Formula Off Road

[2] Formula Off Road is a form of motorsport where drivers compete in precision driving through steep hills and extreme terrain with 4WD vehicles.

It soon became more of a competition between the teams, and soon they started building specially made vehicles for just this purpose.

After that race Egill Gunnar Ingólfsson claimed the title First Winner of Formula Off Road.

With that competition, Þorkell Guðnason and fellow members of BKR made the foundation of what we call today a Formula Off Road Championship.

26 January 1980 an national association of racers, Landssamband íslenzkra akstursíþróttamanna (LÍS), whas founded.

It is worth noting that in 50 years of Icelandic Formula Off Road there hasn't been any serious injuries that can be traced to lack of security measures in the cars.

[citation needed] Jeppaklubbur Reykjavíkur organized the competition in cooperation with Wettern Offroaders.

Formula Off-road then started to occur regularly in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

[1] From 1997 to 2008 a Nordic tournament was held in Iceland, but 2004 was the first time all Scandinavian countries participated.

Those two tournaments where merged in 2009 and organized by FIA north European zone (FIA-NEZ).

The drivers are protected by a roll cage, a full-face helmet with neck support, five-point harnesses, a homologated bucket seat, flame resistant overalls, shoes and gloves, special arm restrainers and other safety measures that are required by the rules.

Spectators can sometimes be pelted with sand, earth or small stones kicked up by the rear tires.

Each competition is held in accordance with the FIA International Sporting Code (ISC) and has six to eight tracks.