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Yamaha Motor Australia will remain as the naming rights sponsor of the 2019 Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC), Motorcycling Australia (MA) has confirmed.

The strengthened partnership marks the 14th consecutive year Yamaha will back the ever-growing off-road series, which will host 11 rounds over six weekends this season.

“Yamaha Motor Australia are pleased to continue our substantial and positive relationships with the Australian Off-Road Championship,” said Yamaha motorsport manager Ray Howard. “2018 was a season full of impressive developments and clear progress, and we are seeing more initiatives in place for the 2019 season.

“We look forward to continue working closely with MA and the promoting clubs to further develop an already prestigious Championship that has proven to be a fertile ground for producing international standard riders that are successful on a world stage.”

Yamaha’s support in the last decade has assisted in the AORC’s growth and development, where it’s groomed the country’s top off-road talents into world class riders, such as International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy winners Daniel Milner (KTM Enduro Racing Team), Daniel Sanders (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team) and Lyndon Snodgrass (KTM Enduro Racing Team), along with a host of a other riders that have represented the country on the world stage, including six-time ISDE Women’s World Trophy victor Jessica Gardner (Yamaha).