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“Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook“, the greatest motorsport festival in Eastern Europe, returns to Palanga for the 25th time on 17-20 July!

Just like every summer, the Klaipeda - Palanga - Kretinga motorway will be transformed into the world-famous race track, where there will be no shortage of speed and excitement. In addition to the main 1006 km race, as every year, spectators will have the opportunity to see or even take part in many additional events.

Many motorsport fans marked the race date on their calendars, and now they have an opportunity to choose the best ticket and reserve the bes...

The "Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook" is the biggest race festival in the Baltic States, and it has been held in Palanga since the 2000s without any interruptions. In 2024, the festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary, and the event organisers have announced that the festival will take place on the 17-20 of July, traditionally in Palanga.

Darius Jonušis, the main organiser of the event and the director of VšĮ "Promo Events", expressed his appreciation for the success: "I couldn't even imagine that a quarter of a century has already passed since the first race, but I am glad that the form...

We hope this collection of figures and facts will give you a better understanding and feel of what the 2023 "Aurum 1006 km" race was all about.

Participants and countries

• The teams comprised of 79 drivers and 23 team leaders from Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, England, and Denmark.
• For the first time, the Danish drivers participated in the race.
• This year, only male drivers were present, while two teams were led by women: "Sonderus Racing" by Indrė Senkutė and "Chemtransa by Juta Racing" by Inga Kačinskienė.
• The "Aurum 1006 km" motorsport festival was complemented...

Photo stories of the 24th "Aurum 1006 km" motorsport event

On July 22, the 24th "Aurum 1006 km" event officially concluded, and as such, we would like to share some photo stories from this year.

Memel Motor Fest

It wasn't just sports cars that caught peoples' eyes, but also a fleet of beautiful and unique vehicles that graced the "Aurum 1006 km" event. The "Memel Motor Fest" organizers showcased historic car models in a breathtaking array of colors, capturing the hearts of car enthusiasts.

"Technitis" Spectator Slalom

During the "Aurum 1006 km" event, the "Technitis" Spectator Slalom was a thr...

The "Aurum 1006 km" endurance race officially ended on Saturday evening.

The "Stateta BRO by HMobile" team was the first to cross the finish line of the "Aurum 1006 km" race, with the "Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 EVO" driven by Anders Fjordbach, Jan Magnussen, Eimantas Navikauskas and Edvinas Žadeikis. The main race and GT3 class winners completed the 373-lap course in 8 h. 45 min. 22.118 sec.

A. Fjordbach also set a new course record of 1 min. 05.425 sec. on the 305th lap. He was awarded a prize for the fastest lap in the race.

The "TDS group-TOKS Racing Team" drivers, Nemunas Dagilis, Ramūnas Čap...

At 16:25, Jan Magnussen from "Stateta BRO by HMobile" with a "Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo" completed the 186th lap, marking the "Aurum 1006 km" race's halfway point.

The 1006 km distance consists of 373 laps of the track, each being 2682 meters long.

Nemunas Dagilis ("TDS group-TOKS Racing Team") and Robertas Kupčikas ("Porsche Baltic 91") are three laps behind the lead, while Deivydas Jocius ("Nebankrutuok.lt-Club Exit by RD Sings") is four laps behind.

The nearly settled top three only slightly adjusts by the change of drivers, but predicting the entire podium of the overall standings is still...

The start of the "Aurum 1006 km" race has been given in Palanga.

Martin van de Pavert, Race Director from the Netherlands, was honoured to announce, "Ladies and gentlemen, start the engines!" which is a traditional phrase before the start of the race.

All 23 teams that applied to compete lined up at the start line.

As the first hour after the start of the race drew to a close, and the driver switching requirement approached, Andreas Fjordbach of "Stateta BRO by HMobile," who had started from the first position, still managed to hold it, driving a "Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo".

Julius Adomaviči...

Friday's "Aurum 1006 km" event program, full of great tension, unexpected plot twists, and fun attractions, ended with the "108 km Women's Challenge Rally" participants receiving their prizes before midnight.

This year, the 84 female crews who stood at the start line were not intimidated by the competitors, by the 255 km of seaside roads that awaited them, or by the search for numerous geographical, historical, and other fascinating objects, according to the Book Road and maps.

Although there were many challenges, the ladies were not daunted by them and not only coped with them perfectly but a...

Late Friday evening, the competitors finished their last drag battle on the main “Aurum 1006 km” race track and competed for the awards on a 1/8-mile course half the length of the practice one.

45 drivers entered the Road Police Cup carefully prepared, powerful cars with excellent starting speeds.

Late on Friday evening, the winners and runners-up of the Road Police Cup were announced.

Winners and prize winners of the Road Police Cup: DAILY class:

1. Dominykas Grundulas
2. Marius Žurumskas
3. Tomas Stirba

STOCK class:

1. Deividas Berčius
2. Marius Tručilauskas
3. Tomas Jocius

STREET class:

1. Modestas ...

The "Aurum 1006 km" event offers spectators not only fierce battles but also heart-warming and fun attractions every day.

On Friday, Šarūnas Kezys, a massive fan of this two-wheeled vehicle, took his "Kawasaki ZX6R" motorcycle out on the "Aurum 1006 km" race track right after the qualifying race.

His goal is to complete one lap of the 2682-meter race track on the back wheel as quickly as possible. Šarūnas managed to do it in 3 min. 35.225 sec.