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Pardoe and Gray to train local drivers
Two highly qualified motor racing driver trainers Andy Pardoe and Rob Gray from England are due to arrive in Sri Lanka June 13 to fine tune the racing skills of the local drivers. This is a programme initiated by the newly elected Sri Lanka Automobile Sports Governing Council who has made arrangements to fly them down on a ten-day assignment, which is done for the first time ever in Sri Lanka.

The two trainers have tremendous experience in this field with Pardoe being a former director training of the world renowned Jim Russell's training school in England who is presently the consultant to Formula BMW Asia Series programme while Gray possesses enviable credentials in racing driver training. In the ten days that the duo will be here they will be training 20 Formula drivers and 40 salon car drivers at the Pannala International Racing track.

Well known drivers of Sri Lanka Ranjith Jinasena and Rohan de Silva along with Namaz Fowzie have been assigned to handle the local arrangements for the implementation of a successful programme for those attending the course.

The Sri Lanka Racing Drivers Union requests its members who have already been informed regarding the programme that will cost Rs. 17,500/- per participant for the two day course and that registration for the programmes is limited which will be on a first come first served basis.

The racing programme will include classroom and practical sessions covering braking, shifting, heel and toe and cornering techniques. There will be training regarding racing lines, circuit lapping and race starts. Details regarding the programme can be obtained by calling over at Jinasena Ltd - Ranjith Jinasena on 2451944 or Sri Lanka Drivers Union - Romani de Silva at Alliance Finance on 2673673.

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