Clubman (racing car class)
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The Clubman is a class of prototype front-engined sports racing cars that originated in Britain in 1965 as a low-cost formula for open-top, front-engined roadgoing sports cars like the Lotus 7, which had been crowded out of the mainstream by rear-engined cars such as the Lotus 23.
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The cars have evolved and specialised, but it remains a very popular class of racing.
The Clubmans Sports Prototype Championship is organised by The Clubmans Register and currently races with Motor Sport Vision Racing (MSVR) and is a Motor Sports UK (MSUK) recognised club.
The championship runs with four classes; CSP1 for cars up to 2000cc developing 200bhp from 4 cylinder road derived engines or motorcycle engines up to 1600cc. CSP2 for cars using sealed 1600 K series engines developing 125bhp. CSPA for Classic A cars built before 1981. CSPB for Classic B cars built before 1981.