Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) is an
off-road racing
Off-road racing is a form of motorsports consisting of specially-modified vehicles including cars, SUVs, trucks, motorbikes, quadbikes and buggies racing in off-road environments (e.g. snow, dirt, mud, etc.).
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championship held annually in
Australia
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, with the inaugural event held in
1981
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. AORC events are defined as ‘long course’ events that are conducted on a track of no less than 15 kilometres in length, but are usually between 75 and 100
kilometres
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. The courses and tracks used for the AORC vary greatly and can be narrow, twisting and tree-lined, undulating farmland tracks, sand dunes and creek crossings, often incorporating man-made jumps and other obstacles but usually have high average speeds.
Most events run over three days with Scrutineering (safety checks on vehicles), Prologue (short time trial to determine starting order for event proper) and racing over one to two days (usually split into Sections). Most events also feature a Top Ten Shootout (opportunity for the ten fastest prologue vehicles to prologue again) and a Dash for Cash where the fastest two vehicles in each class (not involved in the Top Ten Shootout) race each other to win prize money.
To enter, vehicles must comply with regulations determined by the
Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS). There are ten classes for vehicles.
Classes
2018 events
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St George 399 – Queensland
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Finke Desert Race
The Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race for motorbikes, cars, buggies and quad bikes through desert country from Alice Springs to the small and remote community of Aputula (called ''Finke'' until the 1980s) in Austra ...
– Northern Territory
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Rainbow Desert Enduro – Victoria
List of past winners
See also
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Motorsport in Australia
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Finke Desert Race
The Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race for motorbikes, cars, buggies and quad bikes through desert country from Alice Springs to the small and remote community of Aputula (called ''Finke'' until the 1980s) in Austra ...
References
External links
*{{Official, https://www.aorc.com.au/
www.offroadracing.com.au/Results/Past2012 Australian Off Road Championship
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