Cavalry Supercross on Sunday

Chinthana WASALA

The third round of the CEAT-SLARDAR (Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders) championship will be worked off in Pangolla, Kurunegala when the Cavalry Supercross will be held at the Super Cross Track of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corp Training Centre on Sunday, June 03.

Over 72 drivers and 92 riders, including the former Asian motorcross champion Thomoya Suzuki and, Harith Noah and the Indian champion CS Santhosh who recently gave up racing, will make a comeback at the Pangolla track, providing maximum entertainment for spectators. They will be confronted by the Lankan superstars Gayan Sandaruwan, Shehan C Adhikari and Ken Wedisinghe.

In the other events on two wheels, Sampath Kumara and Lahiru Jeewantha will be in action in the Street trail while young Jacques Gunawardena will be looking to maintain his unbeaten streak this season in the under 16 events.

Udesh Wedisinghe, SLARDAR champion Udika Srimal, Suraj Perera and Ramal Pathiratne will entertain crowds in the 250cc and 450 cc super motard events.

On four wheelers, Dinesh Deheragoda will be looking to challenge Pasindu Peiris once again in the supercar event (SLGT upto 3500cc).

Veteran drivers Upulwan Serasinghe, W.M.K. Wickramasinghe, Aravinda Premadasa, Ashan de Silva and Dinesh Jayawardena will be the other names to be reckoned with.

The improved track at the Pangolla circuit will include three table-top jumps and four single jumps for the 14 motorbike races which are scheduled to take place in the event. According to the SLARDAR President Mahesh Gammanpila, the Army engineers have worked hard, assisting the SLARDAR track experts under the guidance of Centre Commandant Col. Indunil Silva, Haren Yatawaka and Gayan Sandaruwan to prepare a brilliant track.

The third edition of the Cavalry Super Cross organized by the SLARDAR and the Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corp.