The fourth round of the DO4SA Regional Dirt Oval Championship takes place tomorrow evening at PE Oval Track Raceway (PEOTR) that is 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. Sixteen year old Reghardt Joubert 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 3 points behind Drake in third place with Nadia Rautenbach in fourth place a further 27 points behind 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 9 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 points behind Scheepers and Annuschke Landman in fourth a further 18 points 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 and leads from Juan Roesstorff by a mere 7 points with PEOTR Club Chairman Wayne Holland in third trailing by 38 points in third with lady driver Ruzanne Jansen in fourth a further 18 points 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 6’s 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 points with Renaldo Jonck in a distant third place trailing by 138 points.

The gates to PEOTR open at 12h30 with racing set to start at 17h00.