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Text and pix by P.D. De Silva
Darin Weerasinghe driving a Subaru WRX STI X 2000cc car shattered his own course record with a time of 32.80 seconds at the 20th CEAT Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb and claimed the Preethi Palliyaguru Challenge trophy for the third consecutive year. Sachira Rajakaruna riding a Yamaha aYZ 250 was the fastest on two wheels with a time of 35.64 seconds.
Darin broke his own course record of 33.83 seconds set last year with a time of 33.51 seconds in his first run and bettered it in his second run setting a new course record of 32.80 seconds
Ayesh Bandara and Rajitha Uluwita won two motor car events each while Sachira Rajakaruna won the over 175cc upto 250cc (4T) and the super motard open over 250cc upto 750cc (4T) event for motorcycles.
S.K. Amanda was the only female competitor at this year’s Eliyakanda Hill Climb and was placed second in the southern province novices event behind her brother S.K. Kisal.
Motor car events
01 SL-N Production Cars Ford Laser/ Mazda 323 up to 1300cc
Rajitha Uluwita 39.62 seconds
Kushan Peiris 40.30 seconds
Susantha Gunawardeana 40.44 seconds
02 SL-E One make Mini Saloon
1275 cc
Chanaka Rathnayaka 42.54
seconds
Nisath de Alwis 42.94 seconds
Saman Ilandaripura 44.34 seconds
03 SL-E One make Nissan March 1000cc
Irshad Faham 42.39 seconds
Yasith Gamage 42.53 seconds
Rizmin Razik 42.78 seconds
04 SL-N Production Cars Onemeake Ford Laser / Mazda 323 upto 1500cc
Rajitha Uluwita 39.92 seconds
Randika Niroshan 40.69 seconds
Shenal Gunawardana 41.00
seconds
05 Formula Cars Mclarens 1300cc EFI
Ayesh Bandara 36.08 seconds
Chandima Gunarethna 37.10
seconds
Emadad Hussain 38.31 seconds
06 SL-A Modified Cars upto 1050cc
Michael Wijesuriya 40.64 seconds
Linusha Perera 45.95 seconds
Kushan Perera 47.56 seconds
07 SL-A Modified Cars one make Mini 7
Ravin Vannitamby 42.15 seconds
K. Parameeswaran 42.30 seconds
Namal Silva 42.31 seconds
08 SL-S Special upto 1500cc
Zaakir Wahab 36.70 seconds
Kushan Peiris 36.96 seconds
Dilan Hewawasam 41.15 seconds
09 SL-S specials upto 1350cc
Canceled
10 SL-H SLAS Homologated cars upto 1618cc One make Honda
Ayesh Bandara 36.11 seconds
Randika Niroshan 36.88 seconds
Faham Nauman 38.23 seconds
11 Class D - Diesel Cars upto 1500cc Non Turbo
Prasanna de Alwis 44.46 seconds
Ranga Biyanwila 45.29 seconds
Udara Palliyaguru 46.89 seconds
12 SL-T&J Open (non turbo)
Ishraq Wahab 39.08 seconds
Cassim Wahab 49.75 seconds
13 Subaru Legacy Cars upto 2000cc
Tyronne Hendawitharana 37.27 seconds
Malika Kuruvitaarachchi 37.67
Chavi Dharmawardena 39.21
14 SL-GT upto 3500cc
Darin Weerasinghe 32.80 seconds
Ushan Perera 33.64 seconds
Aravinda Premadasa 34.54 seconds
15 Class M - Southern Province Novices upto 1500cc Non Turbo
S.K. Kisal 43.90 seconds
S.K. Amanda 48.70 seconds
Izvan Ahamath 49.24 seconds
Motorcycle events
01 Group O Motorcycles over 1300cc upto 125cc
Dilan Rathnayaka 43.70 seconds
K.P. Dharshana 44.49 seconds
M.C.S. Perera 48.62 seconds
02 Group O Motorcycles over 125cc upto 160cc
Sandeep Aluthwala 42.32 seconds
Pathirage Nikila 42.48 seconds
Pathirage Mangala 46.35 seconds
03 Group M Standard motorcycles over 100cc upto 125cc 2T
Isuru Madushan 43.78 seconds
R.K.S. Helawikum 45.09 seconds
Asantha Karunarathna 45.53
seconds
04 Group M over 175cc upto 250cc 4T 4CYL
Janaka Dias 39.02 seconds
E Galpihilla 39.82 seconds
Pathirage Mangala 40.07 seconds
05 Group O Standard Motorcycles over 100cc up to 125cc -4T
Andrew Sriyan Perera 41.47
seconds
Vijitha Perera 42.15 seconds
Asanga Samarawickrema 42.36 seconds
06 Group Super SM over 100cc up to 125cc (2T) & over 175cc upto 250cc (4T)
Sachira Rajakaruna 35.64 seconds
Kavindu Dushan Mudalige 36.14
seconds
Reza Odayar 36 17 seconds
07 Group M over 400cc upto
600cc 4T
Maduranga Caldera 36.64 seconds
Sandeep Aluthwala 38.09 seconds
H.G. Nipun Dilanka 40.51 seconds
08 Group M Street Trail over 175cc upto 250cc 4T
Prasanna Wijewardena 39.75
seconds
Maheen de Silva 40.64 seconds
Aminda Asiri 43.94 seconds
09 Group Super SM Super Motad open over 125cc upto 500cc (2T) & over 250cc upto 750cc (4T)
Sachira Rajakaruna 35.90 seconds
Kavindu Dushan Mudalige 36.12
seconds
Darshana Kasun Mudalige 41.51
seconds
10 Group MX Modified street trail over 175cc upto 250cc (2T)
D.A. Aminda Asiri 43.33 seconds
H.G. Dushantha 44.71 seconds
H.G.A. Udayanga 45.88 seconds
11 Group M over 900cc upto
1000cc 4T
Reza Odayar 36.45 second
Maduranga Caldera 36.51 seconds
Pramuka Sesath 36.52 seconds
12 Group R racing over 100cc upto 125cc 2T
S. Vasudevan 42.08 seconds
M. Supun 45.96 seconds
R. Vinodh 50.06 seconds
