Craig Stevens started rallying in 1999 and in the last 20 years has competed in over 100 rallies, all in his MK2 Escort. During that time, he has had some stand-out results, such as, winning the 2WD class in the 2008 Rally Extreme series (previously known as the New Zealand Club Rally Championship) and in 2009 he won the Top Half Rally series outright against the 4WD machinery. Craig has also had multiple class wins in regional rallies and rally sprints throughout New Zealand.

Craig Stevens - 1975 Ford Escort MK2

Craig Stevens started rallying in 1999 and in the last 20 years has competed in over 100 rallies, all in his MK2 Escort. During that time, he has had some stand-out results, such as, winning the 2WD class in the 2008 Rally Extreme series (previously known as the New Zealand Club Rally Championship) and in 2009 he won the Top Half Rally series outright against the 4WD machinery. Craig has also had multiple class wins in regional rallies and rally sprints throughout New Zealand.

1975 Ford Escort MK2:

This 1975 MK2 Ford Escort is powered by a 2-litre Ford Duratec engine. Craig’s Escort was first built as a rally car in 1988 and was initially powered by a Mazda rotary engine. The vehicle’s second owner converted it back to the Ford single overhead cam engine and campaigned it for several years before Craig bought it in early 1999 as a rolling shell needing a lot of work. Craig put it back into action with another single overhead cam engine, before swapping it to the Duratec in 2004.