The 2024 Rebelle Rally Begins 10/11: Meet the Bronco Teams and Follow the Action.

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Covering 2,500 kilometers across the Nevada and California deserts — the annual Rebelle Rally is the first women’s off-road navigation race in the United States. And this year, 13 of the 15 Ford teams competing will be driving a Bronco, Bronco Raptor or Bronco Sport.

One of those teams includes Bronco Nation’s own Melissa Clark.
This will be Melissa’s NINTH Rebelle Rally, and we are all excited for her and wish her the best of luck. Melissa provides a little insight into the 8-day competition in her article: The Broncos of the Rebelle: Teams Overview.

The competition kicks off Friday, October 11. You can follow Melissa and the other Ford Bronco teams as they race throughout the Rebelle Rally by selecting one of the options below:

GOOD LUCK MELISSA and all of the Ford Bronco teams!
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Oct 16, 2024

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October 14, 2024, Dumont Dunes, CA

Rebelle Rally is more than just a competition and teams chasing checkpoints; it’s about working with our partners to preserve our natural resources and protect our land for future generations. The intense 483-kilometer DAY 3 route, was the second day of the first marathon stage. They started with the final on-time enduro before rejoining the pavement to avoid the sensitive wildlife areas of the Desert Wildlife Preserve and Ash Meadows Wildlife Preserve. Emily Miller, Founder of the Rebelle Rally, had originally hoped to take the route through this section, but after discussions with officials and biologists working on this area, they opted for the pavement route as the area has been challenged by increased traffic and improper use.

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Our Bronze Partner, FOX Factory’s Trail Trust, is also sponsoring DAY 3. Since its founding in 2021, Trail Trust has championed sustainable adventure for all. Their goal is to unite diverse communities to build, maintain, and expand access to trails. Through our partnership, Rebelle Rally is committed to amplifying its message to our competitors and the LIVE show presented by Toyota viewers.

Teams followed the pavement around the north side of Las Vegas and transitioned back onto the dirt in the area of Crystal for several checkpoints. Their route this afternoon led them into Death Valley National Park, featuring stunning views of the vast Mojave Desert and, of course, the massive peaks of Dumont Dunes.

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Basecamp 2 for the Rebelles is nestled into the Dumont Dunes OHV area, and when they arrived and thought they were wrapping up for the day, teams were thrown for another curveball. They were issued a Distance and Heading Challenge from Rebelle Course Director Jimmy Lewis at checkpoint 15, which affected their hunt for CP16 and CP17. The challenge involved finding two black checkpoints without leaving their car or using their compass. “We wanted them to think a little more instinctively because they rely so heavily on their instruments, to feel it more than having to look at something,” shared Lewis. “When they’re locked in the car, they are forced to do it this way because their compasses don’t work, and they must devise different ways to figure out that heading and distance instead of being precise with tools.”

“The challenge went well,” continued Jimmy. “Teams struggled heavily, and it was meant to be that way. There was a time constraint put on the challenge, so they had to react and think fast, which was much more difficult than they expected. I’m happy about it, and they now have a new skill to practice.”

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Results for DAY 3 ended with Team #152 Chaos Finders (Becky Brophy/Samantha Barber) on top for the 4x4 class and Team #204 MtnSubi (Carey Lando/Andrea Shaffer) in the X-Cross® class. This evening was the first time teams saw their scores from the past two days. Whether happy or upset by the results, the teams are now in the thick of competition and realize they must keep focusing to stay on top.
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#204 Andrea Shaffer
"We had a great couple of days. We have missed either none or only one point on the enduros every day so far this rally and hit one of every single checkpoint along the way, including most of the X's. Today was very long. It felt like a whole day just in the first half of the day because it was a 294-kilometer transit, and then on top of that was another 200-plus kilometers of checkpoints. I try just to keep looking at the roads and making sure that I don't miss a turn because missing a turn is not fun."

#152 Samantha Barber
Tell me what happened this morning. Did you go to bed feeling okay? Were you dehydrated?
“I went to bed feeling fine. I woke up around 2:30 am with really bad stomach cramps and not feeling well. It lasted through until whenever we got up in the morning. We went and woke the medics up, which was hard because I felt guilty for waking them up. Everybody's still sleeping, but I needed help. Becky walked with me to make sure that I was okay. They got me some stomach medicine and something to help me. The enduro was rough. I cried for almost the entire hour straight because it hurt so bad. My stomach was cramping and hurt so bad. Actually, Nena and Teralin had some medicine that helped me. The medics got some medicine that helped me, and I was able to finish the rest of the day and feel much, much better now.”

#152 Becky Brophy
What was the hardest part of today?
“The Enduro, with her feeling so bad, I could tell. I was like, let me know if you want me to stop in the middle of the Enduro because she needed to do her thing. But she pushed through. I could tell it was really hard for her, which made it hard for me, of course, because I'm feeling for her. She pushed through. She gave it everything she had. So did I.”

#120 Cara McClellan
Rookie team - What were your expectations coming in, and how have they changed by DAY 3?
“I expected it to be hard as far as navigation wise. Driving we're both good at it as far as the team goes. So we expected some challenges there, but mostly with the navigation. The courses have been absolutely beautiful. When Emily said she was giving us a gift of this rally, she did not sell it short.”

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FOX Trail Trust is excited to be returning to the Rebelle Rally as a Bronze sponsor for 2024, and for the first time, FOX is sending a team composed of one of their female engineers and supported athlete, Kristen Matlock, to compete. They are driving the King of the Hammers Edition Bronco. Their presence at the Rally focuses this year on being a different kind of champion, one that leads the way in delivering sustainable adventure to everyone.

“Since launching Trail Trust in 2021, FOX Factory has focused on championing sustainable adventure for all, including expanding access to outdoor adventuring so everyone can experience the thrill of the ride. The Rebelle Rally perfectly embodies the mission of Trail Trust, and we’re thrilled to return as a sponsor for the second year in a row. In an industry often dominated by men, it’s vital that women have the chance to participate in world-class events like the Rebelle Rally. This year, we’re excited to be taking our support a step further by sending a team composed of one of our female engineers and a FOX-supported athlete to compete in the Rally. We can’t wait to see them shine on this impressive stage.” - Jackie Martin, Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer

For more information, please visit www.trailtrust.com.
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Oct 16, 2024

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October 15, 2024, Dumont Dunes, CA

The Rebelle Rally has officially reached the first dunes of the competition! On a multi-loop competition day, teams tested their mettle in the sand and surrounding rocky terrain. Featuring a long desert loop including the iconic Sperry Wash, the southeastern edge of Death Valley, and skirting the Kingston Range Wilderness, competitors were able to enjoy their time on this extended loop with fewer checkpoints and big views of the landscape, finishing up in the dunes of Little Dumont. The smaller loop was at the Dumont Dunes open OHV area, which allowed teams to chase out-of-order checkpoints in the sand.

Vehicles such as the Jeep Wranglers, Gladiators, and the popular Ford Broncos are made to take on this terrain. Many teams, including the current leaders in the 4x4 class, run their Jeep 4x4s “bone stock.” In the Rebelle, this designation is given to teams who don’t make any modifications to their vehicle beyond potential wheel and tire upgrades and other minor alterations. A special award is given to the manufacturer and team of the highest-scoring “bone stock” vehicle.

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Today’s teams left the start line for their dunes day in reverse seed order; the highest-ranked teams went last. This mixed up the performance today, showing that start orders can help or hinder you, depending on your experience and strategy. At the end of DAY 4, the Bone Stock designated 2024 Jeep Gladiator Mojave of Team #129, piloted by multi-time winning duo Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit, came out on top; however, another bone stock competitor is close on their heels. The 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor of Team #150 Desert Roots of Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis delivers a brutish 418 hp through its 3.0L Ecoboost® V6 engine, and is close behind them in the overall standing.

The competition in the X-Cross® class is no less exciting. A long day covering 241 km for the group left teams tired at the end of this mid-rally day, with the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch of Team #200 Built Wild of Melissa Clark and Kathryn Reinhardt taking the top spot for DAY 4 just edging out Team #204 MtnSubi of Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer.

As teams prepare to depart from the second Basecamp, the competition will continue to head south to more mountainous and sandy terrain.
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For real-time updates, live tracking, live scoring, and team bios, visit the official Rebelle Rally website at rebellerally.com. The Rebelle Rally LIVE Webcast, presented by Toyota, includes daily competition previews and evening recaps and can be watched via rebellerally.com, YouTube, and Facebook.

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#190 Karen Espiritu
“Overall, I think Toyota prepared us really, really well. Being able to participate in Rebelle U, we also had some Toyota-specific training that we've done for off-road driving, safety, and recovery techniques. Those sorts of things are absolutely amazing. I feel very confident going out and actually using the vehicles that I own more to the capabilities that they have. I have a Tundra, I have an LX, and we've only ‘baby offroaded.’ I'm ready to team up and really off road. So, this has given me a lot of confidence in how to explore, and then the training has also given me a ton of confidence.”

#200 Melissa Clark
"It's exciting to be 54, years old and still be able to, like, go out and change two tires and have a long 10-plus hour day in 100-degree heat and still feel great."


"This is my ninth rally. I just looked at the number of checkpoints we had today, the level of difficulty, the mileage that was involved, the speeds that were involved, and I knew that today people would probably take risks, get stuck, and that's when you have to just ride the middle. So, we actually played a conservative game, and we had a great day."

#113 Marie Reyes
On her 2001 Land Cruiser Discovery named Bernard
"Every now and then, I ask Hannah, 'Do you think anybody loves their car as much as I love Bernard?' The fun thing about the Rebelle is people very frequently will talk to me, and I don't think some of them know my name, but they're like, 'How's Bernard?' And I told Hannah, I said, 'I've always loved that car, but I think on the Rebelle, other people kind of see the charm too."

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Game on mofos! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Oct 17, 2024

#22
Here's hoping Melissa and team #200 got their new oil pan installed last night!
Make the best of it ladies!
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Hard Day?? Wuuuusahhhhhhhh

Oct 17, 2024

#23
Here's hoping Melissa and team #200 got their new oil pan installed last night!
Make the best of it ladies!
Just saw a message from Brian suggesting parts were delivered within rules and the ladies should depart on time this morning…
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Oct 17, 2024

#24
Melissa and Kathryn are making good progress again; back in second right now and we'll see where they can get. Two talented ladies with a great grasp on the strategy and where to push. Proud of them and always impressed with all they've accomplished so far!

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October 16, 2024, Soggy Lake, Johnson Valley, CA

The competition is heating up as Rebelles left Dumont Dunes today to made their way further south to the final basecamp on Soggy Lake, nestled down in Johnson Valley, California. The teams started their morning with a long on-route enduro heading south through Rasor OHV and, ultimately, ending up in the iconic Johnson Valley OHV area. After they passed through Rasor, the 4x4 competitors had both a regular and X-option. The X-option was shorter but rougher terrain that took returning Rebelles to a new section of the course for competitors.

Once the teams reached Johnson Valley, checkpoints could be hunted out of order. There were X-options for both the 4x4 and X-Cross this afternoon, which once again were rugged terrain but designed to challenge all the teams, especially the higher-ranking ones competing for the podium.

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DAY 5 ended with 249 tough kilometers covered by the teams as they prepare for their final push for the last few days of competition. The current standings for 4x4 and X-Cross are tight, and every checkpoint can change the results. Johnson Valley is known for being rough on vehicles, and today was no exception. From numerous shredded tires to shocks to punctured oil pans, the mechanics have their hands full this evening.
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In the 4x4 class, the Jeep Gladiator Mojave of Team #129 and Ford Bronco Raptor of Team #150 continue to be neck and neck for the top position. Close on their heels is the brand new 2024 Toyota Tacoma purpose-built by Rebelle Rally partner, TOTAL CHAOS Fabrication. While 46 points separate the top three teams, this is still anyone’s competition to win or lose.
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Today’s X-Cross® competition featured highs and lows as DAY 4’s top team, Team 200, with their 2025 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch, who had been challenging Team 204’s early performance, suffered damage in Johnson Valley’s rocky terrain and had to be towed back to basecamp. Ford Bronco Sports have been champions in the X-Cross class for the past four years since the popular compact crossover SUV was released. The Bronco Sport has an all-wheel drive system with G.O.A.T. modes (Goes Over Any Terrain), so their owners can truly go anywhere. As the Subaru and Ford Bronco Sport continued their competition, the BMW X3 M50 steadily worked its way through the checkpoints to finish the day at second overall.
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As teams head out on their final marathon stage tomorrow, competition is fierce, and as we have seen in the past, the Rebelle isn’t over until the end of DAY 7!

Follow along for real-time updates, live tracking, live scoring, and team bios by visiting the official Rebelle Rally website at rebellerally.com. The Rebelle Rally LIVE Webcast, presented by Toyota, includes daily competition previews and evening recaps and can be watched via rebellerally.com, YouTube, and Facebook.
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#108 Karen Hoehn
On how they are the only team to stay together for nine years, "I think we want the same thing out of this. We pretty much agree on the plan of the day. 'You want to leave those checkpoints up there and not do that. You want to go for this. Let's do that'. We are like-minded in what we want out of the Rally. We're not disappointed with one another. If I get the car stuck or something, she's (Dana) is very gracious.”

#133 Mali Vander Leest
“We work on the code for the Iridium satellites that we’re using here at the Rebelle. It was created before we were born by some of our lovely coworkers, but we are fortunate that we get to contribute to it and help create the new features on the satellites.”

“Our first mentor was Susie McBride (former competitor), our COO. She's a mentor in 100 different ways, even outside of the Rebelle, in terms of how she started off in engineering before she was management. Now, she's our COO. She’s definitely a role model in terms of leadership and women in STEM. Nena, she did a lot of training with us because we're renting a Jeep from her. There are lot of seasoned pros here that we've been lucky to learn from.”

#144 Liza Tough
Describe how you are feeling after today
“100% it was absolute torture. We squabbled, we made up, we hugged, we held hands, we cried, and then we got to base camp and found out we had a flat, but we made it on time for base camp.”

What happens on course that it breaks you down to where you might start arguing?
“Part of the breakdown was we were hunting for 15 blue and obviously it was not there, and we were doing this and that. That was kind of the moment. But by the time we hit Camp Rock Road, coming out, we talked, we held hands all the way back to base camp, and she got me to base camp with 45 seconds to spare..”

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Oct 17, 2024

#25
Interesting today teams 200 and 204 have been in each others’ pockets… maybe a leader strategy to not let 200 get away? I have no idea, but every time ive updated positions today the two have been in the same spot, going te same speed…
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Oct 17, 2024

#26
Interesting today teams 200 and 204 have been in each others’ pockets… maybe a leader strategy to not let 200 get away? I have no idea, but every time ive updated positions today the two have been in the same spot, going te same speed…

Maybe strength in numbers due to conditions and knowing it might be a tall order to make up the lost points yesterday?
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Oct 17, 2024

#27
Maybe strength in numbers due to conditions and knowing it might be a tall order to make up the lost points yesterday?
That would be my guess… #204 has been at or near the top all week, and barring a major breakdown will likely coast to victory… more than 100 point lead thanks to yesterday’s disaster for #200… Melissa and Kathryn are now comfortably (knock on wood) in second place overall….

This has been SOOOOOO fun to watch happen before our eyes online…
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Oct 18, 2024

#28
Dunes in the dark.....Let's go Melissa and Team #200!
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Oct 18, 2024

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October 17, 2024, Imperial Dunes, CA

Rebelle Rally competitors are pushing toward the finish line. DAY 6, presented by TOTAL CHAOS Fabrication, is the first of two days in Glamis spent chasing checkpoints among the giant dunes. Teams departed 30 minutes early this morning to transit 290 kilometers from their final basecamp down to their last marathon leg, where their self-camp is located for the evening. Rebelle competitors have been hunting checkpoints here every year since the Rally’s inception, so teams have come to expect the challenge of this iconic terrain.
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For X-Cross™ competitors, who faced 19 checkpoints today, dune driving is kept in the sand closer to the edge of the giant dunes as their vehicles don’t have two-speed transfer cases, so no low-range gears. Rebelle Rally is all about highlighting that the vehicle in your driveway is more capable than you think. In today’s competition, Team #204 of Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer, as well as Team #200 of Melissa Clark and Kathryn Reinhardt, were battling it out again for the day's top spot.
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In the much larger 4x4 class, which has 58 competitors, 22 checkpoints were encountered today. Participants chased checkpoints deep into Glamis, visiting iconic locations such as Oldsmobile Hill and the Swing Set. With 20 of the class competitors running their vehicle as ‘bone stock’ and five of them in the top ten, it’s possible for Rebelles to be successful without having to make major modifications.
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With one day of competition left, the X-Cross class's DAY 6 results were a tie for first place between Team #204 MtnSubi (Carey Lando/Andrea Shaffer) and Team #200 Built Wild (Melissa Clark/Kathryn Reinhardt). The overall standings for the X-Cross class going into DAY 7 are as follows: First, Team #204 MtnSubi; Second, Team #200 Built Wild; Third, Team #205 BMW (Rebecca Donaghe/Syndiely Wade).

For the 4x4 Class, DAY 6 ended with Team #129, consisting of Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit, leading the day and the overall standings. Their 2024 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is the ideal Jeep for high-performance driving across open terrain, and it has even been renamed the Sand Runner for the Middle East market. The remaining results for DAY 6 were Team #188 Trail Hustle (Laura Wanlass/Penny Dale) ending in second place, while Team #150 Desert Roots (Shelby Hall/Rori Lewis) finished in third. Overall standings are Team #129 in first, Team #150 in second and Team #152 in third.

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Tonight, teams will self-camp at the marathon base camp in the Glamis dunes. Due to the marathon leg format, competitors will need to sort out their strategy and plan for DAY 7 without knowing their results. Another early start will see them finishing out sand dune checkpoints before heading back to Johnson Valley for the finish line.

Follow along for real-time updates, live tracking, live scoring, and team bios by visiting the official Rebelle Rally website at rebellerally.com. The Rebelle Rally LIVE Webcast, presented by Toyota, includes daily competition previews and evening recaps and can be watched via rebellerally.com, YouTube, and Facebook.

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Oct 19, 2024

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Huge congratulations to Melissa and Kathryn in the X-Cross, as well as Shelby and Rori in the 4X4. The Ford Performance ladies worked hard! They crushed it out there 🏁 💥 🎉 🔥

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2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ
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Game on mofos! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Oct 19, 2024

#31
Huge congratulations to Melissa and Kathryn in the X-Cross, as well as Shelby and Rori in the 4X4. The Ford Performance ladies worked hard! They crushed it out there 🏁 💥 🎉 🔥

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The day they lost the oil pan really hurt Melissa and Kathryn.
Also proud of the Montana ladies #122 for a great showing!
All in all a great rally for all. Still love TEAM #141 for rocking their dads 69 Bronco!
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Oct 19, 2024

#32
Congratulations to #200 and their support team for battling back from that busted oil pan!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Deano Bronc, Laura

Hard Day?? Wuuuusahhhhhhhh

Oct 19, 2024

#33
it was great fun to watch the progress in real time on the YB Races app!

Congrats Melissa and Kathryn!
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Oct 19, 2024

#34
Huge congratulations to Melissa and Kathryn in the X-Cross, as well as Shelby and Rori in the 4X4. The Ford Performance ladies worked hard! They crushed it out there 🏁 💥 🎉 🔥

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Thank you for all the updates and recaps so we could all follow along this week! They all did amazing!
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Oct 19, 2024

#35
Yes, thank everyone for updates on a couple of threads.
Congratulations to all the teams
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Oct 20, 2024

#36
Way to go ladies! You all rock. I am impressed of the 4x4 class of 58 vehicles the 6G bronco bid 38th or better pretty amazing.

Congratulations to team 200 that was a hard fought second place.
And team 189 their second time out in War Pony 13th place (top 1/3 of the field) is awesome.
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Oct 21, 2024

#37
Here's the last Rebelle Rally update from Day 7, posting now since we were out of signal since it was sent on Saturday. Looking forward to Melissa's POV, and Ford will likely have a news release soon as well.

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October 19, 2024, Soggy Lake, Johnson Valley, CA

For the final day of competition, DAY 7 was split between two very distinctive sets of checkpoints, with the first 12 checkpoints of the day being in the Glamis Dunes and on route Enduro to Johnson Valley. Just because the finish line wasn’t in the Imperial Dunes this year didn’t mean the final route wasn’t challenging. Teams started early again after their self-camp night in the dunes with some decisions about which checkpoints to chase before departing the sand. They then continued north through Slab City, Box Canyon, and Joshua Tree National Park on an enduro, collecting the last few points before kicking off an entire set of greens, blues, and black checkpoints in Johnson Valley.

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Both classes saw heated competition for the day, but in the end, Team #129 of Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit and Team #204 MtnSubi of Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer came out on top for the 4x4 and X-Cross® class, respectively. Both teams led the last few days of competition, but the rest of the Rebelle field challenged them every step of the way. This is the first win for Subaru of America and for Team MtnSubi, who have worked hard to bring the brand into the Rebelle Rally family.

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Carey and Andrea faced strong competition from second-place finishers Team #200 Built Wild of Melissa Clark and Kathryn Reinhardt but were able to extend their lead when their Ford Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch suffered a puncture in their oil pan on DAY 5. The BMW team picked up their second podium in two years, this time with their 2025 BMW X3 M50 finishing less than 60 points behind second place.

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In the 4x4 Class, two-time Rebelle Rally champion Team #129 led for much of the competition but had numerous challengers from a strong group of experienced Rebelles, including Team #150 Desert Roots of Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis in their Ford Bronco Raptor who finished second, Team #152 Chaos Finders of Becky Brophy and Samatha Barber in their TOTAL CHAOS 2024 Toyota Tacoma who finished third, Team #188 Trail Hustle of Laura Wanless and Penny Dale in a Ford Bronco Raptor, Team #167 Rambunctious Raptors of Bailey Campbell and Sedona Blinson in their Ford Ranger Raptor, and Team #122 Raptor Rex of Tobi Hlavnicka and Caralina Carlson in their Ford Bronco Raptor. These top six teams were only separated by 128 points, less than a 10% margin.
1729519439934.pngTop-finishing rookies for each class were Team #154 Trail Trust/FOX Factory with Kristen Matlock and Ashleigh Ballas with their 2023 Ford Bronco for the 4x4 Class and Team #203 Space Raiders with Jacqueline Space and Andrea Hale with their 2020 Subaru Outback in the X-Cross class.Teams will now get the chance to celebrate with their Rebelle family before tomorrow’s festivities culminating in the annual Gala ‘Rebellation’.

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#154 Kristen Matlock
"This Rally taught me that I don't need as much in life as I thought I did. Putting my electronic devices away the day before the Rally began was stressful for me. I didn't realize how connected I was until it was taken away and I don't even want my phone back now. We already limit our children at home on their electronic devices. They don't have phones or anything; they're 13 and 15 years old. I felt like a hypocrite. I always have mine and no you can't. Now, I don't even want it, so it just assured me that I'm doing the right thing with my children and teaching them that there's a lot more out there.”

#119 Jordan Keeth
"After my first Rebelle training, I decided I wanted to be a pilot. I figured out that maps and topography are my thing. I didn't think I was smart enough, but now after doing the Rebelle I'm 150% confident that I will crush pilot school."

#138 Laura Moore
“Some of these young women have found ways to support themselves, to monetize what they love, whether it's off-roading or overlanding or creating a new company that fills a niche. I find that just amazing and their willingness to do it. It seemed like when I grew up, it was you graduate from high school, you go to college, you get married, you have your family, you make your career, and you retire, and you play golf or Mahjong. But these young women here in this community are not content with that. I really love that. I like the way they manage their lives.”

#129 Nena Barlow
What was different about this year?
“You had to go. We had to go hard every day, but the last three days, it was just 100% all the time. There was no strategizing to see if we would hold our position because we didn't know, especially the last two days, what the points were. We knew we just had to work our asses off the whole ten and a half hours that we had today. There was no letting off the gas pedal.”

#204 Carey Lando
“What goes on inside the car for 11 to 14 hours a day, in a tent, and day to day, that's the most important thing to me is just making sure we have a good teammate relationship because that's the most important thing. Then, helping others as we can, be it helping them with their own teammate relations, helping them with their car, having them feel encouraged and welcomed here at the Rebelle Rally. That's another priority for me. Once all those things work together, you can think about being competitive.”

#128 Susan Pieper
How hard is it to leave the day before behind?
“We go over it at night in our tent, and we do what the Toyota teams called kaizen. We do a best of and worst of the day. We use that to learn and to figure out what we're going to do the next day. So we really let it go with the positives in our hearts. We just let all the bad stuff go. We're like, this is what we're going to do. So, it's never looking at what you don't want to do. It's looking at what you do want to do.”

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2021 Oxford White 2-door non-Sas Mid package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ
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Oct 21, 2024

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October 21, 2024, Reno, NV

As the 9th edition of the Rebelle Rally came to a close this past Saturday, competitors and partners celebrated with a day of Tread Lightly! Trail Cleanup, massages, and the annual Busby Games. They capped off the evening with Rebellation gala and awards ceremony at the final basecamp in Johnson Valley. The final standings are as follows:
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2024’s competition involved numerous veteran Rebelle Rally teams who are not just rally rivals but close friends. In the end, the 2024 Jeep Gladiator Mojave came out on top with 3x 4x4 champions Team #129 of Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit. They led the field for the second half of the Rally and held tight to their lead to capture the highest number of points for the third time as a team. The team has earned a custom trophy and $5,000 toward their entry fee for 2025. The Jeep was one of two teams on the podium with a Bone Stock designation and took home the top award for the 4x4 class, showing that the vehicle in your driveway is more capable than you think. Rounding out the podium was Team #150 Desert Roots of Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis with their bone stock 2023 Bronco Raptor in second place, and Team #152 Chaos Finders of Becky Brophy and Samantha Barber in their custom modified TOTAL CHAOS Fabrication 2024 Toyota Tacoma in third.
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The X-Cross® class was no less competitive with veteran Rebelles Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer coming together as teammates this year to win in their Team #204 2014 Subaru Outback. The team battled with second place finisher Team #200 Built Wild of Melissa Clark and Kathryn Reinhardt in their 2025 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands Sasquatch. The podium was rounded out by Team #205 BMW of Rebecca Donaghe and Syndiely Wade in a 2025 BMW X3 M50. Team #200 took home the Bone Stock award for the X-Cross class with their extremely capable Ford Bronco Sport.
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The 2024 Rebelle Rally hosted one of the largest classes of rookies the event has ever had, with 62 rookies and 26 rookie teams. Winner of the coveted trophy for the X-Cross class was Team #203 Space Raiders (Jacqueline Space/Andrea Hale) in their 2020 Subaru Outback, followed by Team #207 Wild at Heart (Ashley Bear/Audrey Keys) in second and Team #208 Trailsport Trekkers (Adia Raya/Madison Russell) in third.

In the 4x4 Rookie competition, Team #154 Trail Trust (Kristen Matlock/Ashleigh Ballas) came out on top in their 2023 Ford Bronco, with Team #120 Grit & Grace (Cara McClellan/Danielle Noonan) in second place and Team #133 Coding and Offroading (Mali Vander Leest/Sara Russo) in third.
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The Rebelle Rally attracts a diverse group of competitors from many different places. The International Cup award goes to the team from outside the United States who finished at the top of the standings. This award for 2024 went to Team #144 CanToy Divas, Sue Chapin from West Kelowna, BC, and Liza Tough from Peachland, BC. This is the 4th time the team has won the Cup.

Our partners are also passionate about supporting the event, and two have contributed in the form of contingency programs for competitors. The Pirelli Scorpion® Challenge awards teams that ran Pirelli tires on their vehicles during the Rally. Winners of the 4x4 challenge were Team #139 Headings United (Mandy Brezina/Alex Gilman) in their 2020 Jeep Gladiator, who will receive a donation to the charity of their choice. Runner-up winners were Team #137 Gritty Up (Michelle Kirby/Tasha Krug) in second and Team #155 Cherry (Liza Beres/Jenna Fribley) in third. In the X-Cross class, the winner of the Pirelli Challenge was Team #203 Space Raiders (Jacqueline Space/Andrea Hale) in their 2020 Subaru Outback.

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The additional contingency program came from Rebelle partner Scrubblade, who also sponsors the Team Spirit award. Winners of the teams who were running with Scrubblade wiper blades will have a donation made to the charity of their choice. In first place in the 4x4 class was Team #129 of Nena Barlow and Teralin Petereit, second place was Team #150 of Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis, and third place was Team #188 Trail Hustle of Laura Wanlass and Penny Dale. In first place in the X-Cross class was Team #204 MtnSubi of Carey Lando and Andrea Shaffer, second place was Team #200 Built Wild of Melissa Clark and Kathryn Reinhardt, and third was Team #207 Wild at Heart Ashley Bear and Audrey Keys.

To cap off the evening, the Team Spirit award presented by Scrubblade was presented to both Team #153 Dianne Tykoski and Micaela Rionda and Team #152 Samantha Barber and Becky Brophy, marking only the second time in Rebelle history a tie has occurred. This award is chosen by the competitors and key course staff. It is not about the score but how you compete that matters the most.

The teams had the opportunity to celebrate with their fellow Rebelles and family to reflect on everything they accomplished. Could you be a Rebelle? Register now for 2025 here!

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2021 Oxford White 2-door non-Sas Mid package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ
UserError, PSUTE
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Life is a Highway

Oct 21, 2024

#39
Excellent write up and what an event! So lucky to be able to follow along on line. So many great stories of camaraderie and perseverance over adversity! A great job by all of the ladies!
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