W. Java to host motorcycle races

JAKARTA: Racing organizer Trendypromo Mandira is organizing four series of motorcycle road races in cooperation with the Bandung-based Trendy Sport Club and West Java chapter of the Indonesia Motorsports Association (IMI).

The first series of the 2001 Gudang Garam Motor Road Race will take place at the 1,275-meter Boulevard Raya Circuit in Gading Serpong Housing Complex in Tangerang, Banten on Oct. 13 to Oct. 14, followed by the second series in Depok, West Java or Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta on Oct. 20 to Oct. 21.

The second series will also serve as the last for the national championships.

The West Java city of Sumedang is slated to host the third series on Nov. 3 to Nov. 4, while another West Java city, Sukabumi, will host the final series a week later, on Nov. 10 to Nov. 11.

Interested participants can contact the organizer at the Teras Batavia Food City in Gading Serpong or at the organizer's office at Jl. Kesehatan II No.6, Bintaro, South Jakarta, tel. (021) 7364163/64. The registration will close next Friday. -- JP