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After the new record during a training session on Friday, many spectators commented that it was no surprise to them.

1 min. 05.941 sec. – This is the current "Aurum 1006 km" track record for a single lap of 2682 meters, set by Danish driver Andres Fjordbach from the "Stateta BRO by HMobile" team.

Andres broke the track record set last year by Julius Adomavicius and covered the same distance in 1 min. 07.492 sec.

It has already been mentioned many times and appreciated by the experts that this year's "Aurum 1006 km" race has an unprecedentedly powerful range of cars, with world-class drivers su...

For many years now, the "Aurum 1006 km" team mechanics have been given the opportunity to prove that they are not only highly skilled in the team garages but also physically fit. They can prove it every year when they compete in the 1006-meter run.

The exciting run could be watched live online, and the winner was immediately surrounded by journalists.

Marius Jakštys from "Nebankrutuok.lt-Club Exit by RD Signs" finished third, and Emilis Anisimovas finished second. (“Audosta by KTK Racing”).

Dominykas Steponavičius ("LG OLED LKU by Porsche Club Lithuania"), who was in the lead from the very fir...

The start ceremony of the "108 km Women's Challenge" rally was the focus of attention this Friday morning.

This year, 84 female teams lined up at the start line, determined not only to complete all the tasks of the orienteering rally but also to compete for the spectacular prizes provided by the organisers and sponsors.

Out of the 84 teams registered for the "108 km Women's Challenge" rally this year, 33 teams are making their debut in the event, 10 teams have brought electric cars to the start line, 15 teams are competing in the two-person challenge, and 69 teams are competing in the more-t...

Friday, the third day of the "Aurum 1006 km," is full of events.

At 10:50 am, the main race track will be the "108 km Women's Challenge” rally starting point. The "Ultim&Drag" qualifying races will start at 11:00. At 12:10, the "1000 m Mechanics' Running Competition" will take place. At 14:10, the Porsche cars will briefly occupy the track again. At 15.30, the central event of the day will be the "Aurum 1006 km" qualifying race, followed immediately by the Top 10 Qualifiers, after which Saturday's starting grid for the main race will be decided.

The drivers preparing for the qualifying races h...

Fast and powerful Porsche cars have earned a special place in the "Aurum 1006 km", the largest race in the Baltics.

It's enough to mention that out of the 23 endurance races that have already taken place in Palanga, 15 have been won by teams driving cars of various modifications of this very brand.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Porsche. So, to mark the occasion, on Thursday evening, around 200 "Porsche" sports cars flooded the streets of Palanga, where an extraordinary spectacle took place – the biggest parade of "Porsche" sports cars on the seaside, which was hosted by the "Porsche ...

The 24th edition of the "Aurum 1006 km" race is set to take place this Saturday. While participants prepare for the main event, the eighth Spectator Slalom has already begun. The Spectator Slalom, sponsored by "Technitis," only requires participants to have a valid driver's license, will, and a clean car. The competition, organized and supervised by "Tavo auto," led by Aurimas Kučinskas, will run for three days until Saturday evening.

Results of all run times will be available on the website, allowing competitors to track their performance. Unlimited attempts will guarantee competition, intens...

Just after returning from the parade and the opening ceremony in Palanga's Vytautas Street, the drivers occupied the main "Aurum 1006 km" race track, where they started their first training sessions. The Chief Commissioner, Gražvydas Smetonis, divided the teams into two groups, and the first to practice were those driving the most powerful cars.

Although the cars were fast on the track, they fell short of Julius Adomavičius' record set last year when he completed one track lap in 1 min. 7,126 sec. Julius was also the fastest in the first practice session this year. Driving for "The Circle K M...

The "Aurum 1006 km "race event was given the green light by the commission in Palanga on Wednesday, and all teams participating in the 24th endurance race were presented.

And today, on the 20th of July, the 23 teams participating in the race lined up on the race track and started a parade on the resort streets.

After the festive bustle, Vytautas Street hosted the "Dynami:t Super Sprint," part of the "Aurum 1006 km" race event. Karolis Blėdis of "Nanosun by Tarzanija Racing" won the race in an "Audi S4", completing it in 4.57 seconds. Ramūnas Čapkauskas of "TDS Group-Toks Racing Team" secured t...

On Wednesday afternoon, the “Aurum 1006 km race”, the largest in the Baltic States, got off to a symbolic start in Palanga.

This year, the commissions moved from the Darius and Girenas Stadium to the race track, where the cars prepared for the race were brought.

The Commission's favourable decision allowed the teams to enter the race track, where the champions and prize winners of the 24th endurance race will be announced on Saturday 22 July.

The 2023 “Aurum 1006 km” race will feature 23 teams, totalling 79 drivers from six countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, England, and...

“The Stateta BRO by HMobile” team delivered some shocking news today. It turns out that one of the drivers for the “Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3” in the GT3 class will be the legendary former “Formula 1” driver, Jan Magnussen, from Denmark. A star of this calibre has never competed in this race before.

Jan Magnussen’s upbringing and skill

Jan Magnussen, a young talent in 1992, achieved a remarkable feat by winning the British “Formula 3” championship with 14 wins, surpassing Ayrton Senna's record (13.) However, his “Formula 1” career did not work out. He made his F1 debut three years later, replacing...