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Drag Race at "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" will celebrate its 15th years anniversary. We can see many different drag events around the country, but this is a unique drag event because the track can be used just once a year during the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" racing festival. The organisers have to close two motorways to build the track just for a few days.

The event aims to promote legal Drag races for high-speed cars, develop road traffic safety, and set an example of where and how to race, creating a celebration for both spectators and participants. The Lithuanian Police Forc...

“I'm glad that over 30 teams have already expressed their interest to participate in "Aurum 1006 km race" which will be held in Palanga on 14-17 of July." says Darius Jonušis, the main organiser of the event. "The organisers are doing everything to make the racing festival as much as possible exciting and attractive for both participants and spectators."

For the very first time, organisers will introduce 4x4 Off-Road three stage's racing event on the weekend of the race festival.

Off-Road enthusiasts will start their performance on Friday, July 16, when the first stage of 4x4 trial will take p...

Twenty-five teams have already placed the entry to compete in the Aurum 1006 km race, which will take place on 14 - 17 of July in Palanga. The race, called the largest motorsport fiesta in the Baltic States, will be organised by Promo Events, 22nd years in a row.

"I'm glad that the teams are using the ongoing quarantine time to prepare for the AURUM 1006 km race. I dare to say, the race will be very competitive and intense this year." says Darius Jonušis, CEO of Promo Events.

The grid is going to be full of great teams and good drivers. "Circle K milesPlus Racing Team", the winners of last ye...

On the eve of Women's Day, which predicts spring, Promo events, which organizes the Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race, together with women's television TV8, has started registration for the 108 km women's challenge race, which has found a place in the event program and has gained considerable popularity.

"Together with the tulip ring, the registration for this purely feminine event full of attractions and adrenaline will undoubtedly delight any team" coordinator of the women challenge event Jolanta Iselionienė is convinced.

Registration of participants is very simple: all you have to do is...

19 teams have already place the entry to compete in the largest motorsport event in the Baltic States "Aurum 1006 km race", which will take place in Palanga on 14-17 July this year.

Team "Dream 2 Drive" will drive a Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 car, which has never been seen before in this race. The head of team Dream 2 Drive, Tauras Tunyla, well known to the motorsport public, already submitted the entry form which does not include any drivers yet who will race with the team in the summer event at Palanga. "We will draw a team of young and already experienced talents, who own the future of the co...

The organizers of the Aurum 1006 km race, who announced the registration of participants just a week and a half ago, received the first applications.

Nine teams have already expressed their desire to compete in the 22nd marathon race to be held in Palanga on July 14-17, 2021, which has been organized annually by Promo Events and has been named the largest motorsport event in the Baltic States. The first applications, as it should be, were sent by the winners of last year's race - Juta Racing team.Last year, three Juta teams competed in Palanga, and this year there will be one more team “under ...

On December 10, Promo Events started online registration for the Aurum 1006 km race, which is called the largest motorsport event in the Baltic States. Event will take place in Palanga on 14-17 of July 2021.

This will be the 22nd prestigious race organized by the same organizer for which the teams start preparing from now.

"According to a long-standing tradition, we start registering participants for this event around mid-December, before the big holidays of the year," says Darius Jonušis, the main organizer of the event, Director of Promo Events. "The pre-holiday and holiday period is the bes...

14-17 July 2021 - 22nd Aurum 1006 km race Powered by Hankook

"We invite teams, drivers and motorsport fans to reserve in their calendars 14-17 July, 2021 for a traditional meeting at the largest summer resort, where the 22nd Aurum 1006 km Powered by Hankook race will take place," says Promo Events, the main organizer of the race festival director Darius Jonušis. According to D. Jonušis, if this year, with the help of loyal sponsors and friends, it was possible to organize a race in extremely difficult conditions, which was enjoyed by both the racers and the spectators, no doubt that next year...

Participants, countries and cars:

• July 15-18, 2020 Palanga hosted the 21st long-distance car race in the history, which has been organized by Promo Events since the very beginning.

• 28 teams from Lithuania, Estonia and Great Britain registered for the Aurum 1006 km race.

• 2020 Aurum 1006 km race participants: 105 athletes and 28 team leaders from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Great Britain and Kazakhstan. • The youngest participant - 17-year-old Henrikas Matijošaitis, member of the DHL Racing Team.

• The eldest athlete of the race 65-year-old British Dave Holland from the team DHR...

For two decades, as long as marathon races have been held in Palanga, the champion team has never been able to defend the title won a year ago.

The 21st Aurum 1006 km race was won by the same team that triumphed here last year - Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team and its great four Julius Adomavičius, Jonas Gelžinis, Estonian Ralf Aron and Oskaras Brazaitis, with the Porsche GT3 Cup Gen2 not only won an impressive absolute victory, but also celebrated the victory in the GT Open class.