Australia and New Zealand are at loggerheads over the future of the antipodean round of the WRC, with one accusing the other of trying to “steal” their event. The dispute arose after WRC teams pronounced themselves unhappy with Coffs Harbour as an Australian base. Coffs is located in a small town in upstate New South Wales, some 500 miles from the nearest major population centre, Sydney. Given Australia’s immense road distances it is not surprising that the event generates very few spectators. Teams have expressed a dislike for the location. They hanker after the good old days when the rally was based in Perth, a major city with a million–strong...
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