Four Wheel Drive Club of Sri Lanka

 Sri Lanka’s best chances in the 2009 Rain Forest Challenge...

The Four Wheel Drive Club (FWDC) – Sri Lanka Championship Program has given the best three teams in Sri Lanka to emerge to represent the National Flag at the International 4x4 event of the year – “The Rain Forest Challenge” (RFC) in Johor, Malaysia this December.

Local Press met up with “Team Sri Lanka” before they loaded their extreme machines in the container to Port Klang, at McLarence container yard in Wattala.

The Lankan Onslaught for Global 4x4 Supremacy

The recently concluded “Taprobana 4x4 Challenge 2009” was the second leg of the Four Wheel Drive Club (FWDC) – Sri Lanka Championship program initiated by Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) Chief Luis J.A. Wee where he offered a free entry for the first place, 50 percent off the second place and 25 percent off for the third.  The program was headed by 2008 RFC Sri Lanka Team, Sean Hameed & Rushiran Silva. The duo that finished 11^th overall in the 2008 event and being mostly in the organising quarters of 4x4 events locally are confident that Sri Lanka has the potential to be in the top in the international 4x4 arena.

Indika & Naveen wins Taprobana 4x4 Challenge 2009 & qualifies to represent Sri Lanka at RFC 2009

Veteran 4x4 Driver Indika Sanjaya & his Co-Driver Naveen Marapana fought their way up the championship ladder by comprehensively winning the “Taprobana 4x4 Challenge 2009” held in the Puttalam District from 28^th October to 1^st November.  This duo now qualifies to represent Sri Lanka as Champion 4x4 Driver & Co – Driver in one of the most challenging annual International 4x4 events, Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) of Malaysia in Johor during this December.   The Four Wheel Drive Club – Sri Lanka (FWDC) who organised the championship event  will extend their full sponsorship to this year’s Champions covering all the costs including entry fees to RFC, return air tickets for the team, cost of vehicle transportation to Malaysia etc.