Ashan Silva stamps his class at Katukurunda again

Best Driver of the day Ashan Silva was presented the award by Nippon Paints General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe (on right) and organising committee Chairman and SLAS President Ashshar Hameem (on left)

Text and picture by P.D. DE SILVA 

Ashan Silva won both race 1 and race 2 for SLGT Cars up to 3500cc  to be  named the Best Driver at “Nippon Paint Katukurunda Speed 2022” on Sunday (4th)  Ushan Perera took second spot in both races while third spot went to Ishraq Wahab in race one and Abeeth Dangalla in race two.

Ashan who won the first edition held in 2021 re-wrote the record books establishing the fastest lap time of 58.982 seconds for the course at this years event. 

Nippon Paints- Katukurunda Speed 2022 was organised and conducted by Sri Lanka Automobile sports (SLAS) together with all ten affiliated clubs and the Sri Lanka Air Force.

SLAS has pledged to donate Rupees One Million from the revenue of the race to the Indira Cancer Trust.

RESULTS OF NIPPON PAINT KATUKURUNDA SPEED 2022

1. SLN Cars up to 1300cc - Ford Laser/ Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Thenuka Liyanaarachchi

Akila de Costa

Imesh Silva

2.  SLE Cars up to 1000cc - One make Nissan March (8 laps)

Adeesh Kithwith

Charith Perera

Anuda Kodagoda

3.  SLH Cars up to 1600cc One make Honda Race 1 (10 laps)

Viran Boteju

Randika Niroshan

Sangeeth Suriyage 

4.  SLA Mini 7 (8 laps)

Imraz Fayroze

Sandaru Weerasinghe 

Namal Silva

5.  SLN Cars up to 1500cc - Ford Laser / Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Shenal Gunawardena 

Tharindu Dharmaratne

Rajith Uluwita 

6.  SL GT Cars up to 3500cc -Race 1 (10 laps)

Ashan Silva 

Ushan Perera 

Ishraq Wahab 

7.  SLH Cars up to 2000cc One Make - Subaru Legacy (8 laps)

Menaka Sandaruwan 

Nigel Perera 

Bathiya Anarasinghe

8.  SLE Cars up to 1300cc Ford Laser / Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Ahamed Sharfan

Rashitha Pasan 

Shan de Silva

9.   SLA Cars up to 1050cc (8 laps)

Sithara Peiris 

Prasanna Rajakulendran

Chamika Ranathunga 

10.  SL H Cars up to 1600cc One Make - Honda Race 2 (10 laps)

Sangeeth Suriyage 

Kesara Godage 

Viren Botheju

11. SL GT Cars up to 3500cc -Race 2 (10 laps)

Ashan Silva

Ushan Perera 

Abeeth Dangalla