STUNT DRIVING

Wanna do incredible stunts in fast Fords? Well, now you can...

P aul Swift really needs little introduction to Ford fans. He’s the man behind the precision driving you see performed in Ford’s own marketing and promotional videos (including the new Ranger Raptor video – check it out https://youtu.be/

U94wDbctu1U), plenty of stunts for TV shows, and, of course, at various shows and events throughout the summer. If you’ve been to Ford Fair in recent years, you’ll no doubt have seen the tyre-smoking shenanigans coming from Fiestas, Focuses, Mustangs, and even the Ford GT supercar. Well, that was Paul.

And if you’ve ever thought ‘yeah, I’d like to have a go at that’, now you can. You see, when he’s not filming the latest TV commercial or wowing crowds at shows, Paul also runs his Ultimate Stunt Experience days, which give ordinary folk like us the chance to learn the precision driving techniques and perform the same stunts you see Paul and his team doing.

Also, Paul offers team-building and corporate days too, so if your boss is looking to get you and your workmates motivated, a day out messing around in fast Fords will do the trick!

The Ultimate Stunt Experiences are available at Paul’s hometown of Darlington, or at the centrally-located Silverstone circuit. The experience lasts for half a day, and costs £300. For that, drivers will learn handbrake parallel parking, high-speed J-turns, drifting, and go head-to-head in a timed autotest competition. And, of course, you also get the experience some of Paul’s incredible skills from the passenger seat too, including being driven around on two wheels!

So, to find out exactly what’s involved – and because it looked like a good laugh – I booked myself on to one of the days at Silverstone. As you can tell from my stupid smiles in the photos, it was a fantastic day. I learnt a lot about car control, got to do some silly skids in fast Focuses and a Mustang, was driven around on two wheels, and, above all, had an absolutely brilliant time!

Here’s what’s involved as part of the Ultimate Stunt Experience….