Sahroni Rejects The Dream Of The Metro Jaya Police Chief, Jakarta's Formula E Circuit To Become A Street Race Track

ILLUSTRATION BETWEEN / Formula E Jakarta

JAKARTA - The success of the Jakarta Formula E event seems to have sparked the desire of the Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran to 'borrow' the track. Street race, a motorcycle racing event initiated by the Regional Police Chief to prevent illegal racing, wants to be held at the Jakarta e-Prix track.

"We plan to hold street races continuously and sustainably so that it can become a forum for illegal racers to be able to express their hobbies," said the Metro Jaya Police Chief, quoted by Antara, Saturday, June 18.

For Inspector General Fadil, the Formula E Circuit in Ancol, North Jakarta, is a more convenient location for drivers. Therefore, the Kapolda wants to hold a street race at the Jakarta Formula E track.

“In BSD there is a location, in Bekasi there is Meikarta, in Jakarta there is Ancol. Hopefully later my dream will be in Ancol, yesterday's Formula E can also be used for street races," said Inspector General Fadil.

"Hopefully Jakpro listens to this and it is also approved by the provincial government ... Because I see it's pretty good if the track that was in Formula E yesterday can be used," continued the Kapolda Metro Jaya.

Sahroni Strictly Rejects the wish of the Regional Police Chief

Head of the Jakarta Formula E Organizing Committee, Ahmad Sahroni, rejected the Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran's plan to use the Formula E circuit as a stretch race location.

"For two-wheelers, we may not provide facilities because there has been an assessment from the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) that the circuit is only for four-wheeled vehicles," said Sahroni at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Friday, June 24.

Sahroni appreciates Inspector General Fadil's intention to use this permanently built circuit for street races.

However, he emphasized that the FIA homologation had made a regulation that if the circuit was to be used for the Formula E event the following year, there would be no use of two-wheeled vehicle racing.

"There is a regulation from FIA homologation, there is grade 3, which is indeed a circuit for four-wheeled vehicles. So, we do not apply two-wheeled to the circuit. So, this is for cars," said Sahroni.