It was one of the worst-kept secrets in national paddocks last season, with little attempt to hide the news that many welcomed. The popular Clio 182 Championship was going to introduce a new model of car, the Renault Clio 197/200, and the series was being rebranded as the Clio Sport Championship.
Despite it only being officially announced in November at MotorsportDays LIVE, those already in the 750 Motor Club-run championship were informed of the proposed change months earlier in order to gauge interest and gather feedback.
“It’s not exactly been a secret around the Clio paddock – we made all the drivers aware at the beginning of 2021 what the plan was,” says James Winstanley, 750MC commercial manager. That plan is to breathe fresh air into the championship, which has been a mainstay of the 750MC for the past eight seasons as a standalone series.
While grids have been healthy – averaging 20 entries last season and 19 the year before – as well as providing competitive…
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