CEAT Racing in 17 podium finishes at Commando Challenge – Uva Kuda Oya

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The CEAT Racing Team has once again stamped its dominance on the track, winning the Car Team Championship at the 2017 Commando Challenge Super Cross at which it accounted for 17 podium finishes.

Blistering performances on the Commando Regiment’s Uva Kuda Oya circuit saw CEAT Racing’s drivers and riders grabbing four first places, five second places, six third places and two fourth places at the meet, further improving on the team’s previous performance at the location when it secured 10 podium finishes.

Team CEAT’s Ushan Perera and Malika Kuruvitaarachchi took the Car Team Championship after the latter won the Group SL-H Subaru Legacy 2200cc(one make) event and his team mate was placed third and fourth respectively in races 1 and 2 of the SL GT Cars up to 3500cc event.

Among the other team members that won their events, Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe accounted for two and Devin Serasinghe one.

The CEAT Racing Team for 2017 comprises of drivers Upulwan Serasinghe, Pasindu Peiris, Ushan Perera, Malika Kuruvitarachchi, Prasanna De Alwis, Lalin Kirinda, Lt. Colonel Duminda Jayasinghe, Colonel Indu Samarakoon, Devin Serasinghe and Chamod Perera and riders Evon B. Gurusinghe and Lahiru Jeewantha.

The team competes at race meets conducted by both the Sri Lanka Auto-sports Drivers Association (SLADA) and the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR).

The team won all three championships of the 2016 CEAT Sri Lanka Super Series and captured three of the four top awards of the 2016 CEAT SLADA Championship. It is seeking its fourth consecutive car team championship in 2017.