2019-07-18
The Start of 20th Aurum 1006 km race in Palanga
The 20th Aurum 1006 km race has started on July 18, Thursday, in the main Vytautas street of Palanga.
Spectators, participants, the organizers have shared memories of those delightful 20 years that have passed. As always, spectators could chat with teams and check their cars from up close. Drivers got motivation from various speakers: singers, organizers and politicians.
There’re 38 teams in this year’s race – the same number as last year. However, that is the only similarity. All the workers, commentators and drivers cannot predict the finish and this year is going to be a year of an intense race. The race is unpredictable for many years, however, the biggest fight is going to be in separate categories.
The motto of this year is safety. Thus, the organizers have put extra care to this matter.
The Dynami:t Super sprint 60 metres drag race was started just after the official ceremony in Vytautas street. Dovilas Ciutele driving a LADA 2104 (team Kaunas ASK) did the best of all – he finished the distance in 4.96 seconds.
Martynas Zilinskas with Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport (Porsche Baltic) was second with 5.27 seconds, Dominykas Versinskas with BMW 330 (Adma-Reimpex) – third with 5.62.