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Many riders argue, that the starting position has no major impact on the outcome of marathon races such as the Aurum 1006 km race.

However, seeing the responsibility with which the participants started the qualifying, and especially the TOP 10 competitions, it was clear that this is not just a matter of honor.

Friday's tense and interesting training program was completed by the qualifying competition and the Super Pole (or TOP 10) selection, which determined which team - the winners of the selection competition - will receive not only the cup established by the Minister of Transport Marius Sku...

On Friday at noon the mechanics escaped from the team headquarters to the track entrances.

During the break in the racing program was held the traditional mechanics 1006-meter run, which has become an integral part of the entire racing festival for 22 years. This time it was in the heat of 27 degrees, but the mechanics didn't complain about it too much, because everyone got a box of Dynamics: t soft drinks, Aurum ice cream, De Walt prizes, so they could refresh.

The start ceremony of the 108 km women’s challenge competition was the focus of attention on Friday morning. Competition is organized by women's television TV8, together with Aurum 1006 km race organizer VšĮ Promo events.

The ladies of the competition attracted the attention of the audience and photographers with colorful costumes and a festive mood.

After all, there are not many competitions in the country where 93 crews would start at the start line at the same time.

The drag race at the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" racing festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.

Fifty-seven participants decided to fight for the trophies of the "Ultima8 Drag by Startline". The Lithuanian Police Department annually establishes the trophies for the winners, which the head of the department, Vytautas Grašys, presents.

The Lithuanian Police Force highly supports the event because the event aims to promote legal Drag races for high-speed cars and develop road traffic safety.

The opening ceremonies of the Aurum 1006 km race, which is held for the 22nd time in a row, ended.

On Thursday afternoon, the athletes returned to the temporary race town, where they started training before the most responsible performance of the year.

"To make the athletes feel as free as possible on the 2682-meter track ant let them test different trajectories of the route, we divided the 41 teams into two subgroups” - Gražvydas Smetonis, the chief commissioner of the competition, told the race press center, the public relations agency Visus Bonus.

Top 10 on Thursday's practices:

The Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" racing festival in Palanga is the 22nd in the event's history. It is not just about the speed, engines and adrenaline. The event promotes traffic safety and safe racing events and gives the stage for the artists to perform. Most of the known artists in Lithuania today have made their debut on the stage of this race. This year is no exception.

DJ MINDEEP will be playing the most popular club music in the evenings on Friday and Saturday.

Kristupas Kerulis, a 14-year-old soloist from Palanga, will also perform on the main stage. Kristupas is the winner of va...

The long year of waiting for both athletes and audience is over - on July 15, the largest Aurum 1006 km race in the Baltic States was announced open on Vytautas Street in Palanga.

Fans of marathon races enjoyed the colorful racing festival with all the attributes, which has returned to the central street of the resort: shiny sports cars, long-legged beauties, music concert and a very generous tasting of the latest sponsor Aurum products.

Palanga is already filled with the rhythm of Aurum 1006 km race. Today, the flag of Aurum 1006 km race was raised in Palanga.

The streets of the resort were again filled with powerful and fast sports cars that will compete in the most important race of the season on Saturday. And on the first day of the event, as usual, the readiness of the racers and their cars inspected by the administrative and technical commissions of the competition. Only their favorable verdict allows access to a temporary race town. On a track near the town on Saturday, July 17th there will be a 1006km marathon race.

The Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook race will take place on 14 of July in Palanga. It will be the 22nd race in the history of the event. Although many elements of the largest racing festival in the Baltics have changed, the primary purpose and values of the event have remained the same - promotion of the legal race and traffic safety.

In two decades, the organisers of the races have managed to prove that motorsports are the most suitable for promoting traffic safety. "Since the first race in 2000 in Palanga, we emphasised that racing is possible only on special tracks prepared for the competi...

The "Memel Motor Fest" organisers promised to surprise everyone at the largest motorsport festival in the Baltic, the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook". They are organising an exhibition of exclusive cars that will take place on Saturday and will keep everyone busy during the whole day.

Gorgeous, well-groomed and beloved cars will be exhibited to the guests of the "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" and later will line up for the parade to Palanga. All residents of Palanga and the visitors will have a chance to check the cars next to the nightclub "Šachmatinė".

The organisers are going to sel...