The Motor Racing Calendar for the year 2018 got off to a flying start on Sunday when the 21st annual Eliyaknada Hill Climb organized and conducted Southern Motor Sports Club was held on a grand scale. Dilan Seneviratne who returned to the racing circuit after a lapse of three years was in fine form when he went on to erase the existing track record for the Ford Formula Cars Modified up to 1665cc climbing the Hill in only 32.24 secs.
Dilan’s drive on Sunday also was ‘the Best Time’ for the day which gave him the Fastest Drivers Trophy in addition to the record breaking Trophy awarded for the event. Dilan erased the Course record which stood at 32.61 seconds set up by his team mate Dinesh Jayawardene two years ago.
Dilan was in excellent form and was also able to carry away the winner’s Trophy for Ford Formula Cars up to 1600 cc and other special awards on offer for Fastest Driver and the Best Timer’s Award.
Former course record holder Dinesh Jayawardena though he failed in the Formula Class was at his best in the Group SL-GT up to 3500 cc class climbing the Hill clocking 33.745 seconds to be the winner ahead of Ashan Silva and Darin Weerasinghe.
Mahen Madugalle, a veteran in lighter cars did well in Group A modified class on Sunday to away Trophy awarded for event going ahead for the other divers timing clocking a time of 38.630 seconds.
Kavindu Dushan Mudalige riding in the Group SM Supermotard on a Honda CRF 250cc had the best timing for the day clocking an impressive 38.850 seconds to win the event in style and also the Best Riders’ Award on offer.
The only major incident reported on the track was Yasith Gamage’s vehicle which went off the track crashing onto a tree causing heavy damage but Yasith was lucky to escape sans injuries.
Due to intermittent rains that came down the drivers riders were not able to touch their maximum possible on their machines with the expectation of setting up new records. Full credit should go to the organizers who managed to complete the events on a high note under difficult conditions due to the unexpected rains.
Results:
Motor Cars
Group N: Ford Laser/Mazda323 up to1500cc
1.Rajitha Uluwita
2. Shenal Gunewardena
3. Mahesh Kodagoda
Group F: Formula Mclarens EFI 300cc
1. Chandima Guneratne
2. Brian Perera
3. Ranjaya Dissnayake
Group F: Ford Formula Cars up to 1600cc
1. Dilan Seneviratne
2. Dinesh Jayawardene
3. Nadeera Jinasena
Group F: c
1. Dilan Seneviratne Ford Formula Cars Modified up to 1600cc
Group F: T & J Open Diesel & Petrol
1.Ishraq Wahab
2. Sanjaya Sedera Senarath
3. Kasim Wahab
Group F: SL A modified cars up to 1050cc
1. Mahen madugalle
2. Chamika Rantunga
3. K. Parameshwaran
Group F: SL-H cars up to 1618cc (one Make)
1. Kushan Peiris,
2. Dammika Piris,
3. Prasanna de Alwis
Group F: SL-GT cars up to 3500cc
1. Dinesh Jayawardene
2. Ashan Silva
3. Dinesh Jayawardene
Group F: SL E Nisan March Cars up to 1000cc (One Make)
1. Dileepa Palliyaguru
2. M. Arachchi Jayaneththi
3. Dilanka Wijesuriya
Group E Ford Laser/Mazda car up to 1300cc
1. Manura Wanniarachchi
2. Naveen Madawa Bandara
3. Kolitha Edirisinghe
Group E: Mini up to 1275 (One make cars):
1. Chanaka Ratnayake
2. Sandaru Weerasinghe
3. Thiran Perera
Club Event: Modified Cars up to 1300cc:
1. Rajitha Uluwita
2. Jagath Munasinghe
3. Prasaan de Alwis
Club Event Open (Diesel and Petrol):
1. Prasanna de Alwis
2. Udara Palliyaguru
3. Ranga Biyanwala
Motor Bikes
Group O Standard Motorbikes over 100cc up to 125cc:
1. Sanjeeva Udaya Kumara
2.Chaminda Subasinghe
3. Supun Danushka
Goup O Standar motorcycles 160cc 4/T:
1. Assanka Samarawickrama
2. Pathirage Nikila
3. Pathirage Mangala
Group M Standard modified cycles 100cc & up to 125cc 4/T:
1. Dammika Senaratne,
2. Sanjeewa Udayakumara, Isuru Madushan
Group M Modified Motorcycles 250cc Supersports:
1. Nipun Dilanka
2.Madura Peiris
3.Janaka Dinesh
Group SM Supermotard 250cc 4/T:
1. Kushan Mudalige
2. Nipun Dilanka
3. Kavindu Dushan Mudalige
Group Modified motorcycles 600cc:
1. Amal Supun Suraj,
2. Amila Hashan,
3. S.D.D. Nadeeshan
Group M Street Trailbikes 250cc 4/T:
1. Lahiru Randeep,
2. Maheel Pavitra,
3.Ishan Edirisinghe
Group M Supermotard Open:
1. Kushan Mudalige
Group M Street Trail Bikes 250cc 2/T:
1. Shane Mark de Silva
2.H.G. Kasun
3. S. Vasudevan
Group M Modified Motorcycles over 900cc up to 10004/T:
1. Insaf Basheer
2. Lahiru randeep Hansa Ishan Edirisinghe
Sports Touring Motorcycles Over 700cc (Club event):
1.Akalanka Perera
2. Shashika Sandaruwan
3. Amila Heshan
One Make Series Buel
(Club Event):
1. Amila Hashan
2. W.P.S. Ranaweera,
3. Buddhika Peiris
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