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The first auto cross which ended at Waters Edge in Battaramulla was indeed a real thriller. The rain that fell the previous day had made the track extremely tricky. The track was not for the weak at heart, but for real men who are bent on challenging any obstacle that stands in their way. This gave ample reason for Dinesh Deheragoda to win the prestigious SL-GT cars up to 3500 cc event. Deheragoda driving a Mitsubishi Evo0 GT, won with a time of 1.06.09. Ashan Silva in a Mitsubishi Evo3 came in second while Janaka Dias in a Subaru WRX came in third.

Meanwhile in the SL-T&J diesel up to and including 5500 cc turbo, Nigel Werapemali driving a Landrover Defender 90 came in first with a time of 1.16.51. He was followed by Travice Ondaatjie in a Toyota Surf. Third place went to K.M. Indika Sanjaya who was driving a Landrover Defender 90.

Dinesh Senanayake won the SL-T&J petrol up to and including 3000 cc non turbo. He was followed by Osanda Maligaspe and Bri Ponnambalam. In the SL-T&J up to and including 5500 cc non turbo, Ranjith Gunathilake came in first followed by Upul Perera and Rohan Fonseka.

Dilshan Bandaranayake won the highly entertaining Mini One Make. Ravi Abeysekera came in second while M. Wickramasinghe was placed third. In the Ford Laser/Mazda 323 - 1300 cc (SL-N) One Make, Susantha Gunawardene came in first ahead of U. C. Perera and Harisha Amarasekara. Darin Weerasinghe won the 'cars more than8.0 - 10.0 KG/hp. The event was organized by Ceylon Motor Sports Club and sponsored by Red Bull energy drink.