Nomad Overland Rally 2024

News from the Rally: Week Three

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2024 Leaderboard: Week 3

1st: 2,916 points

2nd: 2,376 points

3rd: 2,350 points

(Checkout the full Leaderboard for all the Teams’ Week 3 scores)

There was some massive adventuring going on during Week 3 as our Nomad Teams really racked up the points. More teams set off on their Overland Stages and there were a bunch of training activities happening. There was some shuffling around the leaderboard, and by the end of the week, Team 117 Lucas had reclaimed first place with 2,916 points. Team 101 Mercer made a huge jump into second place after returning from a series of Overland Stages and earning 2,376 points.  Team 130 McClellan moved into third place with 2,350 points. While the top three teams have passed the 2,000-point mark, there are several others closing in on them. Seven more teams have reached the 1,000-point level. As the teams currently at the top of the leaderboard max out their available points for Overland Stages and Activities, the gaps will begin to narrow. Some teams are just beginning their Overland Stages this week, and with six more weeks of competition, we can expect some surprises ahead. The Week 3 Challenge was all about tires — and overall the teams did fairly well on it. The teams still have one more week to attempt it. Meanwhile Challenge #4 was released this morning and it’s another potentially “hard” one (though we do give them some easy points to capture just for doing it) — plotting and measuring distances on paper maps, old school style!

Highlights from Week 3

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Here are some Week 3 highlights from around the 2024 Nomad Overland Rally. The teams were busy this week and we now have some who have reached the 2,000 point level. Team 117 Lucas joined up with Team 103 Chasse in Arizona to knock off a few more Stages and Driving Activities. And Team 101 Mercer shot up into second place on the Leaderboard after returning from ten days on the road traveling from Colorado to Wyoming and Utah completing nine Overland Stages and multiple activities. Team 130 McClellan ran into some challenging weather, when encountering summer snow and ice on a high narrow shelf road in Idaho–but they safely navigated it and also completed nine Overland Stages by the end of the week. Team 121 Rojas (Team DOGRNR) has been solidly building up points and is now in fourth place on the Leaderboard. This week she completed her second Stewardship Activity, organizing a Tread Lightly cleanup in Arizona sponsored by Summit 4×4 which drew volunteers from as far as California to help clean up the trails. Team 124 E.  Stevens was exploring around the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and doing some impromptu trail cleanups as she went. We’re loving all the Stewardship activity going on around the rally this year so far. Great work Teams. Meanwhile more teams are getting out there and starting to narrow the points gaps! Check out the Leaderboard to see how everyone ranked at the end of Week 3.

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The Rally started on June 3rd, and a number of teams were already beginning their first Overland Stages, while others were still in the planning stages. Here is a curated collection of recent images from our social space to give you a peek into the teams and their progress.

Feels good to be getting back out there after a productive summer making sure the nomadoverlandrally ran smoothly… excited for some new exploration heading 180…#nomad24 #nomadoverlandrally #exploremore #falkentires #onxoffroad #treadlightly #nomadrally #offroad #overlanding #adventure #camping #outdoorliving #camplife #discoverearth
Looking ahead. Registration for the 2025 edition of the Nomad Overland Rally will open on September 1st. Take advantage of early-bird pricing and secure your spot in this epic adventure. #nomadrally #offroad #overlanding #adventure #nomadoverlandrally #exploreyourworld
The 2024 Nomad Overland Rally is complete and we are happy to announce our Winners for this third edition of the event (and the Winners of the Falken Tires) The final week of competition turned into a real “nail biter” as the Teams narrowed the points gaps so much that at the end only one point separated first and second place, and third place was a tie! So many teams really worked hard this year amassing a record number of points and also completing 37 Stewardship activities on trails and public lands around the USA while they were out adventuring. We want to CONGRATULATE ALL THE TEAMS who got out there and pushed themselves to do as much as they could — a few of the Teams actually went “above and beyond” completing all the possible activities and tasks even after they had maxed out their available points. And a BIG THANK YOU to @falkentire, @treadlightlyteam and @onxoffroad for their support in helping make the rally possible. #nomad24 #nomadrally #offroad #overlanding #adventure #falkentires #onxoffroad #treadlightly #doyourpart @podroze_agi @rocklanding.adventures @offroadite @sheila.j.long @lesalisa27a @dulcykatt
The sun has set on the 2024 edition of the Nomad Overland Rally and we really appreciated the energy and engagement of our Nomad Teams this year! We hope to see many of them back again for 2025, and in the meantime we’ll keep following their adventures wherever they lead. #nomad24 #nomadoverlandrally #offroad #overlanding #adventure #nomadrally @falkentire @treadlightlyteam @onxoffroad #exploremore
Week Ten was the final week of competition in the 2024 Nomad Overland Rally and the teams used this last week to grab as many points as they could, narrowing the “point-gap” to a single point. Final Stewardship activities and final Falken Tire PrecisionChallenges were completed and then the teams# had to wait for the final points tally before the announcement of the official winners. Great job by all our Nomad Teams this year! And we are thankful to @falkentire, @treadlightlyteam and @onxoffroad for their support! #nomad24 #nomadrally #nomadoverlandrally #offroad #overlanding #adventure #explore #treadlightly #falkentires #onxoffroad #exploreyourworld
The Nomad Teams were hard at work during Week Nine as they pushed to earn more points in the “home stretch” of the ten week competition period. More Stewardship Activities were completed and a few more Teams took on the Falken Tire Precision Challenge this week. There is just one week left to narrow the point gap. Check out these highlights from Week Nine! Thanks to @falkentire, @treadlightlyteam and @onxoffroad for supporting the adventures. #nomad24 #nomadoverlandrally #offroad #overlanding #nomadrally #treadlightly #falkentires #onxoffroad
nomadoverlandrally Rally ID selfie montage!! I am not fond of selfies - not fond of my face, lol, but it was great experience to go out of my comfort zone!  Excuse the fact that I’m somewhat off time with my photo switches - I only have so much patience and limited talent with reels, LOL!! Today is the final day of the 10 week Rally. It’s been so much fun, definitely a bit of work but then that’s what a challenge is! Check out the nomadoverlandrally next year for 2025
#nomad24 #nomadoverlandrally #rallyid #selfies #treadlightly #falkentires #onxoffroad #toyota #4runner #babutherescue #zingothebordercolliegsd
Nature has a way of reclaiming what is hers when left unattended. This was near Bay City, Oregon as we were traveling along the coast. Seeing the flowers grow amongst the remnants of abandoned buildings gave it a different beauty. #nomad24
The Colorado River and its tributaries began rapidly carving through rock layers, carrying off sediments. Left behind are the cliffs and plateaus of the Grand Staircase. Today, the Grand Staircase continues to erode. The rate at which this occurs depends on changing climate conditions. Bryce Canyon National Park is beautiful! Hoodoo you love?? 😉 #nomad24
That view after an amazing night’s sleep in the rooftop tent… You can even hear and see the Pacific Ocean! This was such a great HipCamp off the coast of Oregon after visiting Olympic National Park. #nomad24

The 2024 edition of the Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally runs from June 3rd and continues for ten weeks, ending on August 11th. You can follow the rally progress on this page, on Instagram at @nomadoverlandrally and on Facebook at @nomadoverlandvirtualadventurerally. (If you are interested in competing you can register here or get more information about the rally here).