About Mighty Mini Club of Sri Lanka

A group of Mini enthusiasts formed the Mighty Mini Club of Sri Lanka on 7th July 1995; so as to enable Mini lovers to meet socially and make the most of their Minis. The name for the Club was suggested by Ameen Deane who continues to be a life-member of the Club, and has been an ardent Mini owner and racing driver. 33 Mini owners gathered for the first meeting of the Club and a team of Office Bearers were chosen. The late Mr. Elsworth Forbes was the Founder President of the Club. Mr Forbes passed away in January 2005, and his funeral procession was led by twelve Mini’s. Mrs. Forbes and two sons still have their Mini which is a 1959 model 850. The other Founder Office Bearers of the Club were – Vice President Naomal Keertisinghe, Secretary Deshan de Silva and Treasurer Hafiz Cader. By mid 2020, the membership of the Club surpassed 600.

Late Mr. E.J. Forbes, founder President Late Mr. Elsworth Forbes was the Founder President of the Club,

Membership

The Club encourages Mini owners and Enthusiasts to join, irrespective of where in Sri Lanka they live. It is not uncommon to have members traveling 150 kms to participate in club activities.

The Club

The Committee of management of the Club meets every month. The meetings are hosted by members of the Committee, and are either held in their homes or at a restaurant/club of their choice.

The Club organizes several events throughout any Club year, and they include Sunday Drives; Weekend Outings along with member families; Fun Rallies; Autocross events; Track Days and the Concourse de Elegance event which is branded as the Festival of Minis.

There is a group of around 20 Club members who regularly race their Mini’s in circuit meets at National level. Most Motor Racing Clubs that organize motor racing events in the country now have “one make“ race events for Minis as part of their events list! Additionally, there are about ten other Mini’s that are fully race-prepared and regularly take part in racing categories other than the one make Mini events.

The Club depends mostly on sponsorships to conduct events for members. It is Club policy to give-back to members by way of subsidies etc, whatever profits the Club earns from conducting events.

The Club also regularly gives back to the wider community by way of CSR type projects that help the less fortunate in the country.

Minis in Sri Lanka

It is estimated that around 500 Minis have been imported to Sri Lanka. From the late 1960s up to the late 1970s, the Governments of Sri Lanka adopted a policy of “no import of cars“ as part of a control measure for regulating the outflow of foreign currency. Hence the bulk of Mini’s that are in the country now, were imported before 1968. Since then there has been only a trickle of Minis and the import of Minis dropped further with the “Japanese car invasion“ of the late 1970s.

  • Deshan De Silva
  • Prassana Munasinghe
  • Yoga Perera
  • Nawaz Marikkar
  • Chrishantha Fernando
  • Surash Mirando
  • Manjula Chandrasoma
  • J.M. Wijayanande
  • Rohan Nanayakkara
  • Late Mr. E.J. Forbes
  • Adrin De Silva
  • Lasintha Ferdinando
  • Hans Ralf
  • Lakmal De Silva
  • M. Iqbal
  • Late Mr. Naomal Kirtisinghe
  • Tony Hiller
  • Nimal Gunaratne
  • Late Hafiz Cader
  • Dirk Forbes
  • Upali Perera
  • Rohith De Silva
  • Leslie N De Silva
  • Thusita De Silva
  • Punith Saparamadu
  • H.H.A. Karim
  • Lionel Fernando
  • Ameen Dean
  • Sunil Jayaweera
  • Ranil Perera
  • Late Mr. S.A. Amarasiri
  • Duminda S.A.
  • Bazeer Uvlas
  • 1995 - 1996
  • President Mr. E.J. Forbes
  • Vice President Mr. Neomal Keerthisinghe
  • Secretary Mr. Deshan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Late Hafiz Cader
  • 1996 - 1997
  • President Mr. E.J. Forbes
  • Vice President Mr. Neomal Keerthisinghe
  • Secretary Mr. Hameed Karrim
  • Treasurer Mr. Lasintha Ferdinando
  • 1997 - 1998
  • President Mr. Neomal Keerthisinghe
  • Vice President Mr. Rohith De Silva
  • Secretary Mr. Sujith Dunuwila
  • Treasurer Mr. M. Iqbal
  • 1998 - 1999
  • President Mr. Rohith De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. Sumudu Wijethilake
  • Secretary Mr. Sujith Dunuwila
  • Treasurer Mr. Asela Rathnayake
  • 1999 - 2000
  • President Mr. Sujith Dunuwila
  • Vice President Mr. Dushan Denamithre
  • Secretary Mr. Dirk Forbes
  • Treasurer Mr. Lasintha Ferdinando
  • 2001 - 2002
  • President Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Vice President Mr. Darshan Senarathne
  • Secretary Mr. Prasan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Hemal Colombage
  • 2002 - 2003
  • President Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Vice President Mr. Darshan Senarathne
  • Secretary Mr. Prasan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Hemal Colombage
  • 2003 - 2004
  • President Mr. David Todd
  • Vice President Mr. Prasan De Silva
  • Secretary Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Hemal Colombage
  • 2004 - 2005
  • President Mr. David Todd
  • Vice President Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Secretary Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Wicky Wickramasinghe
  • 2005 - 2006
  • President Mr. David Todd
  • Vice President Mr. TGN Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Treasurer Mr. Wicky Wickramasinghe
  • 2006 - 2007
  • President Mr. Mahen Madugalle
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Treasurer Mr. Wicky Wickramasinghe
  • 2007 - 2008
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. David Todd
  • Treasurer Mr. Wicky Wickramasinghe
  • 2008 - 2009
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. David Todd
  • Treasurer Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • 2009 - 2010
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. David Todd
  • Treasurer Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • 2010 - 2011
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. David Todd
  • Treasurer Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • 2011 - 2012
  • President Mr. David Todd
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Dirk Forbes
  • Treasurer Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • 2012 - 2013
  • President Mr. Dirk Forbes
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2013 - 2014
  • President Mr. Dirk Forbes
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2014 - 2015
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Nishath De Alwis
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2015 - 2016
  • President Mr. Thishan De Silva
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Nishath De Alwis
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2016 - 2017
  • President Mr. Nishath De Alwis
  • Vice President Mr. Nimal Wimalasuriya
  • Secretary Mr. Malinda Sirisena
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2017 - 2018
  • President Mr. Nimal Wimalasuriya
  • Vice President Mr. T.G.N. Gamini
  • Secretary Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2018 - 2019
  • President Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Vice President Mr. Mahen Madugalle
  • Secretary Mr. David Todd / Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2019 - 2020
  • President Mr. Nimal Gunarathne
  • Vice President Mr. Mahen Madugalle
  • Secretary Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Treasurer Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • 2020 - 2021
  • President Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • Vice President Mr. Namal Silva
  • Secretary Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Treasurer Mr. Manura Wanniarachchi
  • 2021 - 2022
  • President Mr. Senaka Senanayake
  • Vice President Mr. Namal Silva
  • Secretary Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Treasurer Mr. Manura Wanniarachchi
  • 2022 - 2023
  • President Mr. Namal Silva
  • Vice President Mr. Neel Weerasinghe
  • Secretary Mr. Malith Abeysundara
  • Treasurer Mr. Azmi Noor Ameen
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Next Event

The Katukurunda Mighty Mini Grand Prix 2024.

30th March 2024

Dear Member,

We are excited to inform you about the much-awaited event of the year - The Katukurunda Mighty Mini Grand Prix 2024. This event presents a fantastic opportunity for you to experience the thrill of racing and showcase the prowess of your Mighty Mini. We have 7 different classes which will be individually run and timed for our members.

Here are the key details and steps to ensure your participation:

Event Details:

Date:30th March Venue: Katukurunda Air Force Track

Classes for Road Cars (Rs.6,000- per entry):

    Automatic Mini’s up to 1275cc

  • 1000cc Standard Mini/Moke/Wagon/Pickup
  • 1275cc Standard Mini/Moke/Wagon/Pickup
  • 1000cc Modified Mini/Moke/Wagon/Pickup
  • 1275cc Modified Mini/Moke/Wagon/Pickup
  • Ladies up to 1275cc
  • BMW Mini Open

MASS START CLASSES (GRAND PRIX 15 LAPS) for SLAS competition license holders and race prepared cars (Rs.7,500- per entry):

    Automatic Mini’s up to 1275cc

  • SLA-Mini 7
  • SLH-Mini 1275
  • 1SLA-Mini 1050 (In Memory of Mr. Hafiz Cader)
  • 1275cc Modified Mini/Moke/Wagon/Pickup
  • Ladies up to 1275cc
  • BMW Mini Open

Modifications: Refer to the provided list for engine, body, and fuel system modifications below:

Modifications include any engine, body or fuel system modifications from the stock setup. i.e. over size carbs, twin carbs, ported cylinder head, double valve springs, high lift camshaft, over size pistons, flat/competition pistons, light weight flywheel, competition clutch, etc., completion spoilers, roll cadge, fiber doors, fiber boot lids, fiber bonnets, competition seats, competition seat belts, competition tyres, grooved/vented brake disks, 4 pot brake calipers, alloy brake drums, LCB manifold setups, straight through exhaust setups, special ignition modules, competition ignition coils, iridium spark plugs, oil coolers, etc.

Entry Submission:

  1. Fill the Online Entry Form
  2. Download and sign the PDF entry form or obtain a printout.
  3. Deposit the entry fees to the below account:
    • Bank Name: Seylan Bank
    • Branch: Nugegoda
    • Account Name: Mighty Mini Club of Sri Lanka
    • Account Number: 012001730531001
    • Reference: Mention your membership number
  4. For online submissions, WhatsApp your entry and payment slip to Azmi at 0777652380 or email to mightyminiclubsl@yahoo.com.
  5. For physical submissions, handover the downloaded entry form along with the bank deposit slip at the locations listed below.
  6. Submission Locations:
    • NIMAL GUNERATNE, 1/B/3 DAHAM MAWATHA, MAHARAGAMA – 0777916618
    • Saman Motors, Pubudu Mawatha, Pamunuwa, Maharagama - 077 755 1914
    • Azmi, 23/25B.Devala lane off Devala Road, Pagoda, Nugegoda - Tel: 0777652380
    • COSMIC AUTO SPARES, 62, PANCHIKAWATTE ROAD, COLOMBO 10. TEL: 0112 458 095
    • InnovONE Mini Spares, 4th Lane, Kandehenawatta Rd., Depanama, Pannipitiya. TEL: 0775058824
    • Sadeepa Bookshop, 1060 Gnanartha Pradeepa Mw, Colombo 8. Tel: 071 870 1353
    • Oreeka Hotel. Ivan De Silva Mw., Demanhandiya, Katana. Tel: 072 224 9111
    • Autobacs 270, Giriulla Road, Katana. Tel: 0777222004
    • Entry Closing Date: 23rd March 2024 Note: Unpaid entries will not be accepted.

Please note only MMC members are allowed to run. Spouses of life members can take part in the ladies event without having a separate memberships but children and siblings or any other family members should have separate life or ordinary memberships.

If there are non-members who’re planning to take part, contact any of our Committee Members or Azmi-0777652380 before 15th March. Club will not accept the entry form along with new membership applications after 15th March 2024.

  • You can reserve your own 10x10 marquee at a rate of Rs.3,500- and a chair for Rs.50- each. Call Sampath on +94 77 472 7922 for reservations.
  • There will be Food and Beverage stalls operated by Airforce Welfare Society.

I’ve attach the sponsorship proposal herewith for any sponsorship opportunities.

We look forward to your enthusiastic participation in making the Katukurunda Mighty Mini Grand Prix 2024 a memorable and exciting event.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance.

Yours in motoring,

Malinda Sirisena
Asst. Secretary

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