The new stages of Utungun, Bakers Creek (pictured below) and Northbank, south of the event’s Coffs Harbour base, open the action at the 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship on Friday morning and will be repeated in the afternoon. “They are fast, technical, set in magnificent countryside and truly some of the best roads in the rally world,” said clerk of the course Adrian Stafford. The rally is based on Australia’s east coast in New South Wales, more than 500km north of Sydney. The stages are split between the Coffs Coast state rainforests and open farmland, with many of the country shire roads lined by trees, which leave no margin for error. After Thursday evening’s...
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