Image: John Pearson.

Motorcycling Australia (MA) has released the final version of the 2018 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) calendar, confirming multiple venues on the schedule ahead of next season.

A base calendar was unveiled last month, however it’s now been confirmed that Hedley will be the home of rounds three and four, Stonefield features as the penultimate stop and Omeo returns for rounds 10 and 11.

Since Broken Hill is a two-day single round with juniors on Saturday and seniors on Sunday in the new calendar, next year’s AORC calendar will be contested across 11 rounds instead of the 12 that it has done in more recent seasons.

2018 Australian Off-Road Championship calendar:
Rds 1-2 – 10-11 March – Gympie, QueenslandR
Rds 3-4 – 5-6 May – Hedley, Victoria
Rds 5-6 – 28-29 July – Dungog, New South Wales
Rd7 – 1-2 September – Broken Hill, New South Wales
Rds 8-9 – 22-23 September – Stonefield, South Australia
Rds 10-11 – 6-7 October – Omeo, Victoria