19th CEAT Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb

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Text and pix by P.D. De Silva Darin Weerasinghe competing in the Group SL-GT up to 3500 cc event driving a Subaru STI X 1900 cc car bettered his own course record with a time of 33.83 seconds at the CEAT Eliyakanda Hill Climb organised by the Southern Motor Sports Club. The previous coast record held by Darrin was 33.85 seconds. Dinesh Jayawardena clinched second spot pushing Ashan Silva the fastest driver at the meet in 2012 into third place in this event. Darrin was rewarded the Preethi Palliyaguru trophy for the fastest time recorded at the meet.

Sachira Rajakaruna riding a Yamaha YZF 250 was the fastest rider of the day with a time of 37.20 seconds. Young Kushan Pieris won two events, namely the Group SLA up to 1050cc event bettering the time clocked by Rohitha Rajapaksa last year and the Group SLN production cars up to and including 1000 cc. Rajitha Uluwita set a new record for event number 12, the group SLN Production cars one make classes Ford Laser/Mazda 323 u to 1300cc with a time of 40.59 seconds pushing Kushan into second spot. 80 riders and 65 drivers competed at this year’s event in an endeavour to be the fastest to ride or drive up the 540 metre course at Eliyakanda Matara. Event No 01 – Modified Motor Cycles 600cc 4T 1. Sriyantha Anuradha 39.02 seconds Yamaha R6 600cc 2. Nipuna Dilanka 40.63 seconds Honda CBR 600 3. Dinusha Heshan 42.48 seconds Honda CBR 600cc Event No 02 – Standard Motorcycles over 125cc up to 160cc 4T 1. Mangala Pathirage 45.31 seconds Honda CBR 150 2. M.S.C. Perera 49.94 seconds TVS Apachi 160cc 3. E.P.M. Susantha 54.51 seconds TVS Apachi 160cc Event No 03 – Modified Motorcycles over 175cc up to 250cc 4T 1. Janaka Dinesh 40.16 seconds Honda CBR 250 2. Lakitha Shrimal 40.41 seconds Honda CBR 250cc 3. Sriyantha Anuradha 40.42 seconds Honda CBR 250cc Event No 04 – Street Trail over 100cc up to 125 (2T) and over 175cc up to 250cc 4T 1. Mahil Pavithra 42.30 seconds Kawasaki KLX 250 2. Sarath Kumarasinghe 42.66 seconds Suzuki 250cc 3. Sriyantha Anuradha 43.24 seconds Yamaha WR 250 Event No 05 – SM Super Motard 250cc 1. Sachira Rajakaruna 37.29 seconds Yamaha YZF 250 2. Dushan Mudalige 38.25 seconds Hobda CRF 250cc 3. Kushan Mudalige 39.11 seconds Honda CRF 250cc Event No 06 – Standard Motorcycles 125cc 4T 1. Chaminda Subasinghe 43.05 seconds Honda JX 125 2. Sajeewa Udayakumara 43.61 seconds Honda JX 125cc 3. Vijitha Perera 44.17 seconds Honda JX 125cc Event No 07 – Racing 85cc 1. Sarath Kumarasinghe 41.20 seconds Honda CR 85 2. Buddhika Sandakelum 43.33 seconds Honda CR 85 3. Erantha Tharuka 47.35 seconds Honda CR 85 Event No 08 – Modified Motorcycles 900 to 1000cc 1. Reeza Odayar 37.74 seconds BMW 1000CC 2. Maduranga Caldera 39.85 seconds Yamaha 1000CC 3. Sriyantha Anuradha 40.05 seconds Yamaha 1000cc Event No 09 – SM Super Morard open 1. Nadun Wijesekera 38.38 seconds Augusta 800cc 2. Janith Dinesh 40.31 seconds Husquvanna 499cc 3. Sarath Kumarasinghe 40.58 seconds Honda CRF 450 Event No 10 – Standard Modified Motorcycles 125cc 2T 1. Sanjeewa Udayakumara 43.32 seconds Yamaha TZR 125cc 2. Shean Mark de Silva 44.31 seconds Yamaha TZR 125cc 3. Asantha Karunarathna 46.96 seconds Yamaha TZR 125 Event No 11 – Street Trail 250cc 2T 1. H.G. Amal Udayanga 44.89 seconds RMX 250cc 2. H.G. Dushantha 45.26 seconds RMX 250cc 3. Aminda Asiri Sirimanna 46.26 seconds Yamaha DT 250cc Event No 12 – Group SL-N Production Cars One Make classes Ford Laser/Mazda 323 up to 1300cc 1. Rajitha Uluwita 40.59 seconds Ford Laser 1300cc 2. Kushan Pieris 40.70 seconds Mazda Fmiliar 1300cc 3. Susantha Gunawardena 41.12 seconds Ford Laser 1300cc Event No 13 – Group SL -S (Special) cars up to 1500cc 1. Dilanka Wijesooriya 42.32 seconds Honda 2. Shihan Meegama 43.58 seconds Skoda 136 1500cc 3. Kapila Mahesh 43.88 Event No 14 – Group SL-A Modified Cars Mini 7 1. W.N.S. Thisera 44.43 seconds Austin Mini 1000cc Event No 15 – Group SL-N Production cars upto and including 1000cc 1. Kushan Pieris 40.59 seconds Nissan March 1000cc 2. Irshad Fahim 41.23 seconds Nissan March 1000cc 3. Dhammika Pieris 41.27 seconds Nissan March 1000cc Event No 16 – Group SL- A up to 1050 cc 1. Ushan Perera 39.48 seconds Toyota Witz 1000cc 2. Mahen Madugalla 39.81 seconds Austin Mini 39.81 seconds 1000cc 3. Praveen Madugalla 40.54 seconds Austin Minu 1000cc Event No 17 – Group D Diesel Cars up to 2000cc 1. Prasanna de Alwis 45.80 seconds Toyota Starlet 1450cc Event No 18 – Group SL-T&J Open 1. Suminda de Silva 46.57 seconds Ford Ranger 2200cc 2. Prasanna de Alwis 48.95 seconds Ford Ranger 2200cc Event No 19 – Group SL-N Production cars one make classes Ford Laser/Mazda 323 up to 1500cc 1. Kushan Pieris 41.19 seconds Ford Laser 1500cc 2. Rajitha Uluwita 41.66 seconds Ford Laser 1500cc 3. Susantha Gunawardena 41.84 seconds Ford Laser 1500cc Event No 20 – Group SL-H up to 1600cc 1. Dinesh Jayawardena 36.92 seconds Hinda 1600 2. Mohan Perera 37.55 seconds 38.55 seconds Honda 1600cc 3. Kumar Samarasinghe 40.63 seconds Honda 1600cc Event No 21 – Group SL-GT up to 3500cc 1. Darin Weerasinghe 33.83 seconds Subaru STI X 1990 2. Dinesh Jayawardena 34.69 seconds Mitsubishi Evo 2000cc 3. Ashan Silva 34.16 seconds Mitsubishi Evo 2000cc