Wildfire Update

WILDFIRE UPDATE

Today we continue with our important Wildfire update. Here you will find a brief summary of what happened in September and what the next steps are:

All tests passed

All the tests required for homologation have been passed. My current task is to prepare the documents. This process should be completed by the end of October. You can see what happens after that now:

Date for the inspection

As we are now applying for approval with the KBA in Belgium, we have to undergo another inspection. During the inspection, the TÜV comes to our premises and checks the quality management. This was already carried out in spring 2021, but when the Federal Motor Transport Authority changes, this inspection must be carried out again.

We have not yet received an appointment from TÜV, but we are ready and have been since spring 2021, so nothing stands in the way of the inspection except the speed with which the authorities can issue an appointment.

When will the Wildfire be built?

We will be building the first Wildfires from November. The final frame and swingarm are still missing. We tested the last version in September and received valuable feedback from our customers.

The feedback is currently being incorporated and the components will be ordered from our German supplier next week. Delivery time is 4 weeks, which means that we will be able to build complete Wildfires from the beginning of November.

When will delivery start?

Before we can officially deliver, 3 points are still missing:

1. in order to be able to build Wildfires, we still need the final frames and wings. The pre-montage has already started and from the beginning of November we will have all the components in our office and can therefore build complete Wildfires.

2. the submission of the homologation documents is still missing. I am currently preparing this and will complete it by the end of October. It can take a month or even 3 months to check the documents. With the Bonfire S & E, we were lucky that the homologation was approved after 4 weeks. With the Bonfire X, we waited 3 months. I can't say how long it takes at the Belgian KBA.

Unfortunately, we have to wait and see, as we have no chance of increasing the speed at which the authorities work. As always, this is in stark contrast to our small team, which simply works quickly and efficiently.

3. then we still need the inspection. I wanted to set the date in July for the earliest possible date and at that time it was October. We will see in the next few weeks whether this date will be kept or whether it will be postponed, just like many other dates for our tests.

As always, I will keep you up to date on the 3 points above. The next update will probably come in mid-November with the news about the start of production.

If it were up to me, I would deliver the Wildfire directly in November with the start of production, but unfortunately, as a fast small start-up, we always have to work with the same bottle-neck: The speed of the authorities. Unfortunately, it was always the same with the Bonfire.

If there is a way to deliver the Wildfire to you in November before the official registration, we will of course try to do so. We are currently looking at a few options, including individual registrations. Of course, in the end you decide when and how you want to receive your Wildfire . We are just doing our best to deliver your Wildfire as soon as possible under the difficult circumstances (slow authorities with a lot of bureaucracy).