Young speed merchants burn the track
Round 1 of the highly competitive Bandaragama Go-kart Racing Club (BGRC) Karting Championship 2017 was held at the Sri Lanka Karting Circuit (SLKC) in Bandaragama. The much anticipated invitation event was organised by the BGRC.
Race-day saw young stars competing for honours under 7 categories, namely Class Novices ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’, Ladies Open, Class Senior ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’. Anish Ryan Ranasinghe grabbed honours in the 1st event of the day, the Novices Class ‘A’, while Avishka Premadasa and Linal Goonetilleke were 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The Novices Class ‘B’ event saw Harendra Karunaratne emerge winner after a tense battle.
Chavindu Lavan Kodagoda and Asanka Rathnapriya Soysa came 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Novices Class ‘C’ saw Shehan Charith de Alwis cruising to victory, while Heshan Lasith Kulatunga settled for 2nd place, ahead of Roncalli Kanishka Rambukwella who came 3rd.
Ashvitha Wickrama enjoyed victories in two events during the 1st Leg of the championship.
First, she maneuvered herself in an impressive manner to win the Class Senior ‘D’ category ahead of Saurika Livindu and Vinusha Sanjula Periyapperuma who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Later, in the Ladies Open, Ashvitha took total control of the race to cruise to victory ahead of Maryse Navaratne and Sahandee Meegama who booked the remaining two spots on the podium.
Shayamal Mendis won the Senior ‘E’ Class race, while Angelo Senaratne and Shakthi Anuradha Gunasekara finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Later, Ranjaya Dissanayake proved to be too fast for seasoned campaigners Bhagya Senaratne and Ryan de Bruin who finished 2nd and 3rd behind him in the Senior Class F.
RESULTS
Class Novices ‘A’
1. Anish Ryan Ranasinghe
2. Avishka Premadasa
3. Linal Goonetilleke
Class Novices ‘B’
1. Harendra Karunaratne
2. Chavindu Lavan Kodagoda
3. Asanka Rathnapriya Soysa
Class Novices ‘C’
1. Shehan Charith de Alwis
2. Heshan Lasith Kulatunga
3. Roncalli Kanishka Rambukwella
Class Senior ‘D’
1. Ashvitha Wickrama
2. Saurika Livindu
3. Vinusha Sanjula Periyapperuma
Class Senior ‘E’
1. Shayamal Mendis
2. Angelo Senaratne
3. Shakthi Anuradha Gunasekara
Class Senior ‘F
1. Ranjaya Dissanayake
2. Bhagya Senaratne
3. Ryan de Bruin
Ladies Open
1. Ashvitha Wickrama
2. Maryse Navaratne
3. Sahandee Meegama