The fight against the rally goes on - New You Tube video

A few things in response to 'joke'. Foxes are an introduced species here, which predate on the indigenous species. We are not talking about 'just some field'. We are talking about an area where there are 7 national parks. Not the European variety of national Parks, but volcanic wildernesses filled with rainforest and alive with thousands of species that exist nowhere else in the world, some of which are extraordinarily beautiful. Your remark shows that you know very little about Australia or the area in question, also that you have no interest in wildlife. It is clear that racing cars seems to you a very exciting thing. Consider, however, that people have opportunities to see cars absolutely all over the place, day and night. They are not exactly rare phenomena. But very few and increasingly few have the opportunity to enjoy the enormous variety and beauty of wild places in situations where the animals not only have not been killed or chased out, but where they are not afraid. You might as well advocate racing a car through the Garden of Eden. Finally, if there are a few people out there who really want to see cars race, why not use the roads somewhere else? We are not exactly short of roads and tarmac. This country is ringbarked by roads, criss crossing everything lovely. They are everywhere, like new suburbs. Why not just race through some of those horrible new suburbs that have replaced beautiful wild places. Why not race along a straight desert road or up down and around some big open-cut mine? Why race through high biodiversity rainforest, against the will of the people who live in the area and of most Australians, when you don't even like rainforest? What is the point? You don't like it and the residents don't like your sport. Go somewhere where you are welcome. I know that once I had very little feeling either way about REPCO. Perhaps the tires on my car are made by REPCO. But you know, after this, I know a lot about REPCO and I don't like any of it. You can be sure that the next time I buy car tyres or anything for my car and there is a choice between something made by REPCO and something not made by REPCO, I will not choose the REPCO item. REPCO is behaving badly and ignorantly. It has paid for democracy to be perverted in an Australian state to force its motor race. I cannot see why it would continue to advertise this race which it seems to me is a monument to poor business, bad environmentalism and stands for cruelty to animals and for treating people like serfs with no rights to self-government.

Will Brown - there are some selfish and ego-centred people in this world who think that the planet and the millions of species that we "share" it with (mostly struggle to exist is more accurate) are a resource for humans, and exists purely for their own benefit and enjoyment! Car racing is totally contrary to, and incompatible with, national parks. They protect native plants and animals, offer recreational opportunities and preserve sites of cultural significance. However, "recreational opportunities" means respectfully and silently observing, walking and listening to the natural surroundings and breathing in fresh air! It means leaving no impact on the flora and fauna. The "petrol heads" have no place and no right to impose and threaten the environment and native animals with the idiocy of speed, noise, and pollution of this hoonish "sport". This should be done in a race track. We must make sure that this sacrilege it never is repeated.

Yes you're right, it is a complete joke to have a premier duped by a spare parts company to hold a car race rally in national parks and sensitive wildlife areas and in pristine valleys. Not only does Rees capitulate to Repco, he finishes the Labor Party's long reign in NSW by completely denying due process and rights to his constituents and rate paying residents! Not even considering any part of the environment. The difference is we do have wildlife on our doorstep - Koalas and platypus to name a few. Why not instead rip up some tar in the city (since roads are always being improved there in Sydney),and have the cars scream around there. In a city where there are no wildlife, not even foxes just the anal smell of pollution and car fumes. The fragrance of petrol heads. One of Australia's greatest drivers Peter Brock tried rally racing and ended his life. That is the great legacy that rally racing leaves. Skill or madness, Repco couldn't care less what happened to Brock, or any drivers who meet the same fate,It is a joke to them, somewhere below residents and wildlife rights and their desire to have a peaceful long life! Repco and their foxy woxy Rees only see TV and advertising $$$$! Not the natural undisturbed rare species and beauty of Northern NSW!