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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.

Allison closing in on Ferrari move

May 9th, 2013

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Allison closing in on Ferrari move

James Allison is closing in on a move to join Ferrari in a senior technical position, AUTOSPORT has learned, but a deal is not done yet. After intense speculation about the future of Allison, whose exit as technical director at Lotus was confirmed on Wednesday , AUTOSPORT understands that he and Ferrari are working towards an agreement. If the talks come off, then Allison will return to the team where he spent five years from 2000 during its most successful recent spell

Kubica Azores pull-out threat averted

April 25th, 2013

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Kubica Azores pull-out threat averted

The threat of Robert Kubica withdrawing from Rally Azores looks to have been averted after European Rally Championship organisers agreed to allow more time to make pacenotes following thick fog on Wednesday’s recce.

Foyt undergoes successful surgery

April 24th, 2013

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Foyt undergoes successful surgery

IndyCar legend AJ Foyt was expected to be released from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing successful back surgery in Houston on Tuesday. The 78-year-old underwent a laminectomy procedure in the lumbar region of his spine in an effort to relieve sciatic nerve pain. The procedure had originally been scheduled for Wednesday, however Foyt requested that it be brought forward to allow more time to recover.

Raikkonen frustrated by data issue

February 19th, 2013

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Raikkonen frustrated by data issue

Kimi Raikkonen ended day one of Barcelona Formula 1 testing frustrated as a data issue limited Lotus’s mileage. Raikkonen was second quickest, just 0.007 seconds behind pacesetter Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes

Rear grip new Caterham’s weak point

February 5th, 2013

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Rear grip new Caterham’s weak point

Giedo van der Garde believes that Caterham still has some work to do with finding rear grip with its new car despite a positive first day of 2013 Formula 1 testing.

Crutchlow reveals hand injury

November 15th, 2012

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Crutchlow reveals hand injury

Cal Crutchlow has revealed that he sustained a minor hand fracture when he crashed out of second place in the MotoGP season finale at Valencia on Sunday. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider was on course for a career-best result when he crashed out eight laps from the finish of the wet-dry race. The injury did not prevent Crutchlow from returning to the track for Wednesday’s post-season test day at the same venue

Razia, Cecotto Jr to test for Toro Rosso

October 24th, 2012

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Razia, Cecotto Jr to test for Toro Rosso

Luiz Razia and Johnny Cecotto Jr will join Toro Rosso for the young driver test at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit. Brazilian Razia, who finished runner-up to Davide Valsecchi in this year’s GP2 championship, will drive the STR7 car on Tuesday and Thursday after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Razia has previous Formula 1 experience, having driven for Virgin in the 2010 young driver test and also for Lotus in first practice for the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix.

Carlin appeal set for Wednesday

September 24th, 2012

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Carlin appeal set for Wednesday

Carlin’s appeal into Jack Harvey’s time penalty from the British Formula 3 International Series round at Silverstone is to be heard this Wednesday, ensuring that the title will be decided on-track at Donington Park this weekend. Harvey finished second on the road in race two at Silverstone, but a 30-second time penalty for his part in a collision with Pipo Derani as they battled for the lead relegated him to 12th in the results. If the Motor Sports Association accepts the appeal, Harvey will move to within six points of his championship-leading team-mate Jazeman Jaafar, and will be three points behind second-placed Fortec Motorsport driver Felix Serralles.

Fisichella: Le Mans GTE win beats F1

June 17th, 2012

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Fisichella: Le Mans GTE win beats F1

Giancarlo Fisichella says realising his dream of winning at Le Mans outranks any of his three Formula 1 grand prix victories.

Duval puts Ultra on provisional pole

June 14th, 2012

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Duval puts Ultra on provisional pole

Loic Duval put the #3 Audi R18 Ultra on provisional pole for the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with a spectacular lap of 3m24.078s. Times had already fallen prior to Duval’s effort, with his team-mate Romain Dumas getting to within five tenths of a second of Andre Lotterer’s overnight benchmark in the #1 e-tron quattro – before the man himself dropped down to a 3m24.997s, at the time putting him 0.861 seconds clear. That was shattered with 30 minutes of the session remaining however, as Duval pulled more than nine tenths of a second clear of the field – a margin that could gain even more significance if the expected rain arrives during Thursday evening’s third qualifying practice.

Capito new VW Motorsport head

May 9th, 2012

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Capito new VW Motorsport head

Jost Capito took the reigns as new head of Volkswagen Motorsport on Wednesday, assuming the role occupied by Kris Nissen. Capito joins Volkswagen from Ford, where he was the director of global performance vehicles and motorsport business development.

Raikkonen will not test at Mugello

May 1st, 2012

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Raikkonen will not test at Mugello

Lotus has scrapped plans for Kimi Raikkonen to test at Mugello this week, because of the unpredictable weather conditions that have greeted the teams.

Group Lotus’s press release in full

April 11th, 2012

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This is the full release sent out by Group Lotus on the Wednesday before the Chinese Grand Prix. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story….

Lynn tops times at Silverstone test

March 22nd, 2012

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Lynn tops times at Silverstone test

Reigning Formula Renault UK champion Alex Lynn ended the Carlin domination of British Formula 3 Championship pre-season testing by going fastest on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit for Fortec. Lynn was quickest in each of the three sessions on the final day of the test in his Dallara-Mercedes, setting three laps good enough to set the overall pace in the opening session and topping the day in 1m53.530s. Further encouragement for Fortec came as his Dutch team-mate Hannes van Asseldonk chased Lynn up the order to third best on the day.

FIM confirms Estoril MotoGP round

February 15th, 2012

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FIM confirms Estoril MotoGP round

MotoGP’s ruling body FIM has confirmed Portugal has secured a contract to host a round of the championship in 2012. The Estoril event was included on the provisional calendar revealed last year, but subject to the successful conclusion of a contract. On Wednesday, FIM confirmed the event will go ahead as planned on May 6.

Gordon troble helps Peterhansel

January 12th, 2012

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Gordon troble helps Peterhansel

Robby Gordon’s slim hopes of winning the Dakar Rally took another nosedive on Thursday as Stephane Peterhansel increased his lead by winning stage 11. Having lost over 17 minutes to Peterhansel and dropped to third the previous day, Gordon set a hot pace as the rally left the Chilean town of Arica and headed towards Arequipa in Peru. The Hummer driver had pulled back nearly three minutes on Peterhansel’s X-raid Mini by the third of eight checkpoints on the 297-mile stage

Holowczyc closes on Peterhansel

January 5th, 2012

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Holowczyc closes on Peterhansel

Krzyzstof Holowczyc slashed the gap to Dakar Rally leader Stephane Peterhansel by winning the fifth stage of the event on Thursday.

Cecotto to test with Force India

November 11th, 2011

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Cecotto to test with Force India

Johnny Cecotto Jr will make his Formula 1 testing debut with Force India in next week’s young driver test in Abu Dhabi. The 22-year-old Venezuelan, son of 1980s F1 racer Johnny Cecotto, will drive on the Wednesday of the test, with fellow GP2 driver Max Chilton in the car on Tuesday and Thursday. “I think all drivers want to race in Formula 1 so the chance to get time in the Sahara Force India F1 car is a big moment for me,” said Cecotto.

Single DRS zone for Singapore GP

September 21st, 2011

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Single DRS zone for Singapore GP

Formula 1′s ruling body has confirmed a single DRS zone for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The FIA revealed on Wednesday that the DRS detection zone will be placed at Turn 4, with the activation zone right after Turn 5 and ahead of the longest straight of the Yas Marina circuit.

Kesolowski: I’m lucky to be alive

August 5th, 2011

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Kesolowski: I’m lucky to be alive

Penske racer Brad Keselowski criticised the safety standards of Road Atlanta after his testing crash which caused an avulsion fracture to his left ankle.