Illegal Racing Facilitation, The Ancol Area Is Selected As A Circuit

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Motorcycle Association (IMI) Bambang Soesatyo stated that the Ancol area was chosen as a circuit to facilitate illegal racers. Because, the area is considered the most suitable of several other locations.

"In the end, we agreed that Ancol would be one of the options or it would be used as a place to accommodate our young people to channel their racing hobbies," said the man who is often called Bamsoet to reporters, Monday, December 20.

That way, continued Bamsoet, racing activities to facilitate this illegal racing will begin as of January 15, 2022. Later, road races and drag races will be held.

"So I convey to the Kapolda that we must implement it immediately. Thank God, the Kapolda agreed that on January 15 we will start for the first activity, road race and drag race for our children," said Bamsoet. with the facilitation it is hoped that there will be no more illegal racing action. In fact, this activity will be held regularly.

"Later we will make the event or the match maybe 2 months or 3 not once, but every day the police are there," said Fadil.

On the other hand, not only preparing the circuit, all elements related to the race will be prepared. Thus, the talents of the racers will be found.

"Later, Ancol will prepare the circuit, then IMI will prepare a coach. Then also with the safety aspect," said Fadil.