Australian Off Road Championship

The Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) commenced in 1981 and showcases the best off road competitors, cars and events from around the country.

AORC events are defined as ‘long course’ events that are conducted on a track of no less than 15 kilometres in length. The courses and tracks used for the AORC are often narrow, twisting, tree lined tracks, undulating farmland tracks, mountain tracks and river crossings, sometimes incorporating man made jumps and other obstacles.

Off Roading is an exciting and adrenalin filled discipline of motor sport and is growing in stature with an increasing number of competitors looking to take up the challenge.

The 2012 AORC Calendar is listed below:

Round 1: Sea Lake, Vic, 8th – 10th June
Round 2: Goondiwindi, QLD, 4th - 5th August
Round 3: Millicent, SA, 8th – 9th September
Round 4: Gatton, QLD, 10th - 11th November

The 2011 AORC full results lists can be found on the CAMS website here

Competitors attend these rounds from every state with most events incorporating a round of their State Championship which attracts local competitors, sponsors and spectators.

Off Road cars are some of the most impressively engineered in Australian motor sport and most incorporate complex, long travel suspension systems and powerful engines to enable them to negotiate the rugged, dusty and sometimes muddy terrain they encounter as fast as possible.

There are a number of different classes of competition with vehicles ranging from purpose built buggies with engines up to 6000cc to modified 4WD vehicles. Except for the single seater’s all vehicles consist of a driver/navigator team. The endurance aspect of the racing makes each course a test of driver skill and mechanical preparation. Each of these forms a championship in its own right.

A recent innovation is the AORC Tri-Series. Designed to encourage participation by competitors limited in budget and or time, this series requires competitors to compete for points in three events nominated from the four AORC events. The most competitive drivers from the previous year are not eligible to compete, creating a very interesting competition in its own right.

For further information visit:

Australian Off Road Championship Official Website: www.aorc.com.au
Off Road Racing Website www.offroadracing.com.au

You can download the registration/competition number form below:

2012 Registration Form:
2012 AORC Registration Form