The 23rd Eliyakanda Hill Climb organized and conducted by the Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC) will take place next Sunday (17) at Browns Hill Matara. Sri Lanka Telecom are the main sponsors this year and the sponsorship check was handed over to Ashshar Hameem President of SMSC and Prasanna Wijewickrema Treasurer SMSC by Rohana Ellawala, General Manager Branding SLT at a press conference held in Matara on Sunday.
Speaking at the event Ashshar Hameem President SLMC thanked Sri Lanka Telecom for agreeing to come in as the main sponsor for the 23rd Eliyakanda Hill Climb. He also said that the Eliyakanda Hill Climb which was the first event of Sri Lanka’s motor racing calendar and an event of the 2019 SLAS National Championship and that this year’s event had attracted about 250 entries from drivers and riders.
The 540-meter Eliyakanda track is famous for its unique competitiveness and comprises of some difficult corners including Single Tree Corner, Residency Corner, Southern Corner and Tower Corner which are a challenge for both man and machine. Dilan Senevirathne has been the fastest to cover the course on four wheels clocking 32.422 seconds while Dushan Mudalige who clocked 35.07 seconds is the fastest on two wheels.
Sri Lanka Telecom’s General Manager Branding, Rohana Ellawala said that SLT would be continuing to sponsor the Eliyakanda Hill Climb and would be looking forward to the participation of foreign drivers and riders in the years to come.
All competitors will be allowed two practice runs on Saturday (16th).
In addition to Sri Lanka Telecom, Mobil Lubricants, MBSL, CEAT.Wurth and Harischandra Mills are co- sponsoring this years event.
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