SAPPERS 4X4 GYMPO 2018 CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY

The Sappers 4X4 Gympo 2018 Off - Road challenge conducted by the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers in association with the Four Wheel Drive Club (FWDC) and the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Riders Association was worked off for the eighth successive year on 02nd September 2018 at the Sapper Off Road Arena, Embilipitiya.

The Sapper Off Road Arena at the Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME), Embilipitiya is constructed with obstacles in a manner that natural obstacles are emulated and both the drivers and navigators are tested on their extreme adaptive skills. The uniqueness of the track lies with the wide range of obstacles, as teams have to drive through mud pits, water crossing, and crossing of log bridges, rock climbing, V grooved trails in different stages andmostly uneven articulation which test the teams coping with the forces of gravity. The key feature is the over and under track where a two lane track in the shape of number eight cross at the center via a Compact 200 bridge which width is same as width of the vehicles.

The 4 x 4 events consisted with 10 races in Extreme Class and Touring Class. Further 11 motor cycles events coloured the Gympo 2018. Renowned champion 4 x 4 teams and riders in the country contested with their super machines for the Gympo 2018, in a different type of track which consist of numerous obstacles, bumps and bends which stimulate the thrill of speed racing.

Major General DDUK Hettiarrachchi RSP VSV USP ndu psc, the Commander Security Force Jaffna/Colonel Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers and the Chairmen of the Sri Lanka Army Motor Sport Committee graced the event as the Chief Guest along with many Senior Officers, Officers and members of the Four Wheel Drive Club Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Riders Association.