Saint-Bruno, Québec - 2003-08-22

Bombardier Recreational Products is pleased to announce that its Bombardier^TM DS650^TM BAJA ATV finished first at the Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil. One of the toughest ATV challenges in the world, this rally gathered more than two hundred vehicles, during a nine day, 3,800 km trans Amazone rally between the state of Goiania and Maranhao in Northern Brazil. On August 2, veteran athlete Carlo Collet, three time winner of this rally, drove his Bombardier DS650 BAJA across the finish line in São Luís do Maranhao with more than nine hours' advantage over his closest competitor.

"Once again, the victory of Mr. Collet and the Bombardier DS650 BAJA confirms Bombardier's leadership in this sector," said Michel Hade, Vice President, International Sales and Marketing, Bombardier Recreational Products. "This victory and our association with Emerson Fittipaldi, will strongly contribute to solidifying our image in Brazil, South America's largest market, as well as in other parts of Latin America, which constitute a significant market for our products," added Hade.

Emerson Fittipaldi is a veteran of the racing world and the owner of the Fittipaldi/Digman racing team in the Champcar racing League. Long-time fan of Bombardier Recreational Products, Mr. Fittipaldi supports its marketing efforts in Brazil. During his visit in Montréal, Mr Fittipaldi will meet with Maryline Lambelin, the first woman to participate in the Paris-Dakar Rallye on an ATV, who will brief him on the race and on her preparation to take up this challenge on the Bombardier DS650 BAJA.

Official sponsor of the 2003 Molson Indy Championship, Bombardier Recreational Products is showcasing most of its products and is offering trial demonstrations of its marine products during the three-day event at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montréal.

Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets utility vehicles, Rotax^TM engines and karts, Ski-Doo® and Lynx® snowmobiles, Bombardier^TM ATVs, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and Evinrude® outboard engines, as well as Evinrude direct injection and Evinrude E-TEC^TM technologies.

Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world-leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 75,000 people and manufacturing facilities in 25 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2003 stood at $23.7 billion Cdn. Bombardier shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).

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For information:
Marie-Pierre Grenier
Communications and Public Relations
(450) 461-7719
marie-pierre.grenier@brp.com
 
www.brp.com