By: Brynne Morris
Rebelle Rally, the 2,000 kilometers 8 day race across Nevada and California deserts, is underway.
Drivers no longer return to basecamp — for the next few days of the competition, everyone is camping on their own in the dunes with no outside support other than fueling. So far, the teams have hit Kibby Dry Lake, a dry lake bed that was once part of the Great Basin, and Dumont Dunes, an area of the Mojave Desert containing large sand dunes ranging from 700 to 1200 ft in elevation. Along the way, drivers ran full throttle for 12 hours navigating 16 checkpoints in the Monte Cristo Mountains.
Over days 3–5, drivers gained a new appreciation for the Dumont Dunes. In last years race, the dunes reeked havoc on a few cars. This year, all vehicles came out intact, but the team standings did not.
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Mapping the Rebelle Rally: Kibby Dry Lake and the Dumont Dunes was originally published in Points of interest on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.