Good News For Lombok Natives, Can Watch MotoGP Junior For Free

Mandalika Circuit in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. (ANTARA/HO via ITDC)

PRAYA - Tickets to watch the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC) event on November 12-14 which was held at the International Mandalika Circuit before the World Superbike event are free, but free tickets are only for local people in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

"The general requirements for the planned audience coming from the local NTB community at the IATC or MotoGP Junior event are without an entrance fee or free," said Central Lombok Regent, H Lalu Pathul Bahri in Praya, Central Lombok, as reported by Antara, Sunday, November 7 .

He said the details of these general requirements would be further coordinated with the NTB Provincial Government and the NTB Regional Police, so that local residents could witness the event.

"General rules for the local NTB community to watch the IATC event for free include allowing viewers of the IATC event on 12-14 November 2021, who come from the local NTB community, without being charged an entrance ticket," he said.

Furthermore, the audience will be gathered at the Nurul Bilad Mosque every day from 12-14 November 2021, with a maximum audience of 2500 people/day. Then, the audience will be taken by a medium-sized shuttle bus with a capacity of 30 people into the circuit area through tunnel-1 door.

"Residents are only given permission for one arrival (per group) to enter the circuit area for a maximum of 500 spectators (1 group = 500 spectators)," he said.

After that, the audience is given the opportunity for 30 minutes to watch the IATC event, and 500 seats will be provided in the stands in front of the Gantry (1 section grand stand).

Then after 30 minutes, the audience will be invited back into the "shuttle" bus to be escorted back to the Nurul Bilad Mosque and continued by the next audience (2nd batch) with a maximum of 500 people will be taken by "shuttle" bus from Nurul Bilad Mosque to area within the circuit.

"It will be repeated until all spectators on that day (maximum 2500 people / day - or maximum 5 groups / day) are finished," he said. for spectators or the Health Service, then for transportation the Transportation Service will be responsible for shuttle bus transportation and responsible for cleanliness is the Parks Service and responsible for security is Pol PP - for spectators who enter the circuit area.

"We urge the Police to participate in maintaining the security and order of the audience while in the Nurul Bilad Mosque area and the area inside the Circuit," he said.

The NTB Provincial Government is responsible for any damage that may occur to ITDC equipment that has been installed in the circuit area (circuit safety fences, grand stands, and other supporting facilities), including but not limited to facilities in the circuit area (circuit main track, run off , service road, gravel, drainage, barrier fence, sponsor's signage).

"This is a form of government commitment to the community, let's work together to make this event a success and keep the COVID-19 health protocol," he said.