Championship Off-Road, officially known as AMSOIL Championship Off-Road (as

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holds the

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) and abbreviated to COR, is an American

short course off-road racing Short course off-road racing is a form of auto racing involving the racing of modified vehicles on a dirt road closed course of a short length (tens of kilometers / miles or less). It is distinct from long course desert racing such as the Baja 100 ...

series. Founded in 2020 and sanctioned by the International Series of Champions (ISOC), the series mainly competes in the Midwestern United States.

History

TORC: The Off-Road Championship was originally the preeminent sanctioning body for short course off-road racing in the Midwest before its folding in 2018. The

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, also known as LOORRS, was a short course off-road racing series in the United States and also in Mexico beginning in 2015. The series featured events in Arizona, California, Nevada, Missouri and hosted a weeken ...

then took over as the main series in the region via the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League until its dissolution after the 2019 season as officials elected to focus on LOORRS. In October 2019, ISOC partnered with

Crandon International Off-Road Raceway The Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is a short course off-road racing racetrack, located near Crandon, Wisconsin, United States on U.S. Route 8. The course hosts the World Championship Off-Road Races, Red Bull World Cup, Forest County Po ...

, Bark River Raceway, and ERX Motor Park to create Championship Off-Road. Championship Off-Road's inaugural season in 2020 was marred by the

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, and resulting restrictions on attendance forced Bark River to cancel its races. The opener was held at ERX on July 10–11. LOORRS released its 2021 schedule in October 2020 at only three tracks. On November 13, Lucas Oil Products announced that it has ended sponsoring and operating the LOORRS series. This closure left COR (and the dissimilar

Stadium Super Trucks The Stadium Super Trucks (SST), formerly known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon in 2013. Sanctioned by the United State ...

) as the only short course off-road racing sanctioning bodies remaining. Many of the West Coast teams raced in the Midwest for the season.

Media

COR races are

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online at

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. The booth consists of Brent Smith and Cheyne Statezny while Haley Shanley serves as track reporter.

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assumed television rights beginning in 2022.

Tracks

Champions

Source:

1600 Light Buggy

* 2020: Billy Buth * 2021: Colin Schulz

1600 Single Buggy

* 2020: Billy Buth * 2021: Dylan Parsons

Pro Buggy

* 2020: Michael Hester

Super Buggy

* 2021: Michael Meister

Super Stock Truck

* 2020: Nick Visser * 2021: Joe Maciosek

Classix

* 2020: Dale Chestnut

Formula 4x4

* 2020: Danny Beauchamp

Stock Truck

* 2020: Collin Wichman * 2021: Diesel Shanak

Sportsman SxS

* 2020: Dylan Marquardt * 2021: Colin Kernz

Mod Kart

* 2020: Easton Sleaper * 2021: Easton Sleaper

Short Course Kart

* 2020: Andy Johnson * 2021: Ava Lawrence

Pro 4

* 2020:

Kyle LeDuc Kyle LeDuc (born July 29, 1981) is an American professional racing driver. He mainly competes in short course off-road truck racing, where he has seven Pro 4 class championships, six of which came in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) ...

* 2021: C. J. Greaves

Pro 2

* 2020: Kyle Kleiman * 2021: Keegan Kincaid

Pro Mod SxS

* 2020: C. J. Greaves * 2021: Rodney Vaneperen

Pro Lite

* 2020: John Holtger * 2021: Brock Heger

Pro Stock SxS

* 2020: C. J. Greaves * 2021: Rodney Vaneperen

Pro Am SxS

* 2020: Dylan Marquardt

170 SxS

* 2020: Ellah Holtger * 2021: Kody Krantz

450 Mod Karts

* 2020: John Holtger

570 SxS

* 2021: Chase Braun

Pro 2 vs. Pro 4

* 2020: Zachery Kirchner

Pro Spec

* 2021: Ryan Beat

References

External links

* {{Off-road racing 2020 establishments in the United States Auto racing series in the United States Off-road racing series Recurring events established in 2020 Recurring sporting events established in 2020