Leatt Corporation Announces Testing of Leatt-Brace at the UAE Desert Challenge

Released on = February 23, 2006, 10:50 pm

Press Release Author = Leatt Corporation, Inc.

Industry = Automotive

Press Release Summary = CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets:
LEAT.PK), a Nevada, USA Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that
develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-BraceT, a Neck Brace System designed to
help prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine
(neck), today announced that it has completed testing their Leatt-BraceT MOTO GPX
brace at the UAE Desert Challenge with KTM Works riders Marc Coma (2006 Dakar Rally
Champion) and Cyril Despres (2005 UAE Desert Challenge Winner).

Press Release Body = Dr. Chris Leatt, President and C.E.O. of the Leatt Corporation,
visited Dubai from the 9th to the 14th of November 2005 to present the Leatt-BraceT
MOTO GPX to two of the competitors in 2005 United Arab Emirates Desert Challenge
race, Marc Coma and Cyril Despres. Dr. Leatt accompanied the riders into the desert
where the Leatt-BraceT MOTO GPX was put through its paces. A majority of the riders
commented that the brace was practical to wear in full race conditions and would be
a welcome addition to standard safety equipment.

Dr. Leatt, President & C.E.O. of the Leatt Corporation, said "Cyril Despres was so
impressed with the Leatt-BraceT that he spent the night modifying his race jacket so
that he could race the upcoming 2005 Desert Challenge with the Leatt-BraceT. After
winning the 2005 UAE Desert Challenge, Despres was also featured on numerous
international motor sport television programs sporting his Leatt-BraceT MOTO GPX."

A short interview of Cyril Despres wearing his Leatt-BraceT can be viewed on the
Company's website at: http://www.leatt-brace.com/video.asp. Neither the website
nor the interview are part of this press release.

Marc Coma, 2006 Dakar Rally Winner, has already ordered his brace as a result of
this testing exercise.

About The Leatt Corporation: The Leatt Corporation is the exclusive global
distributor of the Leatt-BraceT, a Neck Brace designed to prevent or lessen the
severity of potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine
(neck). The manufacture and development of the core products currently take place at
the Leatt Corporation's offices in Cape Town, South Africa, which are situated at
the headquarters of Leatt Brace Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

For more information on the Leatt-BraceT, please visit the company website at
www.leatt-brace.com.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release may contain
forward-looking statements, which are based on the Company\'s current expectations,
forecasts and assumptions. In some cases forward-looking statements may be
identified by forward-looking words like \"would,\" \"intend,\" \"hope,\"
\"will,\" \"may,\" \"should,\" \"expect,\" \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"estimate,\" \"predict,\"
\"continue,\" or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially
from the Company\'s expectations, forecasts and assumptions. These risks and
uncertainties include risks and uncertainties not in the control of the Company,
including, without limitation, the current economic climate and other risks and
uncertainties, the limited resources of the Company and resulting vulnerability of
the Company and its products to domestic and international competitors with
considerably greater resources than the Company and possible inability to establish
market share against competing products in many markets, current limited
distribution channels for the Company's products, actions of our competitors, the
limited cash flow of the Company and the resulting reliance on the sale of Company
securities to finance operations, the extent to which affects our ability to develop
new services and markets for our services, the time and expense involved in such
development activities, the level of demand and market acceptance of our products,
and changes in our business strategies. Initial test results of Company products,
such as discussed above, may not be indicative of the commercial market potential of
or potential consumer interest in such products. The Company's common stock is
traded on the Pink Sheet system and the Company is a "penny stock company" as
defined under the rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As such,
there are additional, substantial risks associated with the Company and its
securities. Such risks include limited liquidity of the Company's common stock and
limitations on ability of broker-dealers to trade or recommend such stock.

Investor Relations: Please contact investorrelations@fastmail.fm or call +1 (702)
447-6751.


Web Site = http://www.leatt-brace.com

Contact Details = investorrelations@fastmail.fm or call +1 (702) 447-6751.

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