Exhibit 99.1

                        CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                         18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                         AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
             SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002), I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Arctic Cat Inc.
(the "Company"), hereby certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the
Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
                                        /s/Christopher A. Twomey
Date:  November 14, 2002                __________________________
                                        Christopher A. Twomey,
                                        Chief Executive Officer