CEAT Racing reigns supreme at Gajaba Supercross 2016
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Drivers and Riders of the CEAT Racing Team that won 3 of the 4 top awards at the Gajaba Supercross. (L-R) Evon B. Gurusinghe, Ushan Perera, Malika Kuruvitaarachchi and Deshan Solanki celebrating their success
The CEAT Racing Team stamped its supremacy in no uncertain terms at the Gajaba Supercross 2016, winning the Champion Driver, Car Team Champions and Motorcycle Team Champions trophies after storming to 16 podium finishes at the penultimate event on the 2016 calendar of the Sri Lanka Auto-Sports Drivers Association (SLADA). CEAT’s Ushan Perera was adjudged Champion Driver after winning both races in the SLGT Super Car category, and together with team-mate Malika Kuruvitaarachchi, took the Car Team Championship, annexing the two top awards for Racing drivers. The CEAT Racing duo of Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe and Deshan Solanki won the Motorcycle Team Championship.
This was the 5th consecutive Car Team Champions trophy won by CEAT Racing this year, and its 2nd Motorcycle Team Championship of the season. In all, the CEAT Racing Team secured six 1st places, six 2nd places, two 3rd places and one each of 4th and 5th places at the Gajaba Supercross, which concluded on August 28. “The performance of the team continues to be inspiring and worthy of the CEAT brand,” said CEAT Kelani Holdings Vice President- Sales, Marketing & Exports, Ravi Dadlani. “The success of the brand is driven by its focus on performance and the core values of quality and consistency, and we are delighted to see the ever-increasing stature of the CEAT Racing Team, whose performances on the track reflect the same values,” he added.
The CEAT Racing Team for 2016 comprised of Upulwan Serasinghe, Janaka Dias, Pasindu Peiris, Lalin Kirinda, Prasanna de Alwis, Lt.Col. Duminda Jayasinghe, Lt.Col. Indu Samarakoon, Ushan Perera, Malika Kuruvitarachchi, Gayantha Rangana, Devin Serasinghe, Evon B. Gurusinghe and Deshan Solanki. The team races under CEAT colours at the 5 Race meets conducted by the SLADA for the 2016 CEAT SLADA Championship. CEAT Kelani Holdings is also the title sponsor of the CEAT Sri Lanka Super Series comprising of another 4 Race meets conducted in 2016 by the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers & Riders (SLARDAR).