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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.

Tung gets KCMG Le Mans seat

April 24th, 2013

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Tung gets KCMG Le Mans seat

Chinese driver Ho Pin Tung will compete at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours with the KC Motorgroup squad. The 30-year-old will replace Hong Kong driver Jim Ka To for the round-the-clock race

Walker gets Silverstone WEC ride

April 3rd, 2013

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Walker gets Silverstone WEC ride

European Le Mans Series GT class frontrunner James Walker will make his prototype debut with the Delta-ADR squad in the opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone. The Briton, who won GTE Pro three times in the ELMS with the JMW Ferrari team in 2011-12, will drive one of the Delta-ADR’s two LMP2 class ORECA-Nissan 03s alongside Antonio Pizzonia and Tor Graves. Walker, 29, told AUTOSPORT: “This came out of the blue, but I’m over the moon to get the chance in a prototype, especially at Silverstone.

Fong joins Status’ GP3 line-up

April 2nd, 2013

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Fong joins Status’ GP3 line-up

Status Grand Prix has completed its GP3 Series line-up by signing Chinese driver Adderly Fong to partner Jimmy Eriksson and Josh Webster. Fong, 23, drove for the British team at the Estoril and Barcelona pre-season tests and has now committed to a full season. “I’m looking forward to the season and it will be interesting,” said Fong.

Megatron to enter Porsche Supercup

March 22nd, 2013

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Megatron to enter Porsche Supercup

The US Megatron organisation that badged the BMW turbo engines run by the Arrows grand prix team in 1987-88 is returning to the Formula 1 bill in the Porsche Supercup this season.

Stanaway starts comeback in Porsche

March 12th, 2013

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Stanaway starts comeback in Porsche

Richie Stanaway will make first race start since his back-breaking Formula Renault 3.5 crash at Spa last June at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Stanaway, 21, will compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia races that will support the main event, driving for Team Kiwi Racing

Reid lands 2013 DJR V8 ride

February 25th, 2013

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Reid lands 2013 DJR V8 ride

A1GP race winner Jonny Reid will race full-time in V8 Supercars after sealing a deal with Dick Johnson Racing for 2013. Reid won seven times in total and helped New Zealand to finish runner-up in A1GP in both 2006 and 2007. He has since raced in a multitude of series including Indy Lights and the Australian Porsche Carrera Cup championship, in which he finished runner-up and with nine wins to his credit last year

DTM scraps Friday practice

February 1st, 2013

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DTM scraps Friday practice

The DTM has scrapped Friday practice sessions for the coming season, halving the amount of track time available to drivers before qualifying. The 2012 race format included 90-minute practice sessions on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, each session split by a 15-minute rest period in the middle

Young drivers get Audi DTM test

December 2nd, 2012

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Young drivers get Audi DTM test

British Formula 3 frontrunner Carlos Sainz Jr and Superstars champion Johan Kristoffersson were among the talents Audi evaluated in its annual DTM young driver test at Monteblanco this week. Sainz was joined by his Carlin F3 team-mate Will Buller and fellow Volkswagen-powered F3 racer Tom Blomqvist

O’Young hopes damage can be fixed

November 15th, 2012

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O’Young hopes damage can be fixed

Bamboo driver Darryl O’Young is optimistic that he can participate in the remainder of the World Touring Car Championship finale in Macau after sustaining heavy damage to his Bamboo Chevrolet Cruze in an accident during Thursday’s test. “There is some concern that we have damaged a chassis leg, and I think the gearbox may also be broken,” said O’Young, who has a large number of supporters in attendance for his ‘home’ race. “However, I am pretty confident that Bamboo can fix it.” The Hong Kong racer lost control on the exit of the Mandarin corner, before sliding across the track and hitting the barriers nose-first.

ELMS to allow GT3s in 2013

November 4th, 2012

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ELMS to allow GT3s in 2013

GT3 cars will be allowed to compete in the European Le Mans Series next year.

Plato launches driver scheme

June 10th, 2012

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Plato launches driver scheme

British Touring Car star Jason Plato will be part of a new initiative to help fund and support young tin-top drivers. The KX Akademy, which was officially launched at Oulton Park on Sunday, will help up to four drivers, plus two motorcycle racers, aged between 18 and 30, in 2013. The three-year initiative, which is backed by the KX Energy Drink brand that also sponsors Plato’s MG BTCC team, will kick off by supporting two drivers for the rest of this season.

Rob Austin signs Hazell for 2012

March 19th, 2012

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Rob Austin signs Hazell for 2012

British Touring Car squad Rob Austin Racing has signed Mark Hazell for this year’s championship. RAR ran two NGTC Audi A4s last year and former Porsche Carrera Cup and Renault Clio Cup racer Hazell is the first 2012 driver to be confirmed for the squad

Porsche drive for Frentzen

February 24th, 2012

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Porsche drive for Frentzen

Heinz-Harald Frentzen will compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup event that supports this year’s Australian Grand Prix. The 44-year-old German, who won three grands prix for Williams and Jordan, has not competed at the Melbourne circuit since 2003 – the last of his 10 years in Formula 1. He is excited about racing a Porsche for the first time in his long career; having been confirmed as the driver of the guest car on Thursday

Werner completes BMW DTM line-up

January 13th, 2012

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Werner completes BMW DTM line-up

BMW has completed its DTM line-up by confirming that Dirk Werner will race the sixth of its new M3 machines this year. The 30-year-old German, has tested the car extensively since the summer and has been named alongside series champion Martin Tomczyk, Bruno Spengler, Andy Priaulx, Augusto Farfus and Joey Hand

Jackson joins AmD for BTCC

January 12th, 2012

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Jackson joins AmD for BTCC

Ollie Jackson will race for AmD Tuning in the British Touring Car Championship this year. Jackson, 27, made his BTCC debut at the tail end of 2011 with the Triple 8 Vauxhall squad, but will now race AmD’s Volkswagen Golf, which will again be powered by a Lehmann-prepared VW NGTC engine.

British Club Driver: Alex Lynn

December 4th, 2011

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British Club Driver: Alex Lynn

Alex Lynn has been named British Club Driver of the Year at the AUTOSPORT Awards in London. The 18-year-old Briton, who won the Formula Renault UK title this year, beat off competition from Formula Ford champion Scott Malvern, Renault Clio Cup title-winner Paul Rivett, British GT ace Jonathan Adam, Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion James Sutton and Formula Renault BARC title-winner Dino Zamparelli to win the award

New GT class for 2012 LMS

November 4th, 2011

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New GT class for 2012 LMS

The Le Mans Series will introduce a new class to cater for less highly-modified GT cars next year. The GTC category, which will feature cars of a lesser technical specification than GTE models, will run along similar lines to the class of the same name already in place in the ALMS

Tandy to test for Motorbase

November 2nd, 2011

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Tandy to test for Motorbase

Nick Tandy will make his touring car test debut on Friday when he tests one of Motorbase Performance’s BTCC Ford Focuses at Brands Hatch. Tandy, 26, who became the first British driver to win the German Porsche Carrera Cup, this year, has been given the test “I’m excited to drive a new car,” Tandy told AUTOSPORT. “I haven’t driven front-wheel-drive since I raced a Mini in about 2004, so it will be like a new experience for me, and driving a turbocharged car too..

First Singapore practice delayed

September 23rd, 2011

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First practice for the Singapore Grand Prix has been delayed for 30 minutes because of track repairs required to the Marina Bay circuit. Earlier running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia had highlighted a problem with some of the plastic exit kerbs working loose at Turns 3 and 14, which has required attention from race organisers. FIA safety representatives Charlie Whiting and Herbie Blash were seen attending to the kerbs ahead of the scheduled start time, with some sections of the kerbing being removed entirely

Motorbase to run Caine at Rockingham

September 13th, 2011

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Motorbase to run Caine at Rockingham

British Touring Car squad Motorbase will run a third Ford Focus at Rockingham for Michael Caine, who they hope will complete the season. Motorbase, whose lead driver Mat Jackson is currently third in the BTCC standings, has a long history with Caine, most recently in the Porsche Carrera Cup.