Devian, Kushan bag two awards each

Sri Lanka Automobile Sports National Awards 2018, organized by the Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) was held at the Duncan White Auditorium, Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry recently with the participation of Sri Lanka Army Automobile Sports President Major General Wasantha Madola.

The overall seven Championship event titles were awarded at the ceremony while Devian Seransihnghe SL/E1000 cc Nissan March and SL/E Standard Cars – Ford Laser/Mazda 1300cc) and Kushan Pieris (SL/N Ford Lazer – Mazda 1500 cc and SL/H event) bagged two awards respectively. The other award winners were Ashan Silva SL/JT 3500 cc), Upulwan Serasinghe (SL/N Ford Lazer – Mazda 1300 cc), Duminda Amarasinghe (SL/A 1050 cc), Malika Kuruvitaarachchi (SL/event) and Buddika Ruklantha (T and g Turbo Diesel event). Devian Serasinghe and Kushan Pieris did not participate the ceremony.

It was a special thing that Upulwan Serasinghe, devian Serasinghe and Malika Kuruvitaarachchi from CEAT team awarded the national honours’. As a senior driver Upulwan was awarded national honours for competing 15 years continuously.

The proposed timetable and the nominated event line up for the nation championship, year 2020 were launched with concurrent to the award ceremony.

As a result of the bad security situation in year 2019, the 2018 National Award ceremony was delayed. “It is a pleasure to hold the ceremony before starting motor champion series 2020”, said the Sri Lanka Automobile Sports Secretary Rizwi Faruk while addressing the gathering. He further said that they will not be able to hold the National Awards ceremony for the year 2019. The 2019 National championship event calendar was disturbed by the Easter bomb attacks. The avoided trophy of SL/H 16 Honda 1618 cc in 2017 was also awarded to Shehara Jayawardena on this occasion. The award was not presented due to calculation problem of bonus points at the previous award ceremony.

The presidents and the secretaries of the affiliated clubs to Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) namely, Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC), Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club (SLMCC), Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drives and Riders (SLARAR), Southern Motor Sports Club, Asian Motor Racing Club (AMRC), Sri Lanka Army Motor Sports Club (SLAMSC), Sri Lanka Autosports Drivers Association (SLADA), Motor Racing Association (MRA), Colombo Motor Sports Club (CMSC) and Negombo Motor Sports Club (NMSC) were participated at the award ceremony.

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