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Sri Lanka\u2019s youngest international racer, 15-year-old Hesali Peiris, end her fourth Indian round with a performance that once again turned heads and gained hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racing under the TVS Racing One-Make Championship, Hesali removed on some of India\u2019s finest riders with years of experience, factory support, and home-track advantage  \u2013 yet she held her own with the same fearless determination that has defined her journey from the very get go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Ladies Open, she battled wheel-to-wheel against professional riders like Jagathisri and Anaya Awasthi, finishing on the second step of the podium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Boys\u2019 Under-21 Rookies category, she impressed the paddock by fighting her way to a strong P4 finish among 12 of India\u2019s best young male riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a competitor who initiated her racing journey just 12-months ago \u2013 with fewer than ten mass-start events to her name \u2013 this championship has been an incredible leap forward. Her growth in both confidence and pace has been remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Wheels Motor Racing Club (TWMRC) has long been a platform that helps Sri Lankan riders make their mark overseas \u2013 including Jaden and Aaron Gunawardena, who have both brought home gold medals at Asian rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind Hesali Peiris stand the people and brands that believed when few others did \u2013 Ceylon Pest Control, Termipore, and Hellibees  \u2013 along with mentors Shane Gunawardena, Jaden, and Ned Daniel, and a small but devoted Sri Lankan support crew who made this journey possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she now looks beyond India to the future Asian rounds, Hesali continues to prove that Sri Lanka\u2019s flag can fly high wherever courage, discipline, and passion meet the track. Because for this young and enormously talented racer, every finish line is just the start of another dream.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sri Lanka\u2019s youngest international racer, 15-year-old Hesali Peiris, end her fourth Indian round with a performance that once again turned heads and gained hearts. 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