Lombok, CNN Indonesia —
Race 1 WSBK Mandalika finally held in Mandalika Circuit, Sunday (11/21), after the drama was postponed twice due to erratic weather conditions.
When 45 minutes before Race 1, light rain fell around the Mandalika Circuit. The situation made the course of the race erratic. However, the rain stopped and the sun was slightly visible at around 10:35 WITA.
The racers then entered the track at 10:40 WITA. Interestingly, when the race was about to start at 10:56 WITA it was raining again and the race was postponed.
The race was later cut from 21 to 20 laps. At 11:04 WITA, the racers started the sighting lap. But, again the drama happened after the racers returned to the grid after doing a sighting lap. The race has been postponed again.
WSBK then decided to change the wet race to dry race. As a result the drivers have to change tires on the grid. The race then starts at 11:15 WITA or is delayed by 15 minutes.
After being delayed due to heavy rain yesterday, Sunday (21/11), Race 1 WSBK Mandalika 2021 can finally be held. The postponement of the 2021 WSBK Mandalika Race 1 schedule was mentioned due to the failure of the rain handler at the Mandalika Circuit.
The issue went viral on social media after Race 1 failed to be held. However, the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, Zulkieflimansyah, ensured that the rain handler that was prepared was assistance from the Indonesian Air Force who used the latest technology to divert the rain from the Mandalika Circuit.
Regardless of the issue of rain handlers being used for WSBK races or not, Race 1 WSBK Mandalika went smoothly without any weather disturbances and was won by Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK rider Jonathan Rea.
The Mandalika WSBK Race 1 race is also proof of Toprak Razgatlioglu’s success as the new world champion. The Pata Yamaha racer became world champion after finishing second at the Mandalika Circuit.
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