On Saturday, May 28, a real highway festival awaits you at the Biķernieki track – within the framework of the “MANO Events Cup” event, the historical “Amber Circle” VAZ and “Volga” vehicles, representatives of the “ABC Race” class, as well as “MANO Superlaps” will start all day long. “The competition will feature a wide range of street cars – from the usual BMW and Honda to the exclusive Porsche.
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For the “Amber Circle” this will be the opening competition of the 2022 season, where VAZ and “Volga” cars will be able to watch on the track again. They always have exciting battles on the track, while keeping a living part of the history of motorsport. In addition, the 2020 champion Jānis Grope will return to the helm of the Volga, while last year’s winner Pēteris Laipnieks could compete with the leaders of the previous seasons.
This will be the second stage of the season for the ABC Race series, so the fights will be even hotter and fiercer than at the opening of the season. In the first stage, 17 participants took part in the start, so it is expected that we will see the same or even more cars on the track this Saturday as well. Experienced Rolands Bērziņš, Jānis Hāns and Edvīns Vansovičs climbed to the podium at the opening of the season.
If the drivers of “Amber Circle” and “ABC Race” will compete in the classic highway format, fighting for positions on the track, then in the discipline of “MANO Superlaps” participants will fight for tenths of a second and a hundredth of a second, trying to set the fastest possible lap times. It should be noted that anyone interested can participate in this discipline with their own street car.
The first races on the track will take place from 9 am, the first entry of “MANO Superlaps” will start at 11.05, while the first ride of the highway “ABC Race” and “Amber Circle” will start at 14.35. Spectators will be invited to go not only to the stands of the Biķernieki track, but also to the participants’ park, where they will be able to get acquainted with the drivers, as well as explore the highway equipment and exciting street cars. The awarding of the competition participants is planned at 18.30.
Tickets on the day of the competition will be available at the box office at the entrance to the track and will cost five euros, while children under 12 (inclusive) and the disabled will have free admission.
