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…
Women Who Compete in Rebelle Rally are Not the Only Stars: These SUVs Rocked the Off-Road Race
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The First Rebelle Rally Brings Adventure to the Unseen Road
An off road challenge with no GPS, paved roads or MEN is a girl’s ultimate bucket list adventure. The inaugural 2016 Rebelle Rally was on the bucket list of a number of women from across the U.S. and a few from further afield–will the 2017 event make yours? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had…