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 Mexico. Following the bankruptcy of the CORR series in 2008, Lucas Oil founded LOORRS in 2009, featuring racing events ...

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, also known as the Boost Mobile Super Trucks in Australia, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR d ...

) 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 were

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online at

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. The booth consisted of Brent Smith and Cheyne Statezny while Haley Shanley served as track reporter.

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assumed television rights beginning in 2022.

Tracks

Champions

Source:

Other

Classix

* 2020: Dale Chestnut

Formula 4x4

* 2020: Danny Beauchamp

References

External links

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