Probably because they do very well in capacity-limited racing classes - Honda makes excellent engines combining high power and good reliablity. There are many generations and variations of Civics, but there are many Civic models which have stiff light weight bodies with very good suspetions. For instance, if you look at the 1600ccm class at the Nurburgring 24h race, at least half of the cars are Civics. That makes them sucessful racing cars on the toughest racetrack in the world. I'd say that makes them good racing cars!
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