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Racing kings clash at Sigiriya

The absence of last year's Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) champion KP Aravindh will be felt, but the sport light will be on Indian champion C S Santhosh, Lankan superstar Gayan Sandaruwan and young riding sensation Shehan C Adhikari at the fourth Sigiriya Rallycross tomorrow. The dusty track at the Air Force Base in Sigiriya will be the venue for the first chapter of the CEAT - SLARDAR championship this year.

Lankan stars will have to face stiff opposition from the two visiting riders, Santhosh and his TVS team partner Harith Noah who will ride on Lankan soil for the first time in the Group MX upto 125cc and 250cc event. When the two Indian riders battling out for supremacy along with Sandaruwan and Adhikari, who is expected to ride his new 250cc machine, it will definitely be one of the most entertaining events on two wheels.


(From left) Sri Lanka Air Force Motor racing chairman Air Commodore JSI Wijemanne,SLARDAR president Mahesh Gammanpila breifing the media at the SLAF Headquarters. Picture by Sudath Nishantha

In the modified Street Trail category, 125 cc champion Lahiru Jeewantha and 250 cc champion Sampath Kumara will be challenged by seasoned campaigners Haren Yatawaka and Dinesh Anurudda. Shamika Wickramarachchi who won several events last year will also participate this year. Ananda Wedisinghe, former undisputed Motorcross champion will be in action in the Super Motard 450 cc event. National champion on Suraj Perera and SLARDAR champion Ramal Patiratne will have to fight hard to keep pace with Ananda Wedisinghe. A host of youngsters, Binula Kithalagama and 50 cc champion Abhishek Wanaguru, will be the main contenders for the under 13 MX event. Jacques Gunawardena, on his newly acquired KTM will be the front runner for the Under 16 championship

with Evon Gurusinghe and Kasun Wickramarachchi on Hondas are also close runners.

For the first time in Sri Lanka, a team championship has been introduced by SLARDAR. Team EZY Racing has entered three teams which will consist of two drivers per team while Team Exide has entered two teams. The energy drink "Carabao" has also entered a team.

On the four-wheelers, champion driver Pasindu Peiris will team up with Sajaad Zuhair in the team championship for EZY Racing. Aravinda Premadasa who will run under EXIDE colours is sure to bounce back. Dinesh Deheragoda who is the owner of a new EVO 10, Janaka Dias, Rizvie Farouk, Missaka Naveen and Gamini Nelson are all top runners who will compete at the Sigiriya Rallycross. In the SL - H class, this year too it will be a battle between Ashan Silva, Fasindu Peiris, Sajaad Zuhair, Upulwan Serasinghe and highly talented Lakmal Wijayaratne. Other leading drivers who will be in battle at Sigiriya include Chaminda Weerasuriya, Rohan Wijayaratne, Duminda Jayasinghe, Lalin Kirinde and champion Upulwan Serasinghe.

The 2.2 km Sigiriya track is a mix of tarmac and gravel which includes 800 metres of tarmac, a straight line which is on the Sigiriya Air Force runway.

It is also a wide track which will help drivers immensely with ample width for overtaking. This opportunity will give riders and drivers a chance to touch high speed and put their machines to test. The track consisting of 10 corners will add more colour to the event while the drivers will have to work hard to control their vehicles going through these corners.

The Air Force will use proceeds of this event for the welfare of the in-service Airmen and women and also for families of Airmen who lost their breadwinners and disabled airmen.

Sri Lanka Air Force is organizing the event in association with the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders.

Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (Lake House) is the print media partner of the event.

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