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The Herald
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Herald
Regional racing returns to Victory Raceway
The fifth round of the DO4SA Regional Dirt Oval Championship takes place at Victory Raceway on Victoria Drive in Walmer on Saturday evening, with just two rounds left in the championship that sees races taking place at both Victory and PE Oval Track Raceway on Mission Road in the Greenbushes area. In the 1600 Stock Class, Pieter de Lange has dominated, holding a large lead in the championship with a 102-point advantage over second-placed Ruben Barnard, with Deon Kretzmann in third place. The 1600 Stock Class continues to grow with a mix of youngsters moving up through the ranks from the development and rookie classes, as well as some seasoned racers enjoying the competitiveness that the class offers. In the fiercely fought 1660 Modified Saloons class, Nadia Rautenbach has moved up into third place, a mere two points behind Charne Schuin, who is just 25 points behind championship leader Marthinus Muller. In the 2.1 Modified Class, Malcolm Els is leading the charge and has stretched his lead over Rimon Landman to 55 points with Dawid 'Baba' Grundlingh in third, a further 33 points adrift. The Hot Rod class has a runaway leader in Kiaan Aylward, who now has a huge 239-point lead over Ludolf Olckers, with Annuschke Landman a further 28 points behind in third place. Danie de Vos (SA2) is comfortably in control of the Heavy Metal Class despite bombing out of the last round and not making it into the final. It has allowed Joshua Sletcher to close down the gap to 40 points in second, and David Victor 53 points behind in third. In the V8 American Saloon Class, Juan Roesstorff is the new championship leader with a 58-point advantage over Wayne Holland, who has moved up into second place, with Rohan van Vuuren dropping down to third place, trailing Holland by 31 points. This event is also the seventh round of the Victory Raceway Club Championship where Marthinus Muller leads the 1660 class by 104 points, Danie de Vos the Heavy Metal class by 187 points, Annuschke Landman the Hot Rod class by 60 points, Rimon Landman the 2.1 Modified class by 152 points, Reghardt Joubert the 1600 Saloons by 64 points and Juan Roesstorff the American Saloons by 121 points. The gates to Victory Raceway open at 1pm with racing set to start at 5pm. Upcoming events: August 2: Algoa Kart Club Championship round 5 at the Celso Scribante Kart Circuit August 9: Algoa Motorsport Club Circuit Racing round 5 at Aldo Scribante Raceway; Slake Motorcycle Enduro at Bushmans River. Navigational Enduro August 16: Inner City Motorcycle Enduro, Baakens Valley August 22: Regional Extreme Festival, East London Grand Prix Circuit August 30: Alles-op-Wiele Car Show at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School. The Herald
The Herald
24-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Close racing thrills crowd at PE Oval Track
The fourth round of the DO4SA Dirt Oval Regional Championship that alternates between Victory Raceway and the PE Oval Track Raceway took place in cool, windless conditions at the latter venue on Saturday evening, with a field of 80 competitors entertaining the large crowd of spectators. There was high drama in the 1660 modified class that started off with 14 competitors, with only seven surviving to get through to the final. Championship leader Marthinus Muller and second-placed Jason Drake were both eliminated in the second heat when Muller was deemed to be the cause of an accident that sent Drake careening into the wall, severely damaging his car. This incident opened the door for Francois Engelbrecht to step up and take overall victory, followed by an impressive drive from Kenzo Barnard, who opted to start each heat at the back of the grid and stormed his way through the field to take second place with Jaco Pitout grabbing third. The entertaining V8 American Saloon class was a thrilling affair with Schoemanspark brothers Pieter and Flip van der Merwe coming from Bloemfontein to join in on the action, along with Jaco Aylward in Alan Booysen's car. Unfortunately, champion leader Rohan van Vuuren was an early casualty, resulting in Juan Roesstorff capitalising by taking the overall win on the night, as well as the lead in the regional championship. Pieta de Lange continued his dominance of the 1600 Stock Saloon class with a full house of wins, as did his son Quade in the Development class, with both now enjoying huge leads in their respective championships. Johnathan van Vuuren continued his fine run of form to take his second overall victory in a row in the Classic 6 class, with his car not missing a beat, and Kiaan Aylward, in the absence of Piet Scheepers, stormed to a full house of wins in the Hot Rod class, while the ever consistent Malcolm Els continued to stamp his authority on the 2.1 Modified class. In the Heavy Metal class, SA champion Pierre van der Berg suffered clutch failure in the first heat and took no further part in the night's racing that saw Joshua Sletcher triumph over an impressive David Victor with Bonita Kotze in third. The results were: Development Class: 1 Quade de Lange (C185), 2 Divan Meyer (D25), 3 Dylan Brassel (C145) 1600 Saloons: 1 Pieta de Lange (C185), 2 Ruben Barnard (C139), Warren Dawson (C123) 1660 Modified Saloons: 1 Francois Engelbrecht (E98), 2 Kenzo Barnard (E57), 3 Jaco Pitout (C157) 2.1 Modifieds: 1 Malcolm Els (E85), 2 Johan Knoesen (E49), 3 Dawid Grundlingh (C727) Hot Rods: 1 Kiaan Aylward (E28), Johan Kuyler (D81), Dawid Grundlingh (C727) Heavy Metals: 1 Joshua Sletcher (C100), 2 David Victor (E88), 3 Bonita Kotze (C79) Classic 6s: 1 Jonathan van Vuuren (C721), 2 Gordon Ascaray (178), 3 Michael Kruger (C550) V8 American Saloons: 1 Juan Roesstorff (SA3), Pieter van der Merwe (#707), 3 Wayne Holland (C21) Driver of the day: Wayne Holland (C21) The Herald
The Herald
20-06-2025
- 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
