Why on earth would anyone challenge themselves in this way? I’m hoping to figure that out. I’ve now run 11 marathons, so I’m no stranger to starting a race when you can’t see the finish line. I understand the meticulous training and the physical pain as well as the psychological endurance necessary to do something…
How Two Novice Moms Are Off-Roading Through The Rebelle Rally With The Ford Bronco Sport
Jovina Young and Erica Martin are putting their two-decade friendship – and the Bronco – to the test. If you’ve never gone off-roading before, there are two ways you can learn. You can ease into it, taking some smaller trips before heading off on a big adventure. You can also dive in headfirst by taking…
That Beautiful Line in the Sand? It Marks the Rally Jameel – the First All-Female Off Road Rally In Saudi Arabia
Just 5 years after granting women the right to drive, Saudi Arabia welcomed its first ever women-only motor event. Saudi Arabia has been in the headlines in recent years, but the one that resonates most for us as female motoring enthusiasts, as well as women around the world, is the end of the driving ban…
The Rebelle Rally Is Much More Than an Off-Roading Competition
This rally culture lifts up its competitors – by design. Ashley Lee, a three-time Rebelle Rally veteran, picked me up from the airport on Thursday morning to take me out to the final stage of the competition. The night before, she called me to offer her advice and answer any questions I might have about…
How this Team of Veterans Challenged, and Conquered, Rebelle Rally
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…
Women Who Compete in Rebelle Rally are Not the Only Stars: These SUVs Rocked the Off-Road Race in 2020
If you had to take on the 1200-mile off-road rally, what would you want to drive? October’s Rebelle Rally might be over, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be talking about it. Tons of women from across the country, all with different levels of skill when it comes to off-road driving, all competed to hit…
Rebelle Rally: Empowering Women Off Road
Dunes, Dirt, Dust and Drive make for empowering experiences in the Rebelle Rally. Photo by Kymri Wilt My Rebelle Rally Initiation. “Do you like camping?” I was asked, my editor enquiring about this assignment. “Sure!” I respond enthusiastically, with visions of the many luxury tented camps I’d stayed at all over Africa – you know,…
Athena Racing Classes Help Girls Pursue Their Dreams
And break stereotypes. As someone who’s experienced the typical “well, you don’t know anything about cars because you’re a girl” narrative, I know how it feels to be disregarded in a male dominated industry. Of course, not all men are like this, but there is a stereotype that surrounds women in the automotive industry. But…
The Ultimate Off Road challenge: 72 Women Take on the 2017 Rebelle Rally
Women Do This Differently, and Brilliantly Imagine this: 7 days. No paved roads. No power, no running water, no phones. And 72 women who would do it again in a second. That is Rebelle Rally, the all-women off-road competition that took place recently, taking seasoned competitors and newbies on the trek of their lives. On…
Meet Emily Miller, the Force of Nature Behind the Rebelle Rally
From A Chance Meeting at the National Automobile Museum to Building an Off-Road Rebelle! Emily Miller was part of a car-loving family growing up but it was a chance meeting at the National Automobile Museum for a totally unrelated project that literally put Emily in the driver’s seat and leading a movement to empower women…