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The Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald
Regional action set to light up PE Oval Track Raceway
The fourth round of the DO4SA Regional Dirt Oval Championship takes place on Saturday evening at PE Oval Track Raceway (PEOTR), situated on Mission Road in the Greenbushes area. The championship that comprises six rounds and sees races taking place at both PEOTR and Victory Raceway in Walmer is building to an exciting climax. In the 1600 Stock Class, Pieta de Lange has emerged as the man to beat with a healthy 74-point lead over Deon Kretzmann, with Ruben Barnard in third a further 12 points adrift. Reghardt Joubert, 16, who is the current SA3, is in fourth place, a further 13 points behind Barnard. Also enjoying a relatively comfortable lead in the 1660 Modified Saloon Class is East London's Marthinus Muller, who has a 45-point lead over local PEOTR favourites, brother and sister Jason Drake and Charne' Schuin. Schuin is just three points behind Drake in third place, with Nadia Rautenbach in fourth place, 27 points adrift of Schuin. The 2.1 Modified Class is a closer affair with the ever-consistent Malcolm Els leading the charge with a 25-point lead over Rimon Landman, who is just nine points ahead of Kean Barnard, who is third, with Dawid Grundlingh in fourth, 25 points behind Barnard. The Hot Rod class has an interesting battle brewing between upcoming young superstar Kiaan Aylward and legendary racer Piet 'Piet Skiet' Scheepers. Aylward leads the championship by 78 points with Ludolf Olckers sitting in third, 15 behind Scheepers and Annuschke Landman in fourth, 18 back. Danie de Vos has a big lead in the Heavy Metal Class with a 94-point advantage over Joshua Sletcher in second and David Victor 47 points behind in third, and in the American Saloon Class, Rohan van Vuuren has got better and better as the season has progressed. He leads from Juan Roesstorff by a mere seven points, with PEOTR club chair Wayne Holland trailing by 38 points in third with lady driver Ruzanne Jansen in fourth, 18 behind. Saturday's event is also the fifth round of the PEOTR Club Championship, which includes the Classic 6 class as well as the Development class for newcomers to the sport. The Classic 6s is a close affair upfront with just 15 points separating the top three with Jabe de Kock leading, Michael Kruger in second and Jonathan van Vuuren in third. In the Development Class, Justin Fourie leads Quade de Lange by 40 with Renaldo Jonck in a distant third place, trailing by 138. The gates to PEOTR open at 12.30pm with racing set to start at 5pm. Upcoming events: June 21: EP Off-Road championship round 2 at Innibos Lapa; Regional round 4 of Dirt Oval Racing at PE Oval Track Raceway; Algoa Kart Club round 4 of regional & club championship; Rover Motorcycle Club – Supercross June 27-28: ROK Karting Nationals at Algoa Kart Club. June 28: Rover Motorcycle Club Navigational Enduro round 3 July 5: Algoa Motorsport Club – Main Circuit racing round 4; Dirt Oval Racing at Victory Raceway, club championship round 6 July 18: National Extreme Festival, East London Grand Prix Circuit. The Herald
The Herald
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald
Regional dirt oval series continues at PE Oval Track Raceway
The third round of the exciting DO4SA Regional Dirt Oval Championship takes place on Saturday at PE Oval Track Raceway (PEOTR) along Mission Road in the Greenbushes area, and by lunchtime on Thursday more than 70 entries had been received. The event also serves as round four of the PEOTR Club Championship, so included in the bill will be the development class for newcomers, as well as all the classic six classes. The regional classes that will be in action are the 1600 Stock Saloons, 1660 Modified Saloons, 2.1 Modified Saloons, Hot Rods, Heavy Metals and the V8 American Saloons. In the 1600 Stock Saloons, there is an interesting battle for supremacy starting to play out in this highly competitive class that continues to grow, where Pieta de Lange has a narrow 10-point lead over Deon Kretzmann, with Stephan le Cante in third place, just 32 points adrift. The 1660 Modified class is the biggest in the Regional Championship, and Marthinus Muller has had a good season where he enjoys a 60-point lead over Charne Schuin, with Jason Drake in third place and Nadia Rautenbach in a narrow fourth. The 2.1 Modified class is the closest in the championship where Malcolm Els has a mere five-point lead over Rimon Landman with Kean Barnard a further four points behind, while in the Hot Rod Kiaan Aylward continues to shine and has built a 72-point lead over Ludolf Olckers, with Dawid 'Baba' Grundlingh just four points behind in third place. In the Heavy Metal class, Danie de Vos is the runaway leader and has a 100-point lead over Joshua Sletcher and SA champion Pierre van der Berg, who are tied on points in second. The V8 American Saloon class is another close affair upfront and Juan Roesstorff has a mere one-point lead over Rohan van Vuuren and PEOTR club chair Wayne Holland in third with a deficit of 23 points. Gates to the circuit open at 12.30pm with the racing action getting under way at 5pm. Spectators are urged to arrive early to book a parking spot around the outside of the circuit. Upcoming events: May30: Friday Night Drags at Aldo Scribante Raceway May 31: Regional round 3 of Dirt Oval Racing at PE Oval Track Raceway June 7: Main circuit racing at Aldo Scribante Raceway, round 3 June 15: Top End Run at East London Grand Prix Circuit June 21: EP Off-Road championship round 2 at Innibos Lapa; Regional round 4 of Dirt Oval Racing at PE Oval Track Raceway; Algoa Kart Club round 4 of regional and club championship June 27-28: ROK Karting Nationals at Algoa Kart Club. The Herald
