Sri lankan Motor Racing in 1959

The Ceylon Motor Sports club's Midnight Rally is one of the most popular motoring event in ceylon.The picture shows the starter Dudley Perera sending off the stock cars at katukurunda in 1959

This is young Bathiya Mirando who astride Gilera machines brought off some fine wins apart from his victories at homehe also scored a grand double at Madras.

Cendric Seneviratne who raced on and off handled his cooper in the same daring manner he used to do it years ago on all occasions he received a handsome trophy for either winning the event or for lapping the fastest time