Shehan Adikari dethrones Gayan Sandaruwan at Sevanagala
Wednesday, 20 August 2014 00:13
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Text and pix by P.D. De Silva
Shehan C. Adikari proved his class as skill by dethroning reigning champion Gayan Sandaruwan at the Craftsmans Autodrome at Sevanagala on Sunday.
In event number 16 Racing Motor cycles up to 250cc Shehan C Adikari led from start to finish averting the stiff challenge by Gayan Sandaruwan. In the group MX open event Adikari led from start to finish and Sandaruwan had to settle for second spot.
Imal Manchanayake proved his expertise in the Super Motard event by winning the open event as well as the 250cc event.
The Motor Cars SLGT cars up to 3500cc event was stopped due to a pileup between Dinusha Perea and Charith Perera after three laps had been completed. The stewards awarded the event to Ishraq Wahab who was in the lead at the time.
Major General Ravi Mayadunne clinched his third victory for the day by winning the last event at the 4th Walawa Super Cross at Sevanagala.
Event No. 1 Group M Standard / Modified Motor Cycles up to 125 cc (2T)
1 Nihal Wijekone (Kawasaki KDX 125)
2 Kasun Wijesekera (Kawasaki KDX 125)
3 Ranjith Samaraweera (Kawasaki KDX 125)
Event No. 2 Group MX Racing Motorcycles 100cc to 225 cc
1 Sameera Pemarathne (Yamaha YZ 125)
2 Buddhika de Silva (Yamaha YZ 125)
3 Indika Basnayake (Yamaha YZ 125)
Event No. 3 Motor Cars Group SL-N Ford Laser / Mazda 1300 cc
1 Kushan Pieris (Mazds Familiar1300)
2 Sussntha Gunawardena (Ford Laser)
3 Janith Kumarage (Ford Laser 1300 cc)
Event No. 4 Group SM Super Motard 125cc to 250cc 4T
1 Imal Manchanayake (Honda CRF)
2 Srimal Malavige (Yamaha YZF)
3 Irantha Tharuka (Honda CRF)
Event No. 5 Group R and J - Trucks and Jeeps Forces Event
1 Maj Gen. Ravi Mayadunne (Toyota LC VJ 70 3000cc)
2 Col. Indu Samarakone (Mitsubishi Pajero 2500cc)
3 Major Randi Jayasinghe (Toyota Land Cruuser 3000cc)
Event No. 6
Group M – Standard and Modified Motor Cycles up to 125cc
1 E.A.P.N. Edirisinghe (Kawasaki KDX)
2 Kasun Wijesekera (Kawasaki KDX)
3 Ruwan Maduranga (Kawasaki KDX)
Event No. 7 – not held
Event No. 8 Group J Motor Cycles PW and QR up to 50cc
1 Tineth Godage (Yamaha PW)
2 Abishek Bandara (Yamahs PW)
3 Rumesh de Silva (Yamaha PW)
Event No 9 Group MX – Racing Motor Cycles up to 125cc
1 Sameera Pemarathne (Yamaha YZ)
2 Ishan Dassanayake (Yamaha YZ)
3 Indika Basnayake (Yamaha YZ)
Event No. 10 Motor Cars Group SLS up to 1500 cc
1 Ishan Wahab (Honsa Civic 1498cc)
2 Glen Jayasekera (Honda CRX)
3 A.B. Priyashantha
Event No. 11 Group J Motor Cycles up to 85cc
1 Venushka Tamalsha Silva (Yamaha YZ 85cc)
2 Banyka Rathnayake (Kawasaki KX 85cc)
3 Inuka Amendra (Yamaha YZ 85cc)
Event No. 12 Group T and J – Trucks and Jeeps Diesel Turbo up to 5500cc
1 Maj. General Ravi Mayadunne Toyota LC BJ 70
2 Manjula Wijesinghe (Mitsubishi 2500cc
3 Lt. Col. Duminda Jayasinghe
Event No. 13 Group M – Standard/Modified Motor Cycles up to 250cc
1 Lahiru Jeewantha (Yamaha WRF 250)
2 M.G.S. Sampath Kumara (Yamaha WRF 250)
3 Harshana Prabath (Yamaha WRF 250)
Event No. 14 Group MX Motor Cross
Bikes over 65cc (under 16 years)
Event No. 15 Motor Car Group SLN Ford Laser/Mazda 1500cc
1 Kushan Pieris (Mazda Familiar 1500cc)
2 Susantha Gunawardena (Ford Laser)
3 Shenal Gunawardena (Ford Laser)
Event No. 16 Group MX Racing Motor cycles up to 125 cc (2T) and 250c (4T)
1 Shehan C. Adikari (Honds CRF 250cc)
2 Gayan Sandaruwan (Honds CRF)
3 Sameera Premarathne (Yamaha YZF)
Event No. 17 Motor Cars Group SKH up to1600cc
1 Prasanna de Alwis
2 Royce Fernando
3 Champika Nemantha
Event No. 18 Group M – Standard/Modified Motorcycles Open 4T (special club event)
1 Lahiru Jeewantha (Yamaha WRF 250)
2 Harshana Prsbath (Yamaha WRF 250)
3 R.M. Safraz (Yamaha WRF 250)
Event No. 19 Motor Cars Group SLH Subaru up to 2200cc (non turbo)
1 Chavinda Dharmawardena (Subsru Legacy)
2 Yohan Wijeesiriwarde (Subaru Legacy)
3 Malinda Kuruwitaarachchi (Subaru Legacy)
Event No 20 Group SM - Super Motard Open
1 Imal Manchanayake (Honda CRF 250)
2 Udika Srimal Makawige (Yamaha YZF 250)
3 Ananda Wedisinghe (Yamaha YZF)
Event No. 21 Motor Cars Group SL-GT up to 3500cc
1 Ishraq Wahab (Subaru Impreza WRX 2000)
2 Kushan Pieris (Mitsubishi Evo 2000)
3 Shantha Suraweera (Subaru Impreza WRX
Event No. 22 Group MX – Racing Motor Cycles Open 2T and 4T
1 Shehan C. Adikari (Honda CRF 250)
2 Gayan Sandaruwan (Honda CRF250)
3 Sameera Pemarathne (Yamaha TZF 250)
Event No. 23 Group T and J – Trucks and Jeeps open
1 Ravi Mayadunne (Mitsubishi Pajero Evo)
2 Dr. Sanjaya Sedara Senarath (Mitsubishi Pajero Evo 3000)
3 Indu Samsrakone (Mitsubishi Pajero 2800)