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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.

Bottas says Williams updates working

May 10th, 2013

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Bottas says Williams updates working

Valtteri Bottas declared that his upgraded Williams felt the best the car had all year in Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, but still was unsure if the performance gain would be enough. After failing to score a point in the opening four races, Williams has brought a major development package to Barcelona. It remained open-minded, however, saying it also had a ‘plan B’ option if these changes did not pay off

Loeb amazed by Pikes Peak Peugeot

May 9th, 2013

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Loeb amazed by Pikes Peak Peugeot

Sebastien Loeb has tested the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak for the first time, the Frenchman admitting he was amazed by how fast the car is. Loeb, who will compete in the event for the first time this year, drove the car at a test track in north-west France earlier this week. The nine-time World Rally Champion said: “I’ve never driven anything that accelerates so fast

Grosjean confident of no more issues

March 21st, 2013

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Grosjean confident of no more issues

Romain Grosjean is confident that there will be no repeat of his Australian Grand Prix problems in Malaysia this weekend. The Franco-Swiss driver finished 10th , over 90 seconds behind winning team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, and blamed the performance on a car problem

Sauber surprised by frontrunners’ pace

March 19th, 2013

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Sauber surprised by frontrunners’ pace

Sauber chief designer Matt Morris was surprised by the gap between the leading teams and the midfield during the Australian Grand Prix weekend. The Swiss team went into the weekend with high hopes, but after Nico Hulkenberg was unable to start because of a fuel leak , Esteban Gutierrez managed only 13th place in the race.

Australia race quotes: Pirelli

March 17th, 2013

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Paul Hembery: “We took the deliberately bold decision to come here with the supersoft tyre in order to spice up the action.

Maldonado downcast over Williams pace

March 15th, 2013

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Maldonado downcast over Williams pace

Pastor Maldonado admitted he has been surprised by the lack of performance from his Williams team in Melbourne, conceding the British squad is far from the leading cars. Although Williams had high hopes for the start of the season, both Maldonado and team-mate Valtteri Bottas struggled for pace in Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull duo downplay practice pace

March 15th, 2013

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Red Bull duo downplay practice pace

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have played down the team’s dominant start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend in free practice. World champion Vettel set the pace in both sessions on Friday , which included his fastest lap coming on the third lap of a run on the high-degradation supersoft tyre. Webber made it a Red Bull one-two in the afternoon, but both drivers made it clear they were not getting carried away with the performance of the RB9

Mercedes insists tyre issues now gone

March 13th, 2013

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Mercedes insists tyre issues now gone

Mercedes’ issues with tyre management are a thing of the past, insists the team’s technical chief Bob Bell. While the 2013 Formula 1 Pirellis have proved more predictable in behaviour than their predecessors so far, degradation has been an issue for all teams. Mercedes struggled particularly badly in early 2012 when last year’s rubber had a similar habit

New Auto GP car ‘closer to GP2′

March 3rd, 2013

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New Auto GP car ‘closer to GP2′

Auto GP chief Enzo Coloni is confident his series’ new car will achieve its performance and budget goals after this weekend’s shakedown test at Vallelunga. Giuseppe Cipriani and his Ibiza team worked with Auto GP engineers on the two-day run of the final version of the 2013 car.

Laverty sure of PBM bike potential

March 1st, 2013

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Laverty sure of PBM bike potential

Michael Laverty says he is already convinced of the potential of Paul Bird’s new in-house MotoGP chassis despite only seriously running in the final afternoon of the three day Sepang test. Problems incorporating the standard Magnetti Marelli electronics into the new bike meant Laverty was effectively a bystander over the first two days at Sepang, but he was able to get out in the final afternoon and finished 22nd fastest. With team-mate Yonny Hernandez – riding an Aprilia chassis – four places back, Laverty believes the in-house PBM machine has already demonstrated its potential

Marussia has fixed 2012 issues – Chilton

February 8th, 2013

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Marussia has fixed 2012 issues – Chilton

Max Chilton is encouraged by the performance of his Marussia team’s new Formula 1 car, despite limited running in Jerez. The young Briton was only able to set his personal best time in the last 40 minutes of his programme on Thursday amid an interrupted session. But he remains confident that the team’s 2013 design has addressed issue with last year’s

Webber wants RBR to cure understeer

February 5th, 2013

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Webber wants RBR to cure understeer

Mark Webber believes Red Bull will have to work on reducing understeer on its RB9 after the first day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at Jerez. The Australian said that the new car felt similar to the 2012 RB8 that won both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, but he added that the team had areas to work on before testing resumes on Wednesday morning. “The car was very understeery today, so we need to improve that tonight and get it a little more responsive,” Webber told reporters at Jerez

Pirelli: Tyre entertainment vital for F1

January 24th, 2013

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Pirelli: Tyre entertainment vital for F1

Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera would be delighted if his company delivers a repeat of the unpredictable racing witnessed at the start of 2012. The wide-open start to last season, featuring seven different winners from the first seven races, drew criticism in some quarters, with the tyres’ behaviour famously described by Michael Schumacher as ‘like driving on raw eggs’

Marko: Alonso’s approach too political

January 8th, 2013

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Marko: Alonso’s approach too political

Sebastian Vettel beat Fernando Alonso to the 2012 Formula 1 title because his Ferrari rival meddled too much in politics and psychological warfare, reckons Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmet Marko. Reflecting on the 2012 world championship battle in the latest edition of Red Bull’s in-house magazine the Red Bulletin , Marko argued that Alonso got distracted by off-track aspects while Vettel focused solely on driving

Ferrari breaks curfew again

November 3rd, 2012

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Ferrari breaks curfew again

Ferrari broke the second of its curfew exceptions on Saturday morning as the team continued its flat-out effort to get Fernando Alonso back to the top of the Formula 1 World Championship. The team is attempting to improve the performance of its F2012 car in time for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying, and has introduced a series of updates for this weekend. For the second night in a row, team personnel were working at the track during the curfew hours

Hulkenberg’s arrival a boost for Sauber

November 2nd, 2012

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Hulkenberg’s arrival a boost for Sauber

Sauber is convinced that the arrival of Nico Hulkenberg next year will be a big boost to the team in allowing it to fully capitalise on the performance of its car. Although Sauber has delivered four podium finishes this year, it has also seen other strong results slip from its grasp

Sauber: Paris meeting crucial for F1

October 10th, 2012

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Sauber: Paris meeting crucial for F1

Sauber believes that the summit meeting between Formula 1 chiefs and teams that is due to take place in Paris later this month will be vital for helping secure the sport’s future. FIA president Jean Todt and F1′s commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone are to meet with the 12 team bosses on October 23 to try and agree a future path for the sport. There are a number of issues on which F1′s stakeholders are not in agreement – including governance matters relating to the F1 Commission, a dramatic rise in the entry fees and cost control in the future

Singapore Saturday quotes: Caterham

September 22nd, 2012

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Vitaly Petrov – 19th: “I’m really happy with how quali went today. It’s my Father’s birthday and the performance is my present for him.

Alonso not worried about reliability

September 7th, 2012

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Alonso not worried about reliability

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso shrugged off any concerns over the reliability problems that affected his two Italian Grand Prix free practice sessions and says he does not expect them to re-occur over the weekend. The world championship leader was forced to stop at the Variante Rettifilio five minutes before the end of the first session with an engine problem

Hamilton tweet ‘an error of judgement’

September 3rd, 2012

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Hamilton tweet ‘an error of judgement’

McLaren has vowed to move on from Lewis Hamilton’s controversial behaviour on Twitter at the Belgian Grand Prix, which included the former world champion releasing telemetry data.