JUNAIDMAKESDREAM RETURNATSEVANAGALA
Rally Stalwart Junaid, who a few years back won the MRA Rally Championship in the neighbouring Sugar Plantation of Sevanagala, was the sole participant for the black and red team who were given a huge blow when Star Racer Dilan Seneviratne was unable to participate due to a severe bout of flu
EZY Racing's Shafraz Junaid who was involved in a car crash at the Foxhill Super Cross, made a dream return to the race track after 3 months of recovery when he went on to win the SLS 1500 event after having started third on the grid. Junaid who participated in this special class which is fast gaining spectator interest, for the first time in April at Foxhill, was involved in a nasty accident where he had to write off his EZY Honda ER1 which was purpose built for this event.
Rally Stalwart Junaid, who a few years back won the MRA Rally Championship in the neighbouring Sugar Plantation of Sevanagala, was the sole participant for the black and red team who were given a huge blow when Star Racer Dilan Seneviratne was unable to participate due to a severe bout of flu. However, Junaid put his experience to full use when he managed to qualify third in the SLS 1500cc category and then went on to provide a spectacular timing in the SLGT upto 3500cc category, to out qualify Ishraq Wahab, the race winner at the 'super car' event in Foxhill to third place, thereby securing the 2nd position on the grid behind Ashan Silva .
In the SLS 1500 event Junaid had some wheel spin at the start but managed to draw parallel to race leader Kaushalya Samarasinghe and Rohan Dhammapala by the time they reached Turn One. Kaushalya who unfortunately got a slight bump on the rear by Dhammapala while going into Turn One had to compromise on his race lead as his car swayed against the racing direction. Junaid who was entering the corner parallel to this but on the outside, managed to stay well clear and went around this pack to take the lead. There onwards it was all Junaid's race as he managed to finish with a comfortable lead. Young Irfan Fuad who held off stiff competition from pole sitter Kaushalya by displaying some clean driving finished second, while Kalim Iqbal, nephew of veteran racer Rameez Mahmoor finished 3rd.