What is Sports 2000?
Sports 2000 is a restricted-rules class of two-seat, rear-engined, open-cockpit, full-bodied sports-prototype racecar.
Sometimes known as S2000 or S2, the class was developed in the 1970s as an affordable form of sports car racing, essentially a sports car version of Formula Ford 2000. The key attributes of the class were a body design reminiscent of two-liter Group 6 sports racing cars like the Chevron B21 and Lola T-212 but with an ultra-reliable and inexpensive drivetrain comprising a two-liter “Pinto” overhead camshaft engine with very limited modifications allowed.
S2000 aerodynamics evolved beyond their Group 6 roots, with very ‘slippery’ cars. In the UK S2000 was largely seen as an alternative to front-engined Clubmans racing, a class for amateurs who were often deeply involved in developing their own cars over periods of years.
The series has recently undergone something of a revival in both historic and contemporary forms as a relatively low-cost form of sports car racing.
Find out more on the Sports 2000 Website >
Cockpit of a Sports 2000 sports car
A lap of Brands Hatch in a Sports 2000
CSR in Sports 2000
CSR provide a comprehensive range of services for Sports 2000 competitors. This could be a one off set-up, a winter rebuild or repair, a complete build from a new chassis or a rebuild of an old car.
CSR can also run your car throughout a season. We can store and transport your car to races, support you on the day with car set up, refuelling, tyre pressures etc. CSR can then carry out any repairs, check and service the car ready for the next race.
Services include:
- Pre-race preparation to highest standards
- Mechanical and chassis work
- Set-up and testing
- Transport to and from events in the UK and abroad with lorry
or transporter - Driver tuition and support
- Team hospitality facilities
- Full hands-on race day support
Set-up and Testing
Chris’ vast race and driver tuition experience is used to
get the best from both car and driver. Testing the car and setting it up
correctly will maximise performance giving the best opportunity for success.
Details of a Sports 2000 car being built by CSR
Above and top: Sports 2000 Champions in 2010 with David Houghton.
Third overall and 1st in class B 2010 with Mike Fry’s Lola
Juno Sports 2000 Duratec
Sports 2000 Royale leading the race in the wet at Brands Hatch GP Circuit.
Chris Snowdon’s Sports 2000 Career
Since 1988 Chris has had a passion for Sports 2000. The car below was bought in 2005 to be campaigned in the Historic Sports 2000 Championship.
In 2007 Chris won the Historic Championship title after a fiercely fought season long battle with Niklas Johansson.
Race winner at Brands Hatch
Double race winner at Brands Hatch 2011
