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THE WORLD Superbike motorcycle racing event, WSBK and MotoGP which was held at the Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara, turned out to have left various problems. The two international race events caused a total loss of IDR150 billion.
As a result, the Indonesian Aviation and Tourism Industry, State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) holding, InJourney plans to cancel the WSBK race in Mandalika, to nourish the Mandalika Grand Prix Association. This Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) business unit has the main business of managing and operating the Mandalika International Street Circuit.
One of these losses is due to inadequate sponsorship, so that the revenue from advertising is not comparable to the operational costs of holding the event. Even with a booming number of spectators. Overall, the construction of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), including the Mandalika Circuit, carries a debt of IDR4.6 trillion.
According to the President Director of InJourney, Dony Oskaria, in a working meeting with Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, recently said that the holding of WSBK was a loss because it did not get adequate sponsors. WSBK is actually an unattractive event in terms of sponsorship.
Then, he continued, MotoGP which is the most prestigious racing event in the world is called a loss because the income from advertising is not comparable to the operational costs incurred. We are currently seeking additional sponsorship efforts to fill this gap.
In fact, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the number of WSBK viewers in 2021 will reach 20 thousand spectators. In 2022, that number has increased dramatically to 51,629 thousand viewers.
Overall, the construction of the Mandalika SEZ, including the Mandalika Circuit, bears a debt of IDR4.6 trillion. In the audit results, the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) found a number of problems, particularly the handling of land issues.
Based on the Semester Examination Results Summary (IHPS) I 2022, PT Indonesia Tourism Development (PPI) has not yet appointed a land team tasked with resolving land issues for investment activities. In addition, PPI has not yet developed a standard procedure that can be used by land teams to handle enclaved land, claims or control over land with land use rights (HPL) status. [katadata.co.id/photo special]
