\u201cAfter round one and two, which were held in Port Elizabeth earlier this year, I managed to do a lot of development work on the bike, which really paid off,\u201d he told the GCN after the third and fourth rounds of the championships, which were held at the Killarney Raceway earlier this year.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0De la Rey revs his way to the top<\/a><\/h4>\nThe two wins left de la Rey on a firm footing heading into round five and six of the championships which were held at Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone, last Saturday.<\/p>
<\/div>\n\u201cI really had a good points lead heading into the event but being a racer that wasn\u2019t enough, I wanted to go all out and win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But after battling with qualifying at the event de la Ray began to question his performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI questioned is it the bike, is it the set-up, is it me?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/48GCNSPORTBIKEL_85291-520x390.jpg\")
Peter de la Rey relaxes on his BMW S1000RR, sponsored by Bavarian Motorcycles, during the last leg of the South African National Superbike Drag Racing Championships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe further explained how sensitive superbikes can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese machines are hyper sensitive to small changes and I have done some work on the clutch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want to completely replace the clutch because of costs so I used a spares bin of parts, that were all serviceable, but it just didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you are controlling 200 horse-power on a short wheel-base everything is delicate and everything needs to be spot on,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
This setback lost de la Rey 0.1\/0.2 of a second, which can mean the difference between first and second place.<\/p>\n
Another hurdle de la Rey needed to overcome was the track\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was plenty of oil on the track, which caused the championship leader in another class to fall off.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I had to take a step back and think,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
De la Rey made the decision to ride defensively, which did not win him the leg, but secured him the championship title.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Local racer takes top spot<\/a><\/h4>\n\u201cI came in second, deciding rather than putting it all on the line to win the race I should do everything right and win the championship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Thrilled with the win de la Rey is looking forward to the new season, and a new bike.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will keep doing this as long I can.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will know when it is time to stop and that isn\u2019t now, I feel that I still have a lot left in the tank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI really had a good points lead heading into the event but being a racer that wasn\u2019t enough, I wanted to go all out and win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But after battling with qualifying at the event de la Ray began to question his performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI questioned is it the bike, is it the set-up, is it me?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He further explained how sensitive superbikes can be.<\/p>\n \u201cThese machines are hyper sensitive to small changes and I have done some work on the clutch.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want to completely replace the clutch because of costs so I used a spares bin of parts, that were all serviceable, but it just didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are controlling 200 horse-power on a short wheel-base everything is delicate and everything needs to be spot on,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n This setback lost de la Rey 0.1\/0.2 of a second, which can mean the difference between first and second place.<\/p>\n Another hurdle de la Rey needed to overcome was the track\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was plenty of oil on the track, which caused the championship leader in another class to fall off.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I had to take a step back and think,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n De la Rey made the decision to ride defensively, which did not win him the leg, but secured him the championship title.<\/p>\n \u201cI came in second, deciding rather than putting it all on the line to win the race I should do everything right and win the championship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Thrilled with the win de la Rey is looking forward to the new season, and a new bike.<\/p>\n \u201cI will keep doing this as long I can.<\/p>\n \u201cI will know when it is time to stop and that isn\u2019t now, I feel that I still have a lot left in the tank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\nALSO READ:\u00a0Local racer takes top spot<\/a><\/h4>\n