IMCA Sport Compacts is IMCA's entry level class of racecars. They are found at IMCA tracks around the United States.
The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) was organized in 1915 by J. Alex Sloan, and is currently the oldest active auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. IMCA is currently headquartered in Vinton, Iowa, and features several classes and divisions of weekly racing in six geographical regions of the United States.
The series was formed in 2006, when six tracks ran the class. [1] A seventh track was added in 2007. [1]
IMCA Sport Compacts are three or four cylinder front-wheel drive compact cars. [2] The car's interior is gutted for safety and weight reduction. [2] Safety equipment such as a roll cage is installed. [2] A $1500 claim rule is in effect. [2]
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine arrangement generally found in rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Compact car is a vehicle size class— predominantly used in North America— that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. The present-day definition is equivalent to the European C-segment or the British term "small family car". However, prior to the downsizing of the United States car industry in the 1970s and 1980s, larger vehicles with wheelbases up to 110 in (2.79 m) were considered "compact cars" in the United States.
A roll cage is a specially engineered and constructed frame built in the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured or killed in an accident, particularly in the event of a rollover.
This division is designed for younger drivers, not those that want to get out of late models or modified racing. It's perfect for kids in high school, as there is a minimum age of 14. [2] No one in this division can be licensed to compete in any other IMCA division. [2]
A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in: "The officer was driving an unmarked, late model sedan."
Modified stock car racing, also known as modified racing and modified, is a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other on oval tracks. First established in the United States after World War II, this type of racing was early-on characterized by its participants' modification of passenger cars in pursuit of higher speeds, hence the name.
2016 - Nate Coopman (Mankato, MN)
2015 - Nate Coopman (Mankato, MN)
2014 - Nate Coopman (Mankato, MN)
2013 - Ramsey Meyer (Pierce, NE)
2012 - Cameron Meyer (Pierce, NE)
2011 - Nate Coopman (Mankato, MN)
2010 - Darick Lamberson (Grand Island, NE)
2009 - Garrett Rech (Davey, NE)
2008 - Dan Rhiley (Bennington, NE)
2007 - Jena Barthelmes (Marion, IA)
2017 - Devin Jones (Mason City, IA)
2016 - Josh Barnes (Keokuk, IA)
2015 - Nate Coopman (Mankato, MN)
2014 - Adam Gates (Marion, IA)
2013 - Jacob Ellithorpe (Maquoketa, IA)
2012 - Jacob Ellithorpe (Delmar, IA)
2011 - Nathan Chandler (Norway, IA)
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