23rd Eliyakanda Hill Climb on Sunday

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Dilan SenevirathneThe course record holder at the wheel of his Formula car

Text and Pix by P.D. De Silva

The course for the Eliyakanda Hill Climb

The 23rd Eliyakanda Hill Climb organised and conducted by the Southern Motor Sports Club (SMSC) will take place at Browns Hill Matara on Sunday 17 February.The 540-metre Eliyakanda track is famous for its unique competitiveness and comprises some difficult corners including Single Tree Corner, Residency Corner, Southern Corner and Tower Corner which are a challenge for both man and machine.

Dilan Senevirathne has been the fastest to cover the course on four wheels clocking 32.422 seconds while Dushan Mudalige who clocked 35.07 seconds is the fastest on two wheels.

Entries were called for the motor cycle and motor car events and as at last Tuesday entries from 115 drivers and 87 riders had been received. All competitors will be allowed two practice runs on Saturday (16).

Sri Lanka Telecom is the main sponsor of this year’s event while Mobil Lubricants, MBSL, CEAT, Wurth and Harischandra Mills are co-sponsors.

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