
Team Record the Journey: Rachael Ridenour, adaptive athlete Karah Behrend, and Mitsubishi Eclipse CUV. Photo: Kymri Wilt
Despite challenges that would sideline the best of us, their ‘Tribe Rebelle’ spirit lifted them to the top.
“This was not me, this was not Karah…this was Tribe Rebelle…” says Rachael Ridenour after her team’s incredible, and improbable, second place finish in the Crossover Class at the 2019 Rebelle Rally. The Rebelle Rally, the all-women rally that pits 76 competitors against 8 days off road driving via paper map navigation through 2,000 miles of the American Southwest, is one of the toughest, and most elating, on earth. Teams of two are comprised of a driver and a navigator and they go completely off the grid: no GPS, tech or phones allowed.
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The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross CUV off roads in the 2019 Rebelle Rally. Photo: Kymri Wilt
An Infectious Spirit that Inspired Others
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Rachael Ridenour and Karah Behrend ready to roll in the Rebelle Rally. Photo: Kymri Wilt
Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Rebelles – If There Is Such A Thing
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Rachel Ridenour, Navigator for Team Record the Journey, Rebelle Rally 2019. Photo: Kymri Wilt
A Fresh Perspective and a New Challenge

Karah Behrend, driver, and the first adaptive athlete competitor in the Rebelle Rally. Photo: Kymri Wilt
Mitsubishi and Record the Journey: A Powerful Pair

Mitsubishi Eclipse Crossover entry in Rebelle Rally 2019. Photo: Kymri Wilt
Shattering Barriers and Inspiring All Around Them

Team Record the Journey Rachael Ridenour and Karah Behrend and Mitsubishi. Photo: Kymri Wilt
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