It quickly became apparent that the driver probably had the easier job, for the rally was won or lost by the skill of the navigation- though it certainly doesn’t hurt to have some off-road driving experience. Teams typically have one woman in charge of driving, while the other is in-charge of navigation. It’s an incredible feat to take what begins as checkpoint data, in latitude and longitude format, and actually turn it into a location you’re standing at-or think you’re standing at, in the middle of absolute nowhere. Teams are required to be within a specified distance from the checkpoints, usually between 50 to 100 meters if the competitors are further than that, it does not count, and they do not acquire those points. They’re also given a handheld tracker containing two important buttons-one for S.O.S., and another to press when the team has arrived at a checkpoint. IT QUICKLY BECAME APPARENT THAT THE DRIVER PROBABLY HAD THE EASIER JOB, FOR THE RALLY WAS WON OR LOST BY THE SKILL OF THE NAVIGATION- OF THE NAVIGATION- OF THE NAVIGATION THOUGH IT CERTAINLY DOESN’T HURT TO HAVE -THOUGH IT CERTAINLY DOESN’T HURT TO HAVE - SOME OFF-ROAD DRIVING EXPERIENCE.Ĭompetitors are given a satellite phone as an emergency safety precaution, and their vehicles are each fitted with a tracker, which allows those at home, as well as fans watching online, to follow the progress of the event. There are two vehicle classes that, more or less, follow the same course-the largest and most contended, 4X4-and crossover, which bypasses the more technical off-road sections. It also puts competitors in closer contact with nature, allowing them to explore places that would be impractical to get to without a capable vehicle. The Rebelle Rally is the only off-road event in America where, to win, you have to get out of the vehicle, understand your surroundings, and make an accurate decision that you are, in fact, at the checkpoint. The very technical 1,200 mile, multistage, multi-day competition was was more reminiscent of the Dakar Rally than the Baja 1000.
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