Darin Weerasinghe conquers Eliyakanda challenge
Darin Weerasinghe driving a Subaru WRX STI X 2000cc established a new course record of 32.80 seconds at the 20th CEAT Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb held last Sunday to keep the Preethi Palliyaguru trophy for ever while Sachira Rajakaruna riding a Yamaha aYZ 250 was the fastest on two wheels with a time of 35.64 seconds. Darin who has mastered the 540 metre Eliyakanda track broke his own course record of 33.83 seconds set last year with a time of 33.51 seconds in his first run and bettered it in his second run setting a new course record of 32.80 seconds.
Ayesh Bandara and Rajitha Uluwita won two motor car events each while Sachira Rajakaruna won the over 175cc upto 250cc (4T) and the super motard open over 250cc upto 750cc (4T) event for motorcycles. S K Amanda the only female competitor at this years’ Eliyakanda Hill Climb was placed second in the southern province novices event behind her brother S. K. Kisal. The results of the fifteen motorcar events and twelve motorcycle events held are as follows
Motor Car events:
1.SL-N Production Cars Ford Laser / Mazda 323 up to 1300cc; Rajitha Uluwita 39.62 seconds, Kushan Peiris 40.30 seconds Susantha Gunawardena 40.44 seconds
2.SL – E One make Mini Saloon 1275 cc; Chanaka Rathnayaka 42.54 seconds, Nisath de Alwis 42.94 seconds, Saman Ilandaripura 44.34 seconds.
3.SL- E One make Nissan March 1000cc; Irshad Faham 42.39 seconds, Yasith Gamage 42.53 seconds, Rizmin Razik 42.78 seconds
4.SL- N Production Cars Onemeake Ford Laser / Mazda 323 upto 1500cc; Rajitha Uluwita 39.92 seconds, Randika Niroshan 40.69 seconds, Shenal Gunawardana 41.00 seconds
5. Formula Cars Mclarens 1300cc EFI; Ayesh Bandara 36.08 seconds, Chandima Gunarethna 37.10, seconds, Emadad Hussain 38.31 seconds
6.SL- A Modified Cars upto 1050cc; Michael Wijesuriya 40.64 seconds, Linusha Perera 45.95 seconds
Kushan Perera 47.56 seconds
7.SL -A Modified Cars one make Mini 7; Ravin Vannitamby 42.15 seconds, K Parameeswaran 42.30, seconds, Namal Silva 42.31 seconds
8.SL-S Special upto 1500cc; Zaakir Wahab 36.70 seconds, Kushan Peiris 36.96 seconds, Dilan Hewawasam 41.15 seconds
9.SL-S specials upto 1350cc; Cancelled;
10. SL-H SLAS Homologated cars upto 1618cc One make Honda; Ayesh Bandara 36.11 seconds, Randika Niroshan 36.88 seconds, Faham Nauman 38.23 seconds
11. Class D – Diesel Cars upto 1500cc Non Turbo; Prasanna de Alwis 44.46 seconds, R. Biyanwila 45.29, seconds, Udara Palliyaguru 46.89 seconds
12. SL-T&J Open (non turbo); Shraq Wahab 39.08 seconds, Cassim Wahab 49.75 seconds,
13.Subaru Legacy Cars upto 2000cc; Tyronne Hendawitharana 37.27 seconds, Malika Kuruvitaarachchi 37.67, Chavi Dharmawardena 39.21
14. SL-GT upto 3500cc; Darin Weerasinghe 32.80 seconds, Ushan Perera 33.64 seconds and Aravinda Premadasa 34.54 seconds
15.Class M – Southern Province Novices upto 1500cc Non Turbo; S K Kisal 43.90 seconds, S K Amanda 48.70 seconds and Izvan Ahamath 49.24 seconds.
Motor cycle enets:
1.Group O Motorcycles over 1300cc upto 125cc, Dilan Rathnayaka 43.70 seconds, K P Dharshana 44.49 seconds, M C S Perera 48.62 seconds
2.Group O Motorcycles over 125cc upto 160cc; Sandeep Aluthwala 42.32 seconds, Pathirage Nikila, 42.48 seconds, Pathirage Mangala 46.35 seconds
3. Group M Standard motorcycles over 100cc upto 125cc 2T; Isuru Madushan 43.78 seconds
R K S Helawikum 45.09 seconds
Asantha Karunarathna 45.53 seconds
4. Group M over 175cc upto 250cc 4T 4CYL; Janaka Dias 39.02 seconds, E Galpihilla 39.82 seconds
Pathirage Mangala 40.07 seconds
5.Group O Standard Motorcycles over 100cc up to 125cc -4T; Andrew Sriyan Perera 41.47 seconds
Vijitha Perera 42.15 seconds
Asanga Samarawickrema 42.36 seconds
6.Group Super SM over 100cc up to 125cc (2T) & over 175cc upto 250cc (4T)
Sachira Rajakaruna 35.64 seconds
Kavindu Dushan Mudalige 36.14 seconds
Reza Odayar 36 17 seconds
7. Group M over 400cc upto 600cc 4T; Maduranga Caldera 36.64 seconds, Sandeep Aluthwala 38.09 seconds G Nipun Dilanka 40.51 seconds
8.Group M Street Trail over 175cc upto 250cc 4T, Prasanna Wijewardena 39.75 seconds
Maheen de Silva 40.64 seconds
9. Group Super SM Super Motad open over 125cc upto 500cc (2T) & over 250cc upto 750cc (4T): Sachira Rajakaruna 35.90 seconds, Kavindu Dushan Mudalige 36.12 seconds, Darshana Kasun Mudalige 41.51 seconds
10. Group MX Modified street trail over 175cc upto 250cc (2T): D A Aminda Asiri 43.33 seconds, H G Dushantha 44.71 seconds, H G A Udayanga 45.88 seconds
11.Group M over 900cc upto 1000cc 4T; Reza Odayar 36.45 second, Maduranga Caldera 36.51 seconds, Pramuka Sesath 36.52 seconds
12. Group R racing over 100cc upto 125cc 2T; S Vasudevan 42.08 s
econds, M Supun 45.96 seconds, R Vinodh 50.06
