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Drag Race Winners Awarded: Rain Threatens the Event for a Second Day

2025-07-18

Drag Race Winners Awarded: Rain Threatens the Event for a Second Day

In Palanga’s ongoing speed festival “Aurum 1006 km powered by Hankook”, the “A.R.S.A. Group Drag” races began on Thursday but were cut short due to heavy rain. On Friday, rain again threatened to disrupt the competition, but this time, drivers managed to complete all scheduled runs.

“Rain threatened to stop the races again early in the morning, but we held a drivers’ briefing, repaired the timing equipment that was damaged by yesterday’s rain, and started earlier than planned. We managed to complete all the scheduled runs just before the rain returned,” said event organizer Aivaras Rudzis.

A total of 59 participants competed for the Lithuanian Road Police Cup over an eighth-mile (201 meters), while 62 drivers battled it out over a quarter-mile for the “A.R.S.A Cup”. All drivers were split into five different classes.

“It was a fierce competition. One major surprise almost turned dramatic – Rokas Ramanauskas won the final run due to a false start from his opponent, but he nearly made a critical mistake himself. He missed the gear shift and almost spun out on the track,” shared A. Rudzis.

The Lithuanian Road Police Cup trophies were awarded by Vytautas Grašys, Head of the Public Order Bureau at the Police Department.

Lithuanian Road Police Cup Winners:

Daily:

  1. Valdemaras Kraja – Chevrolet Camaro – 8.369 s
  2. Rokas Ramanauskas – Audi UrS4 – 8.371 s
  3. Kęstutis Klimas – Audi S4 – 8.439 s

Stock:

  1. Deividas Berčius – Audi A6 – 7.723 s
  2. Marius Jocius – BMW M4 – 7.750 s
  3. Erikas Čagaruk – BMW 340 X1 – 7.760 s

Street:

  1. Domantas Bimba – Tesla Model S – 7.318 s
  2. Nerijus Brazinskas – Audi A7 – 7.324 s
  3. Aleksej Isakov – Audi A8 Long – 7.329 s

Ultra Street:

  1. Deividas Gailius – BMW M240 – 6.903 s
  2. Marjuš Alencinovič – Audi RS7 – 6.950 s
  3. Paulius Valentėlis – Audi RS6 Performance – 6.968 s

Unlimited:

  1. Kęstutis Gylys – Audi R8 – 6.384 s
  2. Kęstutis Fedirka – Tesla S Plaid – 6.406 s
  3. Laimis Sadauskas – Audi R8 – 6.455 s

“A.R.S.A Cup” Winners:

Daily:

  1. Kęstutis Klimas – Audi S4 – 13.049 s
  2. Rolandas Vainorius – Audi – 13.355 s
  3. Rokas Ramanauskas – Audi UrS4 – 38.029 s

Stock:

  1. Erikas Čagaruk – BMW 340 X1 – 12.093 s
  2. Vytautas Matusevičius – Audi RS7 – 12.006 s
  3. Marius Jocius – BMW M4 – 12.142 s

Street:

  1. Marjuš Alencinovič – Audi RS7 – 11.478 s
  2. Gvidas Mikalocius – BMW M5 – 12.947 s
  3. Tomas Poliakas – BMW M5 – 11.556 s

Ultra Street:

  1. Aleksej Isakov – Audi A8 Long – 10.981 s
  2. Rokas Leleiva – Audi S5 – 11.017 s
  3. Paulius Valentėlis – Audi RS6 Performance – 10.944 s

Unlimited:

  1. Osvaldas Buzas – Tesla S Plaid – 9.902 s
  2. Mindaugas Beniušis – Nissan GTR – 9.869 s
  3. Artūras Gusto – BMW M240 – 9.966 s

Photos by Vytautas Pilkauskas ir Elijus Kniežauskas