Pasindu steals the limelight

Bernard Perera in Minneriya

The Gunner Super Cross 2010 - the final stage of the CEAT-SLARDAR Championship for the year 2010 concluded yesterday at the Minneriya Gunner Track on a grand note. It became a great day for Pasindu Peiris who won four events to make it a record. Pasindu who was chasing for the championship in the CEAT 1600cc class had no difficulty in winning both events yesterday. These two victories assured him the championship for this class.

In addition these two victories Pasindu had a field day in the SL-GT 3500cc class winning the two events conducted on this day. This added 20 points to his tally but was short of a single point to go above the leader Aravinda Premadasa.

Premadasa who was placed third in race one and second in race two collected 14 valuable points to be the winner of the SL-GT 3500cc class championship. Though Pasindu recorded two good wins could not go past Aravinda Premadasa on the points table, but was adjudged as the Best Driver of the Gunner Super Cross 2010.

Meanwhile in the two wheeler category the rider from India, C S Santosh who posed a big threat to Gayan Sandaruwan came up with flying colours winning both championship races yesterday.

The local hero, Gayan was placed second in race one and in the second was placed third. Though Gayan failed to beat his opponent in both races managed to hold onto his top position to be the champion rider for CEAT-SLARDAR title as the points he gained yesterday kept him on top.

Meanwhile Gayan’s brother Jayana Sandaruwan too made good use of the track to win the first race for under 16 and later was placed second in the following race.

The 18 points collected by him yesterday made him as the CEAT-SLARDAR champion in this category. With both Gayan and Jayana, the brothers have made a clean sweep of the motorcycle category and will see them carry both championship trophies to a single housing. This could be a record for motor racing in Sri Lanka.

The Gunner Super Cross 2010 organized by Sri Lanka Army Artillery Regiment in association with Sri Lanka Association for Racing Drivers and Riders conducted in a grand manner saw over 20,000 motor racing fans gather to witness the thrills and spills displayed by Sri Lanka’s leading drivers and riders.

In addition the two Indian riders C S Santosh and K P Aravinda’s challenge to local riders really made things better for the spectators.

The event’s main sponsor being Human Resources Investments and co-sponsors were CEAT Radials, Bank of Ceylon and Browns Groups the makers of Exide batteries.

More details and results will appear later.