Mandalika Circuit Removed As Host Of WSBK 2024, Acting Governor Of NTB Says This

Acting Governor Of West Nusa Tenggara, Then Gita Ariadi (DOK ANTARA)

Acting Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, Lalu Gita Ariadi said the abolition of the Mandalika Circuit as the host of the World Superbike 2024 would certainly open up opportunities for other events to be held on the island of Lombok so that tourism continues to grow. "The business to business entity is of course MGPA and ITDC looking for other opportunities, right? There are many events. This is an opportunity to produce another creativity, so hopefully the event will continue to be held in Mandalika," said Gita Ariadi in Mataram, as reported by Antara, Thursday, November 2. The government continues to encourage ITDC and MGPA to look for new events. In fact, Gita said it supports all MGPA and ITDC steps. Including if later making a review of the cancellation of the event. "We support steps to lobby, of course later there will be efforts made by ITDC and MGPA to maintain or look for other events," he explained. Then Gita did not want to speculate about the assumption that the elimination of the WSBK event at the Mandalika Circuit was proof that the central government's attention to the Mandalika Circuit had begun to decrease. "I didn't speculate there," he said. The Mandalika Circuit is not included in the World Superbike calendar for next season, referring to the calendar released by the WSBK organization on Thursday. In the calendar released by WSBK, the 2024 season will be held at 12 circuits, including two new circuits, but after three years of routinely holding WSBK races, this time the Mandalika Circuit was not included as the host. The WSBK will include two new circuits for next season, namely the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary, and the Cremona Circuit in Italy. Since making WSBK's debut at the Mandalika Circuit in 2021, the circuit in Lombok, NTB has never been absent from holding the WSBK event before the next season's calendar was released. By not including the Mandalika Circuit, practically next season the WSBK circus will not visit Asia at all. All WSBK races next season will be held in Europe, with the exception of the opening series at the Phillip Island Circuit, Australia.