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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.

Did Fractured Shoulder Hamper Mark Webber?

December 14th, 2010

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Did Fractured Shoulder Hamper Mark Webber?

NO BIKE PRO: Mark Webber recently admitted that he fractured his shoulder in a bicycle accident Oct. 3, one week before the Japanese Grand Prix. (Steve Etherington Photo) BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

Red Bull Cuts Scott Speed

December 2nd, 2010

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Red Bull Cuts Scott Speed

Scott Speed will not drive for Red Bull Racing during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. (HHP/Gregg Ellman Photo) HARRISBURG, N.C.

Frequent Flyer Miles Adding Up For Vettel

November 23rd, 2010

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Frequent Flyer Miles Adding Up For Vettel

LUXURY CLASS: Sebastian Vettel traveled to Austria, England and then back to Abu Dhabi in the days after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Nov. 14, where he claimed the Formula One World Championship.

Hamilton: McLaren is only third best car

July 29th, 2010

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Hamilton: McLaren is only third best car

Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren currently has only the third quickest car in Formula 1 – but he still thinks it can be made fast enough to win the world championship. Although the Briton leads the title standings heading into this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Hamilton is under no illusions that his outfit needs to make big development steps to improve its current challenger. And with Ferrari having delivered a 1-2 finish in the German GP, Hamilton believes his team is no longer Red Bull Racing’s closest challenger

Webber: Alonso deserved German win

July 29th, 2010

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Webber: Alonso deserved German win

Mark Webber is adamant that Fernando Alonso was a deserving winner of the German Grand Prix and that Ferrari was absolutely correct to implement team orders – despite his Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner strongly criticising the move. Felipe Massa led much of the Hockenheim race but backed off to let his team-mate Alonso overtake with 18 laps to go

McLaren still confused by flexi-wings

July 28th, 2010

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McLaren has admitted that it has no idea how to replicate the front wing set-up currently being used by Red Bull Racing and Ferrari. The legality of the front wings – approved by the FIA prior to the German Grand Prix – had been questioned by rival teams after close scrutiny revealed the wings, and endplates, seemingly flex up to 25mm lower to the ground at high speed, producing more downforce as a result. McLaren’s engineering director Paddy Lowe conceded that despite reviewing the flexi-wing design repeatedly, he is struggling to emulate it.

Kubica rules out Monaco GP repeat

July 27th, 2010

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Kubica rules out Monaco GP repeat

Robert Kubica has played down his chances of fighting for victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix – even though his car should be well-suited to the tight and twisty Hungaroring circuit. The Pole was very fast at the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year, fighting for pole position and the win – and his performance there prompted talk he could stage a repeat at this weekend’s event. However, Kubica believes that his R30 does not quite have the speed needed to take the fight to the current pace-setters Red Bull Racing, Ferrari and McLaren

Q and A with Renault’s Rob White

July 27th, 2010

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Q and A with Renault’s Rob White

Conducted and provided by Renault’s press office. Q.

Vettel hopes to benefit from Ferrari row

July 27th, 2010

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Vettel hopes to benefit from Ferrari row

Sebastian Vettel reckons Red Bull Racing can benefit from the team orders controversy surrounding rivals Ferrari – by simply being out of the limelight and focusing on hitting back in Hungary this weekend. Red Bull Racing has had its own fair share of post-race troubles this year – especially after the controversies of Turkey and Britain – but is now seeing the heat being put on the team that beat it at Hockenheim.

McLaren looking to copy rival front wing

July 26th, 2010

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McLaren looking to copy rival front wing

McLaren has vowed to get to the bottom of exactly what Ferrari and Red Bull Racing are doing with their front wings, after the FIA gave the designs the all-clear after the German Grand Prix. The build-up to the race was hit by a fresh flexi-wings row, amid suspicions from a number of outfits that Red Bull Racing and Ferrari were cleverly flexing their wings and endplates lower to the ground to help produce more downforce. Photographs of the cars that were distributed between teams and the FIA indicated that the front wings on the two cars in question were up to 25 mm lower than other machines.

Ferrari, Red Bull wings get all-clear

July 25th, 2010

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Ferrari, Red Bull wings get all-clear

The FIA has given the front wing designs of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari the all-clear in post German Grand Prix inspections, following a flexi-parts row in the build-up to the race. Photographs taken of the two cars over the course of the Hockenheim event appeared to indicate that their front wings were flexing in such a way that the endplates were able to run much lower to the ground – which would give the two teams a downforce advantage in high-speed corners

Horner: Ferrari move clear team orders

July 25th, 2010

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Horner: Ferrari move clear team orders

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner described Ferrari’s exchange of positions in the German Grand Prix as ‘the clearest team order’ he had seen, after his driver Sebastian Vettel finished third behind Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at Hockenheim. Massa led the majority of the German Grand Prix, before lifting off and allowing Alonso to pass him with 17 laps to go.

Flexible wings row set to hit Formula 1

July 25th, 2010

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Flexible wings row set to hit Formula 1

A row over flexible front wings looks set to overshadow the German Grand Prix with a number of teams expressing concerns to the FIA about the designs on the Red Bull Racing and Ferrari cars.

McLaren: More to come from diffuser

July 25th, 2010

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McLaren: More to come from diffuser

McLaren believes it has only just begun to scrape the surface when it comes to exploiting the full potential of its blown diffuser. The Woking-based team is racing its revised floor for the first time at this weekend’s German Grand Prix, although the new concept could not help Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button challenge Red Bull Racing for pole position. McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh reckons McLaren is nowhere near optimising the performance it can get out of its blown diffuser – and that the team should be able to get much more speed out of it over the next few races.

Red Bull under pressure to deliver

July 25th, 2010

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Red Bull under pressure to deliver

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has admitted that the pressure is mounting on his team to start delivering better performance on race day, after securing yet another pole position in the German Grand Prix. The Milton Keynes-based outfit has taken 10 top grid slots this season – a feat which now cannot be matched by any other team this year – but it still finds itself behind McLaren in the world championship standings

Button pins hopes on speed advantage

July 24th, 2010

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Button pins hopes on speed advantage

Jenson Button hopes that the low-downforce strategy that McLaren has adopted for the German Grand Prix will help the team deliver a strong result in Sunday’s race. Although the Woking-based team failed to match the pace of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari in qualifying at Hockenheim, Button thinks the straight-line speed advantage the team should have on Sunday can still help it come out on top. “We can still have a very good race,” said Button

Ferrari form no surprise to Webber

July 24th, 2010

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Ferrari form no surprise to Webber

Mark Webber says it is no surprise that Ferrari has proved so strong at the German Grand Prix – as he also refused to write off McLaren’s hopes of beating Red Bull Racing at Hockenheim.

LG confident Korea will be ready

July 23rd, 2010

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LG confident Korea will be ready

Korean GP sponsor LG says it has no doubts that its country’s inaugural grand prix will go ahead later this year – despite fresh doubts about the event.

Webber sure of Red Bull driver parity

July 23rd, 2010

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Webber sure of Red Bull driver parity

Mark Webber says he would rather turn his back on Formula 1 then ever be forced to play second fiddle to a team-mate. With Webber sure he is given parity with team-mate Sebastian Vettel, despite the favouritism controversy that erupted at Silverstone over a front wing, the Australian has insisted that part of what he likes so much at Red Bull Racing is that he is given a fair chance.