A record-breaking win by Ashan Silva at Nippon Paints Katukurunda Speed 2022

Ashan Silva won both races for the SLGT Cars up to 3500cc, to be crowned the Best Driver at “Nippon Paints Katukurunda Speed 2022”

In both races, Ushan Perera finished 2^nd, with Ishraq Wahab and Abeeth Dangalla taking 2^nd Runner-up in race one and race two, respectively.

Ashan Silva, who won the inaugural competition in 2021, rewrote the history books by setting the track record for the quickest lap time this year with a pace of 58.982 seconds.

Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS) joining hands with all ten affiliated clubs, and the Sri Lanka Air Force, worked together to organize and carry out Nippon Paints Katukurunda Speed 2022 in the first weekend of December.

SLAS has promised to donate Rupees one million from the race’s proceeds to the Indira Cancer Trust.

Here are the results of the Nippon Paint Katukurunda Speed 2022

SLN Cars up to 1300cc – Ford Laser/ Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Champion – Thenuka Liyanaarachchi
1^st Runner-up – Akila De Costa
2^nd Runner-up – Imesh Silva

SLE Cars up to 1000cc – One Make Nissan March (8 laps)

Champion – Adeesh Kithwith
1^st Runner-up – Charith Perera
2^nd Runner-up – Anuda Kodagoda

SLH Cars up to 1600cc One Make Honda Race 1 (10 laps)

Champion – Viran Boteju
1^st Runner-up – Randika Niroshan
2^nd Runner-up – Sangeeth Suriyage

SLA Mini 7 (8 laps)

Champion – Imraz Fayroze
1^st Runner-up – Sandaru Weerasinghe
2^nd Runner-up – Namal Silva

SLN Cars up to 1500cc – Ford Laser / Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Champion – Shenal Gunawardena
1^st Runner-up – Tharindu Dharmaratne
2^nd Runner-up – Rajith Uluwita

SL GT Cars up to 3500cc – Race 1 (10 laps)

Champion – Ashan Silva

1^st Runner-up – Ushan Perera

2^nd Runner-up – Ishraq Wahab

SLH Cars up to 2000cc One Make – Subaru Legacy (8 laps)

Champion – Menaka Sandaruwan
1^st Runner-up – Nigel Perera
2^nd Runner-up – Bathiya Anarasinghe

SLE Cars up to 1300cc Ford Laser / Mazda 323 (8 laps)

Champion – Ahamed Sharfan
1^st Runner-up – Rashitha Pasan
2^nd Runner-up – Shan de Silva

SLA Cars up to 1050cc (8 laps)

Champion – Sithara Peiris
1^st Runner-up – Prasanna Rajakulendran
2^nd Runner-up – Chamika Ranathunga

SL H Cars up to 1600cc One Make – Honda Race 2 (10 laps)

Champion – Sangeeth Suriyage
1^st Runner-up – Kesara Godage
2^nd Runner-up – Viren Botheju

SL GT Cars up to 3500cc -Race 2 (10 laps)

Champion – Ashan Silva
1^st Runner-up – Ushan Perera
2^nd Runner-up – Abeeth Dangalla