9TH RALLY EDITION: OCTOBER 10 – 19, 2024

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Hells Belles Rally

We both work for Honda as Indycar Trackside Engineers. We absolutely love our job and are passionate about motorsports. Nicole first told me about Rebelle and after talking more about it we knew we had to do it! We travel across America to all the different Indycar races and now we look forward to competing in our own race!

Sponsored By:

Honda Performance Development
Maxxis

Serena Halterman

Switching roles

I am an ambitious person that loves adventures usually involving speed/adrenaline. I have always been passionate about cars and have made it into a fulfilling motorsport career.

Occupation:

Trackside Engineer

Residence:

Long Beach, California

Favorite Quote:

"I live my life a quarter mile at a time." - Dom Toretto

Fun Fact:

I bought a rally car last year and have competed in two ARA rallies this year.

Why the Rebelle? Why now?

Nicole first told me about this race. I was always interested in rallying. We both work in the motorsport world as trackside engineers. I have been thinking of racing myself recently after watching my drivers at the track. I finally got the opportunity to do so, so figured why not.

Who, or what, inspires you most?

Seeing people with a similar background and experiences as me succeed and do what I thought what was out of reach inspires me.

Top three favorite podcasts / books / shows

Favorite Podcasts: Biggerpockets Real Estate Podcast, The Ed Mylett Show
Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller

Greatest adventure to date?

Road trip from Amsterdam to Italy

Prior Years Competed:
Awards Achieved:

Nicole Rotondo

Switching roles

I'm an adventure seeker with a tendency to get in over my head, which usually makes for great stories. I love all things cars and have been lucky enough to work my dream job in racing for the last 5 years.

Occupation:

Trackside Engineer

Residence:

Detroit, Michigan

Favorite Quote:

"Racing takes everything you’ve got — intellectually, emotionally, physically — and then you have to find about ten percent more and use that too." - Janet Guthrie

Fun Fact:

I once crashed a hang glider and unknowingly rafted the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world, all in the same weekend. My mom and I got matching black eyes.

Why the Rebelle? Why now?

Why not? It'll make for a great story. But for real, it just felt like the next big adventure. A way to learn entirely new skills and test the skills I have, a way to get into driving competitively, and way to meet like-minded ladies that can introduce me to all kinds of new adventures! Why now? Because my awesome teammate Serena jumped right on the opportunity and signed us up, it was the push I need to make it happen. She made me realized that the timing is never going to be perfect so might as well do it while we can!

Who, or what, inspires you most?

I find a lot of things in life inspiring, but none as much as my family. They are the hardest working people I know and still somehow always manage to have a good time. They're endlessly supportive and always down for any shenanigans I can come up with. They inspire me to keep living life to the fullest and to always keep growing and learning. My dad always says that anything worth doing, is worth doing right. It's a phrase that inspires me and one that I do my best to live by.

Top three favorite podcasts / books / shows

TV Show; The Good Place. Book: Janet Guthrie: A Life At Full Throttle. Podcast: And That’s Why We Drink.

Greatest adventure to date?

When I studied abroad in New Zealand my friends and I took a helicopter tour that dropped us off on a glacier to hike around for few hours. The guide was carving our route as we went.

Prior Years Competed:
Awards Achieved:

Vehicle

2023 Honda Passport