Indonesian fans rejoice over plans for MotoGP
This aerial picture taken on February 23, 2019 shows the Mandalika coastal development project, which is the proposed site of a new MotoGP motorbike race on a custom-built street circuit in Mandalika in the south of Lombok. — AFP pic
The premier motorbike race will be hosted on a new street circuit that will reportedly be 4.32-kilometres long with 18 corners. Official figures showed tourist numbers plunged nearly 70 per cent in the months following, ripping vital tourism dollars away from the local economy. Tourism officials are confident the event will boost visitor numbers to Indonesia and help Lombok recover from last year’s earthquakes.Construction of the Mandalika complex will include at least 1,000 hotel rooms and is expected to finish in the second half of 2020.Still, the project faces a number of challenges — not least Indonesia’s exposure to natural disasters.
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