Motorsports: DSS Rally on Saturday

The much looked forward fund raising Motor Rally organised by the D.S. Senanayake College Old Boys Union will take place on Saturday (9) from the school premises in Borella.

The rally, conducted on the Time-Speed-Duration (TSD) format will see around 60 vehicles starting out from the school premises running through a precise route covering approximately 135 kilometres before reaching its destination, the Laya Leisure Resort in Kukuleganga.

Competitors are expected to go across a route covering gravel and tarmac roads suited for cars and jeeps along the scenic outskirts of major cities in Homagama, Gelanigama, Mathugama and Bulathsinhala. 

Making it an event held with top standards, the organisers have outsourced the conduct of the event to the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) this year. 

The CMSC is the oldest motor sports club in Sri Lanka with experience in conducting one of the oldest rallies in the country and is affiliated to FIA, the international governing body for motor sports.

The drivers will be given their route instructions on a professional easy to understand tulip charts to navigate the course based on a time plan and have to check in at secret check points. 

The drivers will be awarded debit points for failure to observe the TSD instruction and the competitor with the least debit points will be declared the winner. 

The rally plotting team will register the drivers at checkpoints through a mobile QR (Quick-Response) code system that will relay the check-in time to the rally control in order to ensure speedy results processing and accuracy.

Although the event is held as a competition, the focus is on fun, friendship and camaraderie.

The motor rally, first such event started by an Old Boys Union, has been annually held since 2004 and is an important event in the school’s OBU calendar.