ANTON/BAUER BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLIES TRAVERSE DUNE AND DESERT FOR THE 2012 DAKAR RALLY

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, DECEMBER 28, 2011 - Starting January 1, 2012, an estimated 456 drivers of specially designed off-road motorcycles, cars and trucks will race from the Atlantic coastal resort town of Mar del Plata, Argentina to Peru's capital, Lima, located on the Pacific coast of South America, as part of the 2012 Dakar Rally off-road automobile race. Drivers from around the world will traverse some of the world's most unforgiving environments, and along for the ride will be Léon Jansen who, with his crew at the Dutch Dakar Press Team, will photograph the race from start to finish. Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will also be on hand, as Jansen and his crew will rely on the company's DIONIC® HCX, DIONIC® HC, Solar Panel, and various other power and lighting accessories to help capture this competitive event.

Jansen first discovered the Dakar Rally in 2004 and began covering it as a photographer in 2005 when he launched the Dutch Dakar Press Team. "I fell in love with the Dakar Rally the first time I saw it," he says. "It's tough to fight against time and the elements, but very rewarding to be a part of this legendary event."

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