In many ways my season kicked off in December 2016 driving in the Gulf 12 Hour with my new teammates Jacques Duyver and Marco Zanuttini. Qualifying 3rd in class, we lost a lap in the first hour due to an unfortunate Safety Car / Pit Stop calculation and spent the […]
I managed to complete a clean sweep of Championship wins in Barcelona this past weekend after winning the Blancpain Endurance Cup with Kessel Ferrari. What an honor! The weekend was trouble free as myself and my team mates, Jacques Duyver and Marco Zanuttini, were fast in both wet and dry […]
Just last week I returned home from a successful event in Hungary where Stephen Earle and I took the 2017 Blancpain Sprint Cup title. This is a huge achievement for me personally and I’m just massively proud to be representing South Africa in such a competitive series. Thank you to […]
I can’t believe it… I won the Crown Jewel of international GT racing, the Total 24 Hours of Spa! My week got off to a perfect start during our first practice session when I ended up first in class in wet track conditions. The three hour session was quite tough […]
Having just come off of a double win in the Blancpain Sprint Series, I was hoping to carry some of that momentum into the Endurance Series at the Paul Ricard 6 Hour in France. My performance out the gate far exceed expectations, leading the first free practice session and finishing second in the next […]
This weekend I’m heading to Belgium to take part in the third round of the Blancpain Sprint Series! Despite originally being scheduled to only complete in the Blancpain Endurance Cup, I received a late call from my 2016 team mate Stephen Earle to partner him in the remainder of the Sprint Championship. We […]
David Perel, Kessel Ferrari Racing Driver, and Stilo Racing Helmets have just signed an agreement to bring David onboard as an official Ambassador for the Stilo brand. “David is fast rising Driver in the GT ranks and we are excited to have him join the Stilo family. Our ST5 model […]
I am beyond excited to announce that I’ll again be competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series for the 2017. Kessel and I have been working on a deal since the last race of 2016 in Abu Dhabi, and finally came to an agreement on Monday last week. I was busy testing […]
Some news! A last minute change to the #111 driver line up at Kessel Ferrari resulted in me potentially missing the Spa 24 race. Alan and I worked hard on a solution with the team but could not find a place in another Ferrari. As a result Kessel have loaned […]
When I train at Roark Gyms there are some benchmark exercises that are designed to borderline murder you. The level is so high and so tough that if you are left walking after each one you’re superman. I’m yet successfully master any three of the Roark benchmarks and my season […]
