Historic Tour FFSA - Phenomenal Formula Ford

By welcoming all generations built between 1967 to 1992, the Kent and Zetec Trophy casts a wide net. While the most recent single-seaters with Zetec engines are shunned by drivers, the latest developments powered by the historic Kent engine take the lion's share.

Published on 18/04/2022 à 18:00

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Historic Tour FFSA – Phenomenal Formula Ford

In Formula Ford, pleasure comes first © Hugues Laroche

There are two separate Formula Ford championships within the Historic Tour. On one side, the F. Ford Historic Challenge, limited to the oldest single-seaters, from 1967 to 1981. On the other, the F. Ford Kent and Zetec Trophy, which welcomes all the cars within the same field of the modern era, whether with Kent (from 1967 to 1992) or Zetec (from 1993 to 2004) engines. Founded in 1967 in England, Formula Ford has never deviated from its basic rules: one-make Ford engine, 4-speed gearbox without auto-locking and absence of aerodynamic elements. The only notable change in its history was the engine change decided by Ford in 1993, when the good old 1 cc Kent gave way to the Ze