Bolivia 2025

[desotoman]

Two pictures.
Tom G.

[racergeo]

  The trouble is that the people supporting this effort want to see a time slip from Wairua 2.

[GW]

Gotta be safe at all times and at every step, but I'm sure hoping - especially given all the obstacles - that all things fall into place and Wairua 2 unleashes the fury.

GW

[stay`tee]

 understanding is the "sedan" that thay claim set a FIA record has also been run at Bonneville, what speeds (records?) did it achieve at Bonneville ??

[racergeo]

  I don't think it's a claim, I think it's a fact. R Cook is in the record book as having run 191 in G/gas coupe in 2018. I think the Wairia 1 liner picked up about 50mph over it's BV record. I think they expect to go over 200 in the G coupe. We should know a lot more by the end of today.

[stay`tee]

It is a claim until said record is ratified by the FIA,,

[TrickyDicky]

Another day, another broken car.

Mini

Has done 3 shake runs showing  potential. But Tricky needs more configuring of water pumps & boost control.

Wairua 2

Has had more configuring done & hopefully will test run tomorrow

Cookie

While on Dyno chasing Xtra power with Nos had a mishap with explosion in inlet manifold, which totally destroyed inlet system / Bonnet etc so Cookie will not B trying to go faster.

Wairua 1

Gearbox issues can not B repaired in time & without our promised Weismann spare gearbox. No more runs are possible.

Tomorrow.

Wednesday

Hopefully Wairua 2   1st proper test runs

More runs with Mini

At least the 184 mph in A-II-7 should be an FIA class record (subject to ratification).  Will that be the first car international record set in Bolivia?

Maybe they can focus on Wairua 2 today? 

[hotschue]

First "G" motor, in a Pontiac Firebird, n/a, on gas, no add-ons to "set" a record over 200......Bonneville 2025.....200.989.....G/GALT

[ack]

The FIA officials are leaving tomorrow morning. There will be no more FIA records set.

[desotoman]

Facebook post,
CMR Bolivia
9h
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MINI TODAY showed its potential with a 155 Mph - 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 TODAY 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.🏎️
TODAY was the last day of short official FIA LSR event. Officials had to leave. We needed six days and in the end were lucky to have three AND have the weather hold out.
TOMORROW we will however be back on the course making runs with FIA timekeeping equipment  - for unofficial times!
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
Cheers
The Hopeful Geriatric
Meantime - still working towards out 200k shortfall and appreciate any support possible

cmrchallenges.co.nz/news

November 20, 2025
Bolivia last day of FIA 3 Day #223
Today was the last day of short FIA event.

Mini

Woo Hoo

Showed its potential with a 155 Mph with more to come before aborting the run due several minor problems

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

Wairua 2

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

Tomorrow is last chance for test run & C Wairua 2 Potential.

REALITY

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

Tomorrow will B a final day to chase speed in Bolivia 2025. 

TOMORROW IT CAN HAPPEN

Tomorrow is last chance for Wairua 2 & MINI to C their Potential

HOLD YOUR BREATH

[ack]

The latest

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!! Kiwicando at its best! Never too old to get the job done!

Made me laugh. 9 miles of perfect salt to slow down and they pulled the chute.

[TrickyDicky]

So that's it (for 2025) ...

We appreciate all your support! It has been a long adventure and new lifelong friends have been made along the way! The Kiwi Can Do Spirit is alive and well in all our CRM Bolivia supporters!

Gr?cias por traer las pruebas a Bolivia, d?nde se batieron  records avalados por la FIA, CMR Bolivia logro su objetivo, la Agencia Despachante de Aduanas Catedral SRL fue testigo de este importante logro. Y tambien muy agradecido por ser parte de este proyecto.

[TrickyDicky]

Wairua 2 reported to have made a 308 mph/496 km/h test run, presumably after the FIA had left. 

Probably needed to have reached this stage about 6 weeks ago if they were to have had any chance of breaking the record. 

[TrickyDicky]

Struggling to resize photo but got there now:

[stay`tee]

Now comes the next chapter, getting his stuff outta Bolivia