Ed Ordynski (born 21 July 1957) is an Australian former

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driver. He served as Chairman of the Australian Rally Commission (ARCom) in 2007. Ordynski is best known for his exploits driving

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cars. Driving a Galant VR-4, he won the

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in 1990. He also won the

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category that year, and went on to win that category three more times (1993, 1994, 1995), driving a

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. Ordynski won the

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driving a

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entered by the Mobil Bridgestone Rally Team. He also drove 5.0 Litre Touring Cars in 1995, recording a tenth place in the

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, and a retirement in the 1995 Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst in a

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. Away from rallying and motorsport, Ed Ordynski was a Year 5 Primary school teacher at Mitcham Primary School circa 1985 .

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