Ford Ford KA Driving Experiences

The smallest and most affordable of all their fleet of latter day cars, the Ford KA has remained a familiar sight on the UK’s roads since it was first launched in 1996, going on to clock up twelve whole years in production during its debut incarnation.

And whilst admittedly, it is the smallest and less powerful of the vehicles we offer to book for driving experiences here at TrackDays (a 1.3 litre Endura-E engine accelerates it from 0 - 60 mph in 14.11 seconds), that’s not to say it’s not a car built for fun. In fact, when it comes to rally driving, it’s quite the opposite.

At Silverstone Rally School, it’s available to book for the range of Junior Rally Day packages that are hosted here. So if you’ve got a young petrolhead aged between 11 - 17 who’s got a taste for this fast growing genre of motorsport, then they can take to the wheel for a Full Day, Half Day or even a Solo Rally experience.

And under the guidance of an expert instructor, they’ll learn all the basic stunts and techniques for rally driving and slowly grow in confidence, as well as the bonus of a high speed passenger ride from their instructor to see what it can really do under experienced hands, making it a perfect gift idea for their birthday, celebrating the end of exams or any special occasion.

It’s low running costs and affordable price range means that the KA was one of Ford’s most popular and best selling models over the twelve years it was in production for its first generation. In 2006 alone for example, they shifted over 17,000 units in the United Kingdom.

The Ford KA’s association with rally driving started in 1998, when the Ford KA Rally Championship was created. It remains one of the most popular rally driving championships for young drivers in the UK and Ireland, with Luke Pinder roaring to victory at the 2007 BRC Silverstone Tyre 1400 Championship in a Chris Birkbeck model of the KA.