Each base camp is like a traveling city, and provides racer support such as bathrooms, showers, medical staff, mechanics, and competition officials. The Rebelle sets up three base camps and one self-camp night. The Jeep, nicknameed the "ARB Machine," is in the 4x4 class, with upgraded OME suspension, Dana 60 axles, ARB Air lockers, and 35x12.50R17 Nitto Trail Grapplers. Piloting a quicksand-colored 2016 Jeep JK, Bailey and Kendra took the challenge head-on and worked together to prepare for the epic journey from Lake Tahoe to San Diego.
The two had never met prior to registering for their first race in 2016, but that didn’t stop them from bringing their all to the starting line of the Rebelle Rally together. We caught up with team 118, consisting of Bailey Campbell, who at the age of 19 became the first woman to finish the King of the Hammers in the top 5, and Kendra Miller, who is the Key Account Marketer for ARB 4x4 Accessories in Auburn, Washington.
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With the 2017 Rebelle Rally beginning next week, we wanted to get some insight on what makes this race different from the rest, and what it takes to be a Rebelle driver and navigator. The race begins in Lake Tahoe, and winds its way down from the Sierras into the high desert, leading into the low desert sand dunes before cutting back to the coast across the finish line in San Diego. Part race, part road-trip, this rally blends adventure and competition, challenging teams consisting of a driver and co-driver to navigate their way from point-to-point. The Rebelle Rally is held each year in October, and is the first women’s off-road navigation rally in the United States. But one rally in the California and Nevada backcountry seeks to do away with these modern marvels and challenges its competitors to navigate to their destination the old fashioned way – with a map and a compass. Every smart phone and most new vehicles are equipped with some kind of GPS, making maps obsolete and the skill of reading them a lost art.
Let’s face it, in this day and age, you really have no excuse for getting lost.
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