Carlton Super Sports 2012, a huge success

Priyan de Silva Matara Sports correspondent

The three day Carlton Super Sports 2012 organized by Tharunyata Hetak Organization which ended at Tissamaharama yesterday was a roaring success. The sporting events comprised a mountain bike cyclocross, 4x4 racing, triathlon, rowing, sailing, windsurfing, pistol shooting,tug of war and motor cross events for cars and bikes.

The large crowds that witnessed the events and the large number of locals entries for the cycling and triatholon events showed the growing popularity of the Carlton Sports Festival which was held for the sixth consecutive year at Tissamaharama.

Men’s Triathlon winner B K Amith Udaya Kumara of Sri Lanka Army completes the race.

Women’s Triathlon winner G G Manomi Kumari of Dehiattakandiya finishing the race.

The motor cycle and motor car events were worked off at the Carlton Racing track in Tissamaharama.

There were thrills and spills galore on the 3.5 kilometer track.

Motorbikes

Racing upto 85 under13: 1 H E D Bindula Kithalagama - Suzuki RM 85, 2 Hasindu Gunasekera -Yamaha YZ 85, 3. Induwara A Senadeera Kawasaki - KX 65

Racing 125 CC two stroke: Shehan Adikari - Yamaha YZ, 2 Imal Manchanayaka – KTM,

3 Deshan Solanki - Yamaha YZ

Kids upto 50cc: 1 D M D Kalhara - Yamaha PW 50, 2 Lakdinu Gunasekera - Yamaha PW 50, 3 Movindu Timod Peramunage - Honda QR 50

Racing upto 85cc under 16 moto : 1 Jaeques Gunawardana - Honda CR 85, Ashen Neththikumara - Honda CR 85

Racing 250cc Moto : 1 Gayan Sandaruwan - Honda CRF 250, 2 Shean C Adikari 3 Deshan Solanki - Yamaha Yz 125

Street Trail upto 250cc: 1.M G S Sampath Kumara -Yamaha WRF 250, 2.Shiva Marapana, 3. Shamika Roshan Wickremarachchi - KTM 250

Racing upto 85cc under 16: 1 Jaeques Gunawardena - Honda CR 85, 2 Kasun Thiwanka 3 H E D Bindula Kithalagama - Suzuki RM 85

Racing 250 moto 02: 1 Gayan Sandaruwan - Honda CRF 250, 2 Shehan C Adikari - Yamaha YZ 250, Imal Manchanayaka - KTM 125

Street Trail 125cc: 1. Shiva Madurappan, 2. Anura S Keerthi - Kawasaki KDX 125, 3. S Rupasingha - Kawasaki KDX 125

Super Moto 250: Sudeep Vidarshika - Yamaha WRF 250

Super Moto 450:1 Sudeep Vidarshika - Yamaha WRF 250, 2 Udika Srimal Malawige - KTM 450, 3 W L A Kumara - Yamaha WR 250

Motor Cars

The most exciting moment in the motorcar event was when Noel Rodrigo pipped Sanjaya Sedara Senarath almost on the finish line to take third place in event No3 of the day.

SLN upto 1000cc: 1 Ashan Silva - Nissan March, 2 Rohitha Rajapaksa - Nissan March 3 Lahiru Gamage - Nissan March

Ford Lazer/Mazda 323 1300cc one make: 1 Upulwan Serasingha - Ford Laser, 2Lalin Kirinde - Ford Laser, 3 Janith Kumarage - Ford Laser

Trucks and Jeeps Open: 1 Dinesh Senanayaka - Toyota Rav 4, 2 Ishraq Wahab - Mitsubishi EVE, 3 Noel Rodrigo - Toyota Hilux

Ford Laser/Mazda 1500 cc One make: 1 Upulwan Serasingha - Ford Laser, 2 Chaminda Weerasuriys - Ford Laser, 3Rohan wijerathna - Ford laser

Mini Seven: 1 Shashika Lakmal Wijerathna, 2 W M K Wickremasingha 3 K Balasingham

SLH 1600cc: 1 Ashan Silva - Honda Civic, 2 Upulwan Serasingha - Honda Civic 3 Shashika Lakmal Weerasinghe - Honda Civic

Subaru Legacy upto 2200cc: 1 Shantha Suraweera - Subaru Legacy

Hashen Pieris - Subaru Legacy, 2 Sanjaya Sedara Senarath - Subaru Legacy

SLGT: 1 Pasindu Pieris -Mitsubishi Evolution, 2 Dinesh Deheragoda -Mitsubishi Evolution, 3 Rizvi Farook - Subaru Impreza.

The Sri Lanka Army A team won the tug of war from the Presidential Security Division B team and the Army B team who were third.

Shooting

The shooting events were worked off at the Navy Shooting range

Top senior category

Champion – M R Diullewa of the Sri Lanka Police

Top Junior Category

Champion– Haritha Pilapitiya of Carlton Shooting Club

Top Lady Champion: W C S Priyadarshani of the Sri Lanka Navy

Open Division Team Champions: 1 Sri Lanka Police, 2 Sri Lanka Air Force, 3 Carlton Shooting Club.

Standard Division Tournament Champions: 1 Sri Lanka Navy, 2 Sri Lanka Police 3 Sports shooting Association.

Tournament Team Champions Ladies: Sri Lanka Air Force

Shot Gun Standard Division: 1 Rtd lt Col Janaka Ritigahapola of the Sports Shooting Club, 2 Noel Rodrigo of Sri Lankan Airlines shooting club, 3 RT F Priyashantha Sri Lanka Navy

Shot Gun Open Division: 1 Harutha Pilapitioya - Carlton Shooting Club

2 A S P Walter -Sri Lanka Police, Anusha Prasadika Sri Lanka Air Force

Hand Gun Standard Division: 1 Lt Yoshitha Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka Navy), 2 Duminda Bandara (Sri Lanka Air Force), 3 Rtd Lt. Col Janaka Ritigahapola

Hand Gun Open Division: 1 Haritha Pilapitiya of Carlton Shooting Club

2Asela Premarathna of the Sri Lanka Police, 3Brigadier Puraka Senevirathna of the Sri Lanka Army

Tournament Individual Champion Standard

Rtd Lt Col. Janaka Ritigampola of Sports Shooting Association

Tournament Individual Champion Open

Haritha Pilapitiya of the Carlton Shooting Club

Carlton 4X4 Challenge 2012

Extreme Class: 1 Ravindra Ratnasiri 500/500, 2 B Chaminda 402/500, 3 Ranjan Fernando 352/500, 3 Saman Appuhamy 349/500, 5 Nishantha Fernando 332/500

Standard Class: 1 Buddhi Kulasekera, 2 A B Damith Nisal, 3 Chamika Fernando, 4 Yasitha Sharuka, 5 Ushan Wekadapala

Safari Class: 1 H A Upul Priyantha, 2 Indika Nishan, 3 S P Thanura hasantha, 4 K H Nandasena, 5 Nilanka Chaturanga

Triatholon:

The Triatholon worked off near the Tissamaharama tank on Saturday morning was won by R K Amith Udayakumara of the Sri Lanka Army and housewife T G Manomi Kumari from Ampara. The Triatholon comprised of a 750 meter swim a 15 kilometer of cycling and a 5 kilometer run. The winners were

Men: 1 B K Amith Udayakumara - 1:04:49 Army, 2 Dilshan Ashen - 1:05:32 Ambalangoda

D G Lalindra Kumara - 1:06:01 Army

Women: 1 T G Manomi Kumari - 1:14:25 Ampara, 2 A P Eshara Nilmini - 1:28:26 Civil Defence Force, 3 M P M Rupawathy - 1:30:24 Civil Defence Force

Sailing event

The Sri Lanka Navy dominated the sailing event taking the top three spots:

1 W A R Nishantha (helm), 2 N G M U Gunawardena (crew), 3 W M C Marambe (helm),

4 B M M Bandara (crew), 5 J H T C Appuhamy (helm), 6K C Soyza (crew)

Windsrfing

The windsurfing event was also worked off at the pictersque Tissamaharama tank and was won by Chameera Gunawardena of the Sri Lanka Navy with Pathum Nishantha also of the Navy coming in second and Priyantha Gunawardena of Sunshine Water Sports club taking third spot.

Rowing Regatta

In the Carlton Regatta Musaeus College Colombo swept the boards taking all three events for women. They won the sculls pairs and coxed fours.