BREAKING: Rebelle Rally Roars into Las Vegas + Montana Recap + Pirelli Takes the Top Spot
Three states, one legendary speedway — plus big news from the off-road world and a major win for our partners.
July 24, 2026
This month, we’re celebrating a historic first for the rally, looking back on an unforgettable weekend in Montana, and honoring off-road legends. And with October now just three months away, the countdown suddenly feels a lot more real.
Let’s dive in!
Rebelle Rally Roars into Las Vegas Motor Speedway
For the first time in eleven years, the Rebelle is launching from a whole new kind of starting line! This October, competitors will kick off the rally from Las Vegas Motor Speedway — legendary home of the Pennzoil 400 — before covering ground across California, Nevada, and, for only the second time ever, a brand-new third state: Utah. Three states, one iconic speedway. This is Rebelle like you’ve never seen it.
Read the full announcement for start times, technical inspection details at Lake Las Vegas (open to the public!), and everything else you need to know.
The Big Thing: A Montana Recap
This month, the Rebelle team joined hundreds of overlanders at XOverland Ranch in Three Forks, Montana, for another edition of The Big Thing. Between hands-on driving workshops, trail-side navigation classes, and evenings spent around the campfire, the weekend was a reminder of how much this community continues to grow.
We were proud to bring Rebelle U Presented by Pennzoil navigation and driving classes to the event and to connect with so many future competitors along the way. If you joined us there, thank you for making it a weekend to remember! We will definitely be returning in 2027.
Pirelli Takes the Top Spot
When Tyre Reviews named the Pirelli Scorpion® XTM AT the top-performing all-terrain tire in their 2026 test, our reaction was simple: absolutely no surprise there.
We’ve been running the Pirelli Scorpion® XTM AT since it hit the market, and we’ve had a front-row seat to what these tires can do. Ask our teams, our Director, our Course Director, or the course officials who spend days in the dirt watching vehicles tackle everything the desert can throw at them — they’ll tell you the same thing. Capability matters. Durability matters. And the tires underneath you matter.
The latest Tyre Reviews results reinforce what we’ve already seen firsthand: the Pirelli Scorpion® XTM AT delivers when the pavement ends.
Rebelle competitor Sam Russo put it best:
“The Pirelli Scorpion® XTMs are legit my favorite tire I have ever owned. Even with Pirelli being a big support of Rebelle, these tires are the best tires. I drove across the country, nine days in the desert, and then back across the country — and they are still my daily tire through carpool, grocery runs, and the occasional weekend off-road.”
Take it from us, Sam, and so many others in the Rebelle community — when the trail gets rough and the miles get long, you learn very quickly what you can trust!
See the full Tyre Reviews breakdown and how the Pirelli Scorpion® XTM AT performed across every category.
ORMHOF Class of 2026
Huge news out of the off-road world: the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2026, and it’s a stacked lineup. Please join us in congratulating Tom Allen, Dominic Clark, Jessi Combs, Kenny Freeman, Jeff Geiser & Rick Geiser, Ricky Johnson, and Jerry McDonald — legends, every one of them. Save the date to celebrate this incredible class in person: November 1, 2026, at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa in Las Vegas.
Not Your Average Media Program
If there’s one piece of advice we’ve given competitors since the beginning, it’s this: don’t underestimate a good night’s sleep.
The Rebelle demands a lot — early mornings, long days on course, constant decision-making, thousands of miles through the desert. Being ready isn’t just about your vehicle or your navigation skills. It’s about how well you recover.
So we’re genuinely excited to welcome HEST as the newest supplier of the Rebelle Rally. We’ve been using their pillows and mattresses ourselves any time we’re camping, and we’ve literally hunted their pillows down at expos more than once because we needed (and wanted!) more. They sell out constantly. There’s a reason for that.
Now HEST is helping outfit competitors, staff, and our media team get better rest and recovery throughout the rally — because everyone on the Rebelle deserves to actually sleep.
If you’ve competed in the rally, you know the little comforts matter. A good night’s sleep is the difference between rolling out of your tent ready for the day and questioning your life choices when Emily’s cowbell hits at 5 a.m.
Welcome to the 2026 Rebelle, HEST. May your pillows be cool, your sleep be deep, and that cowbell just a little easier to face.
Not Your Average Media Program
Are you an accredited journalist who wants to cover the Rebelle Rally firsthand? Complete our online media application. Spots are extremely limited, and fair warning: this isn’t your average media program. Think camping, dirt, early mornings, and long days on course, repeat. In exchange, you get incredible community, spectacular terrain, incredible driving, and teams with stories so good they’ll make your job the easiest assignment of the year.
In the News: SEMA
Speaking of media, we love seeing our competitors get the recognition they deserve. Completing the Rebelle Rally is absolutely a badge of honor. So how do you earn that badge of honor? SEMA sat down with rally veteran Keri Porter to find out, breaking down the skills that carried her to the finish line.
The Rebelle Mindset: When Direction Comes From Somewhere Else
Quick Gut Check: Are you as capable as you were five years ago? Ten?
Before you answer too confidently, consider this: when was the last time you found your way somewhere without being told which way to turn?
Last month, we asked whether you could go eight days without your phone. This month, we want to take that question a step further.
More and more, the direction in our daily lives comes from somewhere else. AI tells us how to phrase an email, prepare for a conversation, even what to say next. GPS tells us which turn to take. Increasingly, we are told where to go and how to get there before we’ve had the chance to work it out ourselves.
Every October, more than 100 competitors set all of that aside. For ten days, they cross the American southwest using nothing but a paper map, a compass, roadbooks, and their own judgment. No GPS. No phones. No digital assistance. Just terrain, direction, and decisions made entirely on their own.
The Rebelle Mindset isn’t about rejecting technology. It’s about remembering that orientation, judgment, and confidence are still skills, and like any skill, they fade if we stop using them. As more of daily life gets quietly guided for us, the experience of relying fully on your own judgment has become rare. We think that makes it more valuable, not less.
Parting Shot
“The need for radical candor is something I have brought into my workday. It’s not easy having hard conversations with your leaders, direct reports, or your Rebelle Rally teammate. But they are necessary to improve performance. The one thing I realized during the Rebelle is that these conversations are necessary and have to be timed right so the recipient is in a place to receive. Be kind and have those necessary conversations.” — 2024 competitor Kimberly Cofield
Photo Credit: Ernesto Araiza of Baja Authentic