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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 Silvestro fastest in final practice

April 6th, 2013

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De Silvestro fastest in final practice

Simona de Silvestro topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Barber.

Kanaan: KV boosted by strong start

March 28th, 2013

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Kanaan: KV boosted by strong start

Tony Kanaan believes their strong start to the IndyCar season is just what he and team-mate Simona de Silvestro needed after a poor 2012 campaign. KV endured a disappointing season in 2012, with Kanaan finishing as the team’s highest-placed driver in ninth. Former team-mates Rubens Barrichello and EJ Viso ended up 12th and 20th respectively

Hinchcliffe gets maiden IndyCar win

March 24th, 2013

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Hinchcliffe gets maiden IndyCar win

James Hinchcliffe took the first IndyCar win of his career in the season-opening race in St Petersburg. The Canadian was a frontrunner throughout the afternoon and proved especially adept on restarts, claiming second from Will Power early in the race, retaking second from Power again on a subsequent restart, and then taking the lead from Helio Castroneves on a late restart when the Penske driver went wide at the first corner.

De Silvestro eyes stronger qualifying

March 23rd, 2013

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De Silvestro eyes stronger qualifying

Simona de Silvestro admits that needs to rethink her approach to qualifying for this weekend’s IndyCar season-opener at St Petersburg following her strong performance in opening practice on Friday.

De Silvestro makes KV switch

October 27th, 2012

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De Silvestro makes KV switch

Simona de Silvestro will join Tony Kanaan at KV Racing Technology for the 2013 IndyCar Series.

KV and HVM planning 2013 alliance

October 26th, 2012

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KV and HVM planning 2013 alliance

IndyCar teams KV Racing Technology and HVM are considering forming an alliance next year in a deal that would bring Tony Kanaan and Simona de Silvestro together as team-mates. If the partnership goes ahead, it would likely allow de Silvestro access to Chevrolet engines after having been the only driver to spend the entire 2012 season using Lotus units. It will also mean that she has a team-mate to work with for the first time, with HVM having been a single-car team since she joined in 2010.

Power and Servia get engine penalties

July 21st, 2012

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Power and Servia get engine penalties

Will Power and Oriol Servia have become the fourth and fifth drivers to be issued with grid penalties for engine changes ahead of this weekend’s IndyCar race at Edmonton. Penske confirmed after qualifying that it had opted to change Power’s engine despite it not having reached its full mileage, while Dreyer & Reinbold announced Servia’s engine change shortly afterwards. Power had qualified seventh, while Servia was 20th.

Dixon quickest in Toronto warm-up

July 8th, 2012

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Dixon quickest in Toronto warm-up

Scott Dixon topped the times in the final IndyCar warm-up session in Toronto. The Ganassi driver’s best lap of 59.9117s came in the final minutes of the session, and a late red flag – triggered by HVM’s Simona de Silvestro hitting a tyre that had come loose from a barrier in Turn 2 and crashing into the wall – prevented anyone else from being able to better his time. Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Hamilton) was closest to Dixon, finishing up just 0.0073s off Dixon’s time, with AJ Foyt’s Mike Conway and Andretti’s Ryan Hunter-Reay just behind him.

Lotus wants second IndyCar entry

June 2nd, 2012

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Lotus wants second IndyCar entry

Lotus is still working to add a second full-time entry to its IndyCar line-up to help accelerate its rate of development and close the gap to engine rivals Chevrolet and Honda. Currently, the manufacturer only supplies the single HVM entry of Simona de Silvestro, although a second Indianapolis 500-only entry was added for Jean Alesi by Indy Lights team Fan Force United. Both cars were black-flagged after a handful of laps for being outside 105 per cent of the leaders’ pace.

Lotus drivers worried about Indy pace

May 17th, 2012

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Lotus drivers worried about Indy pace

The two Lotus-powered drivers in the Indy 500 field have expressed concerns about their power deficit to rivals Honda and Chevrolet as preparations continue for next weekend’s race.

De Silvestro: Lotus will catch up

March 6th, 2012

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De Silvestro: Lotus will catch up

HVM driver Simona de Silvestro is still confident that the Lotus-powered IndyCar teams can be on the pace by the St Petersburg season opener later this month despite their problems so far. Lotus is running behind fellow engine suppliers Honda and Chevrolet in its 2012 preparations

Lotus pleased with engine progress

January 19th, 2012

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Lotus pleased with engine progress

Lotus has declared itself pleased with the results of the first two tests of the engine that it will take into this year’s IndyCar season.

De Silvestro returns for Baltimore

September 2nd, 2011

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De Silvestro returns for Baltimore

Simona de Silvestro will return to action with HVM in this weekend’s Baltimore Grand Prix – having been forced to sit out the last race at Sonoma. De Silvestro, who turned 21 yesterday, encountered difficulties at customs when she attempted to return to the USA from her native Switzerland before the race, and was replaced by Frenchman Simon Pagenaud for the event.

Pagenaud steps in for de Silvestro

August 26th, 2011

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Pagenaud steps in for de Silvestro

Simon Pagenaud has been drafted in as a last-minute replacement for Simona de Silvestro at HVM Racing for today’s opening IndyCar practice session at Sonoma after the Swiss driver encountered problems while attempting to re-enter the US from Switzerland.

Day one at Edmonton rained off

July 22nd, 2011

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Day one at Edmonton rained off

The first day of the IndyCar Series’ Edmonton event has been officially rained out, with practice and qualifying now compromised into Saturday. Persistent rain all day left large amounts of standing water on the track and in the paddock

De Silvestro to race despite crash

June 19th, 2011

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De Silvestro to race despite crash

Simona de Silvestro has been cleared to take part in today’s Milwaukee IndyCar race following her heavy crash in Saturday’s qualifying session. The HVM driver had a double impact with the wall after spinning at Turn 4 on her qualifying run.

De Silvestro admits crash shook her

May 22nd, 2011

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De Silvestro admits crash shook her

Simona de Silvestro admitted she had second thoughts about getting back in the car for Indianapolis 500 qualifying after her ferocious practice crash, but was glad she made the decision to continue after qualifying 24th. The HVM driver sustained burns to her hands when a suspension failure sent her into a fiery, aerial accident on Thursday. She was cleared to return to the track yesterday and managed to qualify the team’s lower-spec back-up car in 24th

De Silvestro cleared for practice

May 21st, 2011

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De Silvestro cleared for practice

Simona de Silvestro has been cleared to drive in the initial practice session at Indianapolis this morning in order to assess whether her injuries have healed enough to allow her to participate in qualifying today. The HVM driver sustained second-degree burns on the back of her right hand and superficial burns on her left hand and fingertips on Thursday when a suspension breakage sent her car into the wall and then into an aerial accident that ended with the Dallara-Honda upside down and on fire

De Silvestro not cleared to drive

May 20th, 2011

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De Silvestro not cleared to drive

Simona de Silvestro will not be able to return to the track at Indianapolis until qualifying at the earliest after the IndyCar medics ruled that she was not fit to drive following her Thursday crash.

De Silvestro awaits medical check

May 20th, 2011

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De Silvestro awaits medical check

Simona de Silvestro will find out later today if she can get medical clearance to return to the track for Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifying after her violent crash on Thursday. The Swiss driver appeared to suffer a mechanical failure on her HVM Dallara-Honda early in practice yesterday, with the car hitting the wall at Turn 3, getting airborne and eventually landing upside and on fire at Turn 4.