Slardar Sigirya Rallycross 2010

[Pericles]

quite strange that they can't reduce the number of cars during qualifiers i mean isn't that why they are called qualifiers????

They do. Generally by crashes and breakdowns.

Anyway, if they had watered the track to the level it was at for the T&J event, I think even the supercars wouldn't have had such a big problem. First lap, last corner onto the straight, I'm sure some of them were just driving on faith that the track was clear and the corners were around somewhere, coz for sure they couldn't see a thing. I saw a few shadows passing in the dust cloud, DD's number 88 on the rear went by without seeing a car attached to it, crazy speed in that dust. Was worse coz AP apparently tapped Pasindu in the back and caused a spin, causing a whole lot more dust to get thrown up.

[Ripper]

They do. Generally by crashes and breakdowns.

Anyway, if they had watered the track to the level it was at for the T&J event, I think even the supercars wouldn't have had such a big problem. First lap, last corner onto the straight, I'm sure some of them were just driving on faith that the track was clear and the corners were around somewhere, coz for sure they couldn't see a thing. I saw a few shadows passing in the dust cloud, DD's number 88 on the rear went by without seeing a car attached to it, crazy speed in that dust. Was worse coz AP apparently tapped Pasindu in the back and caused a spin, causing a whole lot more dust to get thrown up.

you think manish's car is beyond help???

the frame too seems to have bent with the roof also collapsing...

that's some heavy damage...

if not for the roll cage that car would've been just a pile up warped metal... glad everybody was ok even after such a major crash...

[Ripper]

im running..anyone else going from AL?

with all the hype around the SL GT class pile up... forgot to congratulate you on that blistering run and a super win!

nicely done mate!

[Chooti Putha]

My mum was at the track and she called me as the accident happened cos she knew id be mad upset... so i knew bout 30 seconds after it happened... its a shame cos maneesh's subaru had spun and resulted in the 2 blue evo's smashing into him and all 3 cars had been lying across the track, my uncle saw the accident and braked hard and came to a complete stop in front of the cars...the track was so freaking dusty that dinesh im guessing did not see my car stopped and pretty much ploughed into the back of the STi... and thus shot the STi into the cars in front that were already in the accident... maneesh's car definelty took the worst impact...its a shame cos now we have 6 supercars out of racing for a bit...

so your uncle was racing your car.....

[Pericles]

with all the hype around the SL GT class pile up... forgot to congratulate you on that blistering run and a super win!

nicely done mate!

Yeah, second that. Pure domination, start to finish. I got some nice pics too

[damn_it]

Thanks guys...really appreciate it...i met peri but culdnt find ripper cus he was busy takin pics on the opposite side of paddocks...i had an amazing time. I ran just after they watered the track i mean after the T&J event and the track was okay..it was a bit more slippery obviously but i had a great time behind the wheel..

Preveen and ripper, mchan cnt wait to see ur pics...thanks a lot guys

[Marlons]

Does any one have the winners list? I missed the action on Sunday!

[Pericles]

Speaking of winners, Awesome display by Gayan S to bitchslap the no 1 Indian motocross rider. Don't think he ever stood a chance.

[Ripper]

Speaking of winners, Awesome display by Gayan S to bitchslap the no 1 Indian motocross rider. Don't think he ever stood a chance.

ditto that

our guys just rocked

them poor indians with that huge population to draw people out of still failing to beat our guys :)

and to make it worse...the tvs team bike gave trouble and they had to borrow a bike from our guys

not very good for TVS's image IMHO

Also the other funny thing was the exide branded pick up truck having a bad battery and needed to be pushed to get a start :)

[Ripper]

dude has taken down the pics so i'm taking off the post!

Edited March 10, 2010 by Ripper

[Ripper]

Results

Source: airforce.lk

Event 1 Group M-STD/MOD upto 125cc

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruvan

2nd place: Lahiru Jevantha

3rd place: Shiva Marappan

Event 2 Group J Racing motorcycles upto 85cc - under 13 years

1st Place: Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe

2nd Place: Jacques Gunawardana

3rd Place: Kasun Tharaka Vickramaarachi

Event 3 Group SL-N Nissan March upto 1000cc

1st Place: Lanil Galaboda

2nd Place: Harsha Panduwawala

3rd Place: Micheal Wijesuriya

Event 4 SLN - Cars over 12.00 Kg/Hp

1st Place: Upluwan Serasingha

2nd Place: Daminida Ramanayake

3rd Place: Sujth Weijewardena

Event 5 Group SM - Super Motard upto 250cc

1st Place: Udesh Wedisinghe

2nd Place: Sudeep Vidarshika

3rd Place: Sujith Karaunasekara

Event 6 Group SL-H Cars upto 1600cc

1st Place: Pasindu Peries

2nd Place: Upluwan Serasinghe

3rd Place: Ishraq Wahab

Event 7 Group J motorcycles PW and QR upto 50cc - under 10 years

1st Place: Jaden Gunawardene

2nd Place: Induwara Akalanka Senadeera

3rd Place: Aaron Gunawardene

Event 8 M-STD/MOD upto 250cc 4 lasps

1st place: RM Safras

2nd place: Lahiru Jevantha

3rd place: Haren Yatawatha

Event 9 SL-N Cars 10 to 12 kg/hp

1st place: Upluwan Seasinghe

2nd place: UC perera

3rd place: Kaushal Samarasinghe

Event 10 Group SL-GT Cars 3500cc

1st place: Pasindu Peries

2nd place: Aravinda Permadasa

3rd place: Janaka Dias

Event 11 Group MX Racing Motor cycles up to 85 CC (Under 16 Years)

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruwan

2nd place: S U Manchanayake

3rd place: Hashan chamika Hettiarachchi

Event 12 Group MX Racing Motor cycles up to 125 CC @ up to 250cc

1st place: Gayan Sandaruwan

2nd place: D Yuhan Rajith Silva

3rd place: Tuan Ossen

Event 13 Group T & J Open

1st place: Ishraq Wahab

2nd place: Sanjaya Sedera Senarath

3rd place: Manjula Wijesinghe

Event 14 Group SLN - Ford Laser / Mazda upto 1500cc

1st place: chaminda Weerasuriya

2nd place: Upulwan Serasinghe

3rd place: Kashal samarasinghe

Event 15 Group Super Motard up to 450CC

1st place: Udesh Wedisinghe

2nd place: Ramal Pathirathne

3rd place: M Amila Iddika de Costa

Event 16 Group - Sreet Trail

1st place: R M Safras

2nd place: Lahiru Jeewantha

3rd place: Ranjith samaraweera

Event 17 Group Racing Motor cycles upto 85 CC

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruwan

2nd place: Shehan C Adikari

3rd place: Uditha Deshan solanki

Event 18 group SL -H Cars upto 1600cc

1st place: Pasidu Peiris

2nd place: Ashan Silva

3rd place: Upulwan Serasinghe

Event 19 Group Super Motard OPEN

1st place: Ramal Pathirathne

2nd place: Suraj Perera

3rd place: Sudeep Vidarahika

Event 20 Group SL-A Cars upto 1400cc

1st place: Damitha Abeyratna

2nd place: Nishan Wasalathanthri

3rd place: W A G Rangana

Event 21 Group MX Racing Motorcross Bikes upto 125 CC

1st place: Gayan Sandaruwan

2nd place: Santosh C.S [india]

3rd place: D Yuhan Ranjith silva

[Pericles]

No mention of the 2nd SL-GT race, huh?

Mivec, any news? will it have a result? Points scored?

[gunat]

Was at Senok this morning- there was another hammered rally-prepped black STi (GC8) which looked like it had just rolled/landed on its roof....not sure if its one of the victims from the Sigiriya...but its relieving to see that the rollcage (albeit may not be FIA spec) did its job of protecting the driver...

As the works manager said sadly...its been a rough week for the Scoobys!

[KLM]

Was at Senok this morning- there was another hammered rally-prepped black STi (GC8) which looked like it had just rolled/landed on its roof....not sure if its one of the victims from the Sigiriya...but its relieving to see that the rollcage (albeit may not be FIA spec) did its job of protecting the driver...

As the works manager said sadly...its been a rough week for the Scoobys!

That one rolled in Saturday practice. It was a bad weekend for the 3 GCs.

[MasterDon]

Event 2 Group J Racing motorcycles upto 85cc - under 13 years

1st Place: Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe

The kids dad must be a Max Biaggi fan...lol...I swear I'ma gonna name my kid valentino someday.

BTW congrats DAMN IT!!!

[GihanFX]

Was at Senok this morning- there was another hammered rally-prepped black STi (GC8) which looked like it had just rolled/landed on its roof....not sure if its one of the victims from the Sigiriya...but its relieving to see that the rollcage (albeit may not be FIA spec) did its job of protecting the driver...

As the works manager said sadly...its been a rough week for the Scoobys!

There are 3 Crashed Subaru's at Senok

[Elvis_Pil]

All converts? Wonder what the owners plan on salvaging from them

[Ripper]

woah...the third pic...the silver one looks to have taken some major beating!

hope all passengers were safe

[Marlons]

Results

Source: airforce.lk

Event 1 Group M-STD/MOD upto 125cc

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruvan

2nd place: Lahiru Jevantha

3rd place: Shiva Marappan

Event 2 Group J Racing motorcycles upto 85cc - under 13 years

1st Place: Evon Biyagee Gurusinghe

2nd Place: Jacques Gunawardana

3rd Place: Kasun Tharaka Vickramaarachi

Event 3 Group SL-N Nissan March upto 1000cc

1st Place: Lanil Galaboda

2nd Place: Harsha Panduwawala

3rd Place: Micheal Wijesuriya

Event 4 SLN - Cars over 12.00 Kg/Hp

1st Place: Upluwan Serasingha

2nd Place: Daminida Ramanayake

3rd Place: Sujth Weijewardena

Event 5 Group SM - Super Motard upto 250cc

1st Place: Udesh Wedisinghe

2nd Place: Sudeep Vidarshika

3rd Place: Sujith Karaunasekara

Event 6 Group SL-H Cars upto 1600cc

1st Place: Pasindu Peries

2nd Place: Upluwan Serasinghe

3rd Place: Ishraq Wahab

Event 7 Group J motorcycles PW and QR upto 50cc - under 10 years

1st Place: Jaden Gunawardene

2nd Place: Induwara Akalanka Senadeera

3rd Place: Aaron Gunawardene

Event 8 M-STD/MOD upto 250cc 4 lasps

1st place: RM Safras

2nd place: Lahiru Jevantha

3rd place: Haren Yatawatha

Event 9 SL-N Cars 10 to 12 kg/hp

1st place: Upluwan Seasinghe

2nd place: UC perera

3rd place: Kaushal Samarasinghe

Event 10 Group SL-GT Cars 3500cc

1st place: Pasindu Peries

2nd place: Aravinda Permadasa

3rd place: Janaka Dias

Event 11 Group MX Racing Motor cycles up to 85 CC (Under 16 Years)

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruwan

2nd place: S U Manchanayake

3rd place: Hashan chamika Hettiarachchi

Event 12 Group MX Racing Motor cycles up to 125 CC @ up to 250cc

1st place: Gayan Sandaruwan

2nd place: D Yuhan Rajith Silva

3rd place: Tuan Ossen

Event 13 Group T & J Open

1st place: Ishraq Wahab

2nd place: Sanjaya Sedera Senarath

3rd place: Manjula Wijesinghe

Event 14 Group SLN - Ford Laser / Mazda upto 1500cc

1st place: chaminda Weerasuriya

2nd place: Upulwan Serasinghe

3rd place: Kashal samarasinghe

Event 15 Group Super Motard up to 450CC

1st place: Udesh Wedisinghe

2nd place: Ramal Pathirathne

3rd place: M Amila Iddika de Costa

Event 16 Group - Sreet Trail

1st place: R M Safras

2nd place: Lahiru Jeewantha

3rd place: Ranjith samaraweera

Event 17 Group Racing Motor cycles upto 85 CC

1st place: Shanuka J Sandaruwan

2nd place: Shehan C Adikari

3rd place: Uditha Deshan solanki

Event 18 group SL -H Cars upto 1600cc

1st place: Pasidu Peiris

2nd place: Ashan Silva

3rd place: Upulwan Serasinghe

Event 19 Group Super Motard OPEN

1st place: Ramal Pathirathne

2nd place: Suraj Perera

3rd place: Sudeep Vidarahika

Event 20 Group SL-A Cars upto 1400cc

1st place: Damitha Abeyratna

2nd place: Nishan Wasalathanthri

3rd place: W A G Rangana

Event 21 Group MX Racing Motorcross Bikes upto 125 CC

1st place: Gayan Sandaruwan

2nd place: Santosh C.S [india]

3rd place: D Yuhan Ranjith silva

Thanks for the results bro!!

[damn_it]

The kids dad must be a Max Biaggi fan...lol...I swear I'ma gonna name my kid valentino someday.

Thanks machan..

[Ripper]

Managed to process a few pics and upload it on to FB

Didn't publish the album to my profile cos still i have a few more to upload to complete it... but i guess some folks have already managed to dig it up so here goes the link

http://www.face book.com/album.php?aid=162176&id=607877343&l=88a23dcfd0

i will update it with the super car events and the other stuff later

[gunat]

All converts? Wonder what the owners plan on salvaging from them

Not sure about the black car, but the silver was just a regular 1500cc wagon...gone and wrapped himself around a lightpost...

[Kavvz]

dude has taken down the pics so i'm taking off the post!

Glad the dude took the pictures down. Knowing how annoyed I get when friends and family post/grab pictures without posting up photo credits, I can imagine how pissed you must have been when some total stranger stole pictures.

As for shallow depth of field at 2.8 and not really needing it for a motor-sports event I'll take your work for it as I've never really covered such an event. I guess as you mentioned: there's so much light at the type of events that you and Pericles attend that such a large aperture is never really needed despite shooting at higher shutter speeds...

[Ripper]

Glad the dude took the pictures down. Knowing how annoyed I get when friends and family post/grab pictures without posting up photo credits, I can imagine how pissed you must have been when some total stranger stole pictures.

As for shallow depth of field at 2.8 and not really needing it for a motor-sports event I'll take your work for it as I've never really covered such an event. I guess as you mentioned: there's so much light at the type of events that you and Pericles attend that such a large aperture is never really needed despite shooting at higher shutter speeds...

yeah...though those pics were not exactly top of class...was pretty pissed off to see it on another guys fb album!

after all that running about, eating dust, sun burn, long ass drive and not to mention time and money spent etc etc...

suppose most our guys are in sensitive to all that and doesn't give a hoot!

on shutter speeds...so far... i don't think i've gone over 1/500 and mostly i shoot at 1/320... and for panning i go down to 1/60 1/80 range...

anyways...need an L lens badly now

maybe next time somebody is coming down from US..and most importantly me having the spare cash to spend on a hobby that's doesn't pay back one bit....

[fuzzo]

Not sure about the black car, but the silver was just a regular 1500cc wagon...gone and wrapped himself around a lightpost...

black car is not a convert...