AORC
Beau Robinson Crowned King of the Desert at Finke 2024
Beau Robinson and Shane Hutt have claimed their first King of the Desert crown in the car category after finishing with the fastest overall time on Race Day 2 at the 2024 Tatts Finke Desert Race. Robinson completed the Day 2 leg within 1 hour, 47 minutes and 36.01 seconds alongside Navigator Shane Hutt. With …
2019 Finke – Day 1 Cars Report
Red Bull racer, Toby Price (#487 Geiser Brothers Trophy Truck), has reached the Finke checkpoint the fastest on Race Day 1, as his looks to create history and become the first-ever competitor to be crowned the King of the Desert in the car category and bike category. The six-time winner of the bike category …
Rentsch Takes Early Lead at the St George 399
The curtain has been raised on the 2019 BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship with 69 teams hitting the track today for the prologue and section 1 of the Cobb & Co Hotel St George 399. This mornings 11 km prologue gave the drivers a taste of things to come and when the clocks stopped it …
Finke 2019 Set To Be Bigger Than Ever
The growth of the Tatts Finke Desert Race is showing no signs of slowing down, with organisers confirming the 2018 event was the biggest to date. Expectations are the 2019 event, to be held in Alice Springs on 7-10 June, will be bigger again. The event has been confirmed as round two of the BFGoodrich …
RECORD SIXTH TITLE FOR RENTSCH
Shannon and Ian Rentsch (#33 Jimco Aussie Special Nissan 3500cc) have been crowned Kings of the Desert once again, claiming a record-breaking sixth title at the 2018 Tatts Finke Desert Race. The father-son duo from Warrnambool, Victoria, completed a lights to flag victory, maintaining the top spot from Prologue through to Finke and back, to take the coveted win in …
FINKE DEBUT FOR ELECTRIC RALLY CAR
The 2018 Tatts Finke Desert Race will see a nod to the future with Acciona bringing an innovative electric rally car to Australia for the first time, showcasing how renewable energy can be competitive in the toughest conditions. In 2017 the car made history, becoming the first zero-emissions vehicle to complete the Dakar Rally. Since …
2018 Finke Competitor Images
Update July 1: The 2018 Tatts Finke Desert Race Photo Galleries are now live! Check out all the racing action from both the Car and Bike Categories from scrutineering, prologue and from various points on the way down to Finke and back. To order prints or high res jpegs CLICK HERE Update 16 June: The …
2018 AORC Calendar Announced
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) has confirmed today that the St George 399 and the Rainbow Desert Enduro will be rounds of the BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) in 2018. New to the calendar of Australia’s premier off road championship in 2017, the success of both events this year has ensured …
Travis Robinson First Into Finke
West Australian Travis Robinson and Trent Anthony (#13 Jimco OBR Nissan 3500cc) have completed Day 1 of the 2017 Tatts Finke Desert Race as the lead car into Finke for the overnight stop of Australia’s greatest and toughest off-road event. Travis Robinson was first away this morning from the Alice Springs start after having prologued …
Harley Letner Set For Finke Debut
The highly credentialed US Off Road specialist Harley Letner arrived in Alice Springs today ahead of 2017 Tatts Finke Desert Race. Letner’s maiden Finke race will be aboard a familiar vehicle, the # 59 Tatum 2005 Chev that he raced in the US before being sold into Australia several years ago. Alongside Letner will be …
Final Piece of 2017 AORC Jigsaw Announced
The CAMS Australian Off Road Championship has announced that the St George 399 is joining the 2017 championship season. The St George 399 will run from the 28th-30th April and is proudly organised by the SEQORRA (South East Queensland Off Road Racing Association). The town of St. George is 500km west of Brisbane near the QLD/NSW …
Rainbow Joins the 2017 AORC
The CAMS Australian Off Road Championship has just announced that the Rainbow Desert Enduro will be joining the 2017 championship season. Located in the historic township of Rainbow in Victoria, the community has welcomed the event and are ecstatic about the Enduro set to roar into life from the 4-6 of August 2017. Brett Price from …