The ARB Mickey Thompson Queensland Off Road Racing Championship returns to ‘Weranga’ this weekend for the 2026 PDS Dalby Short Course hosted by the Gympie Auto Sports Club.
Headlined by Class 6 Can Am stars Zac Marsh #6140 and Conroy Devine #606, this weekend’s 42 car strong field has once again attracted both seasoned veterans and young guns chasing Dalby supremacy.
Past champions Richard Tassin #691 and Stuart Chapman #535 join Marsh and Devine among the leading contenders for the 2026 title, while Joe Bulmer #36, David Loughnan #104, Cameron von Boehm #612, and Nicolas Pye #629 are other genuine outright chances.
All classes are set to be hotly contested, with Kelvyn Kruger #44, Tom Darlington #63, Pat Philp #182, Matt Bray #6108, Jamie O’Toole #680, Matt Dicks #828, Luke McNicol #865, Ben Power #1060, Peter Makeham #1122 along with Future Champions Cameron Krog #6623 and Jack Musico #6688 primed for action.
The inaugural Class 5 World Titles showdown will also take place at Dalby, with Michael Ranson #507 heading a strong field of challengers, including Stuart Chapman #535, Rob Chapman #571, Tony Butler #544, Travis Luscombe #520, and Ethan Murray #504.
A prize pool of $2,000, along with vouchers, is on offer for the first ever Class 5 World Titles, proudly sponsored by MR Sheetmetal, The Silver Shop, and Butler Aviation & Cattle Co.
Fans can also look forward to six female drivers hitting the track, all vying for early-season bragging rights in the QLD Ladies Championship, with Anna Phillis #624s, Kate Swinglehurst #682, Amy Vann #287, Nicci Orr #1015, Piper Power #1060a and Karin-Ann Barker #182a entered for battle.
The Queensland Championship would once again like to thank its naming rights sponsors, ARB 4×4 Accessories and Mickey Thompson Tyres, for their support in 2026, along with valued partners Link ECU, JSW Powersports, Best Western Plus Hotel North Lakes, Farm and Garden Polaris, Comiskey Mining Services, and Premium Soil Conditioners & Fertilisers.
With full camping facilities and catering available at ‘Weranga’, and racing set to kick off from 8:30am on both mornings, it promises to be another fantastic weekend of racing in Southeast Queensland.
The 2026 PDS Dalby Short Course, Round 2 of the ARB Mickey Thompson Tyres Queensland Off Road Racing Championship takes place this weekend, over the 11th-12th of April.
By TC Media
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