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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.

Paddon to contest WRC2 events

May 7th, 2013

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Paddon to contest WRC2 events

Former Production World Rally champion Hayden Paddon will contest the German and Finnish rallies in WRC2 later this year. The 26-year-old Kiwi will drive a Skoda Fabia S2000 run by Austrian squad Baumschlager Rallye in the two events

Kubica seeded fifth for ERC debut

March 11th, 2013

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Kubica seeded fifth for ERC debut

Robert Kubica has been seeded at car five for his debut in the European Rally Championship, next week’s Canaries Rally. The former Grand Prix winner will be co-driven aboard his Citroen by fellow Pole and experienced navigator Maciek Baran.

Analysis: the rally tests facing Kubica

March 4th, 2013

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Analysis: the rally tests facing Kubica

When Robert Kubica signed up to contest the Ronde di Andora in February 2011, the organisers of the event must have been delighted with all the potential publicity of having a former grand prix winner on the entry list. Then his Skoda Fabia S2000 drifted wide on a slippery right-hander, hit the wall and the barrier. The Ronde di Andora got its 15 minutes of fame and Formula 1 has since been deprived the kind of talent which would almost certainly have been a force for the world championship by now

Raikkonen hopes to compete in Finland

May 23rd, 2012

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Raikkonen hopes to compete in Finland

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen is hoping to return to the World Rally Championship for his home round of the series, Rally Finland in August.

VW completes full-spec Polo test

February 21st, 2012

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VW completes full-spec Polo test

Volkswagen Motorsport has released images of its full-specification Polo R WRC testing for the first time in Norway last week. After running a mule Polo labeled the ‘zero’ car, last week’s test was the first running at competitive speed for the complete World Rally Car built to 2013 specification.

Mikkelsen thrilled with Sweden pace

February 10th, 2012

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Mikkelsen thrilled with Sweden pace

Reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen says there is more speed to come from his Skoda Fabia S2000 as he threatens the top 10 overall on Rally Sweden. Mikkelsen is driving for the Volkswagen Motorsport team on the second round of the World Rally Championship and has raised eyebrows in Sweden by showing the pace to race with team-mate and seven-time world rally winner Sebastien Ogier. Heading for the final stage in Karlstad this evening, the 12th-placed Norwegian is just 7.6 seconds behind the Frenchman

Ogier crashes out in Monte Carlo

January 19th, 2012

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Ogier crashes out in Monte Carlo

Sebastien Ogier’s sensational run on the Monte Carlo Rally has come to an end after the Volkswagen driver crashed out on SS10. The Frenchman had run as high as third on the opening round of the World Rally Championship, despite driving a Super 2000-specification Skoda Fabia against the powerful World Rally Cars.

VW to run Abbring, Mikkelsen

January 13th, 2012

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VW to run Abbring, Mikkelsen

Volkswagen Motorsport has confirmed that it will run Kevin Abbring and Andreas Mikkelsen as official junior drivers in this year’s World Rally Championship. The pair, who were both part of last year’s inaugural FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, will alternate drives in the sister Skoda Fabia S2000 to VW team leader Sebastien Ogier. Abbring will drive the car on next week’s Monte Carlo Rally, while reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Mikkelsen gets his first outing of the season on round two, Rally Sweden, in February

Paddon switches to S2000 for 2012

December 21st, 2011

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Paddon switches to S2000 for 2012

Reigning Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon will switch to the Super 2000 WRC for next season. The New Zealander confirmed on Tuesday that he will drive a Skoda Fabia S2000 run by Spanish team ASM Motorsport

Ogier to make VW debut at RoC

December 2nd, 2011

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Ogier to make VW debut at RoC

Sebastien Ogier will give the Volkswagen Polo R WRC its world debut at the Race of Champions on Saturday night. The Frenchman is scheduled to begin serious testing of an interim version of the car in the near future, with VW yet to decide upon its final specification of the machine until further running has been completed.

Ogier to contest full 2012 schedule

November 24th, 2011

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Ogier to contest full 2012 schedule

Sebastien Ogier will contest every round of the 2012 World Rally Championship in a Skoda Fabia S2000. Having confirmed he would be leaving Citroen for Volkswagen earlier this week, it was suggested he may have to sit out next year’s championship as VW develops its car ahead of an assault in 2013.

Struggling Hanninen gets radical

October 8th, 2011

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Last year’s Rally of Scotland winner Juho Hanninen is making radical changes to his Skoda Fabia S2000 in an attempt to find some pace from the car before this afternoon’s stages.

IRC confirm 39-car grid for Scotland

September 21st, 2011

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IRC confirm 39-car grid for Scotland

The entry list for next month’s Rally of Scotland has been revealed and, as predicted by Autosport , it’s one of the strongest of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season to date. Monte Carlo Rally winner Bryan Bouffier is seeded at number one, with his fellow Peugeot factory runners Thierry Neuville and Guy Wilks at four and seven respectively.

VW enters two Skodas for Germany

July 18th, 2011

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VW enters two Skodas for Germany

Volkswagen will continue its young driver assessment programme on Rally Germany and has entered a pair of Skoda Fabia S2000s for Hans Weis Jr and Christian Riedermann.

Kopecky forced to miss Ypres

June 24th, 2011

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Jan Kopecky has been forced to withdraw from the Ypres Rally as his co-driver Petr Stary was injured in the duo’s crash at shakedown yesterday. Kopecky’s Skoda Fabia hit a bridge at a fourth-gear corner during the test

Loeb escapes Sandell scare

February 12th, 2011

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Loeb escapes Sandell scare

Sebastien Loeb narrowly avoided a head-on collision on the Sagen stage of Rally Sweden today.

Renault won’t restrict drivers’ activities

February 10th, 2011

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Renault won’t restrict drivers’ activities

Renault team boss Eric Boullier will continue to let his drivers pursue potentially dangerous activities outside of racing, despite Robert Kubica injuring himself on a rally. The Pole’s crash in a Skoda Fabia last weekend has prompted many questions about whether drivers should be allowed to spend their free time putting themselves at risk. But Boullier told reporters at Jerez that he will not change his mind on the freedom given to his drivers

Caffi unfazed by Monte debut

December 28th, 2010

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Former grand prix driver Alex Caffi says he is relaxed about making his top-line rallying debut in the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally.

Villeneuve enters Andros Trophy

November 26th, 2010

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Villeneuve enters Andros Trophy

Jacques Villeneuve will team up with his former BAR Formula 1 team-mate Olivier Panis for this winter’s Andros Trophy. The 1997 world champion will share a Skoda Fabia with Panis throughout the event, which begins on December 4 in Val Thorens. “I’m really excited about joining Skoda and Olivier,” Villeneuve said.

Mikkelsen: Hankook making big steps

October 16th, 2010

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Andreas Mikkelsen says the latest development Hankook tyres have helped him find more pace from his Ford Fiesta S2000 – with the Norwegian running a close second on the Rally of Scotland.