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Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Tue, 02 August 2005 05:41
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Hi all,
Well I was listening to old man radio (the ABC) the other day and heard an interview with SA's fastest geography teacher Ed Ordynski. As you may know Ed's driving a Team Bates Corolla at the Rally of SA.
However what you may not know is that Ed's first rally car was an early corolla. Apparently it had transverse leaf spring suspension and was a bargin for $600. He came 14th overall and placed pretty highly in his class (under 1300cc). Would this be a KE10?
Any other great toyota rally moments in Aus for folks to share? Too often you hear of the mighty Datto 1600s being the entry level car for rally drivers - where is toyota's place in this history?
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Re: Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Tue, 02 August 2005 06:35
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in the corner of my car yard there sits eds ralliart evo 7 smashed into shit side on ..........
not a pretty sight 
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I supported Toymods
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Perth.
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Re: Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Tue, 02 August 2005 10:22
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dont know about yota's but ive seen many a pic of datto 1200's and stanza's in slightly offset cubes in the late 70's early 80's...
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Sydney
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Re: Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Tue, 02 August 2005 11:00
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it was a ke10
it was his first rally car
it was his first rally
and it was 30 years ago
neal hasnt 4gotten this and with one of his co drivers unable to race due to commitments he has invited ed in to race on the 30th anniversary of his first rally in nothign less than a toyota corolla
ed has done a fair amount of testing in the corollas in the past actually
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Re: Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Tue, 02 August 2005 15:12
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Many moons ago when he was writting a column in fast 4's he did a write-up about it.
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Tue, 02 August 2005 15:19
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you mean when ff&r had credability ?
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Tue, 02 August 2005 15:33
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Credability ? Yessss, when fast 4's showed road going cars and not the school boy fantasies they have now a days.
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
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Wed, 03 August 2005 00:40
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| towe_001 wrote on Wed, 03 August 2005 01:03 |
Credability ? Yessss, when fast 4's showed road going cars and not the school boy fantasies they have now a days.
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ahh the golden days...
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Wed, 03 August 2005 13:01
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Earlier still, and my forst rally car, mid 60's (no I'm not that old) Renault 8 Gordinis. River would remember if I can. Rear engine beasties. Learnt to drive in one.
If anyone says they can drive, put them in one of these. If they don't go backwards off the first corner, then maybe they know what they are talking about. Doesn't need to be set up to oversteer, comes out of the box.
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Wed, 03 August 2005 23:34
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bahahahahha sounds like fun
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Sydney NSW
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perth WA
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Thu, 04 August 2005 10:00
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I have just got the biggest hard on over those renaults  , 8 Gordini, Alpine and the 5 turbo. And yes, they do swap ends very easily, but boy are the fun
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Thu, 04 August 2005 12:14
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Yes they do pedulum a bit...
But there's nothing better than being able to control it the right way, steer in and power on. None of this swing wildly to make it drift stuff.
more eye candy at http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/heritage/
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I supported Toymods
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Perth.
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Thu, 04 August 2005 12:58
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oh thats seriously pornographic 
*has private time*
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Thu, 04 August 2005 15:54
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I can get you over the edge.
The A110 started with 968cc engine, 160hp at 8000rpm
by the time they stopped production it evolved to 1800 turbo and still only weighed 950 kg!
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Fri, 05 August 2005 00:08
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check out todays herald sun
back of cars guide has a picture of his ke10
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Fri, 05 August 2005 01:27
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| mc68 wrote on Thu, 04 August 2005 22:58 |
oh thats seriously pornographic
*has private time*
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Wait a minute. Do you mean the guy from abba is porn? n
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Fri, 05 August 2005 02:22
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Hehe, thats what i thought you meant to, not that theres anything wrong with that 
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Sat, 06 August 2005 11:56
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I heard Chris Atkinsons first rally was also in an old rolla ('79 I think same as my 1st car
the best thing about an old rolla is it will complete a rally in stock condition something most new cars could never do, they are also far more reliable than most dattos
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Mon, 08 August 2005 01:00
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| #Fiend# wrote on Sat, 06 August 2005 21:26 |
I heard Chris Atkinsons first rally was also in an old rolla ('79 I think same as my 1st car
the best thing about an old rolla is it will complete a rally in stock condition something most new cars could never do, they are also far more reliable than most dattos
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What's unreliable about a datto 1600/180b. I had one (a $300 special with two-tone house paint styling) and couldn't kill it with a stick. 100kph in 2nd gear, loves the dirt roads and pretty unbreakable.
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Re: Ed Ordynski's first rally car...
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Thu, 01 December 2005 12:29
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Hay if you like these old rally cars and your in VIC you should try to get down to the Alpine rally this weekend 3rd DEC.
They have a lot of old rally car's including the reno Gordinis and a lot of ex ARC champs from years ago (including ED I think)
There is even a rumor about a stratos with a Ferrari engine being entered.
I can not make it but wish I could  If you can I would recommend it
Details can be found at www.hra.org.au
MATT.
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