Ashan Silva fastest at Eliyakanda for the fourth consecutive year

Ashan Silva stamped his supremacy at Eliyakanda for the fourth consecutive year by a faster timing of four milli-seconds.

Shafraz Junaid was the fastest rider of the day. The Southern Motor Sports Club vibrated Matara with the sonorous roar of cars and motor cycles on the 23rd and 24th of February with the 17th Eliyakanda hill Climb and the inaugural Southern Drag Races.

The festival of motor sports commenced with the Southern Drag Race 2013 on a 400 meter straight track along beach road Matara. New to the spectators in the south, the ’Drag’ was a treat to watch. The drag races were sponsored by US Car Sales and attracted over 50participants.

Shirendra Lawrence, Andrew Choksy, Maduranga Caldera, Ananda Wedisinghe, Janaka Dinesh, Janaka Thillakaratne, Mahendra Fernando, Janith Kumarage, Rajith Uluwita, Chamika Ranathunga and Sudath Weerasinghe thrilled the crowds with their driving and riding skill.

The Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb attracted a record 150 competitors and was jointly sponsored by Pan Asia Bank and CEAT. Etisalat and Wurth were co-sponsors.

There were 9 motor cycle events and 15 motorcar events. Motor cycle events were dominated by the super runs of Shafraz Junaid who handled his machine beautifully to win both Super Motard up to 250 event and the Super Motard Open event in style. At the end of the meet,

Junaid was also adjudged the ‘fastest rider of the day’. Two other riders who thrilled the crowds were Sudath Weerasinghe and Maduranga Caldera. Of the motor car events, the Nissan March event (SL-N production cars up to & including 1000 CC), Ford Laser Events (both 1300 & 1500 CC) and the Honda VTEC event (SL-H cars up to 1600 CC) recorded the highest participation.

The fastest event of the meet was the SL-GT cars up to 3500 CC event, where both Darin Weerasinghe and Ashan Silva showed how to handle these super-fast monstrous vehicles on winding and climbing terrain.

Ashan Silva made it 4 milliseconds faster than Darin and was able to bag the trophies-for fastest driver and the best timing for the day. RESULTS Motor Cycles up to 125cc (4 stroke): Winner- Sudath Weerasinghe; Runner Up- Dilan Ratnayake

Motor Cycles up to 125cc (2 stroke): Winner- Anju Oshan; Runner Up- Suranga Buddhika Event 2: Motor Cycles over 125 CC and up to 160 CC Winner- Akila Kamalendra; Runner UpM. C. S. Perera

Motor Cycles up to 250cc: Winner- Janaka Dinesh; Runner Up- Maduranga Caldera

Motor Cycles over 250cc & up to 600cc: Winner- Yohan Eaduge; Runner Up- Rakitha Abeywickrama

Motor Cycles Open: Winner- Maduranga Caldera; Runner Up- Mahendra Fernando

Super Motard Open: Winner: Ananda Wedi- singhe; Runner Up- Sarath Kumarasinghe

Cars up to 100cc: Winner- Jagath Peramunage; Runner Up- Chanaranga Ratnasinghe

Cars over 1001cc up to 1300cc: Winner- Janith Kumarage; Runner Up- Rohan Fernando

Cars over 1301cc up to 1500cc: WinnerGlen Jayasekera; Runner Up- Banuka Kaushalya

Cars over 1501cc up to 1600cc: Winner- Janaka Thillakaratne; Runner Up- Eranga Wakista

Ford Laser up to 1500cc: Winner- Runner Up

Cars Open 4WD: Winner- Shirendra Lawrence; Runner Up- Janaka Thillakaratne

Cars up to 3500 AWD Stock Turbo: WinnerShirendra Lawrence; Runner Up- Nuzat Naseef

Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb 2013 Motor Cycles

Standard Motor Cycles up to 125cc (4 stroke): Winner- Sudath Weerasinghe; 1st Runner up- M. C. S. Perera; 2nd Runner-up- Thushan Perera

Standard Motor Cycles up to 125cc (2 stroke): Winner- Thushan Perera; 1st Runnerup- Suranga Buddhika; 2nd Runner-up- Amal Udayanga

Standard Motor Cycles up to 250cc (4 stroke): Winner- Isuru Eranga; 1st Runner-upMaduranga Caldera; 2nd Runner-up-M.C.S. Perera

Standard Motor Cycles up to 125cc (Forces Event): Winner- R.M.R.K. Ranathunga; 1st Runner up- M. C. S. Perera; 2nd Runner-up- Dilan Ratnayake

Standard Motor Cycles up to 150cc (4 stroke): Winner- Sudath Weerasinghe; 1st Runner-up- Akila Kamalendra; 2ndRunner-up- M. C. S. Perera

Street Trail (2T & 4T) Super Motard Motor Cycles up to 250cc: Winner- Shafraz Junaid; 1st Runner-up- Sarath Kumarasinghe; 2nd Runnerup- Laxman Anura Kumara

Street Trail (2T & 4T) Super Motard Motor Cycles Open: Winner- Shafraz Junaid; 1st Runner-up- Ananda Wedisinghe; 2nd Runner-up- Rohan D. Pathirana

Street Trail (2T & 4T) Racing Motor Cycles up to 125cc: Winner- Y.A.M. Niranja; 1st Runner up- J.A. Irantha Tharuka; 2nd Runner-upSarath Kumarasinghe

Motor Cycles Open: Winner- Maduranga Caldera; 1st Runner up- Mahendra Fernando; 2ndRunner up- Yohan Waduge Motor Cars

Group SL-N production Cars One-Make Classes- Ford Laser/Mazda up to 1300cc: Winner- Susantha Gunawardena; 1st Runner upJanith Kumarage; 2ndRunner-up- Dhammika Pieris

Group SL- N production Cars - More than 8 & up to & including 10 kg/ BHP: Winner- Rohitha Amarasinghe; 1st Runnerup- Jagath Munasinghe

Group SL- N production Cars up to & including 1500cc: Winner- Buwaneka Wijesinghe; 1st Runner- up- Janith Wanniarachchi; 2ndRunner-up- Bhanuka Gamachchi

Group M Southern Province NovicesCars Up to 2000cc: Winner- Rajith Uluwita; 1st Runner up- Bhanuka Gamachchi; 2nd Runner-up- Tharindu Nalaka Jayasinghe

Group SL- S ( Specials) Cars up to 1500cc: Winner- Shantha Suraweera; 1st Runner-up- Shihan Meegama

Group SL- N production Cars up to & including 1000cc: Winner- Dhammika Pieris; 1st Runner- up- Kushan Pieris; 2nd Runner-up-Rohitha Rajapakse

Group SL- N production Cars- One Make Classes- Subaru Legacy up to 2200cc: Winner- Tiron Hendawitharana; 1st Runner-up- Chavinda Dharmawardena

Group SL- N production Cars up to & including 1300cc: Winner- Shantha Suraweera; 1st Runner- up- Tiron Hendawitharana; 2ndRunner-up- W. M. K. Wickramasinghe

Group SL- A Cars up to 1050cc: WinnerMichael Wijesuriya; 1st Runner- up- Buddhika De Silva; 2ndRunner-up- Hafiz Cader

Group D Diesel Cars up to 2000cc: Winner- Prasanna De Alwis; 1st Runner- upUdara Palliyaguru; 2ndRunner- up- Harsha Panduwawala

Group SL- N production Cars - OneMake Classes- Ford Laser/ Mazda up to 1500cc: Joint Winners- Susantha Gunawardena and Irfan Fuard; 2nd Runner- up- Chamika Ranathunga

Group SL- H Cars up to 1600cc: WinnerAshan Silva; 1st Runner- up- Dilan Senevirathne; 2nd Runner-up-Irfan Fuard

Group SL- GT Cars up to 3500cc: Winner- Ashan Silva; 1st Runner- up- Darin Weerasinghe; 2nd Runner- up- Aravinda Premadasa