Raynman

For a first timer, especially considering you aren't surrounded by rally people, I would definately recommend buying someone elses car. I would also suggest it wouldn't be a bad idea pulling it apart to a small degree or at least doing a full spanner check (make sure everything is tight and in good condition) I have been involved in building heaps of cars, from club KE30 corollas to PWRC spec Evo X, and the costs keep adding up. And all the tricks that you learn as well from buying another persons car. We wouldn't have been able to build the X to the spec we have without having had a TRD corolla. And as long as your go over the car, it is a valuable learning experience to buy someone elses as you inadvertantly gain their experience as well. Just buy something you can afford to maintain and afford to crash. Something with cheap panels would be useful.

Thanks heaps guys, You always want to win, but we were hoping to come out with a stage win, because normally this sort of thing takes time. Win a stage, later a heat and then eventually a whole event. For it all to happen so quickly is crazy! If anyone is still on here - TV wrap is on in about 1 hour (7:00pm AEST) on One HD. And we got a really nice in the recent motorsportnews mag But thanks heaps guys

Thanks heaps to everyone who voted - he made it!!!! Glen is our newest Motorsport Personality of the Year! He's pretty stoked to win, heres hoping we can carry it on to next year. Thanks again everyone :no2: :jamie: Rally.com.au link

Thanks to all that voted! Heres hoping he gets over the line. Every bit helps in the push to get to the very top :no2: :y: Trav - bought by a guy called Tony Robinson in Victoria. His email is on the vicrally group, maybe you could try. Not too bad a condition - he did have a decent hit on the front corner so hopefully he fixed it properly (I heard he put it on a jig), but other than that the car is still pretty good. He hasn't competing for the last few years (twins) so he might listen to decent offers. We resprayed it and changed a few things (we sorted the valve thing) and small changes to the suspension to get more grip. Still a great car when we sold it, Glen won 2wd state last event.

I am posting to ask for your help for my brother Glen Raymond, who I am navigating for in the Australian Rally Championship. He is currently driving a ex-TRD Grp NP Toyota Corolla, and finished 5th OR in the championship with a heat best of 2nd OR for the final event of the year at Coffs Harbour. A few of you might also remember the yellow KE30 corolla rally car and a TE37 that he started rallying in a few years ago. Glen has been nominated for the CAMS motorsport personality of the year! For this we need your help - to have a chance at winning he needs your vote. The directions are linked below, and takes no time at all. CAMS aren't into spam, and there is a prize on offer for those who vote - a signed and framed Mark Webber print. So please vote for RAYMO! Voting closes this Friday 28th at 5:00pm so be quick! I have attached Glen's original message and some photos and vids. ___________________________________________ As some of you may know, I have been nominated for the CAMS Motor Sport Personailty of the Year award. I have been competing in the Australian Rally Championship driving a Toyota Corolla, but also navigating in the odd state and club round in Victoria this year. This award recognises competitors who are excellent ambassadors for Australian motor sport through their conduct both on and off the track. Previous winners include Craig Lowndes, Simon & Sue Evans and Grant Denyer. So show your support, and vote 1 RAYMO! For a more detailed story click on the following link to the Australian Rally Website: http://www.rally.com.au/home/latestnews/articleid=3112 To vote click on the following link: http://www.cams.com.au/content.asp?PageID=...mp;ObjectID=671 Voting closes Friday the 28th of November at 5pm. So get your family to vote, your friends to vote, even your dog, but don't forget to VOTE 1 RAYMO! Regards, Glen Raymond www.glenraymond.com.au _____________________ _____________________ And for your entertainment, a few photos and youtube link - The 2004 promo vid sports some old school rolla action Youtube link - Raymo

4K all the way. We had a 3K with a cam and 3k-b carbies and it was OK, but put a 4K (admittedly with a ported head, 131 (113?) cam and twin 40 dellortos) and the difference was phenomenal

Was as anyone on here out there with a camera at ROM? Or know of someone? I would love to see what you guys got (our service crew didn't take any)

Hi guys, Had a great weekend! Started of strong and got even faster. As exciting as always, Glen is starting to show some serious pace. 6th on Acheron, and an extraordinary 5th outright down Ben Cairn. We were sideways again off the bitumen too :(. Sitting 6th and 1st VRC at the final service with two A cam seal that popped out at final service (An rare occurence, they normally just leak)and the service crew did a quick fix on it. But the oil kept leaking and after stage 7 we had to retire. We would have been 6th outright and 1st VRC on day 1, but still very happy. Struggled a little on day 2 with the extreme wet, catching a car in stage and a slow flat. Still managed a 6th fastest on Blowhard. Had a blast, got to do Mt Slide (yeah!!!) and came in 7th outright for the day (and 1st VRC). Had a ton of fun, and had everyone talking by the end of the weekend - noone expected a legacy to ever be punted that hard :) A reminder that if you have any photos and video we would absolutely love to see it, and best gets a team beanie (and I'll throw in the full incar as well) Please emal me at [email protected] or PM so I can get in touch with you Thanks Matt

Hello all, We are competing in the Rally of Melbourne the coming weekend! We are Car 21 – the Bendigo Bank Subaru Liberty RS of Glen Raymond and Matt Raymond. Glen has a very exciting driving style, and this being our home event we are anticipating that he will be putting on a bit of a show. To get an idea of who we are, our team website is www.glenraymond.com For this weekend we are running a small competition. We are looking for any videos etc that you may get of our car over the weekends competition. Best of the weekend gets an exclusive team beanie Come out on the weekend and watch the exciting sideways action that will be on display! Thanks Matt Raymond Co-driver [email protected] Posting up here because I know you guys love your rallying, and the fact Glen is an ex-Corolla pilot (He had a KE30 and TE37 rally cars)

No yellow beast - that is our old corolla with me driving it about 4 years ago. Sold the car at the start of last year to make way for a 2L TE37, and when younger bro outgrew that we upgraded to 4wd turbo We are running a subaru legacy RS now

Thanks - our engine expired on saturday night (in the service park of all places) so we didn't get to do sunday :D But we would have been hosed as we didn't have 5th gear...

Nice shot - happen to get any of us? (as above)

Hi, Just wondering if any of you guys made it to the rally on the weekend? We were there in Car 28 - the white/burgundy Bendigo Bank Liberty Glen used to drive a Corolla (he had two, KE30 and a TE37), but he now drives a Subaru Liberty RS. Was sitting in 9th outright at one stage before the gearstick came out in his hand!!! Anyway, I was wondering did anyone get any photos or videos of our car on the weekend? thanks Matt

THe problem with the K motors is the proximity of the side draught carby to the strut tower. It is a little tight and sometime you are limited space wise (ie can't fit socks and trumpets). That said, fit the best filters you can.

www.glenraymond.com This is the url for the website for our ARC rally team (which opened about 2 weeks ago). I navigate for my younger brother Glen, and we are looking at doing the remaining ARCs for the year (including QLD). While we used to run corollas very successfully (KE30 and TE37), we have now graduated to a Subaru Liberty RS (which incidentally he still drives like it is a corolla :P) The promotional video is worth downloading, it has some cool corolla action in the second half. (The OMG hairpin - everyone else did it with the handbrake. He did it by chucking the car sideways with sheer speed - 30m earlier than anyone else did :S)

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I am completely unsure about the kuhmos - I have heard the R700s are very good in the wet, but their side grip is not that good. I still can't get a straight answer about whether the R800s come in a 14". I would be tempted to try a R800, but wouldn't touch the R700s in the dry (they look like a GR17 copy)

The tyre of choice is the Yokohama AO35 (they are what are on there at the moment). We don't use the groove because as the tyre wears the leading edge can be pushed over into the groove. Tried the dunlops - SP73s on the front (steers) and SP 84s on the back. Not bad, but they felt the Yokis were better. Added advantage is that you can put them on the back after you have worn them down a little. I think the word was the steers worked fairly well, but you lost braking. Personally the only tyres I have tried have been the old silverstones (crap - can't comment on the new ones), GR17s (OK) and the AO35s (very good). I think it is personal preference though as some people love them. Car itself is a 4K with twin 40 DCOEs, electronic ignition, big four wheel discs, 4.9 ratio. Awesome in the handling department, and braking is phenomenal. Extremely capable (3rd outright VCRS-1 and too many top 3 stage times to mention!) I'll get some more photos soon PS - will be for sale very soon!

You wouldn't look twice at it But the little thing was a WRX eater last year

Got much more to go? Obviously all painted, but are all the little ancilliaries and the like in there yet? Much work to have it ready We finally have the yellow rolla finished! :insane: (If you let me know a good hosting site I can post a few)

Gotta love the giant killing little cars! Same with my brothers KE30 - it is a 1300cc engine and still manages to dominate the big guys at VCRS level. As a rookie he finished 3rd behind Will Orders (Evo 3) and Eli Evans (RS challenge car) in the first event of the year (Camcrusher VCRS1) Many top 3 stage times, even set two 5th fastest stage times with only 3 brake calippers! If he hadn't had a few mechanical problems he would have had an amazing year The photos would be the green rolla (car 6) at the Yakerboo. We looked at Semmens' old car, the guy who bought it wasn't sure if he would compete again so he held onto it (and did an event late this year). But looking at the two, the green corolla has some amazing stuff done to it. It even has rosejoints on the light bar (to give you an idea). The new owner of Semmens' car doesn't maintain it to the same level

Actually Andrew Vibert's corolla (typo had 1993, instead of 2003). I think it may actually have more in it than Brian's did (it does have an extra 41cc). Still need to make changes, more to do with different style of drivingIt is way too stiff - it is possibly the stiffest car I have come across (bitumen included). Another brother has a similar spec (1940cc but not quite as developed) rolla that uses 1 set of tyres an event. And when I say stuffed - no tread at all. We are thinking the rear wheels actually aren't gripping, just skidding over the top. The alleged rooster tails in 5th :doublebird: might have something to do with it. Still insanely fast for a rolla Family has three corolla rally cars - 2 TE37s (both 1940cc) and one 1300cc KE30. I used to drive the 1300 BTW - in a few months the 1300 will be for sale (class winning car, vey well sorted) Hey - good luck with the build of the new car. Looks nice. (You don't happen to know Mr Robinson(?) who is building a similar corolla?)

You should try rallying an outright capable 1940cc TE37. Brother's new car that he bought (car won the 2003 VRC 2wd championship) and in the first event in the car he destroyed three sets of rear tyres :insane: I think a little work is needed in the suspension department...