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We Won Our Alcan 5000 Rally Class (And Took 2nd Overall)

September 30, 2025 / Andy & Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Mercedes and Andy Lilienthal with a 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport at the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory on the 2025 Alcan 5000 Rally. Photo by Shane Bowman

We did it! Team Crankshaft Culture won the 2S class (trucks/SUVs, “seat of pants”) again at this year’s Alcan 5000 Summer Rally! We won this class in 2024 at the Alcan 5000 Winter Rally in an INEOS Grenadier, and we did it again this year in a 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport!

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Honda Passport TrailSport to Tackle North America’s Longest Rally Covering Nearly 6,000 Miles

August 28, 2025 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
2026 Honda Passport Tralisport set to run the 2025 Alcan 5000 Summer Rally - Photo by Andy Lilienthal

Mercedes and I are doing the 2025 Alcan 5000 Summer Rally in a 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport Elite. In fact, Honda actually just put out a press release about it; here it is below.

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Part 4: Days 13–16 of the 2024 Baltic Sea Circle Rally with a Volkswagen ID. Buzz EV

April 14, 2025 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
BSCR Latvia, Lithuania, Poland 04e_credit Katharina Muller

Andy and I finished the 2024 Baltic Sea Circle Rally, the northernmost rally in the world, from June 22 to July 7. We rallied through nine countries and nearly 5,000 miles in just over two weeks. We became the first non-European EV team to compete in and finish the Baltic Sea Circle Rally and were also the…

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Part 3: Days 9–12 of the 2024 Baltic Sea Circle Rally with a Volkswagen ID. Buzz EV

March 20, 2025 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Mint green 2024 German market Volkswagen ID. Buzz EV van

Andy and I competed in the 2024 Baltic Sea Circle Rally, the northernmost rally in the world. It started June 22 and ended July 7. In our third article installment, we’re giving you a video sneak peek of rally days 9-12 with our 2024 German-spec short wheelbase Volkswagen ID. Buzz EV van.

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