Arvydas Petkevičius, the organizer of the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2024” competition, which will take place on 27 and 28 September, shares his experiences and explains how the rally is organized. The start – Selection of roads for special stages The organization of the rally begins with the selection of special stages. It is very important…
Registration of media representatives for “Samsonas Rally Utena 2024” has begun. The form can be found below: PRESS CENTRE COORDINATORRepresentative: Vilius ŠaltenisContacts: +370 658 64416press@samsonasrally.com ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE All essential information, safety rules, and the electronic accreditation form for representatives are publishedon the organiser’s website: samsonasrally.com, under the “Media” section. Media accreditations will be accepted from…
Registration of participants for the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2024” has begun Closing date for entries: 20th September 2024 (Friday) at 18:00.The closing date for entries with increased entry fees: 22nd September 2024 (Sunday) at 18:00 Competitors may enter the event using the online entry system, accessed via www.autorally.lt. Entries are only accepted if accompanied by…
The championships of Lithuania, Latvia and the Baltic Sea will be concluded on September 27 and 28 in Utena and its surroundings. The organizers presented the competition documents and announced the event program. The hustle and bustle of the rally in Utena and its surroundings will start already on Thursday. Still, this day will be…
One of the first documents to appear in the upcoming rally is a map of prohibited areas. On the map, large parts of the area around the city, which is in the center of the rally, are marked, which means that crews who are willing to participate in the competition are not allowed to enter…
Events of this magnitude, such as the Samsonas Rally Utena 2024, are attended by tens of thousands of spectators not only from all over Lithuania, but also from other countries around the world. Since the competition takes place in autumn and sleeping in a tent with dubious comfort is a bad option, the rally organizers…
We invite you to purchase the Samsonas Rally Utena 2024 rally passes, which have just gone on sale on the Bilietai.lt platform. The ticket price is 15 euros. The event is free for children under 12 years old On September 27and 28, the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2024” invites you to a real thriller – the…
The word combination “Samsonas Motorsport” is known all over the world – only on the continent of Antarctica we are unlikely to find Lithuanian sports gearboxes or shock absorbers. However, there is another similar combination that is best known in Lithuania and the British Isles. It is the “Samsonas Rally”. “Samsonas Rally Utena”, which will…
The organizers of the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2024” invite all speed lovers to Utena on 27 and 28 September, where the final title fight in the Lithuanian, Latvian and Baltic championships will take place. To make the event worthy of the final, the organizers prepare a particularly strong sporting side of the rally and reveal…
The last event of the Lithuanian Rally Championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” offered a surprise that rewrote the history of Lithuanian rally. For the second year in a row, this competition is won by a young guest from abroad – and not because anyone gave them concessions. They’re just damn fast. Last year Samsonas Rally Utena…
After the end of “Samsonas Rally Utena” 2023, the history of Lithuanian rally was rewritten – no sixteen-year-old young man has ever managed to win in the overall classification of the event of the Lithuanian Auto Rally Championship. That changed today – sixteen-year-old Norwegian Karl Peder Nordstrand has set the bar extremely high for this…
After two thirds of the competition Samsonas Rally Utena 2023 are over, the fight for the honor of being called the winner of this rally does not let up, although the favorite Martynas Samsonas withdrew from the fight because of a cardan shaft damage. Estonian Egon Kaur is fighting second by second with young Norwegian…
The “Samsonas Rally Utena” started late Saturday afternoon and lasted until late night. Participants had to master a total of six special stages – four on gravel and two at night. The young star of the Norwegian rally – Karl Peder Nordstrand with the Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo – passed this test best. On the…
On Saturday afternoon, the last event of the Lithuanian rally and rally sprint and Latvian championships “Samsonas Rally Utena” will start in Utena. Before the official part of the rally begins, the participants will have the opportunity to test their cars on a 3.15 km long shakedown. The time will not be included in the…
On Friday, not only the administrative but also the scrutineering of the “Samsonas Rally Utena” started its work in Utena. The task of the technical commissioners is to check the compliance of the participants’ vehicles with the technical requirements and safety systems. Only after the approval of the technical commission, the participants will get the…
On Friday morning, in Utena, at the Creative Industries Center “Taurapilis”, the administrative commission of the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” began. A total of 125 crews have registered for this competition, which must complete the formalities of the Administrative Commission in order to start at the rally. The participants submitted the required documents, took GPS…
Cars are very much associated with aesthetics – it is not for nothing that not only everyday cars but also sports cars are cleaned to perfection. For the latter, this is especially relevant, because a good-looking sports car attracts the attention of spectators, media representatives, competitors, and everyone else. Design is an extremely important tool…
Spectators who have been on special stages earlier do not just see rally participants fighting for every fraction of a second at insane speeds. An hour before the first start of such a car, the stage is closed and “civilian” cars pass through for a period of time, during which the marshalls, observers and other…
We reveal one of the greatest mysteries – “Samsonas Rally Utena” 2023 maps. This year’s rally comes up with 9 unique special stages, including Utena city SS and shakedown stage. On Saturday afternoon, participants will head east from Utena to Tauragnai municipality, where two special stages will be driven twice each – SS1 (TRYGG) /…
The starting order of the “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” is announced, with a record number of 118 participants, plus seven course cars. This starting order consists of 88 participants and guests of the Lithuanian Rally and Latvian Rally Championship and 30 crews of the Lithuanian Rally Sprint Championship. We have no less than 42 4WD…
Utena and its surroundings have an extremely long and rich rally history. Even today local racers grow up here, who had to, have to and probably will defend the honor of their region against sportsmen from other parts of Lithuania or even from other countries. Local racers – Martynas Samsonas, Marius Vėgėlė, Mantas Kutka and…
The third season for Giedrius Notkus with the Škoda Fabia R5 was no bed of roses. But neither dust nor breakdowns or accidents could stop the man form Panevėžys from his goal to achieve victories on the events of the Lithuanian Rally Championship. The last chance this year is the 2023 “Samsonas Rally Utena”. This…
Although motorsport is perceived as a technical sport, the outcome depends mainly on who drives the cars. The human factor is extremely important in rally competitions, because only the correct behavior of the driver and co-driver will make the car go extremely fast and precisely in the special stages. Probably few people can imagine the…
As of now, you can also buy tickets for Samsonas Rally Utena 2023 at the Taurapilis Creative Business Center in Utena. The ticket price is 15 euros. The ticket entitles you to visit the special stages, the service zone and participate in concerts on September 30th (Friday) and October 1st (Saturday) evening. A more detailed…
This year, the Lithuanian Rally Championship has been enriched with new cars, which is a great pleasure both to drive and to watch on the special stages. The idea of Martynas Samsonas has updated the fleet of Lithuanian rally field so that 8-10 N5+ and N5 cars gather at the LARČ events. Of course, this…
In “Samsonas Rally Utena” 2023 we will have the opportunity to see the fight of Emils Blūms and Timmu Kõrge. What is so special about it? Emils and Timmu are currently the fastest Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution drivers in the Baltic States. Popularly, they are the best “boat rowers” in the surrounding countries, as Lithuanians like…
What did you do when you were sixteen? Probably a lot, but did you claim to be a rally champion of a foreign country? Karl Peder Nordstrand would answer “yes” to that question. The young Norwegian, who celebrated his 16th birthday in July, is now in his second year on the gravel roads of Latvia…
After a five-year break, one of the fastest Estonian rally drivers – Egon Kaur – returns to the Lithuanian special stages. On the other hand, he is definitely no stranger to Lithuanian gravel roads, Lithuania itself and Lithuanians. Egon is probably the foreign coach who has taught the most Lithuanian drivers. However, the official starts…
On the first of October, after two breathtaking days on the special stages of Utena, Anykščiai and Molėtai districts, the winners of the competition “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” will be awarded with very special prizes. The organizers of “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” are looking for unusual and interesting solutions not only in the sporting part…
“Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” will take place in Utena, Anykščiai and Molėtai districts on September 30th – October 1th. This international competition will have the status of Lithuanian Automobile Rally Championship (LARC), Lithuanian Automobile Rally Sprint Championship (LARSC) and Latvian Rally Championship (LRC). You can already take a look at published “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023”…
“Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” will be held under the flags of three championships – LARČ (Lithuanian Rally Championship), LARSČ (Lithuanian Rally Sprint Championship) and LRČ (Latvian Rally Championship). Here are some facts about the similarities and differences between these three championships The main Lithuanian rally championships, where the fastest crews and the best cars meet…
Appendix nr. 7 “Prohibited areas” of “Samsonas Rally Utena 2023” Supplementary Regulations was released. Future participants of the upcoming rally are prohibited from visiting all the territories of the Utena district and some wards of the Molėtai and Anykščiai districts until the start of the competition. We would like to remember that any driver, or…
“Samsonas Rally Utena 2023”, which will take place from September 30th to October 1st, is not only the final chord of the Lithuanian Rally and Rally-Sprint Championship, but also the last stage of the Latvian Rally Championship, so here, in Utena, surrounded by endless rally history, the fate of future champions of Lithuania and Latvia…
In a month and a half, Utena will once again become the center of the Lithuanian and Latvian rally. As we mark the remaining days until the competition in our calendars, we can recall what happened last fall. The return to the Utena region after a seven-year break was truly impressive. Even before the rally…
The final event of Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” ended on Saturday evening in Utena. Crew from Finland Sami Pajari and Janni Hussi who rode very steadily on both days won here. Guests won 12 out of 15 Special Stages. At that time a real drama was going on behind them accompanied by…
The final stage of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” started on Friday in Utena. More than a hundred crews from nine countries are registered in this competition. On the first day participants had to overcome six stages and after which guests from Finland – Sami Pajari and Janni Hussi – took the…
The last stage of the Lithuanian automobile rally and rally sprint championships “Samsonas Rally Utena” will start on Friday afternoon in Utena. In the morning participants were already waiting for shakedown. The time of its completion is not counted in the total result of the participants. At 10 o’clock all willing participants could complete the…
On Thursday not only the administrative checks but also the scrutineering of “Samsonas Rally Utena” started working in Utena. The task of the scrutineers is to check the compliance of the participants’ cars with the technical requirements and safety systems. Only after receiving the approval of the scrutineer the participants will be given the green…
On Thursday morning the administrative checks of “Samsonas Rally Utena” has started in the Centre of Creative Industries “Taurapilis” in Utena. Most of the crews that will start in the final stage of the Lithuanian automobile rally and rally sprint championship, which will start on Friday afternoon, have already visited it in the first half-day.…
In the coming weekend, Utena will become the capital of the Lithuanian rally as the final stage of the Lithuanian car rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” in the upcoming weekend. In the list of 110 crews you can also find the young Finnish rally talent Sami Pajari. He will start here in the Škoda Fabia…
The last round of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” will take place in Utena next weekend. After this competition new Lithuanian rally champions and prize winners will be announced. 110 crews from nine countries have applied to start here. After reviewing the list of participants the eye falls on the duet of…
The start order of the “Samsonas Rally Utena” was announced on Monday evening. All 110 crews are lined up one after the other to start in the last round of the Lithuanian Automobile Rally Championship September 30 – October 1. The first start number was given to the crew of Dominykas Butvilas and Renatas Vaitkevičius.…
Returning to Utena after seven years, the “Samsonas Rally Utena” will not only be the final event of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship but will also be a real celebration for rally fans. Less than a week before the rally, the organizers opened the cards and announced what additional entertainment fans of rally can expect…
September 30 – October 1 the final event of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” will be held in Utena and its surroundings. More than a hundred crews will compete in the round partnered together with the Utena district municipality. And although this year’s rally champions in the absolute standings are already clear…
On Friday evening the organisers of “Samsonas Rally Utena” closed the registration of participants, so the preliminary number of crews that will race in the last round of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship September 30 – October 1 is already clear. The last stage of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” was incredibly…
September 30- October 1 sixth event of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” will take place in Utena. This will be the final chord of the season after which the winners and prize winners will be announced. At the moment there still are many unknowns in the results tables and in some classes…
WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU! RALLY PASSES ALREADY FOR SALE! Tickets (rally passes) already available in centre of creative industries of Utena “Taurapilis” (Aušros str. 47, Utena). Opening hours: Mon – Thu 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. Fri – 08:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. Price of rally pass 10 Eur. Payment – cash only.…
Less than three weeks left until the climax of the Lithuanian automobile rally championship, which will take place in Utena and its surroundings September 30 – October 1. The final stage of the season “Samsonas Rally Utena” which is already attracting the attention of rally fans with constantly increasing list of participants will be held…
September 30 to October 1, the roads of all classic rally fans will lead to Utena and its surroundings, as the final stage of the Lithuanian Automobile Rally and Rally Sprint Championships as well as Latvian rally championship “Samsonas Rally Utena” will take place here. A month before this event, the organisers shared some of…
On 30th of September – 1st of October rally returns to Utena region! Most impressive final automobile sports event “Samsonas Rally Utena 2022”! Competition will be international as Latvian Automobile Rally Championship 5th event will be held as well as Lithuanian Automobile Rally Championship 6th event and Lithuanian Automobile Rally Sprint Championship 5th event. Official…
The two-day final stage of the Lithuanian car rally championship “Rally Aukštaitija” ended on Saturday evening in Zarasai. The final competition of the season was really dramatic and transformative. Their winner was revealed only in the last sprint. Also, only in this rally were the last points scored in the fight for the names of…
Competitors of Lithuanian rally and rally sprint as well as Latvia rally championships will compete in final event „Rally Aukštaitija“ on 1-2 of October. The entry list of „Rally Aukštaitija“ was almost full during just a few days. Fastest sportsmen of Lithuania can be found on it as well as sportsmen from foreign countries.…
Two weeks left till finish of Lithuanian rally and rally sprint championships. Last fifth event “Rally Aukštaitija 2021” will make clear who is going to become new champions and prize winners of rally and rally sprint championships 1-2 of October in Zarasai and Utena regions. Results of four passed event that are already counted show…
Fifth event of Lithuania automobile rally championship and Lithuania automobile rally sprint championship will be held 1 – 2 of October in Zarasai and Utena area. It will be the final event of all the season. By the way, entries of Latvian rally championship will also finalize their season here as well. So, spectators will…
Important Information for “Rally Aukštaitija 2021” Entries on Forbidden Road Zones! Any driver, or co-driver, or any other team member who has entered or intends to enter the rally and who wishes to drive on any road which is or might be used as a Special Stage in the rally after publication of Supplementary Regulations,…
Second-year in a row winners of Lithuania automobile rally championship will triumph in Zarasai. Final 5th event of Lithuania automobile rally championship, 5th event of Lithuania automobile rally sprint championship as well as the last 4th event of Latvia automobile rally championship „Rally Aukštaitija 2021“ will be held in Zarasai and Utena area. The picturesque…
