1. History

2. Video game

3. Classes

4. Tracks that held races

5. Drivers

6. References

7. External links

The Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (usually abbreviated as SODA) was an off-road racing sanctioning body in the United States.

History

SODA began as a Midwestern United States off-road racing series in the early 1970s.^[1] The series was televised in the 1980s and 1990s. Series races appeared tape delayed on ESPN/ESPN2^[2] (often during in the winter months). Most races were held in Wisconsin but a few were held in Michigan. The crown jewel of the series was the off-road championship event held at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway - the "home of the world championship off-road race".

The vehicles used were primarily Trophy trucks, buggies (which were based on the original Volkswagen Beetle called Baja Bug), and a few stock cars. All vehicles had heavily modified suspension.

Most drivers from SODA moved to CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing) after the 1997 season, which basically ended SODA's existence. A greatly diminished series continued on for at least a few years afterwards.

Video game

In 1997, Sierra Entertainment released a SODA-themed racing video game called SODA Off-Road Racing.

Classes

• Class 1-1600, 1600 cc engine buggies with driver only
• Class 2-1600, 1600 cc engine buggies with driver plus co-pilot (Sometimes run with class 1-1600)
• Class 3, 4-wheel-drive Short Wheelbase vehicles (Jeep CJ, Ford Bronco, etc.)
• Class 4, 4-wheel-drive full-size trucks
• Class 5-1600, buggies with driver only
• Class 6 Modified passenger cars, and later 2wd SUV's
• Class 7s, 2-wheel-drive four-cylinder trucks
• Class 8, 2-wheel-drive full-size trucks
• Class 8s 2-wheel-drive full-size trucks (nearly stock vehicles, with restrictor plate V8 engines)
• Class 9, Modified Buggies with up to 1914 cc Air-cooled engines, or 1600 cc engines water-cooledClass 11, Stock 1600 cc engine buggies with driver only
• Class 12, Stock 1600 cc engine buggies with driver plus co-pilot (Sometimes run with Class 11)Class 13, 2-wheel-drive full-sized trucks with more restrictions than Class 8
• Heavy Metal, combined race with Class 3, Class 4 and Class 8 trucks
• SODA Light A small single-seat short-wheelbase buggy with a small CC snowmobile engine

Tracks that held races

Many tracks held races:

• Bark River Off-road Raceway, Bark River, Michigan
• Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, Crandon, Wisconsin
• Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway, Ionia, Michigan
• I-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, Michigan
• Langlade County Speedway, Antigo, Wisconsin
• Lake Geneva Raceway, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Luxemburg Speedway, Luxemburg, Wisconsin
• RedBud MX, Buchanan, Michigan
• Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin held a single event inside the paved road course in 1996
• Sunnyview Expo Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Memorial Total Off-Road Rally, Dresser, Wisconsin

Drivers

• Scott Douglas
• Walker Evans - 1994 and 1995 Class 4 (2WD) Series champion
• Jack Flannery, 7-time series champion
• Brendan Gaughan - NASCAR driver (1995 Class 13 champion, 1996 Class 8 champion)
• Johnny Greaves
• Chad Hord
• Jimmie Johnson
• Jeff Kincaid
• Curt LeDuc
• Rob MacCachren, 1995 Class 4 champion
• Earl Erickson, 1986 Class 3 Champion

Evan Evans 1996 Class 13 Champion and Most Wins in a single season Ever

References

External links

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311202403/http://www.off-road.com/race/97sodacrandon.html 1997 Crandon Spring results]

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