Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Tuesday, 3 May 2016 00:02 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
The 17-year-old Sri Lankan Formula Champion Brayan Perera dominated the first round of the Formula Junior Racing Series held in India winning three of the five races in the Formula 1300cc LGB category. Brayan managed to outshine other experienced Indian drivers.
Over the action packed two days of the event which were exclusively meant for aspiring young talents looking for an opportunity to promote themselves - from Karting to big boys Single seater open wheel racing. Brayan won the first, fourth and fifth races while managing to finish second place during the second race, overpowering all other drivers in his category and showing his class and experience in Formula racing.
From left: Single Seater Formula Motor Sports Association Vice President Kalum Piyasena, Formula Driver Brayan Perera, Single Seater Formula Motor Sports Association President Shehan De Tissera and Single Seater Formula Motor Sports Association Secretary Jaliya Jayasekara
Indian drivers Alex Bora and Ashwin Datta won the other two races in the series where a 12 car grid was present. This performance comes after Brayan won the JK Tyre’s Rotax Max Rookie Class Go Kart meet in May last year during his first outing in India.
Brayan has emerged in his short yet excellent racing career starting from Go Karting at Speed Drome Battaramulla track when he was 13. Since then he graduated into McLarens Formula 1300 Carburetor category and subsequently started in Formula McLarens 4 EFI category where he won the Championship in 2014. In 2015 he fought for the Championship until the last lap of the last race Chandima Goonarathna and ended up being the Championship runner up.
Brayan took part in the Formula Junior Racing Series in India under the guidance of Single Seater Formula Motor Sports Association which is the local governing body for Go Kart and Formula races in Sri Lanka. President Shehan De Tissera and the entire committee of Single Seater Formula Motor Sports Association congratulated Brayan for his determination and bringing glory to Sri Lanka while wishing him all the success in future local and international race meets.
