Second Colombo Supercross to speed off on June 24
The Navy Racing Club (NRC) has finalised arrangements to conduct the Colombo Supercross scheduled to speed off on June 24 at gravel racing track of NRC in Welisara. Joining hands with the NRC to make this event a success will be the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders better known as SLARDAR and the Asian Motor Racing Club (AMRC).
Chief of Staff of Navy and Chairman Colombo Supercross Rear, Admiral Neil Rosayro receiving the Shell sponsorship from Amal Perera, Managing Director, Shell Lubricants. Also in the picture is Commander Buddika Chandrasiri.
This was revealed by Rear Admiral Neil Rosayro the Chief of Staff of the Navy and Chairman of the Colombo Supercross 2018 at a press briefing held at the Naval Headquarters auditorium in Colombo.
He emphasised that the inaugural Colombo Supercross held last year was a tremendous success offering the drivers and riders a challenging opportunity to showcase their talent in what now is known as the number one gravel racing track in Sri Lanka. The laying of the track work began in the year 2012 and it was designed, prepared and done by motocross champion Gayan Sandaruwan and Hans Ralf Karpenski a synonymous name in the field of building racing tracks in Sri Lanka and the designer of now famous Foxhill, Gajaba and several other racing tracks around the island.
The idea of conducting a racing event took its turn when the Commander of Sri Lanka Navy gave the green light and from there on the officials of the NRC racing committee along with Gayan Sandaruwan left no stone unturned with our plans to conduct a racing event.
The Colombo Supercross is conducted with the aim of utilizing the profits made, for the welfare of the families of Navy war heroes killed in action during the ethnic war and also to offer facilities and scholarships to their children.
The second Colombo Supercross will see 25 events being conducted with 14 in the motorcar and motorcycle categories. The car track has a length of 1.2 kms with more up and down hills and drifting corners which will be a challenge to the drivers participating.
The motor bike track is of 1.8 kms in length with jumps and bends which according to the officials that includes the longest jump in any track in Sri Lanka.
Also joining as organisers to make this event a success are – Shell Lubricants Distributors, CEAT Marketing (Pvt) Ltd, Stafford Motor Co (Pvt) Ltd, LOLC General Insurance Ltd, Hutch (Pvt) Ltd, Elephant House, Causeway Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, LR Motors, Lakspray – Daily Milk, and Nivasie Developers (Pvt) Ltd.