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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.

Spain qualifying quotes: Lotus

May 11th, 2013

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Kimi Raikkonen – 4th: “That was more or less all we could do today. I didn’t make any mistakes on my fastest lap so that was pretty much all there was to come from the car. I wouldn’t say it was a perfect lap, but I don’t think we would have been much higher up the order if it had been

Di Resta: winter approach paying off

April 1st, 2013

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Di Resta: winter approach paying off

Force India has been vindicated in its decision to devote so much of its pre-season preparation to tyre work, reckons Paul di Resta. The team did not stand out during the winter, but has begun the 2013 Formula 1 season as the fifth-quickest, behind only Red Bull, Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes. Although Force India’s Malaysian Grand Prix was wrecked by a wheelnut issue , it led in Melbourne with Adrian Sutil and has been a consistent top-10 factor

F1 teams under pressure in final test

February 27th, 2013

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F1 teams under pressure in final test

The final pre-season Formula 1 test kicks off at Barcelona on Thursday amid fears that the vital four days of running will be hit by bad weather conditions. With a threat of rain on both Thursday and Friday, teams face the prospect of having to condense much of their final on-track preparations of the season into only two full days of dry running over the weekend.

McLaren: Too early to judge 2013 tyres

November 23rd, 2012

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McLaren: Too early to judge 2013 tyres

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael thinks it is too early to judge whether Pirelli’s 2013-spec tyres are easier to use, despite an encouraging first run in Brazil. Formula 1′s teams have been handed extra sets of 2013 rubber to try out for the first time at Interlagos, with Pirelli keen to ensure the new rubber is easier to get into the right temperature window than this year’s products

US Friday quotes: Force India

November 16th, 2012

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Nico Hulkenberg – 7th/17th: “I think the organisers have given us an awesome circuit. It’s good fun to drive and there is a nice variation of corners, which gives a nice rhythm to the track. In terms of the new generation of tracks, I’d say it’s one of my favourites

Austin weather ‘could hurt Red Bull’

November 15th, 2012

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Austin weather ‘could hurt Red Bull’

Mark Webber thinks the lower than expected temperatures in Austin could be the biggest hindrance for Red Bull at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. Following a recent warm spell in the city, the temperatures have reverted to their more usual autumnal lows this week – and it is much cooler than Formula 1 teams have experienced at recent venues. With tyre temperatures having been such an important factor in the battle for victories this season, the cooler conditions could deliver a decisive swing in the tight battle at the front of the field

McLaren not aware of gearbox problem

September 23rd, 2012

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McLaren not aware of gearbox problem

McLaren had little warning that Lewis Hamilton’s gearbox was about to fail in the Singapore Grand Prix – as it denied suggestions it knew of an issue heading into the race. Hamilton retired from the lead of the race on lap 23 at the Marina Bay circuit after finding himself unable to select a gear.

Senna confident he has turned corner

July 29th, 2012

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Senna confident he has turned corner

Bruno Senna is confident his seventh place in the Hungarian Grand Prix will be a turning point for his 2012 season.

Germany Sunday quotes: Caterham

July 22nd, 2012

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Vitaly Petrov – 16th: “I am pleased with my performance today.

Europe Saturday quotes: Caterham

June 23rd, 2012

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Heikki Kovalainen – 16th: “Today’s performance was the result of a great effort by the whole team. This morning we weren’t sure if we could do it or not but both runs in Q1 were really good.

Senna confident Williams will fight back

June 18th, 2012

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Senna confident Williams will fight back

Bruno Senna believes that the high-speed nature of the next few tracks on the calendar, allied to a major update package scheduled for Silverstone, can help Williams get back to fighting near the front of the field. After two disappointing outings for the Grove-based team following Pastor Maldonado’s victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, Senna thinks there is still every chance of a swift return to form. Reflecting on its struggles in Canada, Senna told AUTOSPORT: “I think running on very fast straights is not really the best part of the car.

Perez: Temperature will shake up GP

June 10th, 2012

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Perez: Temperature will shake up GP

Sergio Perez is predicting a tough – but fascinating – race in Canada, with higher temperatures meaning drivers are stepping in to the unknown with their tyres. The Mexican reckons his Sauber team has not delivered as much in Montreal as he had hoped, but believes that hotter conditions in the race mean there could yet be some surprises. “I am optimistic,” said Perez, who qualified 15th

Canada Saturday quotes: Caterham

June 9th, 2012

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Heikki Kovalainen – 18th: “I’m pleased with today’s performance. My last lap was quite a long way up but I made a small mistake in the final chicane which maybe cost me a couple of tenths, but it didn’t affect my position and, really, I probably got as much as I could out of the car today.

Pirelli: No mystery to 2012 tyres

May 25th, 2012

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Pirelli: No mystery to 2012 tyres

Pirelli insists that there is no mystery to its 2012 tyres – and that teams fully understand exactly what they need to do to get the most out of the rubber. However, the Italian company believes the big fluctuations in form, and various struggles that some teams are having, are the result of those outfits not knowing how to get their cars working with the rubber. Amid an ongoing focus on the impact Pirelli is having on the racing this year, with five different winners in the first five races, its motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “I would say all the teams understand the tyres – what they don’t understand is how to make the interaction between the car and the tyres do what they want

Pirelli ready to supply Q3-only tyres

May 22nd, 2012

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Pirelli ready to supply Q3-only tyres

Pirelli’s motorsport boss Paul Hembery says the Italian tyre manufacturer is ready to supply Formula 1 teams with Q3-only tyres. He made it clear, however, that the teams believe the current format is fine and don’t want it changed

Stewart critical of engine cooling rules

May 7th, 2012

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Stewart critical of engine cooling rules

Tony Stewart was critical of NASCAR rules hampering engine cooling at restrictor-plate tracks, making sarcastic comments following Sunday’s race at Talladega.

Temperatures a concern at Talladega

May 4th, 2012

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Temperatures a concern at Talladega

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers expect little tandem racing on Sunday at Talladega as engine temperatures are running more on the edge than in the season-opener at Daytona.

Grosjean says development now key

May 3rd, 2012

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Grosjean says development now key

Development will be the key to success in Formula 1 for Lotus over the remainder of the 2012 season, according to Romain Grosjean.

Citroen baffled by FIA’s Hirvonen call

April 30th, 2012

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Citroen baffled by FIA’s Hirvonen call

The Citroen team has admitted it finds the decision to exclude Mikko Hirvonen’s car from the Rally of Portugal results for a second time ‘strange.’ Hirvonen’s winning DS3 WRC was excluded for a problem with the car’s clutch, but there was a secondary issue regarding the turbocharger, which the Rally of Portugal stewards confirmed was also an excludable offence last week. The size of the turbine wheel in the turbo was found to be outsize the permitted tolerances. “This is a strange decision,” said Laurent Fregosi, Citroen’s deputy technical manager.

McLaren ‘never discounted Red Bull’

April 22nd, 2012

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McLaren ‘never discounted Red Bull’

Lewis Hamilton says it is no surprise that Red Bull Racing has returned to form in the Bahrain Grand Prix – because he thinks the champion team was never out of the running in the first place.