Steve Midgley is a self-employed contractor from Hawera in south Taranaki. He started competing in motocross at the age of 10 and rode motorcycles until he was in his mid-30s. Steve won many club championships and in 1989 he clinched the NZ 250cc Championship. He has been racing this bespoke Mini for the last 10 years in hill climbs, street sprints and circuit racing.

Steve Midgley - 1968 Austin Minibusa

Steve Midgley is a self-employed contractor from Hawera in south Taranaki. He started competing in motocross at the age of 10 and rode motorcycles until he was in his mid-30s. Steve won many club championships and in 1989 he clinched the NZ 250cc Championship. He has been racing this bespoke Mini for the last 10 years in hill climbs, street sprints and circuit racing.

1968 Austin Minibusa:

This Austin Mini (Minibusa) has a 2006 Suzuki GSXR1300 Hayabusa engine fitted in the rear of the car and is chain driven to the rear wheels. The Minibusa weighs 620kg and is approximately 200hp. Everything has been hand-built by Steve over two-and-a-half years. The Minibusa has won the New Zealand Super Mini Challenge open class championship three times and the overall championship twice. It has also competed in many hill climbs and street sprints.