Dinesh, Praveen and Tharindu shine in Pannala
Chinthana WASALA
The second round of the AMRC Formula Championship conducted by the
Asian Motor Racing Club concluded with a grand success at the Pannala
Circuit on Sunday when Dinesh Jayawardana, Praveen Madugalle and
Tharindu Gamage stole the limelight.
Dinesh, a driver with vast amount of experience in Formula driving
came up with a superb performance to win the Formula 1600cc Post 85
Class. Starting the race at the pole position, Dinesh got off to a
flying start with quite a bit of challenge from veterans in this class,
Rohan de Silva and Ashan Silva throughout the race. Ashan made a few
attempts go past Rohan but failed in his efforts. But Rohan failed
during the fifth lap due to a technical failure, leaving Ashan to reach
the podium as Runner-Up to Dinesh. Shafraz Junaid grabbed the third
position in this race.
The other drivers who stole the limelight were Tharindu Gamage and
Praveen Madugalle, winning two races each in the McLarens Alto K10 class
and McLarens Formula 1300cc class. Tharindu who made his way into racing
through GoKarting and ProKarting at Speed Drome at Battaramulla, making
a debut in the Speed Championship 2010, came up with a brilliant
performance. He went on to win race one and two comfortably to take a
firm lead in grabbing the 2012 Championship.
Praveen Madugalle, last year's winner of the McLarens Formula 1300cc
championship, was seen in action driving the new addition to the Meet, a
McLarens Alto K10. Young Praveen too made it to the top position of the
podium, winning both races in the one make McLarens Alto K10.
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Winners of the Ford Formula 1600cc
Post 85 event, (from left), Ashan Silva (runner up), Dinesh
Jayawardene (winner) and Shafraz Junaid (third) |
The Results:
Formula McLarens 1300cc Race I
1. Tharindu Gamage
2. Zakir Wahab
3. Clement Seneviratne
McLarens Alto K10
1. Praveen Madugalle
2. Thiwaqnka Wijesekera
3. Waruna Rantunga
Ford Formula 1600cc Post 85
1. Dinesh Jayawardene
2. Ashan Silva
3. Shafraz Junaid
McLarens Alto K10 Race II
1. Praveen Madugalle
2. Thiwanka WijesekeraMohan Perera
3. Waruna Ranatunga
McLarens Formula 1300 cc Race II
1. Tharindu Gamage
2. Zkir Wahab
3. Rumesh Rajakulendran
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