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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.

Hamilton baffled by Spanish GP slump

May 12th, 2013

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Hamilton baffled by Spanish GP slump

Lewis Hamilton declared himself baffled by the extent of Mercedes’ tyre struggles in the Spanish Grand Prix, as he plummeted from the front row to a lapped 12th. Although Hamilton’s team-mate Nico Rosberg managed to salvage sixth place, the 2008 world champion tumbled down the field. “It was an experience that I don’t really want to go through again,” said Hamilton

GP Predictor players tip Alonso

May 11th, 2013

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GP Predictor players tip Alonso

Fernando Alonso is the overwhelming favourite to win the Spanish Grand Prix, according to players of the Castrol EDGE Grand Prix predictor. The Chinese Grand Prix winner is fourth in the standings following his early retirement in Malaysia and DRS issues last time out in Bahrain.

Krumm joins Greaves for Le Mans

May 9th, 2013

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Krumm joins Greaves for Le Mans

Long-time Nissan driver Michael Krumm will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s LMP2 attack. The 2011 FIA GT1 world champion, who will be making his sixth Le Mans start, will join Nissan GT Academy winners Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordonez in one of Greaves Motorsport’s Zytek-Nissan Z11SNs

Jerez to name corner after Lorenzo

May 2nd, 2013

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Jerez to name corner after Lorenzo

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will have a corner of the Jerez circuit named after him, the Spanish track has announced. The circuit will host an event on Saturday – coinciding with Lorenzo’s 26th birthday – in which it will honour the Spaniard with the naming of the final corner before the start/finish straight. “It’s a spectacular present,” said Lorenzo

Piquet set to drive BT52 at Goodwood

May 2nd, 2013

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Piquet set to drive BT52 at Goodwood

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet is being lined up to drive a newly-rebuilt Brabham-BMW BT52 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

Schwantz to return for Suzuka 8 Hours

May 1st, 2013

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Schwantz to return for Suzuka 8 Hours

Former world champion Kevin Schwantz will return to racing when he competes in the Suzuka 8 Hours later this year. The American, 48, will join the Kagayama team for the endurance race that takes place on July 28 at the Japanese circuit.

Vettel impressed by Russian circuit

April 22nd, 2013

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Vettel impressed by Russian circuit

Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel said he was impressed with what he saw after visiting the venue of the future Russian Grand Prix on Monday. The Red Bull driver, together with former racer David Coulthard, visited the pit building and drove an Infiniti road car through some of the existing corners of the 5.8km track despite heavy rain hitting the circuit

Vettel: Rosberg pole time out of reach

April 20th, 2013

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Vettel: Rosberg pole time out of reach

Sebastian Vettel admitted there was no way he could have matched Nico Rosberg’s shock pole time in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying . The world champion’s Red Bull will share the front row with Rosberg’s Mercedes, which did two laps good enough for pole. Vettel was ultimately 0.2 seconds slower than his countryman, but said he was satisfied

Russian GP circuit work on schedule

April 18th, 2013

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Russian GP circuit work on schedule

Russian Grand Prix organisers say construction work at the Sochi track is firmly on target, ahead of Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel’s visit to the track next week. Vettel and David Coulthard will sample a portion of the circuit at an Infiniti event on April 22.

Bertolini joins JMW for ELMS bid

April 8th, 2013

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Bertolini joins JMW for ELMS bid

Former FIA GT1 World Champion Andrea Bertolini has joined the title-winning JMW Motorsport Ferrari squad for this year’s European Le Mans Series. The Italian, who is part of the pool of GT drivers retained by Ferrari, will race JMW’s GTE class 458 Italia in the five-race series, starting this weekend at Silverstone. He will be partnered by Swiss Joel Camathias

Crutchlow not expecting podium

April 6th, 2013

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Crutchlow not expecting podium

Cal Crutchlow is not expecting to turn his second place on the Qatar Grand Prix grid into a podium finish in Sunday’s MotoGP season opener. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider equalled the best qualifying performance of his grand prix career in qualifying at Losail, only missing out on a maiden pole position to world champion Jorge Lorenzo . But despite starting ahead of the second factory Yamaha of Valentino Rossi and the works Hondas of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, the Briton still thinks he will be shuffled backwards during the race

Marquez unfazed by Pedrosa ‘incident’

April 6th, 2013

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Marquez unfazed by Pedrosa ‘incident’

MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez was unfazed by his near-collision with Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. Marquez, who qualified sixth for his top-class debut , closed in on Pedrosa while on a flying lap with just over five minutes of QP2 remaining. Pedrosa, unaware of Marquez’s presence, remained on the racing line while the younger Spaniard attempted to overtake him; the pair narrowly avoiding contact

Vettel: pole unlikely had it been dry

March 23rd, 2013

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Vettel: pole unlikely had it been dry

Sebastian Vettel doubts his Red Bull had the pace to take Malaysian Grand Prix pole had Q3 taken place in the dry. The world champion secured his second pole position of the season by nearly a full second ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa in the rain-hit qualifying session. All drivers ended up using the intermediate tyres in Q3.

Vettel has ‘no idea’ of Red Bull pace

March 14th, 2013

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Vettel has ‘no idea’ of Red Bull pace

Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel says he has never begun a title campaign as unsure of Red Bull’s position in the pecking order as he is in 2013. Vettel had described testing as incredibly inconclusive due to both the closeness of the field and the difficulty with tyres.

Luhr joins Jota for Le Mans 24 Hours

February 15th, 2013

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Luhr joins Jota for Le Mans 24 Hours

Former GT1 world champion Lucas Luhr has joined Jota Sport for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The 33-year-old German will partner Oliver Turvey and Simon Dolan in the team’s LMP2 Zytek-Nissan.

Stoner confirms V8 deal

January 26th, 2013

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Stoner confirms V8 deal

Casey Stoner has confirmed that he will, as expected, race on four wheels this year.

Aoyama fractures wrist

January 22nd, 2013

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Aoyama fractures wrist

MotoGP returnee Hiroshi Aoyama has sustained a fractured wrist in a motocross accident.

Wilson: Loeb’s exit ‘fantastic’ for WRC

January 14th, 2013

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Wilson: Loeb’s exit ‘fantastic’ for WRC

M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson believes Sebastien Loeb’s departure from full-time competition in the World Rally Championship will be “fantastic” for the sport. Nine-time world champion Loeb heads into this week’s Monte Carlo Rally preparing to make one of only four starts in the WRC in 2013 as he switches his focus to a potential World Touring Car Championship attack for next year. Wilson, who has fought against Loeb and Citroen throughout the Frenchman’s reign as champion, is expecting a wide-open title fight to breathe some life back into the WRC.

No full-time V8 seat for Murphy

December 21st, 2012

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No full-time V8 seat for Murphy

Four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy will not compete in V8 Supercars full-time in 2013.

Schumacher: Vettel comparison futile

December 17th, 2012

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Schumacher: Vettel comparison futile

Michael Schumacher says people shouldn’t compare his successes in Formula 1 to those of Sebastian Vettel after the young German secured his third consecutive title in 2012. Vettel became the youngest triple world champion in history this year , also matching Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio as the only other driver to clinch three titles in a row. Seven-time champion Schumacher, who retired from F1 at the end of the season, says what Vettel has achieved is special, but believes trying to draw comparisons between himself and his compatriot makes no sense.