Exciting finishes expected at Speed Championship in Motor Racing on
May 27
by S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Cor.
MOTOR RACING: Exciting motor racing is in store for the motor racing
fans when the second round of the Speed Championship organised jointly
by the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club (SLMCC), Ceylon Motor Sports Club
(CMSC) and the Asian Motor Racing Club (AMRC) gets under way at the
Pannala Race Circuit, Pannala next Sunday (May 27th) commencing at 9
a.m. The official practices for grid positions will be held on Saturday
May 26th.
The President of the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club and motor racing
driver Hafiz Cader said that this is the second of the championship and
the first one organised by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club was held in
February and the third one will be organised by the Asian Motor Racing
Club before the speed champion is decided.
Hafiz Cader also said that the competitors will be timed on Saturday
and it will be known who has timed the fastest for this round.
He also said that all top racing drivers had entered the Super Cars
event upto 3500cc. This is known as the SLGT event or Grand Touring cars
event. Some of the top drivers in fray will be Dinesh Deheragoda,
Arvinda Premadasa, Nigel Perera, Nalaka Dias, Ashane Silva, Pasindu
Peiris, Janaka Dias, just to name some of them. A few more are expected
during the next few days.
He said around 22 events for motor cycles and motor cars including
Formula Cars will be worked. Apart from the event for the SLGT cars, the
other event which should provide the thrills for the motor racing fans
is the Formula event, three of which will be worked off. They are
Formula McLarens 1300 cc, Formula Ford 1600 cc and Formula Ford 1600 cc
(Pre 1985). Some of the top formula exponents like Rohan de Silva,
Saffraz Nawaz, Rizvie Farouk, Dilan Senaviratne, Dinesh Deheragoda and
many others are expected to compete.
The Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club with a history of over 60 years
successfully conducted the Nuwara Eliya Road Races at the height of the
April Festivities season in Nuwara Eliya this year. This was a feather
in their cap as roads had to be closed and they did a good job of it
without inconveniencing the holiday-makers by opening the roads
intermittently.
The events which are scheduled to be worked are:
MOTOR CARS
SL-N Production cars upto 1000 cc
One Make Classes
Ford Laser - Mazda 323 upto 1300 cc
Ford Laser / Mazda 323 up to 1500 cc (Hatch backs and Sedans)
Subaru Legacy upto 2200 cc.
Formula Cars:
Formula McLarens 1300 cc
Formula Ford 1600 cc
Formula Ford 1600 cc. Pre 1985
SL-A Modified Cars
Mini 7 upto 1050 cc
Over 1050 cc and upto 1400 cc
McLarens Alto K 10 One Make Cars.
SLAS Homologated Cars SL-H
Upto 1600 cc SLH Configurated 4 door Sedans and Hatch Backs)
SLGT Cars upto 3500 cc
SL-S (Group Specials upto 1500 cc
MOTOR CYCLES
Group O Std. upto 125 cc (2 stroke)
Group O Std. upto 125 cc (4 stroke)
Group O std. upto 450 cc (4 stroke)
Group SM Super Motard upto 250 cc
Group SM Super Motard upto 450 cc
Group R Racing & Modified upto 125 cc
Group R Racing & Modified 600 cc (4 stroke)
Group R Racing & Modified 1000 cc (4 stroke)
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