RM7m Labuan motorsports boost
Published on: Sunday, October 23, 2016
Labuan: Labuan is set to become a motorcycling enthusiast destination with the construction of the Labuan International Motorsports Circuit early next year.Costing RM7 million, the project will be built on a five-acre site in Kiansam in two phases and scheduled to be completed in 2018.Labuan Umno Youth Chief Rafi Ali Hassan said phase 1 involved an allocation of RM3 million through the Implementation Coordination Unit (under the Prime Minister's Department).
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"We applied for the project five years ago on the request of the Labuan youth and its approval was granted recently," he told a press conference after attending the Labuan Rugby Carnival Welcoming Dinner, here, Friday night.Rafi, who is also political secretary to Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, said phase 2 involving an allocation of RM4 million would feature tracks for race pit, go-cart, mini GP, drag strip, pocket bike, supermoto and superbike.Other facilities include a grandstand with hill stand seating, paddock, administrative building and retail premises. "The circuit is strategically located and close to Labuan halal hub. Future 4X4 projects and motor-cross extreme games on a 20-acre site adjacent to the circuit are also in the pipeline.
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"As such, we will propose for the Kiansam area to be gazetted as a motorcycling sports hub soon," he said. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"We also want the circuit to provide a brighter future for our youth via a safer racing environment; we are aiming to add motorcycling sports as another tourism product in Borneo, particularly Labuan," Rafi said.
