Bronco Sport Earns 4th Consecutive Win in Rebelle Rally Desert Competition

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BRONCO SPORT EARNS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN IN ALL-FEMALE REBELLE RALLY DESERT COMPETITION

OCT 23, 2023 | DEARBORN

• The Rebelle Rally X-CROSS™ team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore take Bronco Sport to first-ever four-peat win after seven days of intense hand-calculated off-road navigation competition
• Laura Wanlass, Maria Guitar and Bronco Raptor led Ford in the 4x4 class, battling to a podium finish. All three Broncos placed in the 4x4 Class Top 10
• All-new Mustang Mach-E Rally, piloted by Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller, completed its first Rebelle Rally

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 23, 2023 – Bronco® brand has once again showcased its Built Wild™ capability in the Rebelle Rally off-road navigation competition, with the Ford Performance team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore securing an unmatched fourth-consecutive victory for Bronco Sport in the X-CROSS Class and Laura Wanlass and Maria Guitar taking the bronze in the 4x4 Class.

All Bronco teams finished in the 4x4 Class top 10, and the all-new Mustang Mach-E Rally successfully completed its first Rebelle Rally. Ford, with a silver-level sponsorship, entered four Bronco SUVs in this year’s competition along with Mustang Mach-E Rally.

“We’re proud of our teams, all which used their driving and hand-calculated navigation skills to complete a very demanding off-road rally,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “The Rebelle Rally also demonstrates the capabilities, durability and agility of our vehicles, including serving as a test bed for the Mustang Mach-E Rally plus Bronco Raptor, Bronco Wildtrak and Bronco Sport.”

Bronco Raptor held a spot in the top-five during each of the seven competition days, which included the Wanlass-Guitar duo and the No. 150 Desert Roots Bronco Raptor of Ford ambassador Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis – both which finished inside the top-five. The Bronco Raptor is designed and engineered by Ford Performance to be the world’s first Ultra4 Racing-inspired SUV, capable of highway-speed desert-dune conquering and Baja rock-crawling
The No. 131 Team Velocity two-door Bronco WildTrak™, featuring 2022 X-CROSS Rookie of the Year winners Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith, battled back through the rankings after a quick-start and finished sixth.

The X-CROSS class saw the Clark-Moore pairing and the No. 202 Mustang Mach-E® Rally of Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller jockey inside the top-five – both teams exchanging the top-spot at about the halfway mark. Campbell and Miller went on to place fifth in an impressive first showing of the electric Mustang Mach- E Rally®.

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BRONCO SPORT EARNS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN IN ALL-FEMALE REBELLE RALLY DESERT COMPETITION

OCT 23, 2023 | DEARBORN

• The Rebelle Rally X-CROSS™ team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore take Bronco Sport to first-ever four-peat win after seven days of intense hand-calculated off-road navigation competition
• Laura Wanlass, Maria Guitar and Bronco Raptor led Ford in the 4x4 class, battling to a podium finish. All three Broncos placed in the 4x4 Class Top 10
• All-new Mustang Mach-E Rally, piloted by Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller, completed its first Rebelle Rally

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 23, 2023 – Bronco® brand has once again showcased its Built Wild™ capability in the Rebelle Rally off-road navigation competition, with the Ford Performance team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore securing an unmatched fourth-consecutive victory for Bronco Sport in the X-CROSS Class and Laura Wanlass and Maria Guitar taking the bronze in the 4x4 Class.

All Bronco teams finished in the 4x4 Class top 10, and the all-new Mustang Mach-E Rally successfully completed its first Rebelle Rally. Ford, with a silver-level sponsorship, entered four Bronco SUVs in this year’s competition along with Mustang Mach-E Rally.

“We’re proud of our teams, all which used their driving and hand-calculated navigation skills to complete a very demanding off-road rally,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “The Rebelle Rally also demonstrates the capabilities, durability and agility of our vehicles, including serving as a test bed for the Mustang Mach-E Rally plus Bronco Raptor, Bronco Wildtrak and Bronco Sport.”

Bronco Raptor held a spot in the top-five during each of the seven competition days, which included the Wanlass-Guitar duo and the No. 150 Desert Roots Bronco Raptor of Ford ambassador Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis – both which finished inside the top-five. The Bronco Raptor is designed and engineered by Ford Performance to be the world’s first Ultra4 Racing-inspired SUV, capable of highway-speed desert-dune conquering and Baja rock-crawling
The No. 131 Team Velocity two-door Bronco WildTrak™, featuring 2022 X-CROSS Rookie of the Year winners Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith, battled back through the rankings after a quick-start and finished sixth.

The X-CROSS class saw the Clark-Moore pairing and the No. 202 Mustang Mach-E® Rally of Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller jockey inside the top-five – both teams exchanging the top-spot at about the halfway mark. Campbell and Miller went on to place fifth in an impressive first showing of the electric Mustang Mach- E Rally®.

Congratulations to all Ford drivers and navigators another winning year and a big thanks to the ford motor company. Well done

 

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BRONCO SPORT EARNS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN IN ALL-FEMALE REBELLE RALLY DESERT COMPETITION

OCT 23, 2023 | DEARBORN

• The Rebelle Rally X-CROSS™ team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore take Bronco Sport to first-ever four-peat win after seven days of intense hand-calculated off-road navigation competition
• Laura Wanlass, Maria Guitar and Bronco Raptor led Ford in the 4x4 class, battling to a podium finish. All three Broncos placed in the 4x4 Class Top 10
• All-new Mustang Mach-E Rally, piloted by Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller, completed its first Rebelle Rally

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 23, 2023 – Bronco® brand has once again showcased its Built Wild™ capability in the Rebelle Rally off-road navigation competition, with the Ford Performance team of Melissa Clark and Jessica Moore securing an unmatched fourth-consecutive victory for Bronco Sport in the X-CROSS Class and Laura Wanlass and Maria Guitar taking the bronze in the 4x4 Class.

All Bronco teams finished in the 4x4 Class top 10, and the all-new Mustang Mach-E Rally successfully completed its first Rebelle Rally. Ford, with a silver-level sponsorship, entered four Bronco SUVs in this year’s competition along with Mustang Mach-E Rally.

“We’re proud of our teams, all which used their driving and hand-calculated navigation skills to complete a very demanding off-road rally,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “The Rebelle Rally also demonstrates the capabilities, durability and agility of our vehicles, including serving as a test bed for the Mustang Mach-E Rally plus Bronco Raptor, Bronco Wildtrak and Bronco Sport.”

Bronco Raptor held a spot in the top-five during each of the seven competition days, which included the Wanlass-Guitar duo and the No. 150 Desert Roots Bronco Raptor of Ford ambassador Shelby Hall and Rori Lewis – both which finished inside the top-five. The Bronco Raptor is designed and engineered by Ford Performance to be the world’s first Ultra4 Racing-inspired SUV, capable of highway-speed desert-dune conquering and Baja rock-crawling
The No. 131 Team Velocity two-door Bronco WildTrak™, featuring 2022 X-CROSS Rookie of the Year winners Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith, battled back through the rankings after a quick-start and finished sixth.

The X-CROSS class saw the Clark-Moore pairing and the No. 202 Mustang Mach-E® Rally of Bailey Campbell and Kaleigh Miller jockey inside the top-five – both teams exchanging the top-spot at about the halfway mark. Campbell and Miller went on to place fifth in an impressive first showing of the electric Mustang Mach- E Rally®.

We love seeing our Bronco teams succeed! Congrats and thank you to our awesome drivers.

 

[Mark S.]

Congrats, Ladies! Keep on truckin'.

 

[Nosmo Rex]

Congrats to @Melissa Clark and Jessica for this win and repping the Bronco Sport!

 

[Colonel Angus]

The BS's look pretty stock. Appears to be mostly stock wheels and tires. They don't look as though they are even lifted. Impressive.

 

[Horse n Buggy]

The BS's look pretty stock. Appears to be mostly stock wheels and tires. They don't look as though they are even lifted. Impressive.

The winning Bronco Sport team did so under the special classification of "Bone Stock" where all they were allowed to change was off-road tires.

 

[Elegance]

So proud of these ladies and proud to drive such a capable vehicle. They demonstrate that the Sport is worthy of being called a "real Bronco." Well done!

 

[davidg4781]

Way to go Hollywood!

The winning Bronco Sport team did so under the special classification of "Bone Stock" where all they were allowed to change was off-road tires.

I thought that was the case! I cross shopped a Passport and the BS and it looks like I made the right choice... if I want to actually get in this hobby. I've only been off the paven path a couple of times now.

 

[SBGrad]

Congrats to the ladies!!! We've been on a 2 week road trip and actually drive past the finish line area (Imperial Dunes CA) just 2 days after the race ended. Looks like I have a year to work on my timing. There NEEDS to be a Bronco Sport Forum presence to represent.

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