A visit to Indonesia

During the flyaways, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Sporting Director Carlos Ezpeleta stopped off in Indonesia

Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation have confirmed that between Philip Island and Sepang, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, along with Sporting Director, Carlos Ezpeleta, took a short break to visit the Island of Bali. During this time, Mr Ezpeleta and Mr Abdulbar M. Mansoer, CEO and President Director of ITDC, also embarked on a day trip to the Island of Lombok to visit the Mandalika, another tourism resort project currently under development by ITDC – visiting a possible location for hosting future motorbike events within the 1,175-ha integrated tourism estate.

Carmelo in Indonesia

Above L-R: ITDC Head of Investment & Marketing Ricky Baheramsjah, ITDC Director of Development Edwin Darmasetiawan, ITDC President Director and CEO Abdulbar M. Mansoer, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, Roadgrip Indonesia Director Raoul Pasaribu, Construction and Operation Director Ngurah Wirawan, Dorna Sporting Director Carlos Ezpeleta, MRK1 Consulting Managing Director Mark Hughes

“Mr Carmelo Ezpeleta was primarily at the Nusa Dua for a well-deserved break at the Bali National Golf Club before heading out to Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang,” says Abdulbar M. Mansoer. “It was not his first time to the Island as he visited the Nusa Dua around 2 years prior beforehand. For this visit, during his busy schedule and on route between the two races, he wanted to visit Bali as well as Lombok, where we welcomed him to the Mandalika and presented a potential concept to host future Motorbike Race Events. His visit was brief, but we believe that he sincerely enjoyed his break and of course we would be very happy to welcome him back to Bali and Lombok in the near future.”

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