Pelawatta Races

[Watchman]

hey guys,

Just wanted to know is this happening on the 10th & 11th?

would love to go see it.. though i fear its quite far off isnt it? anyone else going?

[Pericles]

canceled, apparently.

[Watchman]

ohh is that so..thanks...

Any idea if the Eliyakanda Hill Climb (25th May) and the Kukuleganga races(7th & 8th June)?

i'm kinda hoping to attend as many sri lankan racing events as posible during the holidays.

[Watchman]

anyone got any news on this?

[Devinda_Z]

Is the MRA Kukulegnaga Rally happening on the 21st & 22nd of this month as initially scheduled?

[Watchman]

Is the MRA Kukulegnaga Rally happening on the 21st & 22nd of this month as initially scheduled?

it was supposed to be this weekend... but its postponed... (according to DDs race-calander)

[Devinda_Z]

it was supposed to be this weekend... but its postponed... (according to DDs race-calander)

so that means the motormag schedule is out of date when it comes to certain races?

any idea what the new race sched for the rest of the year is?

[KLM]

Parts of the KKG route were under 4 feet of water as of last week, so the rally probably won't be run until the rains cease. The underwater dam gates were opened, which is why the roads were submerged.

[Watchman]

http://www.dinesh-d.com/2008Calendar.html

this is my source been quite up-to-date AFAIK

[Devinda_Z]

Parts of the KKG route were under 4 feet of water as of last week, so the rally probably won't be run until the rains cease. The underwater dam gates were opened, which is why the roads were submerged.

bummer - that sounds rather serious...

[Devinda_Z]

http://www.dinesh-d.com/2008Calendar.html

this is my source been quite up-to-date AFAIK

so 7 of the 19 races scheduled have either been cancelled or postponed?

any idea if all these are based on conditions outside of the control of the race organizers such as the water issue which KLM mentioned - or it there some underlaying problem with the races them selves ? security? inter organizational issues?

[KLM]

The repeated KKG postponements were due to various issues, and the initial Pelwatte cancellation was due to the security situation in the area. The second cancellation was due to a scheduling mistake on the part of the plantation. However, both events will be run in the second half of the year.

SLARDAR cancelled the Gajaba and Minneriya race weekends because those tracks are located within the premises of strategic military camps and the Ministry of Defence refused to give them permission to run race-meets this year. However, since the Diyatalawa camp is only a garrison/training camp, Fox Hill was allowed.

As for the other events, I have no idea why they were cancelled.