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The 2017 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship is set to kick off at Rawson in Victoria on 22-23 April following the postponement of rounds one and two original scheduled to take place in Dungog in New South Wales this weekend.

Contenders will now wait another week before the premier Australian off-road series gets underway to begin the 12-round battle for multiple championships across all categories.

The Rawson event, originally marked as rounds three and four on the 2017 calendar, will feature a cross-country component on Saturday followed by a day of sprints on Sunday to wrap up the weekend.

Riders yet to place their entries for the 2017 series can enter the now season-opening round via www.raceentry.com.au. Event organisers are yet to announce a revised date for the Dungog event at this point in time.