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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.

Marquez surprised by his pace

February 13th, 2013

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Marquez surprised by his pace

Marc Marquez admits he was surprised by his rapid pace in last week’s MotoGP test at Sepang. On the first day of what was only his third premier class test, the 2012 Moto2 champion lapped within five hundredths of a second of last year’s championship protagonists Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

Aoyama to assess injury at Sepang

January 30th, 2013

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Aoyama to assess injury at Sepang

Hiroshi Aoyama will assess the condition of his fractured wrist at the start of MotoGP’s forthcoming pre-season test at Sepang. The 31-year-old Japanese rider suffered his injury when he fell while training on a motocross bike at a Barcelona circuit in January. His recovery is taking longer than expected, and MotoGP specialist Dr Xavier Mir has advised him to keep it unstressed for a further week in order to speed the healing process

MotoGP to trial spec ECU at Sepang

January 23rd, 2013

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MotoGP to trial spec ECU at Sepang

MotoGP will trial its new spec ECU system in a special two-day test at Sepang on February 3-4. Only the CRT teams that have agreed to adopt the Magneti Marelli equipment will be permitted to run. The rest of the field will join them at the Malaysian circuit for a further three days of testing starting on February 5.

Yamaha pair play down test times

February 28th, 2012

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Yamaha pair play down test times

Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies say they are not paying too much attention to the deficit to the Hondas on day one of the second MotoGP winter test at Sepang today. Honda was first and second quickest with Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, as Lorenzo and Spies’ best times in third and fourth places were 0.675 and 1.058 seconds off the pace respectively. But Lorenzo said the track and weather conditions made the Tuesday times unrepresentative, as the Sepang circuit was dirty initially and heavy rain fell in the afternoon

Capirossi: Riders prefer ’12 tyres

February 8th, 2012

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Capirossi: Riders prefer ’12 tyres

MotoGP safety advisor Loris Capirossi believes Bridgestone’s 2012 tyres have addressed the issues that concerned riders in ’11. Several frontrunners complained that a lack of feeling from last year’s Bridgestone control tyres was a contributory factor in a number of crashes, particularly on cold rubber.

Hayden expects to be fit for test

February 8th, 2012

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Hayden expects to be fit for test

Nicky Hayden expects to be fit for the second MotoGP winter test at Sepang on 28 February to 1 March after successful surgery on his injured shoulder. Having been in pain during the opening test in Malaysia last month, Hayden realised that the damage done in a training accident in December was more serious than he had first thought. During arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in Fremont, California, on Monday, Ducati rider Hayden had a tear in the labrum successfully repaired by Dr Arthur Ting.

Rossi has rod removed from leg

February 6th, 2012

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Rossi has rod removed from leg

Valentino Rossi has undergone surgery to remove the metal rod that was placed in his right tibia when he broke his leg in 2010. The Mugello practice crash nearly two years ago forced Rossi to miss several races, ending his 2010 title bid.

Ducati’s GP12 makes track debut

January 19th, 2012

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Ducati has completed the first test of its 2012 MotoGP contender, the GP12. Reigning World Superbike champion, and former MotoGP rider, Carlos Checa was called up for three days of running at Jerez this week, joined by test rider Franco Battaini. Conditions were cold but dry throughout the sessions, allowing Ducati to get through its full planned programme.

Hayden optimistic over test fitness

January 10th, 2012

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Hayden optimistic over test fitness

Nicky Hayden is hopeful that he will be fit for the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang, despite injuring himself recently in a motorcycle crash. The American broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs after falling from a bike in late December – in what was his first ride since recovering from a scaphoid injury he picked up in Valencia

Riders concerned over 2012 testing

November 7th, 2011

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Riders concerned over 2012 testing

Casey Stoner and Ben Spies have expressed concerns about proposals to scrap MotoGP’s test day limits for 2012, saying it could leave top riders over-worked. At present, testing with factory riders is restricted to a limited number of pre-season and mid-season tests. But there have been suggestions that next year this could be replaced with a limit on how many tyres are available for testing, but with teams allowed to test where and when they pleased within that tyre allocation

Yamaha ‘refreshed’ after Rossi’s exit

February 21st, 2011

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Yamaha ‘refreshed’ after Rossi’s exit

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says the departure of Valentino Rossi has allowed the team to ‘refresh’ itself – and that the squad will be a more cohesive unit in 2011 with Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies. After seven hugely successful seasons at Yamaha, Rossi left for Ducati at the end of last year, with Spies promoted from the satellite Tech 3 team to take his place alongside new world champion Lorenzo. With Rossi’s crew following him to Ducati and Spies bringing his own team of mechanics with him, Yamaha has a different look for 2011, but Jarvis believes the change will be good for the team

Bautista pleased with Suzuki progress

February 2nd, 2011

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Bautista pleased with Suzuki progress

Alvaro Bautista has expressed his satisfaction at the development progress Suzuki has made so far in the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang. The Spaniard tried three chassis and a new rear swingarm on the GSV-R, and completed a number of comparison tests over the marathon 63 laps he completed. “Immediately I left the pit lane this morning the feeling was more normal than yesterday – after my first day back at work it was easier to understand everything,” said the 26-year-old 2006 125cc world champion

Bautista fired up for 2011 challenge

January 28th, 2011

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Bautista fired up for 2011 challenge

Alvaro Bautista is confident he can live up to the responsibility of representing Suzuki single-handedly in the 2011 MotoGP championship.

Pedrosa expects equality at Honda

January 22nd, 2011

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Pedrosa expects equality at Honda

Dani Pedrosa says there will be no development hierarchy among the three works Honda riders this year, and expects equal status for himself, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso. Pedrosa has been seen as Honda’s priority rider in recent years, when he was paired first with Nicky Hayden, then Andrea Dovizioso

Ducati completes first test of new bike

January 19th, 2011

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Ducati completes first test of new bike

Ducati managed to put 386 laps on its new GP11 bike as it made its track debut with a three-day test at Jerez, which concluded today. Team manager Vito Guareschi returned to his previous role as test rider and was joined by Franco Battaini for the sessions. Ducati’s technical chief Filippo Preziosi was very pleased with the work Guareschi and Battaini achieved, but said it was only an initial step before race riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden are allowed to try the bike in the first group test at Sepang on 1-3 February.