Australian rally driver (born 1957)
The Holden Commodore (VR) in which Ed Ordynski and Ross Runnalls won the 1995 Mobil 1 Trial
Edward David Ordynski (born 21 July 1957) is an Australian former rally driver. He served as Chairman of the Australian Rally Commission (ARCom) in 2007.[1]
Ordynski is best known for his exploits driving Mitsubishi cars. Driving a Galant VR-4 , he won the Australian Rally Championship in 1990. He also won the Group N category that year, and went on to win that category three more times (1993, 1994, 1995), driving a Lancer Evolution .[1] [2]
Ordynski won the 1995 Mobil 1 Round Australia Trial driving a Holden Commodore (VR) [3] entered by the Mobil Bridgestone Rally Team.[4] He also drove 5.0 Litre Touring Cars in 1995, recording a tenth place in the 1995 Sandown 500 ,[5] and a retirement in the 1995 Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst in a Holden Commodore (VP) .[6]
Away from rallying and motorsport, Ed Ordynski was a Year 5 Primary school teacher at Mitcham Primary School circa 1985
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See also
References
^ a b "Club Patron - Ed Ordynski" . MG Car Club of South Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010 .
^ Whitten, Jeff (22 September 2006). "EXCLUSIVE: The Ed Ordynski interview" . RallySport Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2010 .
^ The lion roars again, Mobil 1 Round Australia Trial, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 266 to 268
^ Entry List, Official Spectator Guide, Round Australia '95 Mobil 1 Trial
^ Sandown 500, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, page 277
^ 1995 Tooheys 1000, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, page 281
^ "Where are they now: Australian rally driver ed Ordynski" . 19 December 2017.