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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.

Hansen claims early Lydden lead

March 31st, 2013

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Hansen claims early Lydden lead

Timmy Hansen heads the order after the opening two heats of the first round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship at Lydden. The young Swede, starting only his third supercar race, went fastest in both the first and second heats to earn first place overall. His team-mate and reigning champion Timur Timerzyanov sits second.

Logano says Hamlin cost him win shot

March 18th, 2013

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Logano says Hamlin cost him win shot

Joey Logano says his angry confrontation with Denny Hamlin was born from a conviction that he could have triumphed in Bristol’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race before their on-track clash. The pair, who were teammates at Joe Gibbs from 2008 to 2012, were fighting for second place when Hamlin made contact with Logano on lap 347, sending the latter into the wall

No sanction for Schumacher at Austin

November 17th, 2012

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No sanction for Schumacher at Austin

Michael Schumacher has escaped any punishment for his incident with Fernando Alonso in Q2 at Austin. The United States Grand Prix stewards spoke to both drivers after Schumacher appeared to impede Alonso during the second part of qualifying.

Rowland completes prize McLaren test

November 7th, 2012

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Rowland completes prize McLaren test

2011 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner Oliver Rowland completed his prize test in McLaren’s 2011 MP4-26 car at Silverstone today.

Quaife-Hobbs to test with Addax, Arden

October 10th, 2012

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Quaife-Hobbs to test with Addax, Arden

Auto GP World Series champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs has confirmed he will drive for GP2 teams Addax and Arden during this year’s end-of-season tests in Spain. The Briton will sample Addax machinery in Barcelona on October 30-31, before making his maiden visit to Jerez to drive for Arden on November 22-23. The outings are part of preparations for a planned step up to GP2 in 2013

Sini fastest at Vallelunga test

September 7th, 2012

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Sini fastest at Vallelunga test

Francesco Sini topped the one-day International Superstars Series test at Vallelunga on Thursday. The Solaris Chevrolet driver, who won his first race at Mugello earlier this season, set a best time of 1m42.54s during the rain-affected session, a time that proved unbeatable as the weather deteriorated late in the day.

Ocean hails safety after Spa crashes

September 4th, 2012

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Ocean hails safety after Spa crashes

Ocean Racing Technology boss Tiago Monteiro praised the safety standards of the latest GP2 and GP3 cars following the high-speed accidents involving his cars at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend. Ocean GP2 driver Nigel Melker and GP3 man Robert Cregan escaped without broken bones in large accidents at the Pouhon and Raidillon corners. Both are set to compete in their respective championships at Monza this weekend

Rallycross set to get ‘world’ status

August 30th, 2012

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Rallycross set to get ‘world’ status

The FIA is planning to turn its European Rallycross Championship into a world category after signing a deal with a new promoter. The ERC will drop its ‘European’ tag from next season as international sports promoter IMG is brought in to run the series.

Asian Le Mans Series open to Super GT

August 20th, 2012

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Asian Le Mans Series open to Super GT

The Asian Le Mans Series will be opened up to GT 300 entries from the Asian Super GT Series for its inaugural season in 2013. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the GTA – the respective promoters of the two championships – confirmed that GT 300s would be eligible for the GTC category of the Asian Le Mans Series’ first season. Both parties will work on technical solutions in order to balance performance with other GTC entries, and will collaborate on individual calendars in order to avoid clashes and ensure Super GT teams can compete in both series.

Minassian joins Jota for Silverstone

August 15th, 2012

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Minassian joins Jota for Silverstone

Ex-Peugeot factory driver Nicolas Minassian will drive for the Jota LMP2 team in the Silverstone round of the FIA World Endurance Championship later this month. Minassian, who raced the Pescarolo-run Dome-Judd S102.5 LMP1 at the Spa and Le Mans 24 Hours WEC rounds earlier this season, has been signed by the British squad to race its Zytek-Nissan Z11SN at the Silverstone 6 Hours on August 26 alongside team regulars Sam Hancock and Simon Dolan. Jota team boss Sam Hignett, whose team won LMP2 at the Spa WEC event in May, said: “We want to continue to improve as a team and to win the race, and bringing in someone of Nic’s experience can only help on both counts.

Jousse brothers to share ELMS drive

July 12th, 2012

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Jousse brothers to share ELMS drive

Brothers Julien and Maxime Jousse will race together for the first time in this weekend’s European Le Mans Series event at Donington Park. Julien, who won last year’s Le Mans Series LMP1 title with Pescarolo, and ex-Formula Palmer Audi race winner Maxime will drive Status Grand Prix’s Lola-Judd/BMW B12/80 in the second round of the ELMS. They will drive the car with team regular Alexander Sims on a one-off basis.

Kovalainen: Vergne crash a rookie error

June 24th, 2012

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Kovalainen: Vergne crash a rookie error

Heikki Kovalainen described his race-spoiling collision with Jean-Eric Vergne in the European Grand Prix as a “rookie mistake” by the Frenchman, after a race in which both Caterhams were involved in contact with Toro Rossos. Kovalainen and Vergne both sustained punctures when they clashed as Vergne tried to pass the Caterham for 17th on lap 12. Later on, their respective team-mates Daniel Ricciardo and Vitaly Petrov came together while battling for 12th.

Vainio takes first GP3 pole in Monaco

May 25th, 2012

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Vainio takes first GP3 pole in Monaco

Aaro Vainio claimed his first ever GP3 Series pole position in an early Friday morning qualifying for the series’ maiden Monaco race. Like GP2, GP3 split its field into two groups for Monte Carlo qualifying, with the group with the faster pacesetter taking the pole position side of the grid. Lotus driver Vainio led the way in the second segment and went quickly enough to take pole from group one leader Kevin Ceccon (Ocean), as the Auto GP champion put the tough start to his GP3 career at Barcelona behind him and earned a front row start.

Evans edges Laine at Silverstone

April 11th, 2012

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Evans edges Laine at Silverstone

Mitch Evans narrowly edged out Mattias Laine to finish fastest on the first day of GP3 pre-season testing at Silverstone. In a morning dominated by heavy clouds and cool temperatures, Evans left it until the final 20 minutes of the session to post a 1m50.276s, enough to put him more than half a second clear of the field. Second went to Carlin’s Antonio Felix da Costa, who had ended GP3′s previous test at Barcelona on top

Turner replaces Wheldon at Surfers

October 18th, 2011

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Turner replaces Wheldon at Surfers

Briton Darren Turner will replace the late Dan Wheldon in this weekend’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise.

Engstler, Poulsen team up for 2011

January 17th, 2011

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Engstler, Poulsen team up for 2011

Team Engstler and Poulsen Motorsport will join forces for the 2011 World Touring Car Championship.

Pirelli Teams With SCCA World Challenge

October 6th, 2010

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the official tire supplier for the World Challenge Championships, inking a five-year partnership that puts the prominent production-based series on racing slick tires. Pirelli will supply all cars in the World Challenge GT, GTS and Touring Car categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires beginning in 2011, the 22nd year of the SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned Championship

Italy Saturday quotes: Sauber

September 11th, 2010

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Kamui Kobayashi – 13th: “I had no problems in qualifying and I think with regards to my lap time and position this is what was possible today. Michael (Schumacher) is ahead of me in 12th, but he is three tenths of a second faster, which is quite a big gap. Compared to the first free practice session here, the car’s balance is better, the grip level has increased and I feel more confident