Bukit 360, The Best Angle On The Mandalika Circuit To Enjoy Racing And Natural Beauty

Hill 360 at the Mandalika Circuit. (Doc. MGPA)

JAKARTA – Bukit 360 is the best place to watch the MotoGP race at the Mandalika Circuit. As the name implies, from this point the viewer's eye can reach a 360-degree angle to the track and the surrounding natural landscape.

The height of this hill is about 30 meters above sea level. Its position is the southernmost of the circuit, so to reach this hill you should use a vehicle because walking is quite exhausting.

If you want to go to this hill, then when you enter from the main gate, you just have to walk along the smooth asphalt until you meet a tunnel (tunnel) about 100 meters long which is filled with colorful murals. The tunnel, which is the only access to the unique hill, is flanked by the main circuit building and Hospitality VIP Villages.

Just above the tunnel is the main track between after the start line and Turn 1. Meanwhile, at the end of the tunnel is the inner area of the circuit.

At Bukit 360 there is a premium grandstand or premium spectator stands, zones A, B, C, and H with a tunnel as a separation from the grandstand zone.

There is also a stage for music performances. On the left and right of the stage, there are two giant screens that serve to show the actions of the racers on the Mandalika Circuit track.

The music stage is located in the General Admission area which is intended for standing audiences. At first glance this location is similar to the festival area at every music concert.

As for the west side, there is a large booth where there is an exhibition of motorbikes modified by local children. Opposite the General Admission, there are rows of white conical tents or sarnafil that are used to trade micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

After that, there was a piece of vacant land that was formerly occupied by several local residents who stayed in the circuit because of land ownership issues.

After passing a row of booths and grandstands zones G and F, we arrived at the access to a unique hill which has a road with four fairly sharp turns, similar to the road in the Puncak area, Bogor, West Java. At the edge of the path fitted with red and white barriers.

On the top of the hill, three large buildings stood on the north, west, and east sides, respectively. These three steel-constructed buildings have two floors with similar models to each other.

It was a lounge. Around the lounge was built a garden with various kinds of plants. Uniquely, all the walls are glass and each building has a kind of open courtyard on the outside.

The open courtyard is positioned between the first and second floors or mezzanines, connected to each of the main buildings. The three buildings are more like a monitoring deck or observation deck. From this place the audience can enjoy the sunrise and sunset complete with a distinctive tinge of orange light.

A 360-degree view of the natural landscape of the blue waters of the beach and the green hills of the Seger area which is about 500 meters from the edge of Turn 9 and Turn 10 under Bukit 360 is the most attractive attraction.

The Seger Hills themselves had gone viral in cyberspace because the six-time MotoGP world champion, Marc Marquez, had taken a photo of it and uploaded it to his account on Instagram social media.