MEDIA ALERT: Alex Zanardi teleconference

BMW of North America, LLC

TELECONFERENCE MEDIA ALERT

Two-time CART champion Alex Zanardi will be driving a specially-prepared BMW
320i in the European Touring Car Championship in Monza, Italy, this weekend,
Oct. 18-19, 2003.

ALEX ZANARDI Teleconference No. 1 (pre-race)

Date:  Friday, Oct. 17, 2003

Time:  9:00 a.m. ET

* Call-in number: 1-800-793-6775 or 1-212-812-4494, enter 7451 9155

* To listen to a recording of this conference over the web:
Go to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/9876556234
 
* To listen to a recording of this conference over the phone:
Dial 1-800-793-6775 or 1-212-812-4494, press #1 on your phone, and enter
recording code 98765 56234

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ALEX ZANARDI Teleconference No. 2 (post-race)

Date: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003

Time: 11:30 a.m. ET

* Call-in number: 1-800-793-6775 or 1-212-812-4494, enter 7451 9155

* To listen to a recording of this conference over the web:
Go to https://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/4463988609
 
 * To listen to a recording of this conference over the phone:
Dial 1-800-793-6775 or 1-212-812-4494, press #1 on your phone, and enter
recording code 44639 88609
 

* It would be appreciated if you would confirm your participation in these
teleconferences by e-mailing me at jstropus@earthlink.net.

Many thanks.

Judy Stropus
JVS Enterprises (for BMW of North America, LLC)
203-438-0501
203-431-4139 fax
203-243-2438 cell
jstropus@earthlink.net

MEDIA NOTES:

* Alex (Alessandro) Zanardi
Born: October 23, 1966, in Bologna, Italy

* This one-off appearance in the final round of the 2003 FIA European
Touring Car Championship marks the first competitive outing in a race car
for Zanardi since he lost both of his legs while taking part in the CART
Series' German 500 at Lausitz EuroSpeedway on September 15, 2001.

* The BMW has been specially modified for him and this ride was made
possible by Ravaglia Motorsport, which campaigns the BMW Team Italy-Spain
entries in the series.

* Zanardi will be driving alongside BMW Team Italy-Spain regular drivers
Fabrizio Giovanardi and Antonio Garcia.

* BMW needs just two points to clinch the Manufacturers' title, and the
battle for the Drivers' Championship is between BMW Deutschland's Jörg
Müller, BMW Team Great Britain's Andy Priaulx and Autodelta's Gabriele
Tarquini and Nicola Larini.

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