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| Sport | Offroad racing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction |  United States |
| Founded | 2009 |
| President | BJ Birtwell |
| Replaced | WSORR |
| Closure date | 2018 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
TORC: The Off-Road Championship (TORC) was an American short course off-road racing series. It tours throughout the United States featuring professional four and two-wheel-drive Trophy Trucks along with a Pro Light class. TORC was founded by off-road racing driver Ricky Johnson in 2009. It was known as the Traxxas TORC Series, owing to title sponsor Traxxas, from 2009 to 2013. It was purchased by The Armory in August 2013.[1] It was sanctioned and officiated by the United States Auto Club (USAC) since its inception.[2][3]
A multi-year deal between TORC and NBC Sports was announced in 2014 where it was confirmed that NBC would carry not only the series' on-track events but its docu-reality series as well.[4] However, the series returned to Fox Sports in 2015. Coverage of events for 2016 and 2017 was broadcast by BeIN Sports.
The series has not returned since announcing the cancellation of all events in 2018, the series itself would then quietly fold near the end of 2018 with the series website being taken down shortly after.
- ^ Carter, Allison. "The Armory Acquires Off-Road Racing Series TORC". Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "TRAXXAS TORC Series Hosts Season Opener at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track". WhoWon.com. 2009-05-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "TRAXXAS Off Road Championship Under New Direction". Traxxas TORC Series. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "TORC Reaches Multi-Year Agreement with NBC Sports". TORC Series. 2014-02-11. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-02-11.