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Ronn Bailey the Only U.S. Race Car Participant in Tunisia Rally 2008

LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — Vanguard Integrity Professionals

CEO & CTO Ronn Bailey announced today that he will be the sole U.S.

participant entering this year's most challenging African road rally, the

FIA OPIC 2000 Tunisia Rally 2008. The nine day race, which extends over

three countries and 4,123 km of terrain, is the first step of the Rally

World Cup. The 2008 Tunisian race starts in Marseilles, France on April

23rd, runs through Libya and Tunisia and finishes in the city of Djerba,

Tunisia on May 3rd.

    Bailey and his co-pilot Sebastien Delaunay will drive a Nissan Patrol.

As the sole American race car driver, he will join 97 motorbikes and quads,

along with 90 other cars, 11 trucks and 110 support vehicles, in the

largest African rally of 2008. "We've been planning the Tunisia Rally for

some time now but didn't announce our participation until today for

security reasons," Bailey explains. "Doing the Tunisia Rally was always a

given for me -- part of an even bigger plan." Vanguard Integrity

Professionals, which provides enterprise security software to 500 U.S. and

foreign governments, multinational corporations and large enterprises, is

sponsoring Bailey's race team in the rally.

    Bailey is commandeering one of 14 teams that will fight for victory in

the highly challenging "Regularity Rally" competition. The object for each

team is to score points by completing timed sections and overcoming

difficult navigational challenges. Sections of the course are only for the

Regularity class competitors and are intentionally more difficult to

navigate.

    Bailey will be at somewhat of a disadvantage competing in the

Regularity Rally for the first time, going against 13 other professional

teams that frequently compete in this type of event. "All of my previous

races in Dakar and Morocco have been in the unlimited open class, which

requires driving as fast and hard as possible," Bailey explains. "The

Regularity class is a race of strategy and skill, requiring flawless

navigation and consistency. I chose to participate in this class to become

more skilled in navigation and race strategy which will improve my chances

to win the longer and even more difficult TransOrientale Rally in June and

the Dakar 2009 in South America.”

    In total, the rally’s caravan represents nearly 1,000 people and 350

vehicles. NPO has more than 160 people monitoring the race course,

including French, Tunisian, and Libyan rescuers, policemen, and armed

forces. Security is overseen by 18 doctors, three helicopters, two planes,

four "tango" vehicles, two "friends" rescuers on motorbikes and a medical

post. Each competitor will have a satellite system that reports their

position at every moment, as well as an anti-collision plan and a direct

telephonic link with the PC Course.

    Bailey concludes, “I’ve been told the deserts in Libya have cathedral

dunes that are the most beautiful in the world. This is particularly

exciting since this will be the first time in 27 years the race will enter

into Libya. I'm really looking forward to experiencing the Tunisia and

Libya terrains. It's a blessing to be able to do it my way -- living

adventure. Camping out and sleeping on the desert floor will make it an

even more enjoyable experience."

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