involvement in a startline crash in Belgium was a “serious” breach of the regulations. Although Boullier believes that the punishment was “severe”, he reckons that Grosjean will go forward aware of what he needs to change to avoid future dramas.

Stewards fine Vettel over start practice

September 1st, 2012

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Stewards fine Vettel over start practice

Sebastian Vettel has been fined 10,000 Euro for conducting a practice start in the pitlane in final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. The German had been summoned to see the stewards before qualifying because teams and drivers had been told that practice starts in the pits were outlawed for this weekend’s race at Spa. The FIA stewards elected to punish Vettel with a financial penalty for what they considered a breach of Article 30.13 of the Formula 1 Sporting Regulations The rule states: “At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person.

Rosberg gets gearbox change penalty

September 1st, 2012

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Rosberg gets gearbox change penalty

Nico Rosberg will take a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix after requiring a gearbox change.

Maldonado shocked by penalty

July 29th, 2012

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Maldonado shocked by penalty

Pastor Maldonado has “no idea” why the Hungarian Grand Prix stewards hit him with a drive-through penalty for his clash with Paul di Resta. The Williams driver hit the Force India’s sidepod with his front-left wheel while running side-by-side with him through Turn 11.

Perez handed penalty for impeding

July 21st, 2012

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Perez handed penalty for impeding

Sauber’s Sergio Perez will be demoted five places on the German Grand Prix after stewards ruled that he had impeded other cars in qualifying. The Mexican had qualified 12th, but was found guilty of blocking both Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso in Q2.

AJ Foyt penalised for technical breach

July 11th, 2012

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AJ Foyt penalised for technical breach

A.J. Foyt Enterprises has been penalised and fined for a technical infringement during last weekend’s race at Toronto. The #14 car of Mike Conway failed a post-race technical inspection after a discrepancy was found in the size of the fuel tank

Lotus drivers penalised for GP2 clashes

July 8th, 2012

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Lotus drivers penalised for GP2 clashes

Both Lotus drivers will be demoted 10 places on the grid for the first Hockenheim GP2 round as punishments for clashes in the Silverstone sprint race on Sunday. Saturday race-winner Esteban Gutierrez clashed with Johnny Cecotto on the final lap at Silverstone, hitting the Addax driver as he rejoined the track at Stowe amid a late battle. Gutierrez went on to finish fourth, a result he keeps, while Cecotto was out

Coronel penalised for Engstler clash

April 29th, 2012

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ROAL Motorsport’s Tom Coronel has received a 30-second post-race penalty for an incident in race one of the World Touring Car Championship at the Slovakia Ring. The Dutchman was judged to have caused an avoidable collision in an incident with the similar BMW of Engstler driver Franz Engstler, who retired

Nasr given five-place grid penalty

April 21st, 2012

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Nasr given five-place grid penalty

Felipe Nasr has been given a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s GP2 sprint race in Bahrain as a punishment for a collision with Johnny Cecotto Jr in the opening race. Reigning British Formula 3 champion Nasr (DAMS) and Addax driver Cecotto were part of the large group of cars embroiled in a spectacular battle for the podium positions when they came together at half-distance

Hamilton still gunning for victory

April 12th, 2012

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Hamilton still gunning for victory

Lewis Hamilton is still gunning for a victory in the Chinese Grand Prix despite a five-place grid penalty guaranteeing that he will start the race no higher than sixth. The McLaren driver discovered that he would be hit with the penalty today after the team detected the problem “in the last 48 hours”.

Tagliani penalised for engine change

April 1st, 2012

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Alex Tagliani has become the second driver to be issued a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park after the Bryan Herta Autosport team was forced to switch the Lotus unit in his car after qualifying. Oriol Servia of fellow Lotus team Dreyer & Reinbold was given the same sanction earlier in the weekend. Both fell foul of Rule 15.6.1 of the sporting regulations, which prevents unauthorised engine changes unless the engine fails during a race