Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Motor racing fans starved of the adrenaline rush of live competition will be able to enjoy the next best thing in the comfort and safety of their homes, thanks to one of the sport's biggest benefactors - CEAT Kelani Holdings.

The country's top tyre maker - and for many years the title sponsor of Sri Lanka's premier racing championships - has announced its support for a simulator racing championship that will be live streamed on Facebook over one and a half hours on the day of the final showdown: 2.00 p.m, Sunday, 10th October.

'CEAT eShift X' will pit the top 14 PS4/PS5 simulator racers on Gran-turismo that qualify from the preliminary rounds against each other in the finale - a challenging Honda Civic 1,600cc Hatch...