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The “Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook” race, the largest motorsport festival in the Baltic States, has started today in Palanga.

The first day of the event, as is customary in motorsport, is devoted to checking the equipment and the health of the drivers themselves, which is the responsibility of the event's administrative and technical committees.

Only after their decision will the teams be allowed to enter the temporary race town, where the champions and prize-winners of the 23rd Marathon Race will be announced on Saturday 16 July.

31 teams will start the race

Chief Technical Commissioner Ra...

Variety of entertainment at "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook"

It's not just motorsport fans who are already counting down the time until the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook", the biggest race in the Baltics.

Many people think of this event as not just a race but an actual racing festival, where not only speed and adrenaline lovers will find something to do this year.

For the first time, the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" will be started by Igor Lobanov, pilot of the "Iron Wolf Aerobatics" team. He just a week ago returned from southern Spain, where the Spanish National Aerobatic Cham...

Less than a week remaining until the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race in Palanga, the largest long-distance car race in the Baltic States.

"I am delighted that our traditional event has on the list over thirty teams again this year," says Darius Jonušis, director of Promo Events.

Two Estonian teams, "KSB Racing by Jõujaam" and "Jõujaam", have recently completed the formalities of their applications for the race in Palanga.

Both teams are not new to the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" race.

"Jõujaam" team had its most successful year in 2020, with Andres Altpere, Sven Karuse, Kristo M...

"JR Motorsport" team from the Netherlands that submitted the first foreign entry for the “Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook” race in Palanga is registering another team.

A second team, will also start under the Dutch flag even the drivers, chosen by the JR Motorsport team manager Joost Ursem, are all from Lithuania.

It is no secret that the "BMW M4 Silhoutte", prepared by the Dutch masters, will be driven in Palanga by the talented Lithuanian drivers Rokas Baciuška, Justas Jonušis and Vilius Kibildis.

Before even hitting the track, this trio has become the youngest ever "Aurum 1006 km pow...

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...