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Chasing 800

  • Kiwi Ingenuity at it's best!

      30 September 2026

    THE CHALLENGE: Grader scheduled to create the track NO LONGER available. 😏

    ENTER: CMR KIWI CAN DO Team doing what we do best. Ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of a seemingly impossible solution.🤔

    PROJECT:

    *️⃣ Scope the back yards of Uyuni to find what ever scrap metal we can.

    *️⃣ Brain storming

    *️⃣ Create Grader HEAVY and effective enough to shave off the 'concrete like' surface of the Salt.

    OUTCOME:

    After amazing 3 days of collaborative team work, Ian Laird & Grant Horn hit the salt for test runs.

    Preliminary course preparation now under way 😊😊😊😊

    The Basic Salt conditions are Amazingly Good – Better than last year ✅

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  • An update from Reg

      22 September 2026
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    Hi Team

    How things change in 24 Hours

    A night of rare unseasonal rain & snow at UYUNI !!!!!!!!!!!!

    Which normally is only around the hills.

    The usually dry salt surface is covered with water.

    (Compared to the dry salt surface of first visit with Surveyors.)

    Not helpful - as extra EXPENSES will be incurred.

    But all advice is that it should dry quickly.

    CMR can still do this because we had allowed extra time needed to prepare course. So still on track for attached dates

    Challenges bring out the best in us! 💪

    We remain focused on the goal!🏎️

    We appreciate your on going support and thanks to all those who are helping us meet the growing costs in partnering with us in fundraising - and those that will.

    Hope Springs Eternal !!!!!!

    Cheers

    "The never give up Geriatric"

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  • The Ship has left New Zealand

      30 July 2026

    The Containers were packed up and trucked to port last week. The ship left for Arica Port, Chile at 2.30 am yesterday! Next step is to get from Chile to Bolivia in four weeks time. That requires a 250k Bond and customs permits just to release the containers for transit to and within Bolivia. So many moving parts and people involved in just getting the Cars to where they need to be.

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    • 30/07/2026 by Reg Cook

      The Kiwi Can Do Adventure Continues

  • Containers packed and ready to go.

      21 July 2026
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    Wairua2 our 10 metre streamliner is packed down and ready to ship to Bolivia. Next time we see it - test runs and fine tuning will commence with the sole focus of hitting 800kph ( 500 mph). We've already run it at 450 mph on 12 gears in the workshop so we're on track! Now to focus on fundraising. Appreciate you sharing our page all.

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    • 21/07/2026 by Reg Cook

      The Kiwi Can do Adventure Continues

  • 500 mph in sight!

      16 July 2026

    Initial full 12 gears 450 + Mph testing July 2026 in workshop.

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