{"id":157135,"date":"2017-07-27T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157135\/local-racer-revs-his-way-to-the-top\/"},"modified":"2017-07-27T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T16:52:09","slug":"local-racer-revs-his-way-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/07\/27\/local-racer-revs-his-way-to-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Local racer revs his way to the top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first and second rounds of the South African National Drag Racing Championship are done and dusted.<\/p>\n<p>Malvern East resident and local superbike racer Peter de la Rey was among those witnessed in action at the championships held at the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit, in Port Elizabeth, recently.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very good meeting, I had a great start and saw myself in first place in the first round,\u201d said de la Rey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went two positions down in the second round and placed third, but I am not complaining, I am happy with my results.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153715\/local-racer-offers-reward-for-return-of-motorcycle\/\">Local racer offers reward for return of motorcycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>De la Rey was happy with the performance of his 2015 S1000 RR BMW Superbike 200 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI raced well with my bike, it was very smooth,\u201d said de la Rey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am already preparing for the next rounds and have a very good feeling about them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next rounds will be held on September 23 and 24 at the Killarney Raceway, in Cape Town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The local racer said he hopes to win the six-round championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe finals will be held in KwaZulu-Natal in November,\u201d said de la Rey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hoping to win this year\u2019s championships and if I do win, it will be my seventh championship win with BMW.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><span 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