"I am utterly disappointed to inform you all that from the beginning of this year I had being dealing with a lot of issues, mostly from the more senior drivers.
I tired my best to stand up against them only because of the love I shared for racing and for all the precious people who support me.
After the last Pannala race I had an incident with another competitor where he cut through the grass and forced me out of my line. This is where my father got involved with that particular driver. Resulting in a one year suspension decided by the SLAS council ( which included that very competitor! Which is NOT allowed in ANY sport! Even after the sports minister thoroughly informed that any competitor who participates in racing can NOT be in any head table of any club or governing body). These are the reasons for people like Dilantha Malagamuwa ( most talented Sri Lankan racer ever) ,to leave their home country just because of this injustice.
So after every race they make contact with my car, they automatically submit protests against me mentioning that I crashed into them ( They prefer paper work ).
Don't get me wrong, I will admit any consequence if I am the one to blame.
Anyways, for one of the inquiries that was held after a protest from Sigiriya SuperCross ,I was lucky enough to have all the evidence from my in car camera which clearly shows my innocence. Surprisingly the other competitor who filed the protest comes to the inquiry with MY in car video shocking the judges and mostly ME! The video was given on the race day to the OFFICIALS as my evidence ( So nobody can make another story saying that it was edited!?). In the 3 week period from race day to the inquiry some how the video magically ended in the hands of the protester!. Who are responsible for these mysterious actions?
Furthermore, Those drivers who race infrequently and those who 'claim' they are building the sport are also very much involved behind the scenes. Be careful who you trust.
On May 28th I posted a comment saying that there's a lot going on in the racing world that you all don't know, well this is my side of the story and you all deserve to know it and are entitled to your own opinions. This outcome was so obvious, after someone broke their years of consecutive wins, they plot against you.Building up all the protests and lies. There's only that much I can take.
Therefore, I will NOT race from now until I realise that I am ready - it might be in a year or maybe even five.
But one thing I can promise is that I will never retire for this sport until all this discrimination has been withdrawn. I am so regretful to inform all my supporters of this tragic news, I anticipate you all will understand the circumstances. My love for racing will only continue to grow and thats something no one can put a protest on!
Never give up!"
Pasindu Peiris
(one of the best racing drivers in sri lanka)
source : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pasindu-Peiris/134963073245930
