Top Prospect:
Press Pass® Introduces the First Ever NASCAR Busch Series Memorabilia Program

June 3, 2003 Charlotte, N.C. - It's no secret that the NASCAR Busch Series has become a stepping stone for young drivers to gain more experience and exposure in their efforts to move up to NASCAR Winston Cup racing. Several of this year's talented NASCAR Winston Cup rookies (including Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, and Casey Mears) were competitors on the NASCAR Busch Series in 2002. Other recent graduates of the NBS include Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, and Kevin Harvick. In order to give collectors a chance to collect memorabilia cards of future NWC talent, Press Pass has created Top Prospect, a unique program that features race-used memorabilia cards from some of the rising stars of the NBS.

Top Prospect cards will be appearing in three Press Pass products: Press Pass 2003 Trackside, Press Pass 2003 Stealth, and Press Pass 2003 Optima. The roster consists of six talented drivers that are making a name for themselves on the NBS. Drivers featured in the program include Brian Vickers (driver of the #5 GMAC Chevy), Shane Hmiel (driver of the #48 Dark Dog Pontiac), Scott Riggs (driver of the #10 Nesquick Ford), and Scott Wimmer (driver of the #23 Stacker 2 Chevy). Top Prospect cards can be found 1 in every 168 hobby packs and feature four cards of each driver that showcase different memorabilia pieces: race-used tires (numbered to 400), race-used sheet metal (numbered to 250), race-used shoes (numbered to 200), and race-used gloves (numbered to 100).

"With so many talented drivers moving from the NASCAR Busch Series to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and having immediate success, we wanted to provide collectors with an opportunity to obtain their first race-used memorabilia cards before they become NASCAR Winston Cup stars," said Heather Maillard, associate product manager for Press Pass, a division of RC2 (NASDAQ: RCRC). "These Top Prospect race-used memorabilia cards will be the first ever race-used memorabilia cards produced of all six drivers in the program."

Top Prospects cards will first be available in packs of Press Pass 2003 Trackside, releasing on June 17th.

RC2 (www.rc2corp.com) is a leading producer and marketer of high quality, innovative collectibles and toys targeted at adult collectors and children. The Company's diverse product offerings include: agricultural, construction and outdoor sports vehicle replicas; automotive, high performance and racing vehicle replicas; traditional children's 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®, Learning Curve, American Muscle™, AMT®, W. Britain®, Press Pass®, Eden®, Feltkids® and JoyRide Studios™. The Company supports its brands and enhances the authenticity of its products by linking them with highly recognized licensed properties from John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Hit Entertainment, Lamaze, Case, Polaris, Honda, Caterpillar, Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, NASCAR, NHRA, Texaco, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, DIC Entertainment, Nintendo, Sega, Electronic Arts and Microsoft. The Company's products are marketed through multiple channels of distribution, including chain retailers, specialty and hobby wholesalers and retailers, OEM dealers, corporate accounts for promotional purposes and direct to consumers. The Company sells through more than 20,000 retail outlets located in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.