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COLUMBUS, Neb. (June 2) – A second IMCA sanctioned division is now part of Thursday night programs at US 30 Speedway. Mach-1 Sport Compacts will run weekly at the 1/3-mile Columbus clay oval through Aug. 20. The class had previously been called the hornets, with rules extremely similar to the Sport Compacts. “Our rules were so close that almost all the cars were already IMCA legal,” promoter Sam Ganskow said. “The only thing a couple drivers had to add was one bar in the roll cage.” Designed as an entry-level class, Sport Compacts are front wheel drive, compact cars powered by three or four cylinder engines. First sanctioned in 2006, the division is on weekly cards at 16 tracks at five states. Ganskow is optimistic that the local car count will go up, bolstered by regulars from Butler County Motorplex or Beatrice Speedway on Fridays, Eagle Raceways on Saturdays and I-80 Speedway on Sundays. “If they’re chasing national points, we’re the only game on Thursday night,” she said. “We could get some drivers from Iowa, too.” IMCA Modifieds have run at US 30 since 1994. “We’ve enjoyed a long association with US 30 and the Sport Compacts are a great addition to a first-class facility,” IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “I expect to see even more tracks in our ButlerBuilt Central Region add the class next season.”
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