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Carlton Super Sports Festival’s motor racing event:
Gayan and Pasindu steal the limelight at Tissamaharama
Anushka Withanage reporting from Tissamaharama
Gayan Sandaruwan was the best performer in the motor cycle events and
Pasindu Peiris showed his superiority in the motor car events on the
third day of the fifth annual Carlton Super Sports Festival organised by
the Tharunyata Hetak Youth Movement and worked off in Tissamaharama
yesterday.
Gayan Sandaruwan gave an excellent display to win three events in
motor cycling - 250 cc, 2500 cc and open racing events. Pasindu Peiris
too came off with flying colours to win three events - SL-GT, SL-H 1600
and SL-H 1600 in the motor cars events.
Amila Kumara of Sri Lanka Navy became the overall winner of Unity
cycle tour. His timing for the whole event was 13.36.29 secs.
Sri Lanka Army, President’s Security Division 1, President’s Security
Division 2, President’s Security Division 3, Sri Lanka Artillery
Regiment, Raddoluwa Udara Sports Club and Sri Lanka Police team
participated in the tug-o’war event which was conducted according to the
world governing body rules. The event was refereed by Sunimal de Silva
(Sub Inspector of President’s Security Division), PC Sanjeewa Opatha
(President’s Security Division) and Priyanka Sumanatissa (President’s
Security Division).
First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was the chief guest and gave away the
awards to the winners. The Carlton Super Sports Festival was a
tremendous success due to the keen interest taken by Namal Rajapaksa,
President of the Tharunyata Hetak youth movement.
Motorcycle events - results:
Under 10 (50 cc): 1. Duwara Akalanka Senadeera, 2. Hasindu Kosalaka
Gunasekara, 3. Shavidu Shenal Nithiksha.
Street trail 250 cc: 1. R.M. Safras, 2. Dinesh Anurudda, 3. Haren
Yatawaka.
Under 13 (85 cc): 1. Jacques Gunawardena, 2. Kasun Tharaka
Wickramaarachi, 3. Ivan Biaggi Gurusinghe.
250 cc: 1. Gayan Sandaruwan, 2. Nuwan Daasanayake, 3. Tuan Ossen.
Under 16 (85 cc): 1. Shanuka Jayana, 2. S.U. Manchanayake, 3. Shehan
Adikari.
2500 cc: 1. Gayan Sandaruwan, 2. C.S. Santhosh, 3. Tuan Ossen.
Street trail open: 1. R.M. Safras, 2. Haren Yatawake, 3. Dinesh
Anurudda.
Racing Open: 1. Gayan Sandaruwan, 2. C.S. Santhosh, 3. Tuan Ossen.
Gravel Moto 450 cc: 1. W.M. Luxshman Amara Kumara, 2. N. Madushanka,
3. Sudeep Vidarshika.
Gravel Moto 450 cc: 1. Ramal Pathirana, 2. Sudeep Vidarshika, 3.
Udika Srimal.
Motor car event results
SL-GT (round 1): 1. Pasindu Peiris, 2. Aravinda Premadasa, 3. Janaka
Dias.
Ford Laser / Mazda 1500: 1. Chaminda Weerasuriya, 2. Kamil Hussain,
3. Upulwan Serasinghe.
Over 12 kg/HP: 1. Upulwan Serasinghe, 2. Prasanna de Alwis, 3. U.C.
Perera.
Nishan March: 1. Harsha Panduwawala, 2. Rohitha Rajapaksa, 3. Nadeera
Jinasena.
SL-H 1600: 1. Pasindu Peiris, 2. Upulwan Serasinghe, 3. Nishan
Waslathantrti.
Mini 7: 1. W.M.K. Wickramasinghe, 2. Lasantha Gunasekara, 3. Donald
Buultjens.
10 to 12 kg bph: 1. Shantha Surawera, 2. Pradeep Wijesiriwardene, 3.
Upulwan Serasinghe.
Ford Laser / Mazda 1600: 1. Chaminda Weerasuriya, 2. Upulwan
Serasinghe, 3. Daminda Weerasuriya.
T and J Open: 1. Sheran Fernando, 2. Manjula Wijesinghe, 3. Sanjaya
Sedara Senarath.
SL-H 1600: 1. Pasindu Peiris, 2. Upulwan Serasinghe, 3. Nishan
Wasalathantri.
SL-GT: 1. Aravinada Premadasa, 2. Janaka Dias, 3. Dinesh Deheragoda.
Cycle race results: 1. Amila Kumara (Navy) – 13.36.29,
2. Thusitha Dinesh Kumara (Navy) – 13.36.54, 3. Janaka Hemantha
(Navy) – 13.38.03, 4. W.Ushan Priyanga (SL German FS) – 13.38.33, 5.
Wasantha Harischandra (Army A) – 13.38.45, 6. K.S. Kumara (Navy A) –
13.38.52, 7. Nihal Silva (Navy A) – 13.38.58, 8. Jagath Kumara (Police
A) – 13.39.22, 9. Gayan Sanjeewa (Navy B) – 13.39.31, 10. Asiri Kelum
Peiris (Southern) – 13.40.53.
Tug-o’war: Semi finals - Sri Lanka Artillery Regiment beat Raddoluwa.
Sri Lanka Army beat Sri Lanka Police. Finals: Sri Lanka Artillery
Regiment beat Sri Lanka Army. Third place: Raddoluwa Udara Sports Club
beat Sri Lanka Police.
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