The 24th edition of the ‘SLT Speedup’ Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb is scheduled for today at Browns Hill, Matara conducted by the Southern Motor Sports Club in association with Sri Lanka Telecom.
This is the fifth year that Sri Lanka Telecom powers the event as its main sponsor.
Conducted under the theme ‘SLT Speedup’, this motor race is yet another initiative through which SLT seeks to contribute towards supporting and empowering sports in the country to the next level of its category and motor racing in particular.
This year’s race will comprise of motorists vying for three main trophies, Fastest Timing - Motor Cars, Fastest Timing - Motor Bikes and Fastest Timing of the Day. It will comprise of 17 motor car events and 12 motor cycle events.
The Eliyakanda Hill Climb is a national championship event approved by Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS), the governing body in Sri Lanka for motor sports.