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At the presentation of the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race last weekend, Darius Jonušis, director of Promo Events, assured the audience that the list of participants is not yet complete and that the organisers are waiting for a few more entries from capable teams.

The first team to complete registration formalities yesterday was "Strack Racing By JR Motorsport" from the Netherlands.

They are not new to the Lithuanian event. It could be even said that both the team managers and the drivers know Palanga better than they know their favourite spots in their home country.

"I've been tell...

The preparation for the biggest motorsport event in the Baltics, the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race is almost finished. This was announced by Darius Jonušis, director of the "Promo Events", company that is organizing the race.

The main trophy has been returned to the organiser

On Saturday, the “Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook” presentation event took the place in Vilnius, Gediminas Avenue. One of the purpose of the event was to return the Transitional Winners' Cup of the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race, to the race organizer. The trophy will stay with the organizer not for v...

Last year’s race was not a very successful for the "Dynami:t Energy" team in the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race: cars crashed, broke down, burned, but the team leader Mantas Matukaitis stood up after every stumble and worked hard and kept trying to win. So this year, the expectations are even higher for the team, which has updated its name to “Ignera & BioCircle by Dynami:t”. The team will race with a “Lamborghini Huracan ST EVO”, which hopefully will be able to fight for the podium.

The will to win

Over almost a decade, “Dynami:t Energy team” has successfully grown from a simple BMW ...

Women are already completing the registration formalities for their favourite 108 km Women's Challenge rally, which is exclusively for the ladies.

For the fifth consecutive year, this event is part of the rich and varied programme of the Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race, which will take place exactly one month from today, 13-16 July.

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary, the organisers have given the honour to a record-breaking field of 88 crews.

The 108 km Women's Challenge Rally, organised with women's TV channel TV8, is full of news and that is one of the key attractions of the eve...

Fifty days to go until the biggest motorsport festival in the Baltic States - the 23rd Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race. This year, the curtain will go up on the race on Wednesday, 13 July, at noon.

As soon as the teams have been checked technically and fixed all the administrative questions, there will be a live TV broadcast of the teams' presentations.

Officially the event will be opened on Thursday, 14 July. A parade of Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race cars will start at 10 am at the track and will stop at Palanga, Vytautas Street for the opening ceremony. The first official rac...

There are only 77 days left until the biggest motorsport festival in the Baltics - Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race, organized by Promo events since the first one started in 2000.

Almost three dozen teams started registration procedures to start the Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race at Palanga on 13 -16 July 2022.

"Antėja Racing team is the first to complete all the necessary registration formalities and start direct preparations for the Lithuanian marathon," says Darius Jonušis, the race organiser in Palanga.

The team not only finished sorting out the necessary registration document...

Traditionally on the eve of International Women's Day, the organisers of the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" have started the registration for the "108 km Women Challenge" rally.

This year the "108 km Women Challenge" competition, organised by the women's television TV8 and Promo events, will be the fifth rally in a row. There will be even 88 places on the grid for the first time, but that will also be the maximum number of the teams.

The event is getting more and more popular since this is one of the few events orientated only to women. The participants can prove their strengths in driving...

"Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race festival will take place in Palanga on the 13 – 16 of July 2022. During the race weekend, the promoters organise various attractions for spectators. One of them is Slalom for spectators that will be organised seventh time in a row this year.

The organisers expect that the quality of the Slalom for spectators will be lifted this year, as the well-known company "Technitis" has become a partner of the competition.

"The motto of our company is professionals for professionals," says Ugnius Noreika, Director of Sales and Marketing at Technitis. "We are delight...

Ten teams have already started their applications for the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race. The registration was announced just before the holidays, so it means that the teams started preparing for the race way before that.

Robertas Kupčikas is one of the first drivers to start a registration procedure. He is one of the most professional endurance race drivers in Lithuania, who has won the prestigious Volkswagen Castrol Cup Championship twice. Moreover, in 2018, together with the Nemunas Dagilis and Steve Vanbellingen from Belgium, he won the Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook.

He repres...

Promo Events, which organizes the largest motorsport event in the Baltic States - the Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race - has started registration for the next year's race. Traditionally, the first participants are expected to be announced before Christmas.

The registration is open on the official Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook website www.racing.lt, where is all the information and documentation for the teams.

The organizers are glad that the rules and regulations for next year's race were prepared not just by most professional stewards in the country. Many foreign motorsport specialis...