3M- Mind Muscle and Machine, Mind wins at Thissamaharama
The Carlton 4x4 event held at Tissamaharama, probably had the biggest upset of the year when it came to the ranking of some of the best off road drivers in the country.
This was an event where there were two classes, a Safari Class and an Extreme class, where the safari class was for the standard vehicles that haul wild life enthusiasts on a full time basis, giving a go at the competition arena. Safari Class winner Dammith, a Series II Land rover on a Nissan D21 Chassis, with stock independent suspension in the front and stock leaves at the back, with a Winch that was constrcted with a starter motor and driven by a bicycle chain, opted to take his chances with the big boys. Later he was classified as an extreme class vehicle as he put up the best timing in both the preliminary round and the final round in the extreme class and clinched the trophy running the 33 x12.50 15 M/T tires.
This act had all the extreme boys scratching their heads and going back to the drawing board. The Four Wheel Drive Club, offered Dammith a free entry for the 4x4 challenge this October to come out and show more of his talent and put more pressure on the already crowded extreme machines family.
The event was organized by “Tharuniyata Hetak” headed by Malith Dassanayaka, where Organizing and Marshaling was Provided by the FWDC, LROC, and Negombo 4x4 creating unison of 4x4 clubs for a worthy cause.