Competition
Blending the love of driving with the ultimate challenge of precise navigation, the Rebelle tests your skills over 8 days of competition. It is not a race for speed, but a unique and demanding event based on the elements of headings, hidden checkpoints, time, and distance using maps, compass, and roadbook.
The Vehicles
The Rebelle is a competition for stock, OEM vehicles, not race cars. Street legal, minimal mods. Because the vehicle in driveways across the globe are more capable than people realize.
The Rebelle Rally has two vehicle classes:
4×4
4-Wheel Drive vehicles = has a two-speed transfer case (low range gears).
Examples: Jeep Wrangler/Rubicon, Pickup trucks, and SUVs including Toyota Tacoma 4×4, Ford Bronco, Land Rover, Nissan Frontier.
X-CROSS®
Two-wheel or All-Wheel Drive = NO two-speed transfer case (no low range gears)
Examples: Subaru Forester/Outback, Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota RAV4, Ford Bronco Sport, Porsche Cayenne, etc.
A Unique & Challenging Format
We have worked years to create a competitive format – known as Rebelle Format – that meets our competitive mission, works on public lands, respects the environment, with a unique points system that pushes competitors. It is a game of strategy.
- Compass & Map Challenges - Green, Blue, Black Diamond, & X Checkpoints
- Enduro Challenges - Roadbooks to stay "on time" or "on route"
- Black diamond CPs are scored on a step method "nearest the bullseye"
- Enduro challenges can include "extreme enduros"
- Competitors are given a CP Guide with all needed information for the stage & must plot latitude longitudes or heading & distances on the map to identify locations of CPs.
- Highest score wins
- 10-12+ hours of competition per day
- Competitors return to "base camp" at the end of a stage
- Minimum 1 marathon stage per rally = no overnight base camp
Rules Overview
- Teams must clear tech inspection
- Teams use maps provided by the rally
- No GPS or Internet enabled devices
- Checkpoints (CP) must be collected in numerical order
- Green checkpoints must be collected on time
- Blue and Black diamond are optional
- Competitors must signal their YB Tracker at each CP
- No outside assistance (Teams can help each other.)
- Questions related to the rules are to be submitted via the following form. This is an official process.
Special Designations
& Awards
Designations are given to special categories without creating unnecessary stand alone classes that may “fragment” the competition. These are designed to give special recognition – from trophies to donations to team’s charities.
- Podium – 1st, 2nd, 3rd highest scoring teams in each class will receive a trophy. Each 1st place team wins $5,000 credit toward the following year's rally ($5,000 per teammate, $10,000 per team. See rulebook.)
- Bone Stock – Bone Stock is not a class. It is a trophy awarded to the driver AND the vehicle manufacturer for the highest scoring Bone Stock vehicle in each class.
- International Cup – $2500 awarded to the charity of the team’s choice
- 4030 – gear
- Team Spirit – $5000 awarded to the charity of the team’s choice
- Rookie of the Year – trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each class.
- Daily Stage Winners – medal
The Electrified Designation
The 2020 5th Anniversary Edition of the Rebelle Rally launched the Electrified Designation. EV and PHEV vehicles competed in their respective 4×4 or X-Cross™ class with designation on the vehicles, scoring, and receive special recognition in media features.
IT IS GROUND-BREAKING.
This program is designed carefully with attention to detail regarding range and fueling on course and in base camp. This program is currently limited in number and restricted to OEMs. For inquiries regarding participation requirements, please contact us at info@rebellerally.com.
The Ultimate Proving Ground
We refer to the Rebelle Rally as the ultimate authentic proving ground for people, products, and vehicles. That is not an outcome of the event…an after the fact observation. We built it that way from the start.
- Long distance course covering every type of terrain, altitude, temperature
- 8 days of rally / 365 days per year of testing
- Commercial film permits across over 1500 miles of terrain & land management agencies
- Mapbox opportunities to visualize and serve data on a public facing map, or privately to engineers, product developers, +++
