American Outdoor Events releases 2024 plans for expansive regional short course off-road series

American Outdoor Events (AOE) has released plans for the unification of regional racers currently competing in separate series around the country in a move designed to complement the new national Pro short course off-road series announced on Tuesday.

The yet-to-be-named series will unify Sportsman category racers in a wide variety of truck, buggy and side-by-side classes current running under the Great American Shortcourse (GAS) series in the west, the Midwest Off-Road Racing (MORR) group in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, and the MidAmerica Racing (MAO Racing) group competing in Oklahoma and Missouri.

Current plans also include the expansion of regional short course off-road racing to the eastern United States for an East region in 2025.

The regional purses for 2024 will be a combined total over $1,000,000 with a minimum $300,000 series purse per region. This $1 million is in addition to the $1.5 million race and prize package already on the table as part of the new national Pro short course series.

“Grassroots regional racing is the heart and soul of off-road motorsports. Families building cars together, coming to the track, spending time outdoors, and drivers getting seat time to develop their skills are critical to the long-term fun and success of short course racing on all levels” said Jason Robinett, Owner and CEO of American Outdoors Events.

“We are proud to continue evolving our support in the growth of Sportsman classes nationally the same way we have been growing regionally with our MAO Racing and MidAmerica Outdoors series the last four years.”

A key component to this unification will be the standardization of safety and tech rules over the coming years – a much-needed development for a wide variety of vehicles that will allow competitors to race in a multitude of AOE-produced events. AOE will also be offering racer development classes focused on media and sponsorship education to help teams grow their social media presence and increase value for sponsors.