Top Guns to fire at Gunners Super Cross
Chinthana WASALA
Dinesh Deheragoda (centre), winner of the SL-GT 3500cc Class |
An incident during the 125cc Class event |
Scooter event for Ladies in progress |
Riders in the Super Motard 250cc category event in action. |
Lady driver S A Lakshika (centre), winner of the Nissan March
1000cc flanked by the two runners up Harsha Panduwawala and her
brother SA Harsha. |
The cream of Sri Lankan motor racing stars will be looking forward to
fire their engines when the historical city of Minneriya will come alive
with the start of the second annual Gunners Super Cross 2011 organized
by Sri Lanka Army Artillery Regiment which will be held tomorrow at the
Minneriya Track
The meet is also considered as the fourth round for the CEAT-SLARDAR
Championship 2011 and is conducted by the Sri Lanka Association of
Racing Drivers and Riders while Environmental Resources Investment PLC
and Ceylon Leather Products PLC sponsor the event. The other co-sponsor
for the meet are Sri Lanka Telecom, Bank of Ceylon, Singer Sri Lanka and
CEAT- Kelaniya Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.
Last years meet saw all leading drivers and riders competing as they
are vying for their championship points which is vital for all of them.
This saw all drivers and riders the display all their skills to gain the
maximum points thereby giving the spectators all the thrills and spills
they expect from motor racing.
According to the Preseident of the Sri Lanka Association of Racing
Driver and Riders
Yoga Perera, the track for the Gunner Super Cross is done by the
Artillery Regiment to suit both drivers and riders equally so that they
can come up with their best when using the same. The track
measuring 1.4 km is sure to produce the good racing on this day where
26 events (10 Motor Cycles, 16 Motror Cars) will be worked off.
Sri Lanka's premier rider Gayan Sandaruwan will be exposed for a
tough competition in the moto cross events as C S Santhosh and K Aravind,
the renowned Indian riders will also compete in tomorrow's event.
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The events to be worked off
Motor Cars – SL-N
Cars over 12.0 kg/hp
Cars over 10.0 and up to 12kg/hp
Cars over 8.0kg/hp and up to 10 kg/hp
Mini 7 up to 1000cc
Ford Laser/ Mazda up to 1050cc
Nissan March up to 1000cc one make
SL – A Cars
Cars up to 1050cc
Car up to 1050cc and including 1400cc
Group T and J Truck and Jeeps
Truck and Jeeps up to 5500cc (Diesel)
Truck and Jeep (Open)
Forces Event
Cars up to 1500cc
Forces Jeeps Event
Championship Events
Group SL – GT Cars up to 3500cc
Group SL – H Cars up to 1600cc
Motor Cycles Championship Events
Racing Motor Cross Bikes up to
125cc(2/T) & upto 250cc (4/T)
Group Motor Cross Bikes up to 85cc Under 16
Motor Cycles – Group J Motor Cycles (Juniors)
Group SM – Super Motard
Bikes up to 250cc (2/T & 4/ T)
Bikes up to 450cc(2/T & 4/T)
Super Motard Bikes Open
Group MX Racing Bikes
Racing Bikes up to 125cc (2/T & 4/T max 124 cc)
Group - M Standard Modified Trail
Bikes up to 125cc (2/ &4/T max 124)
Bikes up to 250cc (2/t & 4/T max 249)
Group J Motor Cycles
Bikes up to 50cc (2/T & 4/T) under 10
Bikes up to 85 (2/T &4/T) under 13
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