Steven didn’t really have a choice when it came to becoming involved in Motorsport. His old man Barry took him round all the race tracks as a kid, so he got the bug at an early stage. Steven started riding and racing motorbikes at age 4 and when he was old enough progressed to paddock cars. He learnt a lot in those years. He bought his first rally car (a 1300cc Toyota Corolla KE70) and fell in love with gravel rallying, although he has ended up a Targa tarmac guy because of the amount of Kirk-Burnnands racing in it. Good family fun!

Steven Kirk-Burnnand - 1994 BMW 318ti

Steven didn’t really have a choice when it came to becoming involved in Motorsport. His old man Barry took him round all the race tracks as a kid, so he got the bug at an early stage. Steven started riding and racing motorbikes at age 4 and when he was old enough progressed to paddock cars. He learnt a lot in those years. He bought his first rally car (a 1300cc Toyota Corolla KE70) and fell in love with gravel rallying, although he has ended up a Targa tarmac guy because of the amount of Kirk-Burnnands racing in it. Good family fun!

1994 BMW 318ti:

Bought as a shell in 2011, this car went straight to the shed and emerged a couple of years later with a lackluster 180hp, 2.8-litre straight six ready for the 2013 Targa NZ. It ended up finishing in an incredible 4th overall. It’s now currently running a supercharged S54 M3 engine and making approximately 400hp. It has constantly been a top five finisher in all Targa events and won last year’s Targa Rotorua outright. This car punches well above its weight and is a blast to drive.