Formula Ford 1600 is a group of auto racing championships for 1600cc[1]Ford Kent powered Formula Ford racing cars.[2] The UK national Formula Ford category disbanded these cars when it adopted the 1800cc Zetec engine in 1993. However several regional club championships have continued to run . Several cars constructed to Zetec rules have been converted to accept a Kent engine, as well as the Duratec powered cars that followed. There have also been several recent purpose-built Kent cars .