A new look 2012 Australian Off Road Championship has just been announced by AORCom. Featuring four rounds, the fresh approach to the championship sees the existing Goondiwindi 400 and Pines Enduro joined on the national stage by the Sea Lake Mallee Rally and an exciting new race at Gatton in Queensland.
The 2012 championship will kick off with the Sea Lake Mallee Rally on the Queens Birthday long weekend in June. After an absence of over ten years from the AORC the popular Victorian state round, which is the second longest running offroad event in Australia, will once again take centre stage when the offroaders race around Lake Tyrell testing course.
With extreme wet weather plaguing the Goondiwindi 400 in recent years, the event has slid forward in the calendar from October to August to become the second round of the championship. With the aim of hunting some more favourable weather patterns, to allow the teams to test the full potential of their suspension on the famous Goondiwindi melon holes.
The Teagle Excavations ARB Pines Enduro at Millicent in South Australia will be the third cab off the rank. It’s exciting race format will see the stadium style arena at Teagles Quarry and Tantanoola Pine Forests come alive. As the Offroad racers blast down the tree lined forestry tracks and let their race cars fly in the arena.
The grand finale of the 2012 season will be a brand new event at Gatton in Queensland. Organised by the Brisbane Sporting Car Club, the race will be held just an hour west of Brisbane in the Lockyer Valley on virgin terrain. Ensuring an exciting conclusion to the 2012 Australian Off Road Championship.
Rd 1 Sealake - VIC 8-10 June
Rd 2 Goondiwindi – Qld 3-5 August
Rd 3 Millicent - SA 7-9 September
Rd 4 Gatton – Qld 10-11 November
Australian Offroad Racing Championship Media enquiries:
Randall Kilner – (07) 3899 6637 / 0416 125 564 or randall@dirtcomp.com.au