Powered by his usual gusto and never say die attitude, Pasindu Peiris stole the limelight at the Gajaba Supercross 2011, at Saliyapura, Anuradhapura. Pasindu won both SL-GT Cars up to 3500 CC races with consummate ease and clinched two runner-up awards in the Group SL-H cars up to 1600 CC events.
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| Jacque Gunawardane and Shanuka Sandaruwan in action |
Aravinda Premadasa was a notable absentee in the super car event due to a technical failure of his car but the stocky driver was moving between paddocks and the winners, with a gentle smile on his face. When asked why he is not competing, Aravinda was simply saying 'I've got an engine problem yesterday'. He has won many events on these kind of races and had no worries over missing one.
It looked that rising star, Shehan C. Adhikari is gearing up to take the baton from his seniors with three easy wins in Motor Cycle events. The lad, who still rides under 16 categories, won both of Group MX - Motocross Bikes up to 85 CC events and Group MX - Motocross Bikes up to 125 CC events.
He showed great skill and character as he fought hard with a well experienced Shanaka Sandaruwan who was riding a 150 CC Honda CR, against Adhikari's 85 CC Honda CR.
The biggest hope of the spectators, Gayan Sandaruwan, kept his fans on toes with a classy win in the Group MX - Motocross Bikes up to 125 CC round one. He was closely followed by the two Indians, K. P. Aravind and C. S. Santhosh. However, the in the second round of the same event, the two Indians took the lead from the first lap and never allowed Gayan to go pass them.
The incident of the day was Upulwan Serasinghe's car rolling upside down. The Ford Laser specialist, Serasinghe won the SLN Cars Ford Laser/Mazda 1300 CC event easily before going out of the competition in the 1500 CC event.
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| Pasindu Peiris in action at Gajaba Supercross 2011, at Saliyapura, Anuradhapura. Pix by Shantha Ratnayake |
The man, who held the pole position in the 1500 CC event, first had a clash with Lalin Kirinde from 500 meters of the first lap. Seconds later, Upulwan was hit by Chaminda Weerasooriya and his car slipped out of the track with four wheels on top.
The race was stopped and restarted after clearing the track but without 'Sera' and Kirinde where Chaminda Weerasooriya had an easy win.
Sampath Kumara won both of the Street Trail events for Standard/Modified motor cycles while Suraj Perera foxing Thusith Gunasekara in the Super Motard up to 450 CC event with few yards to the chequered flag.
The event was superbly organized and conducted by Gajaba regiment in association with SLARDAR (Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers And Riders)
The next SLARDAR event is scheduled to be held at Sigiriya in the first week of October.
Results:
Group SL-H cars up to 1600 CC -- 1. Asian Silva 2 Pasindu Peiris 3 Upulwan Serasinghe Group J - Racing Motorcycles up to 85 CC (Under 13 years) -- 1 Jacques Gunawardane 2 Hindu Gunasekara 3 Binula Kithalagama Forces event - Motorcycles up to 125 CC: 1 Yuan Ranjith Silva 2 Mithun Sigera 3 Sameera Premaratne Group N cars - Subaru up to 2200 CC (Non turbo): -- 1 Shantha Suraweera 2 Sanjaya Sedara Senarath 3 Pradeep Wijesiriwardane Group M - STD/MOD Street Trail up to 125 CC (2T & 4T) -- 1 Dhammika Suresh 2 Susil Chandana 3 Kamal Chaminda Group SL-A Cars Mini 1000 CC -- 1 K. Parameswaran 2 Lakmal Wijeratne 3 M. K. Wickremasinghe SLN Cars Ford Laser/Mazda 1300 CC 1 Upulwan Serasinghe 2 Harsha Wijetunga 3 Sujith Wijewardene SL-GT Cars up to 3500 CC (Round 1) -- 1 Pasindu Peiris 2 Gamini Nelson 3 Dinesh Deheragoda Group MX - Motocross Bikes up to 85 CC -- 1 Shehan C. Adhikari 2 Shanuka Sandaruwan 3 Buddika Kasun Silva Group SL-A Cars up to 1050 CC 1 Ajith Keerthi 2 Sithara Peiris 3 K. Parameswaran Group J - Motor Cycles PW & QR up to 50 CC (under 10 years) 1 Shaveen Wanaguru 2 Vinushka Silva 3 Shavindu Shenal Group MX Motocross Bikes up to 85 CC (Under 16) -- 1 Shehan C. Adhikari 2 Buddhika Kasun Silva 3 Evon B. Gurusinghe Group M STD/MOD Street Trail up to 250 CC 1 Sampath Kumara 2 Roshan Wickramarachchi 3 Dinesh Anuruddha Group MX-Motocross Bikes up to 125 CC 1 Shehan C. Adhikari 2 Deshan Solanki 3 Mithun Sigera Group SM - Super Motard up to 250 CC 1 Thusitha Gunasekara 2 Uddaka Srimal 3 Luxman Aruna Kumara Group SL - N - Ford Laser/Mazda 1500 CC 1 Chaminda Weerasooriya 2 Duminda Jayasinghe 3 Devaka Peiris Group MX - Motocross Bikes up to 125 CC -- 1 Gayan Sandaruwan 2 K. P. Aravind 3 C. S. Santhosh Group SM - Super Motard up to 450 CC -- 1 Suraj Perera 2 Thusith Gunasekara 3 Ramal Pathirana Group SL - H Cars up to 1600 CC -- 1 Asian Silva 2 Pasindu Peiris 3 Upulwan Serasinghe Group T & J Open -- 1 Dinesh Senanayake 2 Ravi Mayadunne 3 Deepthi Perera SL - GT - Cars up to 3500 CC -- 1 Pasindu Peiris 2 Gamini Nelson 3 Nalin D. Perera Group M STD/MOD Street Trail Open -- 1 Sampath Kumara 2 Haren Yatawaka 3 Dinesh Anuruddha Group MX Motorcrox Bikes up to 125 CC 1 C. S. Santhosh 2 K.P. Aravind 3 Gayan Sandaruwan |
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