Army riders and drivers who competed in the recently-concluded ‘Commando Challenge - 2016’super cross of the Commando Regiment secured leading places in several categories in the open event sector.

The three-day long expedition covering a distance of about 566 km started off from Kandy and finished at Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) at Kuda Oya before the challenging events got underway at the CRTS 1.68 km long super cross racing track, considered to be the longest and the fastest.

The adventurous Super Cross consisted 10 motor car racing events and 12 motorcycle riding encounters with the participation over 100 competitors, including many renowned veterans in the field of driving and riding.

Organized by the Commando Regiment in association with the SLARDAR, aimed at collecting funds for welfare projects of the Commando Regiment, the event was sponsored by CEAT Sri Lanka.

Here is the list of Army achievers in the ‘Commando Challenge - 2016’;

Group Truck (T) & Jeep (J) Open Event Colonel S. P. A. I. M. B Samarakoon Second Place Racing 125cc – Defence Forces Event Corporal M. M. J. S Premarathne VIR First Place Signalmen W. K Silva SLSC Second Place Lance Corporal P. M. J Sigera SLCMP Third Place Racing 125cc – National Event Corporal M. M. J. S Premarathne VIR First Place Lance Corporal P. M. J Sigera SLCMP Second Place Private T. K. R. N. S Kumara SLA Third Place STD 125cc – Open Event Corporal P. N Wijerathne VIR First Place Lance Corporal G. K. G. N Pushpa Kumara CR Third Place STD 250cc – Open Event Race – 1 Private A.W.L.J Kumarasinghe SLASC Third Place Race – 2 Private A.W.L.J Kumarasinghe SLASC Third Place STD 250cc – National Champion Event Race – 1 Corporal M. M. J. S Premarathne VIR Second Place Race – 2 Corporal M. M. J. S Premarathne VIR Second Place