Kushan, Ishan the racers to beat
Wonder kids with lion hearts roar like thunder at
Walawe in side-show spectacle:
by Geesha Munasinghe
Ishan Dassanayake once again proved that he is among the elite club
of riders in the country while young Kushan Peiris established his name
as one of the best racing drivers when they dominated the Sri Lanka
Military Corps of Engineers racing track in Embilipitiya as the Walawe
Super Cross 2015 got underway on a grand scale last weekend.
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Racing cubs with lion hearts: Abishek Bandara, Demitha
Jayawardena, Vinuda Devunaka, Rivinu Ratnayake, Gagana
Fernando, Minuka Ratnayake, Pathum Rashmika, Tharusha Anjana,
Theekshana Perera, Savindu Chandrasiri, Sadeepa Oshada,
Rashmi Karunaratne, Saseka Ratnayake who conquered the
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Kushan's heroics included two wins. In the Motor Cars Group SL-S -
upto 1500 cc event, Kushan allowed no room for others to impress and
went on to secure a comprehensive victory. Zaakir Wahab and Glen
Jayasekera finished second and third respectively.
Kushan then went on to win the 1500 CC SLN event putting veteran
driver Upulwan Serasinghe into the second place while Lt Colonel Duminda
Jayasinghe secured the third place.
Meanwhile the 1300 CC SLN Ford Lazer Mazda race was won by Upulwan
Serasinghe where Kushan finished second.
Former champion rider who hails from Kurunegala, Ishan Dassanayake
showed his class in the Group MX-Racing Motorcycles Open 2T and 4T
Special Club Event and booked the top spot on the podium ahead of
Nishida Jin Liyanage and Buddhika Kasun de Silva who finished second and
third respectively.
Earlier he won the Group MX-Racing Motorcycles upto 125 cc (2T) event
with Sameera Premaratne and Buddhika Kasun de Silva finishing behind
him.
In the fastest action of the day, the Motor Cars Group SL-GT upto
3500 cc Supercar event, Ashan Silva once again showed he deserved the
crown when he maintained a clear lead ahead of second placed Ishraq
Wahab and Missaka Naveen who came in third.
Organized by the Sri Lanka Military Corps of Engineers in
collaboration with Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club, the fifth episode of the
Walawe Super Cross saw super skills of drivers and riders with more
spectators and better organization.
Another interesting feature of the races was the participation of a
host of junior Under-10 racers who became the cynosure of all eyes as
they daringly displayed super promise for the future. Racing in the Upto
50cc category, Gagana Fernando won the event while Demitha Jayawardena
and Tharusha Anjana came in second and third respectively.
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Ishan Dissanayake
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Kusan Peiris (Pictures by Geesha Munasinghe)
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Ishan Dissanayake (front) and Jacques Gunawardena in action |
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