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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.

No changes for Blancpain format

April 16th, 2013

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No changes for Blancpain format

The successful format of the Blancpain Endurance Series will not change, championship boss Stephane Ratel has vowed. Ratel has insisted that he will not tinker with the series, which kicked off at Monza last weekend with a grid of 60 cars. “I always try to do new things, but this time I am not going to do anything,” said Ratel, who has 62 full-season entries for the BES.

Blancpain secures 22 all-pro entries

April 8th, 2013

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Blancpain secures 22 all-pro entries

A total of 22 all-pro entries will be on the grid for the oversubscribed Blancpain Endurance Series opener at Monza this weekend. The Pro Cup makes up more than one third of the 62-car entry for the three-hour race at the home of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday

Vita4One withdraws from Nogaro race

March 28th, 2013

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Vita4One withdraws from Nogaro race

The Vita4One BMW squad has withdrawn from the opening round of the FIA GT Series at Nogaro this weekend. The withdrawal of the team that finished third in last year’s FIA GT1 World Championship was confirmed by series boss Stephane Ratel after its solo entry failed to show up at the circuit today ahead of first free practice on Friday

British F3 slashed to four events

January 28th, 2013

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British F3 slashed to four events

The British Formula 3 International Series has slashed its calendar from 10 rounds to four triple-headers for 2013. With very few drivers committing to British F3, the decision was made to focus on a mini-series in order to ensure the survival of the championship.

Ratel’s new World GT plan approved

November 3rd, 2012

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Ratel’s new World GT plan approved

FIA GT World Series titles are set to be awarded on the basis of points scored in Stephane Ratel’s new-for-2013 GT Sprint Series and his Blancpain Endurance Series next season. Ratel proposed such a plan in July , and has now revealed that he has reached an agreement in principle with FIA President Jean Todt for competitors in the two series to compete for manufacturers’ and teams’ titles. He formulated the plan following his decision not to continue running the FIA GT1 World Championship after the end of this season.

ACO and FIA plan single GT category

October 13th, 2012

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ACO and FIA plan single GT category

A new GT class will replace GTE and GT3, possibly as early as 2015.

British/European F3 merger proposed

July 28th, 2012

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British/European F3 merger proposed

British Formula 3 International Series promoter Stephane Ratel has told the FIA that he wants his championship to effectively merge with the FIA European F3 Championship. Ratel announced at Spa-Francorchamps, which is hosting a combined British F3/FIA European F3 round as support to the Spa 24 Hours this weekend, that “we have proposed to the FIA to bring British Formula 3 and the planned FIA European F3 Championship into a unified series.” The move, he plans, would safeguard the historic British F3 title, which dates back to 1979, and be the best way forward for the European championship, which was revived this year after initially running from 1975 to 1984. Ratel says he has committed 16 cars from British F3 to the FIA and has confirmed the new FIA engine regulations for 2013

GT1 reshapes rest of 2012 calendar

July 27th, 2012

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GT1 reshapes rest of 2012 calendar

The FIA GT1 World Championship will visit the Slovakia Ring for a second time this season. A revised second half of the world championship calendar was announced by series boss Stephane Ratel at his traditional press conference ahead of the Spa 24 Hours round of the Blancpain Endurance Series on Friday. The revisions follow the cancellation of the the South Korea round of the series and the two Chinese events scheduled for Beijing Goldenport and Ordos.

Ratel proposes new World GT plan

July 27th, 2012

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Ratel proposes new World GT plan

GT teams’ and manufacturers’ world titles could be awarded according to points scored in the Blancpain Endurance Series and a successor to the FIA GT1 World Championship planned for next season. Stephane Ratel, the boss of the two series, has outlined his vision for a new Sprint Series to succeed the world championship in 2013.

New teams secure future of GT1 World

March 12th, 2012

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New teams secure future of GT1 World

The future of the FIA GT1 World Championship has been secured with the entry of three teams put together by series boss Stephane Ratel. Ratel was instrumental in bringing together the deals that will put Aston Martin, Porsche and Ford on the grid for the coming season

Indian finale for World GT1

February 13th, 2012

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Indian finale for World GT1

The 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship will climax with a round in India. The series finale will take place at the new Buddh International Circuit, near New Delhi, which hosted the first Indian Grand Prix last year. The World GT1 race, scheduled for December 2, takes the vacant spot on the 10-race calendar published late last year.

World GT1 reveals 2012 schedule

December 16th, 2011

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World GT1 reveals 2012 schedule

The FIA GT1 World Championship has announced a 2012 calendar that features the series’ debut in Russia, but no British round at present. Abu Dhabi, the Sachsenring, Silverstone and Paul Ricard have lost their places on the schedule, with the French round moving to Nogaro and becoming the season opener. Zandvoort gets a date for the first time, while the series keeps its Chinese double-header, and hopes that the Beijing round can become a street race next year.

FIA approves GT1 Beijing race

September 1st, 2011

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FIA approves GT1 Beijing race

The FIA has officially sanctioned the proposed GT1 World Championship race at the Goldenport Motor Park circuit in Beijing on 9-11 September. The race was drafted in to replace the cancelled event at Curitiba, Brazil, and will count towards the 2011 FIA GT1 world championship following the FIA’s approval. GT1 will therefore hold back-to-back races in China, with the series racing at the Ordos International Circuit in Inner Mongolia a weekend before heading to Beijing

Matech boss Bartek passes away

April 10th, 2011

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Matech boss Bartek passes away

Martin Bartek, head of the Matech organisation that developed the current Ford GT racing car, died earlier this week at the age of 44. Bartek’s Matech Competition initially developed the Ford GT for the FIA GT3 series, in which it triumphed in 2008

Sachsenring to host World GT1

January 27th, 2011

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Sachsenring to host World GT1

The GT1 World Championship will visit the Sachsenring in May this year, for the German round of the series. The 14-turn, 2.2-mile track near Chemnitz in south east Germany replaces the Nurburgring, which hosted an event in the inaugural GT1 season last year

FIA GT2 set to be revived next year

July 31st, 2010

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FIA GT2 set to be revived next year

FIA GT boss Stephane Ratel is hoping to launch a revamped European GT2 championship next season. He plans for the Spa 24 Hours to become the central event around which a mini endurance championship is based, with other races at popular European circuits. “We will propose to the FIA a series going to the main prestige circuits like Monza and Nurburgring, to do a limited series of events around the 24 Hours of Spa,” said Ratel

Durban GT1 race postponed

July 31st, 2010

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Durban GT1 race postponed

The GT1 World Championship’s Durban round has been called off for 2010 due to issues with the circuit, and will be replaced by an event at Navarra in Spain. The new sportscar series had been set to use the former A1GP Durban street track on the first weekend of November, but series chief Stephane Ratel said the project had been delayed. “Durban has been more complicated than forecast,” he admitted.

FIA approves GT2 postponement

March 11th, 2010

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FIA approves GT2 postponement

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved GT promoter Stephane Ratel’s request for the 2010 FIA GT2 European Championship to be called off.

Zuber tipped to impress in GT1

March 4th, 2010

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Zuber tipped to impress in GT1

Phoenix Carsport team manager Dirk Theimann expects GP2 convert Andreas Zuber to settle in quickly on his switch to sportscars in the new GT1 World Championship this year. After four seasons in GP2, the 26-year-old Austrian has moved away from single-seaters to join long-time FIA GT frontrunner Mike Hezemans in the new Phoenix Carsport alliance’s lead Corvette

GT1 vows to ‘respect GT heritage’

March 2nd, 2010

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GT1 vows to ‘respect GT heritage’

The new FIA GT1 World Championship represents a direct link to the rich heritage of GT racing, series boss Stephane Ratel has insisted. Speaking at the launch of the new series in Paris this week, Ratel said that he would “respect the heritage of the past” at the same time as trying to bring the championship to “a larger and, maybe, younger fan base”