ALI CURRIE TAKES ON THE REBELLE RALLY - STAGE 2
Rebelle Rally | Stage 2
Stage 2 was the longest stage the teams will see which brought on the new challenge of time management. Teams would run into the issue of having to give up valuable points in hidden checkpoints as to not risk losing points by showing up to basecamp late.
Team 114 took off 9th on Stage 2. Starting order was determined by Stage 1’s Enduro Results. Photo by Richard Giordano
On top of the long distance, it was the first change of basecamp. Competitors would have to pack everything up and re-organize their vehicles before they would get their maps and start plotting the course. We would work our way from Tonopah, Nevada into the 395 corridor paralleling Bishop on route to basecamp #2 in Ridgecrest.
“We started the day off with an enduro, it was really challenging but was so much fun! I really enjoy doing the enduros. We then started working on our checkpoints and through the first half of the day was spot on. We hit both tough hidden waypoints before getting to the second half of the day. At the halfway point the refueling station had some technical issues, which in my opinion set us back on time. We ended up having to make tough decisions and skip a few optional hidden waypoints in order to not risk losing big points by being late to the basecamp. Tomorrow’s a new day though and we’re going to keep pushing.”
Ali and Keri weren’t the only ones making those same tough decisions as even the team who won Stage 1 faced the same dilemma. This competition will continue to throw new challenges at the teams as today’s Stage 3 will have some of the toughest navigation. The women are now in some of the most traversed open riding areas of Southern California with trails constantly criss crossing the open desert. The navigation will be very critical with this stage having the most checkpoints at 22.
Teams barely made it into basecamp #2 just as the sun was setting.
Ali sits in 15th overall now going into Stage 3.
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