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World Records to be set by CMR Kiwi Can do Team in Bolivia

  • It's a wrap!

      5 December 2025
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    On a personal note, thank you from the bottom of my heart for so willingly supporting my plea to raise funds to help Reg meet over USD$100k of unexpected costs. The page will close tomorrow and you have my heartfelt thanks.

    A message REG himself:

    It's great to be home after 2 ½ Months Drama of Delays / Extreme Highs & Lows and as Expected KIWI CAN DO Resilience & Engineering was the HISTORY making WINNER. We didn't meet all our goals but despite everything thrown at us we still made history.

    'COOKIE' ---------------- Set New FIA 2 Litre N/A LSR record of 184 Mph

    MINI / ISSIGONIS --- Original 1959 Shell. 998cc / Fastest Mini in the World 172 Mph

    WAIRUA 1 ------------- Breaking FIA Record on 1st test run on low power went 316 Mph Breaking FIA on a record of 254 Mph

    WAIRUA 2 ------------ 1st Initial Test run Showed Amazing Aero potential on VVVV low power 500 Kph 310 Mph

    No other streamliner has showed this kind of potential on 1st Run.

    2nd & final test run with 40 % power showed design of F W D design will work in the future.

    SADLY – Due to safety issues no more time for runs to Chase 500 Mph.

    The TEAM proved beyond doubt that everything & anything is possible when

    KIWI CAN DO / No 8 wire Mentality / Never Give Up mentality / Raw Passion / Team Work PREVAIL’S.

    Thank you for your financial support. Every single dollar is gratefully received and appreciated.

    It seems we have unfinished business.......

    Stay connected with us https://www.facebook.com/CMRBolivia/

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  • Adios Bolivia

      26 November 2025
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    A massive effort has been undertaken by the few remaining team to get everything packed up and on the way back to NZ.

    This event was conducted with a STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN that was fully implemented. You wouldn't even know CMR had been there!

    If you are not already following us on FB please head to https://www.facebook.com/CMRBolivia and check out the list of achievements and latest Videos of departing the Salt.

    It was a four week campaign that ended up a ten week campaign!

    Every massive hurdle nearly shut it all down but we continued to find a way again, and again, and again.

    The many 'near end of road' experiences of this event set a new record of it's own!!

    At the final death nell, incredibly talented, dedicated and passionate people stepped up, flew in, stayed on, came back, and pulled rabbits out of magic hats to resuscitate CMR Bolivia 2025 Challenge.

    This is NOT the last of CMR Wairua 1 and 2 - who have proved on test performance that they have the potential to blast the current records in to near unbeatable history.

    Meantime no big motorsport money in our world!

    Reg sold everything to fund BOLIVIA and three postponements created financial havoc. Funding woes will linger long after the event.

    Reg's sacrifice and risk, and that of all the crew who funded their own way to and from Bolivia, was not for their own glory. But to showcase New Zealand and demonstrate what Kiwis are capable of in every regard.

    THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.

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  • Fastest Mini in the World today

      21 November 2025
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    We Nailed it!

    Fastest Mini in the world!

    172.968 mph ( 278.334 kph)

    Not Official by FIA as FIA Steward has departed BUT for all of us and rest of world Yeeeeeeees!!

    Congrats to all our magnificent team!

    Reg won his first race over 50 years ago in a Mini! Full circle moment for him and Mini Man John Provo. John was his Mini Man then and again today both at 79 years old!!

    Wairua 2 yet to run later today Bolivia Time.

    Thanks for your ongoing support. We appreciate so much.

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  • Last chance to see potential tomorrow

      20 November 2025
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    Today was the last day of short FIA event.

    We need six days and in the end were lucky to have three AND have the weather hold out.

    MINI showed its potential with a 155 Mph today - with more to come - before having to abort the run due several minor problems.

    Tomorrow we hope to find out MINI Potential & chase 160 + Mph

    WAIRUA2

    Has had more configuring done & now hopefully running as it should & ready to go

    Tomorrow is last chance for TEST run and see Wairua 2's potential.

    REALITY

    This has been a long hard Tortuous Journey of KIWI CAN DO Resilience.

    Tomorrow will be the final day to chase speed in Bolivia 2025 with MINI and WAIRUA2

    TOMORROW IT CAN HAPPEN

    HOLD YOUR BREATH

    Meantime we continue to work towards to 200k shortfall to cover all our unbudgeted costs of a months delay and get home. Thank you for your support and for continuing to share this page with other supporters.

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  • World records set today!!

      18 November 2025
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    NEW WORLD RECORDS SET TODAY 17 NOV BOLIVIA TIME 🏆🏎️🎉🎊

    (Subject to FIA (or ASN) homologation.)

    Day one of our three day FIA event!

    OFFICIAL NEWS: Reg and 'Cookie' (1992 Nissan Coupe V8) strike again.....and again.....and again ...and again!!!

    Record BEFORE TODAY IN HISTORY was 154 mph. Category A Group 1 - 2 litre unlimiteD Class (Non turbo, normally aspirated. )

    First run broke the current record of 178.287 mph (286.916 kmph)

    Second run broke THAT record at 182.69 (293.995 kmph)

    Third run broke THAT record at 183.602 (295.67 kmph)

    Fourth Run broke THAT record at 185.272 ( 297.995)

    And it's not over..............aiming to go even faster tomorrow. ( Hit 199 mph in unofficial run October.)

    Congratulations to Reg and all the Team! Those who have gone before, and those there now. Fantastic results.

    More news to come on today's results but for now let's celebrate 'Cookie' and the Geriatric Speedster!

    Not a bad day's work at Salar de Uyuni !👏💪💪

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  • Two sleeps to go!

      15 November 2025
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    New Team members still arriving in daily ahead of FIA Record days 17/30 November. 🏎️🏎️🏎️

    Welcome back to those original team members who have flown the 35 hour trip back! ✈️

    Emergency funds still required to cover the 200k shortfall from multiple delays and the challenges of running an event in a developing country. 💲💲

    Please and thank you 🙏🙏🙏in advance for spreading the word about our Give a Little Page ...........https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/world-records-to-be-set-by-cmr-kiwi-can-do-team

    Two people staying overnight at base camp on the salt every night🥶🥶🥶

    Course completed and ready for FIA approval 👌✅

    Two more sleeps to go................😴😴

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  • Count down to FIA record setting

      12 November 2025
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    A few key team members who had to return home are arriving back in to Uyuni each day this week………. The pressure is on to comolete the test program in next few days - particularly rhe streamliners!

    As you know we lost the fourth container in transit and the replacing the missing contents has been a challenge. Our Team are literally creating magic everyday in terms of problem solving. Thanks to you we have been able to

    Fly back FIA officials dor the race days next week! We are proceedinflgnin good faith that we will eventually raise the shortfall we need to pay all our event generated costs and get everything back home!

    Thank you for being part of our team. We greatly appreciate your support! If you are not already - pleasemfollow us on Facebook:CMR Bolivia

    That is where we will post results as they come to hand.

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  • Human Resilience at it's best

      10 November 2025
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    Four weeks ago this adventure was DEAD in its tracks!

    Thanks to your amazing response CMR is still breathing. But we remain on an aspirator, so please do continue sharing the Givealittle page wide and far - as we strive to raise the shortfall of USD$125k needed to make this happen.

    The focus, work ethic, innovation, creative thinking, and comaraderie of our Team has been second to none.

    Unfortunately with a months delay (after three heartbreaking postponements) we have been functioning on a skeleton crew these last two weeks - as most of our team has progressively had to head home.

    The good news is a few of our experienced Kiwi team are on planes heading BACK this week. It's a huge sacrifice that also impacts their families and employers but we can't make history without them!! THANK YOU TEAM.

    Thanks also to new volunteers from around the world who have responded to our pleas for crew. We can't wait for you to arrive!

    We still urgently need general crew, and DATA LOGGERS. If that's you , or someone you know - and you are ready for a Landspeed bootcamp - contact us now on info@cmr.org.nz.

    Time is ticking:

    Initial Dyno and testing 12/13 Nov

    Initial test funds 14/15/16 Nov

    FIA records 17,18,19 Nov

    Photo: Course Graded on Uyuni Salt Lake.

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  • New Event dates now locked down in good faith.

      31 October 2025
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    The positive response to the launch of this page has recharged CMR's Emotional Batteries.

    We greatly appreciate your support thus far and it has given Reg the confidence to go ahead and lock down dates for CMR's final last chance chasing FIA Records. November 14th - 20 th!!

    We have a long way to go though! So we really appreciate you continuing to Share this link to all and any motorsport or LSR enthusiasts. Or anyone that will back the Kiwi Can do Spirit......a Geriatric Speedster and his Team of Volunteers who dare to set four outrageous new land speed world records!

    Thank you and thank you again...........we appreciate you being the wind beneath CMR's sails.

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