Second Ford Bronco Raptor Team Announced For 2024 Rebelle Rally

Ford has been heavily involved in the all-female off-road desert race known as the Rebelle Rally since 2020, when it secured an X-Cross class win in the then-new Ford Bronco Sport with a pair of rookies piloting the crossover. Since then, The Blue Oval has continued to enjoy tremendous success at the Rebelle Rally, and has also expanded the types – and number – of participating teams and vehicles in that same event over the years. Now, the automaker has announced yet another new team that will pilot the Ford Bronco Raptor at the 2024 Rebelle Rally.

Determination, grit, and the @Ford Bronco Raptor — @laurawanlass and Penny Dale have set their sight on the 2024 @rebellerally and are ready to take on the Nevada and California terrain in the 4×4 class. pic.twitter.com/QnRDrUNanl

— Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) September 18, 2024

This second Ford Bronco Raptor team – which will join Shelby Hall and her navigator, Rori Lewis, in the same vehicle – will feature the pairing of Laura Wanlass and Penny Dale, who will be competing in the 4×4 Class this time around. Dale has plenty of experience in that format after having served as Hall’s navigator and claiming an X-Cross victory in the Bronco Sport in 2020, followed by a 4×4 Class win behind the wheel of a Ford Bronco the very next year.

The eight-day, 1,500-mile 2024 Rebelle Rally – which Ford began partnering with last year – is set to kick off on Wednesday, October 9^th and end on Saturday, October 19^th, spanning portions of the Nevada and California desert. Participants aren’t just tasked with beating each other via pure speed, however, as there’s a lot of brainwork involved – in fact, racers can’t use GPS or cell phones to find their way across the desert, and must instead rely on maps, compasses, and road books only.

Ford’s group of teams has a solid reputation to uphold given its success over the past few years, which resulted in a third X-Cross victory in 2022 and a fourth in 2023. Hall secured only a sixth-place finish in 2022 behind the wheel of a Bronco Wildtrak, however, but improved last year in the No. 150 Desert Roots Bronco Raptor, in which Hall and Lewis both finished inside the top-five, along with Wanlass and Maria Guitar, who piloted another Bronco Raptor.