Dilan Seneviratne dominates Colombo night race 2011

Dilan Senevirtane continued his recent winning streak, extending his run of wins at the Colombo Night Race 2011’s SL-H 1600 event, one of the more popular and faster events in the range. The inaugural Colombo Night Race has already claimed an important spot in Sri Lanka’s motor racing agenda.

The SL-H 1600 event saw a full grid consisting of 20 cars driven by some of Sri Lanka’s most renowned drivers. Seneviratne dominated the qualifying round for pole position recording the fastest time while Ashan Silva and Sajaad Zuhair qualified 2nd and 3rd respectively.

On race day, Seneviratne began strongly, pulling away from the pack quickly with Ashan Silva gaining on him. The race was then defined with an exciting run by these drivers as Seneviratne and Silva established a large gap between them and the rest of the field. These two fine drivers showed some extremely competitive and clean driving and kept spectators on their toes till the final lap.  It was to be Seneviratne’s night though. Soaking up the pressure from Silva, the MOBIL 1 powered Seneviratne took the chequered flag winning the race. Silva finished in second place while EZY Racing’s Sajaad Zuhair and Pasindu Pieris finished third and fourth respectively.

The win is yet another feather in Seneviratne’s hat who has enjoyed a strong 2011, and a testament to his dedication to the sport.