4xEventure

We know each other from Moab and from a Ladies Offroad Network Challenge. Nena competed in the inaugural Rebelle in 2016, and Teralin went on to compete in 2017 with Kaleigh Miller. Nena was competing along with Chris Mayne (2017) and all four women became great friends and friendly competitors. With Rebelles, it always works around that teammates come and go with life paths, and Nena and Teralin teaming up was always an option, but became reality in 2021 when Miller decided not to compete and Nena’s other former teammates had other plans (Chris staying in France and Tana competing for Kia). Having spent so much time as competitors, it was a quick fit to work together as teammates. We have many memorable moments, both as competitors and teammates. Some of our catch phrases that have become known are “No talkie-talkie” which means it’s time to stop chatting and get to work, and when things get a little tense in the car, we do an overly-emphasized calming arm squeeze, which immediately makes us giggle and breaks the tension. Tense for us is not interpersonal, it’s a moment of indecision on directions, or confusion about the map, or something that takes us down a mental rabbit hole. Some of our best F-ups are some of our best lessons. Like the time we over-confidently clicked where we thought the blue was supposed to be then called it in only to be told “You aren’t where you think you are”–a brief moment of terror, followed by a big slice of humble pie, which we so deserved because we had so half-assed naving to that spot. Then there was the time Nena incorrectly transposed numbers on the coordinates conversion, and Teralin incorrectly transposed them while plotting, and then we actually nailed the CP, because our two wrongs made a right! We have MUCH to laugh about, and enjoy (nearly) every moment of the rally.