The calendar for the 2012 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) has been released, with Yamaha continuing to support the series for another season.

Next season is shaping up to be a bumper year for the AORC, with the championship given the green light to run as an expanded 12-round series across four Aussie states.

The AORC will travel to the traditional haunts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and make a return to Queensland after weather conditions in 2011 caused the Queensland rounds to be abandoned.

Next year will feature a mix of Enduro, Cross Country and Sprint format rounds to be battled out on some of Australia’s best terrain.

The 2012 series will carry on the successful 2011 national and state combo, with all 12 Australian rounds to be run in conjunction with host state championships.

Dates, venues and formats for the 2012 AORC can be found below.