Press Pass® Offers Free Rookie Autographs at the 23rd National Sports Collectors Convention

July 30, 2002 - Charlotte, NC Collectors who visit the Press Pass Trading Card booth at the 23rd National Sports Collectors Convention will have the opportunity to obtain free autographs of four top rookies from the world of football, basketball, and NASCAR: David Carr, Joey Harrington, Drew Gooden, and Ryan Newman.

Collectors who purchase two boxes of any 2002 Press Pass product from a Press Pass dealer exhibiting at the National are eligible. Collectors simply bring their unopened boxes to the Press Pass booth and open them with a Press Pass representative. Once all the packs have been opened, the collector can choose which free autograph they would like to receive, while supplies last.

Press Pass has conducted similar programs at selected trade shows in the past. However, this year's autograph card line-up is the strongest ever! Collectors can't go wrong no matter which free autograph they select. Football enthusiasts have two standout rookies from the 2002 draft to choose from: David Carr, overall #1 pick by the Houston Texans; and Joey Harrington, the #3 overall pick by Detroit. Basketball fans can choose overall #4 pick, Drew Gooden from the University of Kansas who was drafted by Memphis. NASCAR fans will have the opportunity to acquire an autograph of Ryan Newman, one of the hottest drivers on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.
The 23rd National Sports Collectors Convention runs from Thursday, August 8th through Sunday, August 11th at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, IL.

Racing Champions (www.rcertl.com) is a leading producer and marketer of innovative collectibles and toys targeted at males of all ages. The Company's diverse product offering includes scaled die-cast replicas of John Deere agricultural equipment and NASCAR stock cars, other licensed vehicle replicas, pre-teen toys, sports trading cards, racing apparel and souvenirs, and collectible figures. These products are sold under the Company's market-focused brand names, including Racing Champions®, Ertl®, Ertl Collectibles®, American Muscle™, AMT®, W. Britain®, Press Pass® and JoyRide Studios™. The Company reinforces its brands and enhances the authenticity of our products by linking them with highly recognized licensed properties including NASCAR, NHRA, John Deere, Case IH, Polaris, Honda, Caterpillar, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Texaco, Warner Brothers, Gullane Entertainment, Nintendo, Sega and Electronic Arts. The
Company's products are marketed through multiple channels of distribution, including mass retailers and specialty and
hobby wholesalers and retailers, OEM dealers and to corporate accounts for promotional purposes. The Company sells through more than 20,000 retail outlets located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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