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| Friday, 9 April 2004 |
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Suzuki sponsors Mahagastota Hill Climb The Ceylon Motor Sports Club is organising the 70th Mahagastota Hill Climb on April 11. The event this year is sponsored by Motor Marvels Ltd. the local agent for Suzuki in Sri Lanka. Suzuki Motor Corporation has always placed great emphasis on Motor Sport. They have a long history of manufacturing a series of sporting 'hot-hatch's' which have had wide success in the global motor sporting arena. The Suzuki Ignis is leading the Junior World Rally Championship. Suzuki also sponsors a formular racing series called the Formular Hiabusa. Motor Marvels Ltd. have signed a three year sponsorship agreement of this event. They have already invited the official Suzuki Racing Team lead by 'Monster' Tajima of Suzuki Sport to compete at the next Mahagastota Hill Climb. A total of 5 Suzukis will be seen in action at the Mahagastota on April 11, 2004. The first organised Motor Sporting Event in Sri Lanka was the Mahagastota Hill Climb held on September 28, 1834. From then onwards, Mahagastota has been an annual event, and thus earned itself the name the cradle of Motor Sport in Sri Lanka. The fame of Mahagastota in not merely National. This event is considered one of the oldest Motor Sporting events in South Asia. The Mahagastota Hill Climb is closely linked with the Ceylon Motor Sports Club, which interestingly was inaugurated a few days before the first Mahagastota. Mahagastota has since become an annual event, one that occupies a high priority on the Sri Lankan racing calendar. Numerous competitors at the event agree unanimously that this event is like no other. A course of around 600 yards, comprising 2 hairpin bends, a fast right hander and a fast left hander, around 6 gear changes, all of this in around 40 seconds. "It is absolutely unforgiving" said a competitor with over 15 Mahagastotas under his belt. "This is one of few motor sporting events where driving technique is more essential than power" said another. |
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