NOVEMBER 30th "PANNALA CIRCUIT MEET"

THIS MEET WAS ONLY FOR MOTOR CYCLES AND THERE WAS A GRAND PRIX OF 25 LAPS.
IT WAS AFTER FEW YEARS THAT WE HAD A 25 LAP RACE. I WAS WORRIED A LITTLE BIT IN THE START AS PANNALA CIRCUIT IS A SHORT AND A TECHNICAL CIRCUIT AND NEEDS LOT OF STAMINA TO HOLD ON.
BUT AS I AM ALWAYS CONFIDENT ABOUT MYSELF. I KNEW I WILL DO IT.
I RODE THE Mc PRIDE 125 AGAINST ALL THE BIG SUZUKIs, YAMAHAs, HONDAs AND A DUCATI WHICH WERE 400cc, 600cc AND 900cc. THERE WAS ABOUT 35 BIKES ON THE STARTING GRID.
I GOT A LATE START AS ALL THE BIG POWERERD BIKES PULLED AWAY BUT ON THE 2ND LAP I GOT ON THE LEAD. BY THE 15TH LAP I WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS AHEAD TO THE BIKE WHICH WAS 2ND SO I THOUGHT TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT LAPPED MOSTLY EVERY EXCEPT TO THE GUYS WHO FINISHED 2ND AND 3RD.
I REALISED I AM STILL FIT ENOUGH AT 40 TO COMPETE AGAINST THE YOUNGER RIDERS.

WINNER RACING MOTOR CYCLES UPTO 125cc
WINNER GRAND PRIX OPEN FOR ALL BIKES

December 14th"PANNALA CIRCUIT MEET"

THIS MEET WAS ONLY FOR CARS.
BROUGHT A 1998 TOYOTA CELICA 4WD TURBO FROM JAPAN TO COMPETE AGAINST ALL THE MITSUBISHI EVOs AND SUBARU STIs.
I MUST FIRST THANK "HON. RAVI KARUNANAYAKE MINISTE OF "COMMERCE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS" FOR GIVING ME A SPECIAL PERMIT TO IMPORT THIS CAR TO SRI LANKA.
WE HAD NO TIME TO SET UP THE CAR AS WE CLEARED THE CAR ONLY ON THE 12TH EVENING.
I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SET IT UP FOR THE NEXT RACE. I AM NEGOTIATING WITH "TOYOTA LANKA" TO SPONSOR ME WHICH I THINK WILL WORK OUT.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME A TOYOTA IS COMPETING IN THE SUPER CAR EVENT.

WINNER "SUPER CAR EVENT"
ALSO GOT THE AWARD FOR THE FASTSET TIMING FOR THE DAY.