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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.

De Angelis wins, title battle goes on

October 21st, 2012

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De Angelis wins, title battle goes on

Alex de Angelis claimed his first Moto2 victory of 2012 while champion-elect Marc Marquez fell late on and missed out on sealing the title in a crazy, rain-shortened Malaysian Grand Prix. The Spaniard’s exit means the title remains undecided, although with main rival Pol Espargaro finishing down in 11th Marquez remains a heavy favourite. The downpour that had earlier delayed the start of the race had an even more marked effect once it started.

Spies eyes Catalunya turnaround

May 28th, 2012

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Spies eyes Catalunya turnaround

Ben Spies believes that he can turn his season around and end a miserable opening to 2012 in the forthcoming Catalunya Grand Prix. After four races the Texan, 26, currently lies 11th in the riders’ championship, and boasts an eighth-place finish at Estoril as his best result – in contrast to team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who is yet to finish outside the top two

Bridgestone introduces new front tyre

April 12th, 2012

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Bridgestone introduces new front tyre

Bridgestone will introduce a new specification front tyre for this season’s MotoGP championship, after plans to do so were ratified by a meeting of the FIM Grand Prix Commission. The latest evolution tyre features a revised construction in order to enhance rider feel and warm-up performance, and has already received positive feedback. Bridgestone will introduce the new compound as an additional option at select rounds, on top of the existing tyre allocation.

Capirossi: Riders prefer ’12 tyres

February 8th, 2012

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Capirossi: Riders prefer ’12 tyres

MotoGP safety advisor Loris Capirossi believes Bridgestone’s 2012 tyres have addressed the issues that concerned riders in ’11. Several frontrunners complained that a lack of feeling from last year’s Bridgestone control tyres was a contributory factor in a number of crashes, particularly on cold rubber.

Simoncelli crash was ‘unpreventable’

October 24th, 2011

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Simoncelli crash was ‘unpreventable’

MotoGP riders’ safety representative Franco Uncini does not feel there are any safety changes that can be made to prevent accidents such as the one that killed Marco Simoncelli in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Simoncelli suffered fatal head, neck and chest injuries when he crashed on lap two at Sepang and slid into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi

Riders content with Motegi decision

October 3rd, 2011

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Riders content with Motegi decision

Japanese Grand Prix winner Dani Pedrosa says the MotoGP riders had no qualms about the Motegi race going ahead, though others still hinted at concerns over radiation. There were fears in the MotoGP paddock that it would be unsafe to race at Motegi this year following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, causing major damage to the Fukashima nuclear power plant. Some leading riders threatened to boycott the race, but the whole field attended in the end after various indepedent studies underlined that the radiation hazard was not an issue.

Bridgestone explains high tyre wear

September 18th, 2011

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Bridgestone explains high tyre wear

Bridgestone says the high tyre wear experienced by many in the MotoGP field during the Aragon Grand Prix weekend was partly of a result of the Japanese firm agreeing to riders’ requests for rubber that warmed up faster.

Rossi says Motegi doubts still linger

August 14th, 2011

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Rossi says Motegi doubts still linger

Valentino Rossi admits doubts still linger in the MotoGP paddock about the safety of returning to Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix – although he insists the issue of radiation is no longer one of the concerns. The Italian said the FIM’s recent report had done much to allay his own reservations, but revealed that there were still lingering fears about the general safety of the area from within the paddock.

Rossi wants more Ducati progress

July 26th, 2011

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Rossi wants more Ducati progress

Valentino Rossi insists his Ducati team must do more in order to make progress towards the front despite admitting he felt more comfortable during last weekend’s race in Laguna Seca. The Italian, who has struggled with his bike this year, finished in sixth place in the United States Grand Prix after using the Ducati GP11.1, the development bike based on the 2012 chassis

Riders still want Motegi cancelled

June 5th, 2011

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Riders still want Motegi cancelled

Jorge Lorenzo believes ’99 per cent’ of the MotoGP paddock would prefer the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix to be called off, as riders continue to express fears over the radiation risk in the country. The Motegi event was postponed from April to October following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in early March. But it is the potential for radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power station damaged in the disaster that has caused most concern among the MotoGP fraternity.

Terol beats Faubel to home pole

June 4th, 2011

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Nico Terol took his fourth pole in five 125cc races at Catalunya, overcoming a challenge from his Aspar Aprilia team-mate Hector Faubel.

Riders concerned over Motegi

May 14th, 2011

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Riders concerned over Motegi

MotoGP riders have expressed their concern about committing to a rescheduled Japanese Grand Prix while the country continues to have issues with the nuclear power plant damaged in March’s earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese round was rescheduled from its intended April date to 2 October following the devastating natural disaster, but Valentino Rossi said riders were not confident about heading to Japan if the problems at the Fukushima nuclear plant continued. “[Series boss Carmelo] Ezpeleta said to us yesterday that they want to do the grand prix in Japan, because the situation is quiet and because they worked on the track because the track was a little bit damaged,” Rossi said

Bautista sure top 10 was possible

May 1st, 2011

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Bautista sure top 10 was possible

Alvaro Bautista said he felt in such good shape in the Portuguese Grand Prix that he could have fought for a top-10 finish had he not gone off the road avoiding Karel Abraham’s crashed Cardion Ducati on the second lap. Suzuki rider Bautista made a remarkable return at Estoril six weeks after breaking his leg in a Qatar crash. He finished 13th and last, but said if he had not lost touch with the field by taking a detour through the gravel to miss Abraham, it could have been a much more competitive result

Lorenzo and Simoncelli in public row

April 30th, 2011

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Lorenzo and Simoncelli in public row

Jorge Lorenzo vehemently criticised Marco Simoncelli in the post-qualifying press conference at Estoril this afternoon as the pair’s dispute over riding ethics escalated. Lorenzo had claimed earlier in the weekend that Simoncelli’s riding style was too aggressive, citing a close call between them in last year’s Valencia finale as an example.

Yamaha confident it is catching Honda

March 13th, 2011

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Yamaha confident it is catching Honda

The Yamaha riders were optimistic that they had narrowed the gap to Honda in tonight’s MotoGP test at Losail, even though the timesheets still saw a Honda one-two-three at the end of the night. Reigning champion team Yamaha had been off Honda’s pace at the previous two tests at Sepang, amid complaints from the riders about a lack of engine power.

Lorenzo promises to fight Rossi harder

October 4th, 2010

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Lorenzo promises to fight Rossi harder

Jorge Lorenzo says he will be more aggressive when battling with Valentino Rossi once he has secured this year’s title.

Tomizawa’s funeral held in Japan

September 15th, 2010

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Tomizawa’s funeral held in Japan

Shoya Tomizawa’s funeral took place in a public service in Asahi, Japan, earlier today. The 19-year-old Japanese rider had lost his life in a crash during the Misano Moto2 race earlier this month, when he sustained multiple injuries when struck by two other riders following a fall in the lead pack

Q and A: Hayden on events at Misano

September 5th, 2010

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Q and A: Hayden on events at Misano

Nicky Hayden has now crashed at the first corner at Misano in three out of four MotoGP appearances at the track – and failed to start due to an injury on the other occasion. After the race he talked to the press about both his poor weekend and opening lap clash with Loris Capirossi, and his feelings regarding the Moto2 crash that claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa. Q

Ducati expects GP10 to suit Le Mans

May 18th, 2010

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Ducati expects GP10 to suit Le Mans

Ducati is hoping that the smoother power delivery of the GP10 well help it turn around its fortunes at Le Mans in this weekend’s French MotoGP.

MotoGP riders tipped for Moto2 seats

October 9th, 2009

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Tech 3 team boss Herve Poncharal expects to see some current MotoGP riders in the new Moto2 class next year.