Image: John Pearson (On The Pipe Images).

Dates for the provisional 2016 Australian Off-Road Championship calendar have been published as part of Motorcycling Australia’s national events calendar.

While venues are yet to be announced by the series organisers, the makeup of the states and schedule confirms the series will be contested over 12 rounds in six weekends.

In addition, the 2016 Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) will take place at Mansfield in Victoria on 9-15 May, much earlier in the year compared to this season and midway through the AORC series.

Provisional 2016 Australian Off-Road Championship calendar:
Rds 1-2 – 19-20 March – QLD
Rds 3-4 – 23-24 April – SA
Rds 5-6 – 18-19 June – NSW
Rds 7-8 – 23-24 July – VIC
Rds 9-10 – 13-14 August – NSW
Rds 11-12 – 10-11 September – VIC