Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres) revealed a number of security preparations for President Joko Widodo before crossing the Mandalika International Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Friday (12/11).
The Commander of Paspampres, Major General Tri Budi Utomo, said that his party checked the circuit track that had been raining, and concluded that it was safe to use.
“For the safety aspect, Mr. President, before the activity, we have preceded the activity by checking the circuit track and thank God the rain has stopped so the track has dried up because the asphalt used is also the best in the world. detik.com, Saturday (13/11).
In addition, Paspampres also considers Jokowi’s health condition and the motorbike used.
“Mr. President is also in very good condition. The motorbike that the President is driving has also been checked, everything is in good condition, brakes, tires, engine, and other things,” said Tri.
“So, everything has gone through standard VVIP security procedures, and everything is ready and safe,” he continued.
Jokowi spurred a modified Kawasaki W175 motorcycle while paving at the Mandalika Circuit. Jokowi admitted that he did not dare to ride a motorbike because the track conditions had been raining.
“This is the Mandalika Circuit, it’s a new circuit and it just rained, so I didn’t dare to go fast. Even though I wasn’t speeding, I think the others were far behind,” Jokowi said in an official release received by CNNIndonesia.com.
The Mandalika Circuit has a track length of 4.3 kilometers and a width of 15 meters. The circuit that will be used for the 2021 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) has 17 bends and a fairly wide and high speed trap.
The Mandalika Circuit track is also equipped with two service roads, namely the inner service road (3.8 kilometers long and 14 meters wide) and the outer service road (4.32 kilometers long and 14 meters wide), as well as the pit lane (835 meters long and 14 meters wide). meters).
“I think there are a lot of very sharp corners, here there are 17 corner points which I think are all difficult for me. For racers there may not be a problem, but for me it is very difficult,” added Jokowi.
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