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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.

Spain qualifying quotes: Pirelli

May 11th, 2013

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Paul Hembery: “The teams had their preparation time for qualifying limited by wet weather yesterday morning, so there were still a number of question marks today. As expected we saw a considerable degree of track evolution, with this year’s pole time in Barcelona the fastest-ever since Pirelli came to Formula 1 in 2011. The teams have quickly got to grips with our latest evolution of the P Zero Orange hard, which should make it easier to maintain the tyres within the optimal working temperature range and so use a wider variety of strategies

Audi unveils long-tail R18 WEC car

April 25th, 2013

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Audi unveils long-tail R18 WEC car

Audi has unveiled an experimental long-tail version of its R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car that could race at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year. The car will be raced at Spa during the second round of the World Endurance Championship next month

Allmendinger seeks progress on ovals

April 2nd, 2013

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Allmendinger seeks progress on ovals

AJ Allmendinger says that he still has a lot of work to do to feel comfortable on ovals after taking part in the rookie IndyCar oval test at Texas last week. Allmendinger, who will race a third Penske entry at Barber and Indianapolis, participated in the informal test as part of his preparation for the formal rookie evaluation next month.

Bird: Russian Time capable of title bid

March 21st, 2013

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Bird: Russian Time capable of title bid

Sam Bird believes that his new GP2 team Russian Time is capable of fighting for the title in its rookie season. The team has taken over the entry of frontrunning squad iSport, which won the drivers’ title in 2007 with Timo Glock.

Webber hit by telemetry, KERS issues

March 17th, 2013

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Webber hit by telemetry, KERS issues

Mark Webber said telemetry and KERS issues spoilt the first half of his Australian Grand Prix, but that even with a clean run he did not think Red Bull would have starred.

Valsecchi sure he can succeed in F1

March 2nd, 2013

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Valsecchi sure he can succeed in F1

Davide Valsecchi’s brief run-out for Lotus on the third day of Barcelona testing was enough to convince the GP2 champion that he is already quick enough to compete for top-six finishes in Formula 1. The Lotus reserve driver was told only 15 minutes before the session was due to get underway that he would be standing in for Kimi Raikkonen, who was too unwell to drive. He completed fewer laps than anybody else during the morning – 16 – and set the ninth fastest time.

Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test

February 25th, 2013

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Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test

Former HRT Formula 1 driver Ma Qing Hua will make his debut in a GP2 car when he tests for Caterham at Jerez this week. The Chinese driver joined the now-defunct F1 squad as its reserve driver for 2012, and drove the car during some practice sessions in the latter part of the season.

Perez hails 2013 preparations

January 31st, 2013

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Perez hails 2013 preparations

Sergio Perez believes he is very well prepared for the start of the 2013 season after working with his new McLaren team during the winter. The Mexican is joining the British squad after two years at Sauber, and will partner Jenson Button during the upcoming season after replacing Lewis Hamilton. Speaking during the launch of the new MP4-28 , Perez hailed the preparation work he has gone through since he joined McLaren, saying he has never been fitter in his life

Caterham ‘must not settle for 10th’

December 17th, 2012

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Caterham ‘must not settle for 10th’

Caterham boss Cyril Abiteboul says the team can no longer be satisfied with being the best of the newer Formula 1 squads in the 2013 season. Caterham has finished in 10th position in its three years of existence since joining the grid for the start of the 2010 season, but this season failed to achieve its target of fighting in the midfield.

Perez targets 2013 title with McLaren

December 12th, 2012

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Perez targets 2013 title with McLaren

Sergio Perez says he is aiming to win the world championship next year when he switches to the McLaren team. “My target is to win the championship already next year with [McLaren],” Perez told AUTOSPORT

McLaren wants two-second routine stops

December 11th, 2012

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McLaren wants two-second routine stops

McLaren is aiming to achieve two-second pitstop as ‘standard’ in the 2013 Formula 1 season. The team set a record four-tyre-change time of 2.3 seconds on Jenson Button’s car during this year’s German Grand Prix . Asked by AUTOSPORT if pitstop times were now near the limit of physical possibility, McLaren sporting director Sam Michael replied: “They are, but it’s not hard enough at this point that we can’t see a lot of things to change

US preview quotes: Marussia

November 9th, 2012

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Timo Glock: “Going to Austin is a really big thing for the sport and everyone involved. The first race back in the US will be quite something for us

Bacheta’s Williams test finalised

October 9th, 2012

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Bacheta’s Williams test finalised

Formula 2 champion Luciano Bacheta will test a 2011 Williams Formula 1 car at Silverstone on October 18. The 22-year-old has been given the opportunity as his prize for winning the F2 crown

Fisichella: Le Mans GTE win beats F1

June 17th, 2012

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Fisichella: Le Mans GTE win beats F1

Giancarlo Fisichella says realising his dream of winning at Le Mans outranks any of his three Formula 1 grand prix victories.

Buemi: No doubts about night pace

June 14th, 2012

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Buemi: No doubts about night pace

Le Mans rookie Sebastien Buemi is confident he can get straight on the pace in night conditions despite his current lack of mileage. The former Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver has only completed three laps in the dark for Toyota at Le Mans so far as team-mates Anthony Davidson and Stephane Sarrazin took priority in Wednesday night’s first qualifying session after an engine issue ruled the car out of most of free practice

Bottas ‘not impatient’ for race seat

May 12th, 2012

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Bottas ‘not impatient’ for race seat

Valtteri Bottas says he is not getting impatient with his ambitions to move up to a Formula 1 race seat, despite continuing to impress during his Friday testing duties for Williams. The Finn is scheduled to take part in 15 Friday practice sessions this season to help prepare him for F1, and so far he has shone in comparison to team-mate Pastor Maldonado

Toyota resumes testing with hybrid

May 5th, 2012

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Toyota resumes testing with hybrid

Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre completed 81 laps of testing with Toyota’s new TS030 chassis at Magny-Cours on Friday as the Japanese manufacturer resumed its hybrid development programme ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours. Toyota lost weeks of preparation after Lapierre’s testing accident at Paul Ricard last month and was also forced to miss its planned World Endurance Championship race debut at Spa this weekend, after the team’s only available monocoque was destroyed in the crash

Bahrain Friday quotes: Marussia

April 20th, 2012

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Timo Glock – 19th: “A very difficult day today, especially in FP2.

Lynn to make early F3 debut

February 9th, 2012

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Lynn to make early F3 debut

British Formula 3 newcomer Alex Lynn has brought forward his race debut in the category and will contest the European F3 Open Winter Series. Lynn, the reigning Formula Renault UK champion and a McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist, has joined British squad Team West-Tec for the two races, which take place at the Algarve circuit on February 17 and at Paul Ricard on March 3. Although the races will be the world first for the new-generation Dallara F312 chassis, Lynn will race an older-spec F308 as West-Tec has said it wants to develop its new cars before the main series kicks off