Lebaran Baru Ajang Balap Nasional OnePrix

The motorcycle racing event, OnePrix, will be held with something new in the 2023 season. (Photo via Antara/Muhammad Ramdan)

JAKARTA - The motorcycle racing event, OnePrix, will carry a new sheet in the 2023 season. There have been several changes made to increase the activity of national motorcycle racing.

In this new season, OnePrix will not only take place on the island of Java. There are two regions that are the new venues for the 150cc class motorcycle race.

The two areas are Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, and Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra. They complete the five series to be held.

The opening round of the 2023 season is scheduled to take place at the Karting Sentul Circuit, Bogor, West Java on March 18-19. Then Palangka Raya will hold Round II with the Sabaru Circuit on June 3-4.

Furthermore, Round III Oneprix 2023 will return to Java Island and will be held at the Bukit Peusar Circuit, Tasikmalaya, West Java on 8-9 July.

Musi Banyuasin is planned to fill the round IV OnePrix 2023 slot with the City Skyland Circuit Sekayu for the race on 16-17 September 2023. Then the Mijen Circuit, Semarang, Central Java on 11-12 November will be the closing round.

In addition to being closer to fans of duck motorcycle racing in the country, expansion outside Java is also a step to maximize the potential of local tourism.

"This year will be a new breakthrough," said PT OnePrix Motorsport Management (OMM) Director of Competition, Syafril Sarwono.

In addition, this OnePrix can be said to have gone up in class. Deputy Chairperson of the Central IMI, Sadikin Aksa said, this event became the top of the race at the national level.

So the participants are no longer careless. Only regional champions can participate.

"IMI has given a list of those who may participate. This is so that there is a level at the regional level. This will distinguish OnePrix 2023 from the previous edition," said Sadikin.

Sadikin also explained that the event outside Java is input from regional administrators. "If possible, hangout is only in Java, but also throughout Indonesia is there," he continued.

The CEO of OMM, Teuku Arlan Perkasa Lukman, is optimistic that the race outside Java will increasingly reach people who have only watched it on television.

According to him, this is one of the steps in increasing the stretch of the motorsport sports industry in Indonesia.

"We see economic growth, as seen from the ownership of motorcycles, which number more than 50 percent of Indonesia's population. This step is in accordance with the OMM's vision to approach Indonesian racing fans. At the same time, it contributes to the sports industry, especially motorsports," he said.