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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.

Berton secures first Superstars win

May 19th, 2013

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Berton secures first Superstars win

Giovanni Berton took his first Superstars International Series race win in the second encounter in Brno, a race in which title contender Tonio Liuzzi crashed out in dramatic fashion. Berton took BMW’s first win in more than a season in commanding style, charging his way from sixth on the grid to the lead within half a lap. Once in front, he made sure he stayed there, even surviving a mid-race safety car – sparked by a crash between ‘Diabolik’ (Ferlito Jaguar) and Max Mugelli (Dinamic BMW) – to take a 2.3s win.

Biagi dominates race one at Brno

May 19th, 2013

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Biagi dominates race one at Brno

Thomas Biagi was in a class of his own on his way to victory in the first Superstars International Series race of the weekend at Brno.

Giovanardi quickest in Brno practice

May 18th, 2013

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Giovanardi quickest in Brno practice

Fabrizio Giovanardi stunned the Superstars International Series field by setting the pace during free practice at Brno. After an engine problem left him languishing down the order in free practice one, the Petri Corse Porsche driver showed his true potential in the second half-hour session, setting a best of 2m09.658s, the only time in the 2m09s bracket

Klien back to Superstars for Brno

May 10th, 2013

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Klien back to Superstars for Brno

Former Red Bull and Jaguar Formula 1 driver Christian Klien will return to the Superstars International Series at Brno next weekend in a Scuderia Giudici-run BMW M3.

Piscopo to race BMW in Superstars

May 9th, 2013

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Piscopo to race BMW in Superstars

Edoardo Piscopo will make his Superstars International Series debut with the RGA BMW team at Brno next weekend. The 25-year-old Italian is stepping up to the series after finishing third in last year’s Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, and is excited about his graduation, despite not being able to test ahead of the races at the Czech track. “I can’t wait,” he said

Giovanardi returns to Superstars

May 3rd, 2013

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Giovanardi returns to Superstars

Fabrizio Giovanardi will return to competition this year after announcing he will rejoin the Superstars series this month. The Italian, who has nine major tin-top titles to his name including two BTCC crowns, raced in the series in 2010 and will be joining the Petri Corse team driving a Porsche Panamera S at Brno later this month. Giovanardi is the only driver to have won with the Panamera in the Superstars series so far

Kristoffersson makes GT switch

April 30th, 2013

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Kristoffersson makes GT switch

Johan Kristoffersson will drive for Audi Sport Italia in this weekend’s Italian GT Championship round at Misano. He will share a GT3-spec Audi R8 LMS with Alex Frassineti, while Andrea Sonvico and Dindo Capello will drive Audi Sport Italia’s second R8 LMS ultra. The Audi deal spells an end to Kristoffersson’s deal to drive a Petri Corse Porsche Panamera (pictured) in this year’s Superstars International Series

Biagi completes Mercedes clean-sweep

April 7th, 2013

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Biagi completes Mercedes clean-sweep

Thomas Biagi completed a Romeo Ferraris Mercedes clean-sweep at Monza with a stunning win in the second Superstars International Series race of the season.

Liuzzi heads Monza Superstars grid

April 6th, 2013

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Vitantonio Liuzzi stormed to pole position for the first Superstars International Series race of the season at Monza. The Romeo Ferraris Mercedes driver was in a class of his own throughout the half-hour session, setting the benchmark time of 1m54.208s just 10 minutes in. While team-mate Thomas Biagi did his best to chase down Liuzzi’s time, the former BMW driver was forced to settle for second place with a best of 1m54.538.

Liuzzi sets blistering practice pace

April 6th, 2013

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Liuzzi sets blistering practice pace

Tonio Liuzzi set a blistering time to lead a Mercedes 1-2-3 in free practice for the International Superstars Series opener at Monza. The ex-Formula 1 driver left it late to take the top spot in the second of two sessions, jumping ahead of Romeo Ferraris Mercedes team-mate Thomas Biagi on his last lap with a 1m54.360s – the time a full 1.5s faster than last year’s pole time from Max Pigoli

Liuzzi gets Ferraris Mercedes seat

March 29th, 2013

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Liuzzi gets Ferraris Mercedes seat

Ex-Formula 1 driver Tonio Liuzzi will switch to the Romeo Ferraris Mercedes team for his return to the Superstars International Series in 2013. Liuzzi moved to Superstars with Mercedes squad CAAL Racing last year after losing his HRT F1 place. He will be joined at Romeo Ferraris by 2010 Superstars champion Thomas Biagi, who previously raced a BMW for Dinamic

Cadillac team returns to Superstars

March 12th, 2013

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Cadillac team returns to Superstars

RC Motorsport will return to the Superstars International series this year, fielding two Cadillac CTS-V cars for Roberto Benedetti and Roberto del Castello. The Italian team makes its comeback after a brief switch to the sister GT Sprint series, and it will compete in both championships this year. Team boss Alessandro Salvati said: “We’re enthused to be back in Superstars, we invested a lot in the 2013 season.

Morbidelli keeps Audi Italia drive

February 26th, 2013

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Morbidelli keeps Audi Italia drive

Ex-Formula 1 driver Gianni Morbidelli will continue with Audi Sport Italia in the Superstars Series for a third season. Morbidelli has been a Superstars regular since 2007, winning the Italian title every year from ’07-09 and adding the International crown in the latter year. He rejoined the Audi fold in 2011 after a two-year BMW stint, but has yet to take a race win since his return.

Fisichella plans Superstars return

February 15th, 2013

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Fisichella plans Superstars return

Ex-Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella plans to rejoin the International Superstars Series for its newly-announced season finale at his home track, Vallelunga. The series announced on Friday that it had chosen the Rome venue for its previously unallocated championship finale on October 12-13

Di Sabatino to try Superstars

February 6th, 2013

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Di Sabatino to try Superstars

Pasquale di Sabatino will test the Solaris Chevrolet Lumina this week as he considers a switch to Superstars for 2013. The 25-year-old Italian moved from single-seaters to saloons last season when he raced Bamboo’s Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship, finishing 15th in the standings

Nannini set for Superstars test

February 1st, 2013

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Nannini set for Superstars test

Alessandro Nannini will take part in next week’s International Superstars test at Adria next week, opening the door to a possible race return. The 53-year-old Italian, who infamously won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix for Benetton, has not raced full-time since the 1997 FIA GT season.

Porsche brand returns to Superstars

January 29th, 2013

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Porsche brand returns to Superstars

Porsche will return to the Superstars International Series this year, with Petri Corse entering two Panameras. The Porsche brand was last seen in the championship when N.Technology fielded Fabrizio Giovanardi for three events in late-2010 and took four wins from six starts.

Mugelli to race Dinamic BMW

January 26th, 2013

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Mugelli to race Dinamic BMW

Max Mugelli will remain with BMW outfit Team Dinamic for this year’s Superstars International Series. The 38-year-old Italian started 2012 year with Mercedes team Caal Racing, but quit mid-season and joined Dinamic for the final two rounds

Chevy Camaro joins Superstars field

January 19th, 2013

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Chevy Camaro joins Superstars field

Frontrunning Superstars team Solaris will enter a Chevrolet Camaro in the 2013 series, with an eye to persuading Chevy to launch a works Superstars programme. Solaris ran a Chevrolet Lumina last year, winning at Mugello with Francesco Sini

Young drivers get Audi DTM test

December 2nd, 2012

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Young drivers get Audi DTM test

British Formula 3 frontrunner Carlos Sainz Jr and Superstars champion Johan Kristoffersson were among the talents Audi evaluated in its annual DTM young driver test at Monteblanco this week. Sainz was joined by his Carlin F3 team-mate Will Buller and fellow Volkswagen-powered F3 racer Tom Blomqvist