Preparations are continuing and are well under way for the first round of the 2014 ARB Off Road Racing Series,the ARB Paringa Desert 400 to be held from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th of April at Paringa Station 50km north of Broken Hill

The event gets under way on Friday with Scrutiny at Paringa from 3:00pm until 9:00pm. Saturday starts with a briefing at 7:30am then reconnaissance of the course.

The all important Prologue which commences at 12:30pm will see the competitors race over a 15km section of the course to determine starting positions for the first 80km lap of the ARB Paringa Desert 400 which starts at 3:00pm. At 8:30am Sunday competitors will commence another four laps of the challenging 80km course.

With a total of five laps of an exciting 80k track on offer, those heading to Broken Hill for round 1 of the ARB Off Road Racing Series are in for a great weekend of off road racing.

Event Entries along with the Supplementary Regulations for the event will be available soon. For those competitors that are planning on competing in the Point Score for the ARB Off Road Racing Series, Registration is required and will be available on the arboffroadracing.com.au website.

Broken Hill and its surrounds are very hot at this time of the year, the sun will be blazingly hot, natural shade is scarce and water is limited.

If you are planning on being at the ARB Paringa Desert 400 you are strongly advised to ensure you pack shade (easy up), sunscreen and drinking water.

Those going to Paringa should be prepared for a great weekend, good food prepared by the Broken Hill Legacy Club, spectacular outback scenery and exciting off road racing.

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