2019-07-20
The start of 20th “Aurum 1006 km race” in Palanga
On Saturday, at 12:00, finally the phrase at the start line was heard “Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines”. The organizer, Darius Jonušis, said those magical words that stated anniversary, 20th, race.
At the start, as usual, all the teams that went after qualifications has lined up. At the very beginning, it was ARC Bratislava “Lamborgini Huracan ST“, the sweet moment when the main driver Konstantinas Calko proposed to his girlfriend. He did not in the popular Le Mane but in Palanga, where his speed record is still not beaten.
Specialists are proposing that this year the race is going to be intense and the final winner is going to be revealed only in the end lap.
The drivers have started 373 laps (one length is – 2682 meters) or simply 1006km race.
Unfortunately, instead of 38 teams, 37 are participating as just before the start “Chevrolet Corvette“ caught fire and was then pushed back to the garages. “Dynami:t Energy by Baltic Petroleum“ driver Tadas Aganauskas has stated that it is probably last night accident’s problem, mechanics are fixing it and Tadas hopes to soon come back to the track.
The race is finished when the first team crosses the finish line or when 10 hours limit has been reached. The shortest time was when the winning team “Palanga Spa Hotel by EMG Motorsport“ sportsman Steve Vanbellingen drove in 8 hours 41 minutes and 59,272 seconds.