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Tarptautinės 1006 km lenktynės baigėsi belgų „Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport“ komandos triumfu. Rekordus mušė ne tik lenktynių dalyviai. Renginio TV transliacija buvo išskirtinai moderni.

„Šiemet lenktynes transliavome pasitelkę rekordinį skaičių kamerų – 21. Kamera ant troso pit-lane zonoje galėjo atsidurti beveik prie kiekvieno bokso. 6 kameros buvo sumontuotos automobiliuose, jos...

On Saturday evening, after 8 hours 41 min 59,272 sec and 373 laps, Steve Vanbellingen from “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport” has crossed the finish line first with “Porsche 911 GT3 Cup”.

It is the second victory in Palanga for him. The first one was in 2010.

Yet just before the finish line, the racer knew he broke the record for the shortest race ever as the last one was 8 h 44 min 55,924 sec.

In Palanga, 12 “Porsche” cars have won the competition through the years.

The team-winner has celebrated the victory in the GT class and the qualifying race as well.

Robertas Kupčikas and Nemunas...

It has been getting more and more hotter in “Aurum 1006 km Races” as TOP3 is changing all the time.

All the teams were done 186 laps at 16:26 marking the race’s halfway.

“Porsche” and TCR Go Against Each Other

Afer the first hour, the TOP3 included all “Porsche 911 GT3 Cup” cars. In the first place “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport” remained the longest.

“Circle K milesPLUS racing team” is the second while the third place belongs to “Palanga Spa Hotel 2 by SpeedLover”.

Ralf Aron from the latter team made a fast changes, and during the 168 lap, he recorded 1 min 10,862 sec. Another “Porsch...

Aidas Bubinas, Valdas Jarutis, Vitoldas Milius and Yogendra Pratap finished on Saturday in Palanga. They all broke the record by driving with “Kia Soul EV” 1000 km in 21 h 33 min. They have started on Friday afternoon and spend less than an a day driving the main cities of Lithuania.

V. Milius states that it is far more complicated to drive around in electromobile than a diesel car. According to him, this example shows that it is possible to reach a long destination by environmentally friendly transport.

Plan: Stopping at Every 150 km

The crew of four people began their journey at 16 o’clock...

During the first 3 hours, the competition’s leaders “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport” have already driven 127 laps or 1/3 of the distance. The team drives the “Porsche 911” car.

The second place belongs to “Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team” which lags only by one lap. The third place goes to “Palanga Spa Hotel 2 by SpeedLover”.

There are a total of 373 laps forming 1006 km of the track.

Majority of people predicted that the new racing series “TCR Baltic Trophy” will become popular but nobody believed that it will get such a huge success.

The class is dictated by “Hegelmann Transporte by Alg...

The 19th “Aurum 1006 km Races” event gets the audience excited. The launch has gone remarkably smoothly and the intrigue has begun.

In the first hour “Porsche 911 GT3 Cup” has pulled away from the opponents. Robertas Kupčikas from “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport” was in the lead, thus “Circle K milesPLUS racing team” has lacked behind almost by a minute.

R. Kupčikas drove 46 laps in the first hour.

“Palanga Spa Hotel 2 by SpeedLover” was getting ahead, yet the Belgian team “Independence by JR Motorsport“ su BMW E46 GTR” surpassed them to the third place.

Seven identical TCR class cars a...

On Saturday at 12 o’clock, the racers could finally start their engines on the track.

In front of the start line, the racing teams lined up as usual in accordance with the results of the qualifying races.

Racers and team leaders were congratulated by the Mayors of Klaipėda, Palanga and Kretinga, ex-Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, Lithuanian Automobile Sport Federation, “Promo Events” organiser Darius Jonušis and others.

The Lithuanian Anthem was played by trumpeter V. Grubliauskas.

Racers have started driving the 373 laps (one of them is 2682 m or 1006 km long).

The race ends when the...

On Friday, 59 women’s crew began “108 km Women’s Challenge Powered by Kristiana” rally which was initiated by TV8 channel.

Ladies’ rally attended various representatives of different ages and professions. There was “Lietuvos kelių policija” which consisted of four women who all drove “Audi A6”.

“Spanguolės” team consisting of Lina Kraftė and Greta Vėsaitė drove “Range Rover Sport”.

A lot of audience sympathy received “Moterų televizijos TV8” team with “Kia Ceed”. In the team, TV presenter K. Rimienė said that she respects every opponent but she will not go without a fight.

The teammates from...

Every year “Aurum 1006 km Race” takes place in Palanga where the annual Lithuanian PRO league of drifting is held. Everything was going great this year, however, the race did not end well for some at all.

All Day Drift Racing in Palanga

In the 4th stage of Lithuanian PRO Championship, the event was being hosted in the streets of Palanga.

In the competition participated the Kings of Lithuanian drifting: Andrius Vasiliauskas (BMW M3 E92), Andrius Čibirka (BMW E30), Donatas Macpreikšas (BMW 1 E82) and others.

Spectators gathered to watch a competition between pairs such as Kęstutis Kelpša and L...

The Fastest in the Qualifications was Robertas Kupčikas

The difference between the qualifications and the main competition is almost inexistent. Yet the main distinction is that the qualifications only last for 1 hour. These qualifications always surprise the spectators with their emotional rides.

Failing at the Last Minutes

On July 20, it was very difficult to tell which team will receive the winner’s award at the last seconds of the qualification.

The 1st participant to cross the finish line was “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport” with “Porsche 911 GT3 Cup”.

The best time of 1 min. 10,...