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Stories from our rallies, special stages and aid projects — from the first Allgäu-Orient Rally in 2016 to today.
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Alpine hut Volunteer Labour on the Renovation of an Alpine Hut
It's time for our Judo goes Orient – Team to do something for the community again… We decided to carry out a three-day voluntary work deployment through Bergversetzer of the
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Parc Ela Volunteer Work at Parc Ela
It's time for our Judo goes Orient team to do something for the community again... We decided to carry out a volunteer work assignment in Parc Ela — the largest nature park in Switzerland — in Graubünden.
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Albania school desks 150 school desks and 170 chairs delivered to the primary school<br>in Bllice, Albania
It all started with the question: "Could we use school desks and chairs for Albania...?" The first meeting took place in November 2021, in December 2021 we made contact with our partner VIZION O.J.F. in Albania. And now all the materials have been delivered. But let's take it one step at a time…
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Rally 2021 Our film is here...!!! A unique experience – film premiere…
In early May, JUDO GOES ORIENT is coming to cinemas. NO, we're not quite that famous yet. To kick off our humanitarian charity rally, the whole rally team set out to make a charitable difference.
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Albania school desks New Project | School desks for the primary school in Bllice, Albania
It wasn't long ago that we successfully completed our 2021 rally… Shortly after wrapping up all the final tasks, the organising started all over again… A phone call asking whether we could use school desks and chairs for Albania set a great deal in motion.
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Rally 2021 Do you have a laptop you no longer use? Donate it for a school project…
We are collecting laptops for Labdoo.org | Donate your old laptop… Labdoo is a globally active project founded 10 years ago with the vision of making
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Rally 2021 We are selling: ALEXA | GLORIA | SELMA…
Even though ALEXA | GLORIA | SELMA have become very dear to us, we are selling our rally cars. Since no next rally is currently planned — partly due to Corona — we have decided to sell.
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Rally 2021 Grill & Chill | Was a Complete Success…
The number of participants was limited and places were highly sought after… A large number of sponsors, supporters, friends and families signed up for the exciting live account of the 2021 rally.
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Rally 2021 Sign up now for our Grill & Chill event – we'll tell you all about it...
Barely had we arrived home in Wohlen at the end of May 2021 when people kept asking us: «What did you all get up to…?» and «Were you able to deliver the relief supplies to the orphanages…?»
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Rally 2021 Warm welcome at the Oase Wohlen…
Day 26: Innsbruck A – Wohlen CH After a wonderful breakfast we leave Innsbruck heading for Switzerland. A relaxed and traffic-free drive accompanies us t
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Rally 2021 Over Kitzbühel to Innsbruck…
Day 25: Döbriach A – Innsbruck A We slept wonderfully on the beautifully situated Camping Platz «Brunner am See» on the Millstätter See and woke to very pleasant We
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Rally 2021 Emergency generator handed over to an elderly family...
Day 24: Tuzla (BIH) – Döbriach (A). A stormy night is behind us, and we wake up in light rain beside Lake Jezero Bistarac. After a standing breakfast we pack up our night camp.
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Rally 2021 Straight through Bosnia and Herzegovina to Tuzla…
Day 23: Mostar BIH – Tuzla BIH After breakfast at the Nerveta campsite we drive into the old town of Mostar and visit the old stone bridge from
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Rally 2021 A beautiful drive along the coast of Montenegro…
Day 22: Podgorica MNE – Mostar BIH. We wake up wonderfully at the guesthouse, fuel up with a delicious breakfast and set off through Montenegro. Right after Podgorica the Hobocebe mountain range rises ahead of us, which we conquer via the pass before being rewarded with a stunning view of the open sea.
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Rally 2021 Montenegro's Niagara Falls
Day 21: Shengjin AL – Podgorica MNE. After another night at the Duna Camping in Shengjin we got up early, brewed a quick coffee and packed up our camp.
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Rally 2021 Laundry Day
Day 20: Shengjin (AL) by the sea. Waking up on the sandy beach of Shengjin at Duna Camping is a pleasure. It was probably the warmest night of our trip so far and instead of barking dogs or a frog concert you can hear the waves of the sea.
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Rally 2021 Fondue by the Sea
Day 19: Peshkopie AL – Shengjin AL We wake up well-rested by the idyllic lake. Nature is at its most beautiful, with mist over the lake
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Rally 2021 On the road with locals
Day 18: Peshkopie (AL) – Suela from Vizion O.J.F. invited us to a lovely dinner and an overnight stay at the new Hotel Kurora e Gjelbert in Peshkopie.
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Rally 2021 Five Hours and Countless Potholes…
Day 17: Tushemisht AL – Bllice AL We leave the beautiful campsite «Arbi» as early as 05:30, not because we can't sleep, but because we have a long drive ahead.
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Rally 2021 Entered Albania the Long Way Round
Day 16: Nea Moudania GR - Tushemisht AL. We got up early, feeling rested, and set off already at 08:00. A long drive lies ahead of us, because our he
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Rally 2021 Planning and Departure from Nea Moudania
Day 15: Nea Moudania (GR). It is written all over our faces — you can tell that we are well-rested, refreshed and full of energy again. The two days of sweet idleness here by the sea suited us perfectly.
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Rally 2021 A short break by the sea at Nea Moudania
Day 13: Mesembria (GR) – Nea Moudania (GR) – After a lovely dinner we crawl out of ALEXA, GLORIA and SELMA fully motivated this morning at around 6 a.m., as we still have a good four hours of driving before our little three-day break by the sea begins.
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Rally 2021 Missing Form Stops Us at the Border Crossing into Greece
Day 12: Nessebar BG – Ormenio GR After a night at one of the worst campsites in the world — none of us will ever voluntarily go back there — we crawl out of our rally cars.
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Rally 2021 Drive to the Black Sea at Nessebar
Day 11: Tryavna BG – Nessebar BG Today's departure mood is slightly dampened as ALEXA showed clutch problems the previous evening. So we first need to find a mechanic in Tryavna.
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Rally 2021 Hospitality at SOS Children's Villages Keeps Us in Tryavna for Another Day
Day 10: Tryavna BG. Wonderful beds at the SOS Children's Village let us sleep in a little. Shortly after opening our eyes, we celebrate a Happy Birth
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Rally 2021 Warm Welcome at SOS Children's Villages in Tryavna, Bulgaria
Day 9: Piatra Neamt RO – Tryavna BG Early in the morning we crawled out of our rally cars near Bucharest in light rain. Well rested and fortified with a coffee at a petrol station, the wheels were rolling again towards Bulgaria.
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Rally 2021 Departure with Delay Towards Bulgaria...
Day 8: Piatra Neamt Ro – Caldaruseanca Ro. Today we set off at 08:00 after a hearty breakfast to the orphanage. After our last coffee we hand over the donation cheque
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Rally 2021 On the Road with the Meals Bus to the Poorest of People...
Day 7: Piatra Neamt Ro After yesterday's birthday celebration for Lukas and a solid night's sleep, we're excited today to join the Meals Bus on
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Rally 2021 Aid supplies unloaded at the Casa Tereza orphanage
Day 6: Piatra Neamt Ro Today again we get to enjoy a lovely Romanian omelette for breakfast. The clear focus of today is unloading the aid supplies at the Casa T
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Rally 2021 Sponsored Meal Bus Gets Wrapped...
Day 5: Piatra Neamt Ro. We wake up wonderfully rested and at 08:00 are treated to a delicious Romanian breakfast at the Hotel Oscar. We then head off towards the orphanage Casa Tereza in Piatra Neamt.
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Rally 2021 Turbo damage on SELMA
Day 4: Lacul Rosu Ro – Piatra Neamt Ro After a rainy night and dreams of the broken-down SELMA, we woke up at 07:00 in the car park right in the tourist area in front of Restaurant Panorama at Lacul Rosu.
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Rally 2021 Surprise entry in the Rallye Harghitei – all the way to engine trouble...
Day 3: Arad (Ro) – Lacul Rosu (Ro). Yet another eventful day. We started with a warm shower at the truck stop near Arad. At 07.
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Rally 2021 Speeding through Austria and Hungary and already into Romania…
Day 2: Salzburg Au – Arad Ro After a solid night's sleep we crawled out of our rally cars at 06:00. Teeth brushed, coffee drunk and a croissant eaten.
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Rally 2021 Off to a Good Start and Landed Just Outside Salzburg…
Day 1: Wohlen CH – Salzburg AU. With great excitement we met this Wednesday morning at the Oase. We finalised the last preparations and while hitching the trailers to the rally cars we discovered that Gloria had no power to the trailer and therefore no trailer lights.
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Rally 2021 We have set off…
After long-awaited waiting and worrying due to COVID, today Wednesday 05.05. we set off from our Oasis in Wohlen punctually at 12:12. Some friends, acquaintances and donors as well as the press saw us off by the roadside.
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Wohler Anzeiger and Aargauer Zeitung Report
For everyone who doesn’t have the Wohler Anzeiger or the Aargauer Zeitung, here are the links to read the articles. Wohler Anzeiger of 4 May 2021 Download Aargauer Zeitu
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Rally 2021 The Final Preparations Are in Full Swing…
It won't be long now before the wheels start rolling on the rally cars and the trailer. But a little more patience is still called for in Judo goes Orient | Team85.
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Rally 2021 Europa-Orient Rallye cancelled due to the virus — Plan B follows
For a long time the organisers and several rally teams were optimistic that the Europa-Orient-Rallye could still take place despite the pandemic, following the rules, at the start of May 2021.
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Rally 2021 Wohler Anzeiger Reports
For everyone who doesn't have the Wohler Anzeiger, here is the link to read it. Wohler Anzeiger from 30 March 2021 Download
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Rally 2021 How we cook on the road during the rally…
We are often asked how we manage to cook for at least 6 people while on the rally. And what we eat. Well then, let us lift the veil on the culinary secrets of Judo goes Orient | Team #85.
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Rally 2021 Ballon-Müller AG supports our creative idea...
Due to the special Corona situation, our team was given the task of creating our own creative race number to be awarded at the stage finish in Istanbul.
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Rally 2021 Support us… Every penny counts…
We have big plans…! Become part of Judo goes Orient… Together we want to positively surprise children in orphanages, create unforgettable moments and inspire more people.
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Rally 2021 WE ARE CONTINUING IN 2021 FOR THOSE IN NEED...
Our planning is back in full swing and we are confident that we will be able to travel in May 2021... You donated an incredible amount to us in 2020 for the poorest of the poor.
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Rally 2021 A Christmas Donation
With our sales campaign «homemade cookies and homemade plum jam» on two Saturdays in December we received a large sum in donations
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Rally 2021 Good heavens!
Who would have told us a year ago that Corona would dog our every step in 2020 and that we therefore wouldn't be able to start our rally as planned…
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Rally 2021 Selling home-made cookies – a great success…
We set up a sales stand at the Coop Bau & Hobby in Villmergen on two Saturdays, 12.12.2020 and 19.12.2020. Selling our home-made cookies and plum jam, we were able to win many people over to our humanitarian charitable project.
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Rally 2021 Baking Guetzli yourself for a good cause…
Dear Judo goes Orient friends, the developments around the coronavirus and the government-mandated measures across Europe continue to keep us at a dis
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Rally 2021 Storage Unit Found...
Great news... Since we were unable to deliver our aid supplies (toys, children's clothes, cuddly toys, etc.) to Romania and Bulgaria in May or July 2020 due to the Corona situation, we urgently needed a dry storage unit.
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Rally 2021 Storage space wanted…
For our three cargo trailers (horse trailers) we are looking for a dry storage space. Since due to the Corona situation we were unable to deliver our aid supplies (toys, children's clothes, soft toys etc.) to Romania and Bulgaria, we need storage.
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Rally 2021 Wohler Anzeiger and Aargauer Zeitung report on us
Before our promo tour on 23 July, Josip Lasic (Wohler Anzeiger) and Verena Schmidke (Aargauer Zeitung) visited us at the Oase. For all those who don't have the Wohler Anzeiger or Aargauer Zeitung, here are the links to read the articles.
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Rally 2021 Corona prevents us from crossing borders without a hitch…
… The disappointment in our team is enormous … For 19 months, we as the Judo goes Orient Team have been planning and organising almost non-stop in our free time for our humanitarian charity project.
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Rally 2021 Professional support with customs clearance (export)
When loading the relief supplies onto our trailers, we had to create precise loading lists recording the number of units per consignment, net and gross weight, contents and declared value. The customs formalities for our relief supplies were then drawn up based on our complete loading lists.
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Rally 2021 Rally feeling at the Klöntalersee
Last Friday our rally team set off from the Oase Wohlen at 6 p.m. to spend a weekend at the Klöntalersee in the canton of Glarus. It wasn't just fun and games – we also wanted to test ourselves as a rally team.
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Rally 2021 Well loaded is already half departed…
We don't want to dwell on the latest coronavirus news here. However, the easing of restrictions made our Team Judo goes Orient very happy. After the Federal Council announced it was ending the «extraordinary situation» on 19 June…
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Rally 2021 Wohler Anzeiger reports 28.04.2020
Chregi Hansen from the Wohler Anzeiger visited our meeting last Saturday and published a report. The full article is available below as a PDF.
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Postponed…
Dear Judo goes Orient friends – The developments surrounding the coronavirus and the measures ordered by the authorities across Europe are having a profound impact on the running of the Europa Orient Rallye 2020.
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Coronavirus and the Rally
Dear Judo goes Orient friends, the extraordinary situation the whole world is currently experiencing and feeling unfortunately affects us too. That is why we
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Rally 2021 Donation-in-Kind Goal Reached
Our trailers are full! We are overwhelmed. We count around 300 boxes in our donation-in-kind warehouse, a heartfelt THANK YOU! Every week mountains of children's c
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Rally 2021 Apprentice project in the newspaper
To make our rally cars really stand out at the start on 09 May 2020 in Mannheim and during the rally towards Jordan, we wrote up an apprentice project for car
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Rally 2021 Meet-and-Greet Event of the Europa Orient Rallye 2020
On Saturday evening, 29.02.2020, the meet-and-greet event of the Europa Orient Rallye 2020 took place in Neulussheim. Our entire team gathered at 1:00 pm at the Oase in Wohlen and we then drove together by minibus towards Germany.
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Rally 2021 Lashing Straps and Cargo Nets Wanted...
Our rally is starting soon on 09 May 2020... To be able to load and securely fasten all our donated goods in and on our vehicles and trailers, we urgently need
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Rally 2021 Wohler Anzeiger reports
Last Saturday, Peter and Theres Maag from the WKMS orphanage in Romania came to visit us at our Oase. Reporter Chregi Hansen from the Wohler Anzeiger also visited us. We are delighted about the article in the Wohler Anzeiger dated 25 February 2020.
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Rally 2021 DJ wanted...
...for our Rally Warm Up Party on 18 April 2020 from 8:00 pm at the Andalusia Bar in Mellingen AG. For our team the rally is not just fun and adventure — the main goal is to support humanitarian and charitable projects along the way to the Orient.
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Rally 2021 News from the Oasis
Dear JGO Friends — only 87 days until the start! Time is pressing and we remain hard at work. Selma, our 2nd rally car, got her roof box and sponsor stickers this weekend.
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Rally 2021 STV Besenbüren Sponsors a Transport Bus for the "Soup Kitchen"
We are absolutely thrilled! The Turnverein Besenbüren decided at their 2020 annual general meeting to sponsor a transport bus for the "Soup Kitchen" in Romania.
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Rally 2021 Full Steam Ahead
Dear JGO Fans, we have kicked off the new year 2020 with full energy and wish you a powerful 2020! The JGO Team is now on the home straight. In just a few months, starting on 9 May, our rally begins and we embark on our humanitarian mission.
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Rally 2021 Collecting School Bags, Pencil Cases, Writing and Colouring Pencils...
Support children with a school bag – as a team we take care of the distribution. Where poverty prevails, people spend their money on food first.
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Rally 2021 Hand Over Your Spoon - The Spoon Project
We were quite amazed when the Europa-Orient-Rallye leadership gave us the task of collecting as many hand-signed spoons as possible from our community for the R
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Rally 2021 We're heading to Jordan
Originally we wanted to travel from Turkey through Iran, across the Persian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates. The Europa-Orient-Rallye organisation reacted to uncertainties regarding the political situation and ferry connections and changed the destination to Jordan.
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Rally 2021 Our Aid Projects 2020
Finding suitable aid projects is a core theme of the rally for us at Judo goes Orient. The projects must be meaningful and sustainable, and we must be able to reach the locations within the time frame of the rally.
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Rally 2021 Aargauer Zeitung Reports
We are delighted about the article in the Aargauer Zeitung from 15 October 2019. Nine people have already contacted us as a result of the article! Here the full
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Rally 2021 Time to Get Colourful – School Project by Class S3b
Making a real-world connection in school for the subject of visual arts isn't always straightforward. The grey wall of the Oase offered a unique opportunity for a
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The Prism Party Turned the Andalusia Bar in Mellingen into a «Funky Town»
On Saturday, 14 September 2019 the time had come. After lengthy preparations and several discussions between DJ Prism, Andalusia Bar and Judo goes Orient, an extremely successful charity Prism Party was celebrated at the Andalusia Bar in Mellingen.
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Rally 2021 SCHEGA – A Big THANK YOU
Three long days come to a close on Sunday evening at the SCHEGA in Schinznach. The weather played along — sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy. But the conversations with the many SCHEGA visitors were always great.
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Rally 2021 Visit Us at the SCHEGA
Today too we are running a stand at the Schenkenberger Gewerbeausstellung in Schinznach-Dorf. Come on by and get to know us! We’ll be presenting our adventu
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Rally 2021 More Space with Roof Boxes
Three vehicles with trailers are not enough. Last time in 2016 we transported a tonne of donated goods. We want to top that and are fitting our rally
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Rally 2021 One rally car is already ready
In recent months and weeks we have been intensively focused on the technical preparation of the three BMWs right through to the vehicle inspection (MFK).
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Rally 2021 Jam from our Oasis
Yummy, delicious jam for a good cause. Now in the Team Shop. Our plum tree has found the best spot in the Oasis! When we gathered at the Oasis a few days ago for another meeting, we were quite amazed!
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Rally 2021 Prism Party on 14 Sep at the Andalusia, Mellingen
Brilliant! We're bringing DJ Prism and Andalusia together on 14 September for an unforgettable charity party in the spirit of Judo goes Orient. Best to put it straight in your diary!
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Oasefäscht - A Successful Info Event
What a fantastic barbecue! Around 85 friends, acquaintances, family members, sponsors and press were invited to our info event last Sunday.
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Rally 2021 Support from Apprentices at Hallauer AG
Fantastic news — this week Michael Hallauer, owner of Hallauer AG, Carrosserie & Spritzwerk in Wohlenschwil and Tägerig, has committed to our apprentice project "Car pa
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Rally 2021 Work Session at the Oase
This Saturday we put in another work session at the Oase. After the rather rough jobs at the last session, "finer" tasks were now planned
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Rally 2021 Moving into the Oase
You have to be lucky. By chance we got a unique opportunity. A building standing empty that won't be demolished for another year and a half – we can use it for free, redesign it, and turn it into our garage and office. What a stroke of luck!
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Rally 2021 Rally fleet complete.
Who would have thought it? After just two to three weeks we're already there and our three "new" BMWs have been purchased. The next step is for our car experts Reto and Roger to put them through their paces.
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Rally 2021 We Are Ready for 2020
Dear Judo goes Orient fans, it is a great pleasure for us to inform you that Judo goes Orient will once again be taking part in the humanitarian charity rally to the Orient in 2020.
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Rally 2016 Many Thanks! Highlights JUDO goes Orient 2016
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Rally 2016 Radio Argovia Interviews Us After the Rally
Here is the recording of the 2nd Radio Argovia interview from 1 June. We talk about our experiences live from the studio.
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Live on Radio Argovia Today
Don't forget... Today from 6:30 to 7:30 pm we can be heard live again on Radio Argovia (90.3 MHz or DAB+). We were invited once more by Radio Argovia to talk about our experiences during the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016.
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Rally 2016 End of a Tour of Duty
Fourth place? Team Judo goes Orient, which had been buzzing with energy just moments before, looks as though they can't make sense of the world anymore. Fourth…
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Rally 2016 Day 21 | 20.05.2016: Award Ceremony, Facts & Figures about the Rally
After the award ceremony of the Allgäu-Orient Rallye 2016, where we finished in 4th place, it is time for us to look back on the rally. We functioned well as…
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Rally 2016 Special challenge: picking oranges
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Rally 2016 Day 17 | 16.05.2016: A Day on the Allgäu-Orient Rallye with Team # 85 | Judo goes Orient
The door into the new day is 1 metre 20 high and 1 metre wide. Of that, however, we only have 40 centimetres of height to crawl out of our bed in the car boot.…
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Rally 2016 Day 18 | 17.05.2016: Team Judo goes Orient Has a New Opponent
The skin colour of our team members seemed a little paler that evening, the stubble on their faces a shade darker than usual. We had day 18 behind us when we…
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Rally 2016 Day 19 | 18.05.2016: Where Tyres Burst Like Balloons in the Heat
It was actually an event with explosive potential. On Wednesday, the programme included several kilometres of off-road tracks. At the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye, 74…
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Rally 2016 Special challenge: find the oldest person in a village
Another special challenge awaited us: set off from the camp in Ürgüp and count the villages we passed through. We, with odd-numbered Team #85, had to stop at…
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Rally 2016 Day 14/16 | 13/15.05.2016: All our relief supplies have now been distributed
Full of anticipation we drove to a school in Karahan Koyu Muhtarligi in the remote mountains, and our expectations were met. Around ten school backpacks found…
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Rally 2016 Day 13 | 12.05.2016: From Georgia Back into Turkey
Starting point: Tiflis (5'262 km) Destination: Dogruyol (5'678 km) Daily kilometres: 416 km
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Rally 2016 Day 14 | 13.05.2016: A Turkish lesson for Berta and Wilma
It feels as though the flat tyre and Vroni's accident were at least half a lifetime ago. The shock, the worries and also the fears. All gone, vanished into the…
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Day 11 | 10.05.2016: Entry into Georgia and Camp by the Campfire
Starting point: Giresun (4'427 km) Destination: Batumi (4'888 km) Distance for the day: 461 km
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Day 11/12 | 10/11.05.2016: The Unknown Georgia
Driving through Georgia — a country that regained its independence from the Soviet Union as recently as 1991, just 25 years ago — our eyes are constantly drawn…
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Rally 2016 Day 10 | 09.05.2016: Off-Road and Lights Reinstalled on the Vroni
Starting point: Ahmedyie Köyü Cami (4'077 km) Destination: Giresun (4'427 km) Day's distance: 350 km
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Rally 2016 Day 8 | 07.05.2016: Stories from 8 Days on the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye
Our three cars are rolling, on Saturday, for the 8th time. What have we experienced so far? What has stayed with us? In this blog I'm writing about experiences…
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Rally 2016 Day 5 | 04.05.2016: Visit to the orphanage in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
After a three-hour wait at the border between Albania and Macedonia, we drove through the entire night and arrived in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in good time. We were…
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Rally 2016 Day 5 | 04.05.2016: Caught in a Turkish dilemma
You couldn't see much, because the rain and the darkness obscured the view. But what you could see was moving. And that is quite remarkable, because being…
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Rally 2016 Day 6/7 | 05/06.05.2016: Guests Among Strangers Who Became Friends
On the day the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul was closed to all rally participants — an event you'll probably never witness again — the team was not in Istanbul.…
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Rally 2016 Special challenge: Wheelbarrow
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Special challenge: Dog task
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Rally 2016 Day 4 | 03.05.2016: Beaming Children's Eyes at Our Visit to the Bllice School in Albania
We were warmly welcomed in Shkodër, Albania by Argon Kocibellinj, co-founder of the aid organisation VIZION O.J.F (www.vizionojf.org). Argon drove ahead of us…
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Rally 2016 Day 2 | 01.05. 2016: And Suddenly Those Border Guards
If you didn't know how it really was, you might imagine something good, something exciting. The setting is atmospheric: late at night, pitch dark, total…
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Here We Go
Today we set off at 08:08 from Oberstaufen, Germany, on our big journey to Tbilisi, Georgia. Since 7 July 2015 we have been busy with the preparations
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Rally 2016 Day 1 | 30.04.2016: Just a temporary setback for our team
We had counted on our VW Passat (Rösli) to get us to the finish in Dalaman. But apparently it was a bit much to ask of her – to add around 8,000 km to her…
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Rally 2016 Tempi Passat(i)
Even harder than starting a great journey is finishing it well. That is something Team # 85 | Judo goes Orient is experiencing right now. Whether the journey…
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Rally 2016 Day -2 | 28.04.2016: Our convoy rolls towards Oberstaufen (DE) for the start...
After a proper night's sleep, our Team #85 has now set off from Mellingen towards Oberstaufen (DE) in the Allgäu. :-P
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Rally 2016 Winter arrives – and right on time for the rally start…
Mother Nature turns up the dial one last time… Right at the rally start our rally machines are being tested to their limits – and now for snow capability too. Let's hope that Rafi – our mechanic – packed the snow chains.
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Rally 2016 We made the front page…
in the Wohler Anzeiger of 22.04.
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Rally 2016 Our route choice for the rally...
Our rally route takes us from the start in Oberstaufen (Germany) via Bad Tölz to Salzburg (Austria), then on to Liezen and Zeltweg, reaching Wolfsberg. Next…
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Rally 2016 Our Cars Are Ready to Go...
...and what about the 6 participating camel riders? In twelve days the adventure begins — and you know what, we can hardly wait.
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Rally 2016 Mega Rally Warm-Up Party...
...if you like doing something but couldn't — you missed out... :-P
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Rally 2016 Get the Party started...
we're ready...
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Rally 2016 Today: Rally Warm Up Party at the Andalusia, Mellingen
Don't forget — we'll see you Today: at the Rally Warm Up Party at the Andalusia, Mellingen. We look forward to seeing you… from 5:00 pm: family party with grilled meat and risotto…
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Here's the interview from Radio Argovia
No, no, you haven't missed anything. Here is the full interview from Radio Argovia on 7 April 2016. By the way, Radio Argovia immediately invited us again on 1 June from 18:30 to 19:30 to tell listeners live about our project experience.
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Live on Radio Argovia Today
Don't forget... Today from 18:30 to 19:30 we are live on Radio Argovia (90.3 MHz or DAB+). Tune in and listen...
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Rally 2016 Three rose gardens as a symbol of peace
All 111 teams of the AOR (Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016) received a special task: to organise three rose bushes per rally car. These rose bushes will be used to…
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Rally 2016 Thanks, We're Full...
That is to say, thanks to you our rally cars and trailers are packed full with donated goods such as baby and children's clothing, toiletries, toys and art…
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Rally Warm-Up Party on Saturday, 9 April at the Andalusia, Mellingen
Save the date: For everyone who wants to get to know us, we're throwing a Rally Warm-Up Party. From 5:00 pm: party for families, with grilled meat and riso
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Rally 2016 Happy Easter
Easter 2016: One final push is still needed… You've been following us for a while now and you already know: 30 April is the rally start and there are about 35 days left until our big adventure begins.
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Live on Radio Argovia
You can follow us live on Thursday, 7 April from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Radio Argovia (90.3 MHz or DAB+). André Sauser, presenter at Radio Argovia, will interview us live on air about our project JUDO goes Orient | Team #85 and the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye.
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Rally 2016 Judo fighters want to win a camel
That's what made for exciting reading in the Aargauer Zeitung last Saturday. Click on the image and you can read it too.
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Only 50 Days to Go
How time flies — only 50 days left and then our once-in-a-lifetime rally adventure begins… Do you know that feeling of anticipation before a trip, before a reunion with someone…
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Rally 2016 The Journey is the Destination – the new destination is now: Tbilisi in Georgia
Unrest, attacks, terrorism, and other terrible news are unsettling us all — so the motto is: safety before risk.
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Rally Warm-Up Party on Saturday, 09 April at the Andalusia, Mellingen
For everyone who wants to get to know us, we are hosting a Rally Warm-Up Party. From 17:00: Party for families, with grilled meat and risotto. From 21:00...
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The Warehouse is Filling Up
Our in-kind donation warehouse fills up a little more every week. Every bag, every holdall, every carton is inventoried by us and laid out ready in plastic…
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Milestone on Sunday, 28.02.
The days are getting longer, the nights shorter — on Sundays you're supposed to rest — but not when you're heading to the Orient in just 8 remaining Sundays. Drinking tea and waiting was yesterday...
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Rally 2016 Graffiti artist (sprayer) wanted
We are still looking for a graffiti artist who would like to get involved in our humanitarian and charitable project and artistically design our 3 trailers free of charge.
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Reussbote: It Won't Be Long Now
"It won't be long now" wrote the Reussbote on 19 February 2016 in its latest edition. Soon — in exactly 67 days — the start is here. Please support our team #85 with all your might in the coming weeks.
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Rally 2016 Support our project "Orphanage in Bulgaria"
Urgently needed: For our project "Delivery of aid supplies to the orphanage in Plovdiv" in the south of Bulgaria, the orphanage has asked us for the following materials, which are urgently required.
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Wohler Anzeiger: The vehicles are ready
Under this title the Wohler Anzeiger newspaper of 29.01.2016 published another article about our participation in the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016. In 85 days
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A Five-Series on the Very First Try
Roger Hofer laughs warmly. He has just walked into the Carrosserie & Spritzwerk Hallauer body shop in Wohlenschwil. Hofer, tanned, with gel in his dark hair
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Rally 2016 Only 100 Days to Go
In 100 days, on Saturday 30 April 2016, we set off for the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016, travelling from Oberstaufen, Germany to Tehran, Iran.
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Happy New Year
The team of JUDO goes Orient | Team85 thanks all sponsors and donors for the wonderful charitable support over the past year and wishes you a great start into a successful New Year.
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Rally 2016 Merry Christmas
We wish you and your loved ones a beautiful close to the Advent season and, surely the wish closest to all our hearts, a peaceful Christmas.
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Rally 2016 The Paint is Dry...
With great anticipation we were able to collect our rally cars today — just before Christmas — from the Spritzwerk Hallauer AG in Tägerig/Wohlenschwil. We had no idea what
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Rally 2016 Judoka on a Humanitarian Mission
In "DOJO", the magazine of the Swiss Judo & Ju-Jitsu Federation SJV, our project is featured on one page in the 12/2015 edition.
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Rally 2016 First Look Directly Inside the Paint Booth
Our three rally cars have now been at Spritzwerk Hallauer AG in Tägerig/Wohlenschwil for professional painting for just over a week. We are happy to give you a little sneak peek directly inside the paint booth.
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Post tube from Hausen school
The schoolchildren at Hausen school received a post tube from the Hausen Parents' Forum and the Hausen school management shortly before Christmas. It also contained our info flyer.
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Are you looking for a way to donate this Christmas, or simply want to do something good?
Then support our project: Children's Aid in Albania — support for schools, orphanages and children's homes. Simply click the link below. Thank you.
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Rally 2016 Our 3 rally cars are ready for painting
The excitement is building: since this Monday, 07.12. our 3 rally cars have been at the Spritzwerk Hallauer AG paint shop in Tägerig for their "rally-style" paint job. The owner...
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Rally 2016 VW Passat Replaces Audi A6 Avant Quattro
This weekend Team85 collectively decided to take the VW Passat on the long journey to Iran. The reason is that the VW Passat is a bit newer and therefore has fewer kilometres on the clock.
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Rally 2016 The desert is alive...
...under this title the Swiss Auto Illustrierte of 09/15 published an interesting article about the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2015. We did not want to keep it from
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Rally 2016 Reussbote: 7'777 Kilometres to Iran
People keep writing about Judo goes Orient | Team85, including in the Reussbote of 13.11.2015.
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Rally 2016 Official Logo of the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016
At the meet-and-greet event of the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016 (AOR) from 07.11.–08.11.2015, the official logo of the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016 was presented to us. Now, a few days later, we are proud to present the official logo to you as well.
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Rally 2016 ...our last rally car has also passed the vehicle inspection successfully...
Our last rally car, the white BMW 520i Touring, successfully passed the motor vehicle inspection (MFK) on 9 November 2015 with only minor mechanical work.
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Rally 2016 Crowdfunding Launched...
We have launched our crowdfunding project. Over the next 100 days you can support us financially as a donor (booster) and secure one of the goodies
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Rally 2016 Our Rally Cars Are Being Painted
Michael Hallauer, owner of the firm Spritzwerk Hallauer AG in 5522 Tägerig and 5521 Wohlenschwil, has accepted our sponsorship project for apprentices and will
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Rally 2016 In a Rust Bucket to Tehran
About us Wohlen judokas daring the adventure — written up in the Wohler Anzeiger of 06.11.2015.
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Rally 2016 Meet-and-Greet Event for Allgäu-Orient-Rallye Participants 2016
This weekend our Judo goes Orient | Team85 attended the meet-and-greet event for the Allgäu-Orient-Rallye 2016 in Oberstaufen DE. The umbrella organisation Allgäu-Orient-Rallye
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Rally 2016 Plenty of space in our vehicle storage hall :-)
After an intensive search we found a vehicle storage hall in Birr that meets all our requirements perfectly until the end of April 2016. We are very pleased to
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Rally 2016 ...already three trailers...
were donated to us so that we can transport a large quantity of in-kind donations. From Patrick Brehm a goods transport trailer SPL Boheme, from Franz Br...
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Rally 2016 ...our 3rd rally car just bought... :-)
After tough negotiation with the seller we can call the BMW 520i Touring our own and welcome it into our team... :-D
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Rally 2016 …our second rally car as well
the Audi A6 Avant Quattro successfully passed the motor vehicle inspection (MFK) at the Schafisheim road traffic office on 13 October 2015…
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Rally 2016 Flyer Going Down a Treat... :-)
With our flyer we receive very positive feedback every time we hand it out. We are proud to be putting such an appealing flyer out among the people. Thanks to the kind support in design and printing by DAS Druckerei A. Schröder.
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Rally 2016 Thank you so much... :-)
The SCHEGA 2015 is already history and we warmly thank all SCHEGA visitors. A special big thank-you for the many donations at the SCHE
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Rally 2016 Regional Brugg – "We're going to win the camel"
Newspaper article about the SCHEGA 2015 (SCHEnkenbergertal GewerbeAusstellung trade exhibition in Schinznach-Dorf, 02.10.–04.10.2015) published in Regional Brugg. Many thanks to Andres Rothenbach for the engaging coverage.
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SCHEGA 2015
SCHEGA 2015 Visit JUDO goes Orient | Team85 at the SCHEGA 2015 — the SCHEnkenbergertal business exhibition in Schinznach-Dorf from 02.10. – 04.10.2015 www.sc
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Rally 2016 Final "Camel" Logo & Donations
With great pleasure we are able to present our final logo today. Thanks to the kind design support from WissmannWerbung.ch, a camel has been created that symbolises our team.
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...our first rally car has successfully passed the MFK inspection...
On 21 August 2015 our BMW 523i Touring successfully passed the motor vehicle inspection (MFK) with minimal prior mechanical repairs.
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...AG 482'095
Our second rally car, the Audi A6 Avant Quattro, was successfully registered today at the Strassenverkehrsamt Schafisheim and now proudly bears the number AG 482'095.
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Rally 2016 ...our second rally car, an Audi A6 Avant Quattro...
We had already looked at quite a few cars before finding what we were looking for a second time. In Escholzmatt, Rafael gave the green light just minutes ago for the Audi A6 Avant Quattro.
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...AG 480'199
Our first rally car, the BMW 523i Touring, was successfully registered at the Schafisheim road traffic office today and proudly bears the number AG 480'199... :
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Rally 2016 ...our first rally car is a BMW 523i Touring...
After an intensive search on the Swiss car market we found what we were looking for. Today, Thursday 30 July 2015 at 19:00, Rafael had the first contact with the future rally car.
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Rally 2016 JUDO goes Orient Team - Suddenly Right in the Middle of It
The JUDO goes Orient Team held back their whole lives, worse still, they never talked about their undertaking. And then this: at the Rallye Allgäu-Orient 2016
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Hello world!
Welcome to the JUDO goes Orient Team
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The first posts will appear here soon.