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'Gajaba Supercross' Adds Thrill at Saliyapura


Gajaba Supercross-2014’, the year’s stunning Grand Prix on Sunday (31) in Rajarata at Saliyapura Gajaba Regiment Headquarters (GR) drew a massive crowd of spectators.

Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army attended the motor racing event and the closing ceremomy as the Chief Guest at the invitation of Major General S.W.L Daulagala, Colonel of the Gajaba Regiment.

The year’s thrilling spectacle, held in collaboration with Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) had 21 events representing both riding and driving categories.

Janaka Dias, obtaining the highest number of points for Best Driving was adjudged the Best Driver and carried away ‘Major General W.D.G.A Gunasekara Rolling Trophy’. It was presented by Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest on the occasion.

The ‘Hans Ralf Rolling Trophy’ for the Best Rider who snatched the highest number of points went to Shehan Adikari. On the same occasion, a Special Trophy in appreciation of pioneering roles in the Motor Racing field was presented to Mr Hans Ralf by Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake.

Renowned drivers and riders, like Janaka Dias, Kamal Prasanna, Damith Weerasinghe, Gayan Sandaruwan, Shehan Adikari and Sameera Premaratne showed their colours and won the places in different events.

Special motor cycle racing events for enthusiasts below 16 and 13 years of age also robbed the attention of the spectators. All the races were judged by experts and SLARDAR officials.

These are the winners in separate events.

Motor Cars 3500 CC

1st Place     Janaka Dias
2nd Place    Kamal Prasanna
3rd Place     Damith Weerasinghe

Motor Bikes 175 CC - 250 CC

1st Place     Gayan Sandaruwan
2nd Place     Shehan Adikari
3rd Place     Sameera Premaratne