CEAT Racing storms Uva Kudaoya to capture all 4 championships at Commando Challenge
As the 2016 motor racing season approaches its final lap in Sri Lanka, the CEAT Racing Team’s inspiring performances on the track continued at the inaugural Commando Challenge Super Cross, at which the team won all four championship trophies.
Setting an unbeatable record on the Uva Kudaoya Commando Regimental Training School track, the CEAT Racing Team took the Car Team Championship and the Motorcycle Team Championship while team members Ushan Perera and Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe claimed the individual championships for Best Driver and Best Rider respectively.
The team’s 11 podium finishes at the Commando Challenge Super Cross comprised of eight first places, two second places and one fourth place. Ushan Perera reaffirmed his class by winning both races in the SLGT Cars up to 3500cc category, while Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe excelled, winning four events.
The 2016 Commando Challenge Super Cross organised by the Sri Lanka Commando Regiment in collaboration with Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR), was supported by CEAT Kelani Holdings as Main Sponsor. This was the third race conducted for the CEAT Sri Lanka Super Series Championship 2016.
The CEAT Racing Team for 2016 comprises of UpulwanSerasinghe, Janaka Dias, PasinduPeiris, LalinKirinda, Prasanna De Alwis, Lt. Colonel DumindaJayasinghe, Colonel InduSamarakoon, Ushan Perera, MalikaKuruvitarachchi, GayanthaRangana, Devin Serasinghe, Evon B. Gurusinghe and Deshan Solanki.
The CEAT Racing Team has now won eight consecutive Car Team Championships and threeMotorcycle Team Championships at races conducted for the 2016 season.
The CEAT Racing Team competes under CEAT colours at the five race meets conducted by the Sri Lanka Auto-sports Drivers Association (SLADA) for the 2016 CEAT SLADA Championship and at the four race meets of the ‘CEAT Sri Lanka Super Series’ conducted by SLARDAR.
Pictured here are the CEAT Racing Team’s Champion Rider Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe and Champion Driver Ushan Perera (left) and Ushan Perera in action at the Uva Kudaoya track.
