SLT-MOBITEL powers Speedup Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb

From left: YSMSC Chairman Rajith Uluvita, Clerk of the Course Sarindu Gamage, SMSC Immediate Past President Ashhar Hameem and SLT DGM/Marketing Service Anne Fernando

SLT-MOBITEL, has joined hands with the Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC) to launch the 26th edition of the SLT-MOBITEL Speedup Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb.

This sponsorship of the renowned motor race by SLT-MOBITEL will be done for the seventh consecutive time. The upcoming event was announced during a press conference which was held jointly by SLT-MOBITEL and SMSC at the Royal College Skills Centre recently.

The racing spectacle will comprise of 13 motorcycle entries and 15 motor car events that will face an uphill course covering a distance of 600 m, performed in three stages. The race will be held on Sunday, 20 February. This year a record number of entries have been received with 120 Cars and 94 Motorcycles entering the fray. 

The Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb event, which is being held under the theme ‘SLT-MOBITEL Speedup’ is yet another initiative through which SLT-MOBITEL supports and empowers the local sports scene and elevates it to the next level. The event thematically connects SLT-MOBITEL Speedup with SLT-MOBITEL’s ultra-high speed broadband internet, highlighting the experience that the company brings to customers through its fastest home and mobile broadband solutions.

Chief Marketing Officer Prabhath Dahanayake said: “SLT-MOBITEL is delighted to have the privilege of coming on board once again this year to support the Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb. As a pioneer in providing high speed broadband services, it only feels just right that SLT-MOBITEL gets to support this event which resonates with the speed in the services we offer, and to bring this exciting racing experience a step closer to the public. We also take this opportunity to wish the Southern Motor Sports Club all the very best for their 25th anniversary, which will be celebrated this year.”

The SLT-MOBITEL Speedup Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb is a national championship event which has been functioning under the approval of the Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS), the governing body for motor sports in Sri Lanka. Motor and bike racing enthusiasts from across the island will no doubt get to experience a taste of Sri Lankan motor sports at its finest.

SMSC President Dr. Sanjaya Sedara Senarath said: “SLT-MOBITEL Speedup Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb is one of the most successful and much looked forward to motor sports events in the country. We appreciate and value the support extended to us by SLT-MOBITEL towards this ‘SLT-MOBITEL Speedup’ experience, which we are certain will help achieve our goals to uplift motor sports in the country.”