From tech startup star to champion GT race driver: Meet SA's David Perel

JOHANNESBURG — If you ever need any motivation to get you across the line with your personal goals in life, I suggest you listen to my interview with former Cape Town-based David Perel. What's fascinating about Perel, who now lives in London, is that he had a passion for racing karts while growing up as a teenager in the Cape. He did incredibly well in racing but then ran out of money in his early twenties and couldn't continue. But that didn't put him off as he spent the next few years of his life, along with his brother Marc Perel, building a hugely successful premium Wordpress themes business dubbed 'Obox' - the business ultimately helped David raise the capital he needed to restart his racing career at age 29. Fast forward a few years later and David is travelling the world as a top GT race driver with Ferrari-linked teams, living out his dream. He's also won a string of major GT races. A pretty incredible story. - Gareth van Zyl