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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.

Breen set for Sanremo return

September 7th, 2012

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Breen set for Sanremo return

Craig Breen will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in Sanremo next month, his first series appearance since the death of his co-driver Gareth Roberts in June . Roberts lost his life when he and Breen crashed on the IRC’s Targa Florio round

Kostka leads IRC runners in Zlin

August 31st, 2012

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Vaclav Pech leads Rally Zlin after he went fastest on Friday night’s superspecial through the streets of host city Zlin. However, with Pech’s Mini John Cooper Works S2000 not eligible for Intercontinental Rally Challenge points, his fellow Czech Tomas Kostka tops the main IRC classification. With the stage run in reverse order, Kostka, a Czech touring car racer and rallysprint competitor of note, was the 86th of 99 drivers to tackle the test, which was momentarily interrupted to enable organisers to deal with an unruly spectator.

Mikkelsen dominating in Romania

July 20th, 2012

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Mikkelsen dominating in Romania

Andreas Mikkelsen is nearly three minutes clear of his Intercontinental Rally Challenge rivals already after a gruelling first leg of the Sibiu Rally in Romania. The stages’ rough surfaces and the level of dust in the air caused carnage during the afternoon’s opening loops, and the dust issue scarcely eased even when four-minute gaps were stipulated for the night stages

Lotterer: Two wins very different

June 17th, 2012

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Lotterer: Two wins very different

Double Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer said coming out on top of the epic 2011 battle with Peugeot meant he could handle the 2012 lead contest against his Audi team-mates and Toyota with a lot more confidence.

Toyota drafts in Sarrazin for Le Mans

May 26th, 2012

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Toyota drafts in Sarrazin for Le Mans

Stephane Sarrazin will replace Hiroaki Ishiura alongside Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi in Toyota’s Le Mans 24 Hours line-up, the Japanese team has announced.

Sordo wins the Tour de Corse

May 12th, 2012

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Sordo wins the Tour de Corse

Dani Sordo scored the biggest win of his career so far by cruising to victory on his Intercontinental Rally Challenge debut in Corsica. Driving an SMG-run Mini, Sordo spent the first part of the rally in a close fight with A-Style Ford driver Giandomenico Basso and championship leader Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda UK).

Q and A: Breen on Ireland chances

April 6th, 2012

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Q and A: Breen on Ireland chances

World Rally Championship Academy champion and Super 2000 WRC title contender Craig Breen will drive a Peugeot 207 S2000 competitively for the first time when the Circuit of Ireland gets underway later on Friday. Breen is switching to the Sainteloc-run car from his SWRC Ford Fiesta for the first of several Intercontinental Rally Challenge outings this year, and before the start he talked to AUTOSPORT about his prospects.

Di Grassi: Pirelli job keeps me sharp

March 30th, 2012

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Di Grassi: Pirelli job keeps me sharp

Lucas di Grassi believes that continuing in his Pirelli test role will keep his driving sharp so that he is ready for a racing return in F1 if the chance arises.

Kopecky wins in dramatic finish

March 17th, 2012

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Kopecky wins in dramatic finish

Jan Kopecky picked up a last-gasp Rally Islas Canarias win when rival Andreas Mikkelsen’s Skoda UK Fabia developed a misfire on the very last stage. Mikkelsen appeared to have done enough to win his event-long battle with fellow works Skoda driver Kopecky, taking a 3.6-second lead into the final stage despite his Czech sparring partner being fractionally quicker on the deciding afternoon. But the misfire cost Mikkelsen nearly half a minute, robbing him of what would have been his first victory on asphalt, and halting his streak of Intercontinental Rally Challenge wins

Mikkelsen takes early lead in Spain

March 16th, 2012

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Mikkelsen takes early lead in Spain

Andreas Mikkelsen opened up a narrow lead over Jan Kopecky during the first three stages of Rally Islas Canarias – round two of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Although Mikkelsen (Skoda UK) had been sceptical about his chances of taking a fourth straight IRC victory as he has never won on asphalt so far, he was fractionally quickest on every stage so far this morning and pulled out a 3.6-second lead over Skoda Motorsport’s Kopecky.

Audi: Rules have not favoured diesels

March 5th, 2012

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Audi: Rules have not favoured diesels

Audi motorsport chief Wolfgang Ullrich believes diesel technology’s recent domination of sportscar racing happened because his team and Peugeot did too good a job, not because the rules favoured diesel power. The balance between alternative engine types has been a contentious topic in Le Mans racing ever since Audi’s first diesel LMP1 emerged in 2006, and diesels have been further restricted this year, when Audi will enter both the latest version of its diesel R18 and a new hybrid. Ullrich believes the diesel advantage was accentuated in recent seasons because no major manufacturers were running petrol engines – making it impossible to judge how much of Audi and Peugeot’s superiority was down to their status as the sport’s largest teams, and how much due to them running diesels

Duval turned down Peugeot offer

March 2nd, 2012

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Duval turned down Peugeot offer

Loic Duval has revealed that he turned down a offer from Peugeot to join Audi for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The 29-year-old Frenchman, who was announced as part of Audi’s 12-driver Le Mans line-up on the launch of its 2012 sportscar programme last night, confirmed that he tested for the factory Peugeot squad at the end of last summer and was in detailed talks with the French manufacturer

Mikkelsen pulls away from Hanninen

February 24th, 2012

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Andreas Mikkelsen extended his lead over Juho Hanninen through the first four stages of day two of Rally Azores. There was little to choose between the two Skoda drivers until Hanninen had a quick spin near the end of SS5, losing 10 seconds. Mikkelsen then stretched his advantage on the next stage, and although Hanninen won SS7, he only took a tenth off the reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion and the gap between them now stands at 15.4s.

Sarrazin gets Starworks WEC seat

February 13th, 2012

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Sarrazin gets Starworks WEC seat

Former Peugeot driver Stephane Sarrazin will drive the Starworks team’s LMP2 class HPD in the World Endurance Championship this year. Frenchman Sarrazin was one of several top drivers left without a seat for 2012 when Peugeot suddenly withdrew from sportscar racing last month

Heidfeld confirmed at Rebellion

February 1st, 2012

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Heidfeld confirmed at Rebellion

Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld will join the Rebellion Racing team to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Swiss team said Heidfeld will race at the Sebring 12 Hours, the Spa 6 Hours and the legendary Le Mans race in one of its Lola-Toyota LMP1 cars.

Q and A with Nicolas Lapierre

January 30th, 2012

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Q and A with Nicolas Lapierre

Nicolas Lapierre starts 2012 as a factory race driver for the first time in his career.

Lapierre: Toyota was a better option

January 30th, 2012

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Lapierre: Toyota was a better option

Nicolas Lapierre says he felt Toyota was a better option for his sportscar career than a potential Peugeot seat even before the French manufacturer withdrew from Le Mans racing. Lapierre won last year’s Sebring 12 Hours in an ORECA-run Peugeot, and admitted that he had talks with Peugeot over joining its works team. But he was ultimately announced as part of the driving strength for Toyota’s return to sportscars’ top class.

ALMS pays tribute to Peugeot

January 19th, 2012

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ALMS pays tribute to Peugeot

Peugeot’s five-year stint in sportscar racing has been praised by American Le Mans Series CEO Scott Atherton following the manufacturer’s shock withdrawal from the sport. The French marque announced on Wednesday that it was pulling out of prototype racing with immediate effect, leaving Audi without a full-time factory rival to take on in the new-for-2012 World Endurance Championship

ACO bullish despite Peugeot withdrawal

January 18th, 2012

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ACO bullish despite Peugeot withdrawal

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest says the future of sportscars racing still promises to be ‘more prestigious than ever’ despite Peugeot’s sudden withdrawal from the discipline.

Davidson: Peugeot exit a big blow

January 18th, 2012

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Davidson: Peugeot exit a big blow

Peugeot LMP1 prototype driver Anthony Davidson says the French manufacturer’s shock withdrawal from front-line sportscar racing is a huge ‘blow’ to the FIA’s new World Endurance Championship. Peugeot announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling its endurance prototype programme with immediate effect – on the same day as the entry deadline for the new WEC