If You Can't Find it At the Race Track….You'll Find it in Press Pass®Trackside 2003

June 20, 2003 Charlotte, N.C. - With an exciting NASCAR season underway, Press Pass Trackside provides collectors with an up close and personal look at NASCAR's finest drivers at the race track. In addition to an extensive base set and powerful inserts, Press Pass Trackside 2003 offers collectors many new and exciting twists that include signed memorabilia cards, an all-new "Top Prospects" memorabilia program and two exciting "enter-to-win" contests.

The Press Pass Trackside 2003 memorabilia programs include Pit Stoppers, Pit Stoppers Signature Series and the newest memorabilia program, Top Prospects, a hobby-only insert that includes four versions of memorabilia cards of six top NASCAR Busch Series drivers. Also included are two exciting "enter-to-win" contests that feature the "Be the King For a Day" Richard Petty Driving Experience and a "Press Pass Hat Giveaway" where collectors can enter to win one of 31 Press Pass hats signed individually by the top NASCAR Winston Cup Drivers. Collectors will also find the second installment of Press Pass Signings that includes three distinct levels: Silver Signings found in both hobby and retail, plastic TRANS Signings sequentially numbered to 100 (hobby and retail), and Gold Signings, hobby only and sequentially numbered to 50.

"With a comprehensive base set, multiple memorabilia and autograph programs, and two exciting "enter to win" contests, we have created a product that not only offers a great deal of value, but a lot of fun for collectors too," said Mandy Kirkland, Product Manager for Press Pass, a division of RC2 (NASDAQ: RCRC).

Continuing in Press Pass Trackside is the Year-Long Total Memorabilia Program offering collectors Double Burner (hobby only) and Triple Burner (retail only) multi-piece memorabilia cards featuring race-used memorabilia from Earnhardt Jr., Gordon, Stewart, and all the other superstars of NASCAR.

Other inserts include the License To Drive die-cut "set-within-a-set" (1:1), Runnin-N-Gunnin, printed on foil and etched (1:6); Mirror Image, printed on foil and holofoil (1:18); Dialed In, custom micro-etched printed on foil (1:8); Hot Pursuit, printed on foil and holofoil board (1:28); and Dale Earnhardt "10th Anniversary" (1:72), paralleled with gold foil stamping (sequentially numbered to 250) hobby only.

RC2 (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 offerings include 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 its products by linking them with highly recognized licensed properties including NASCAR, NHRA, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Case, Polaris, Honda, Caterpillar, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Texaco, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Hit 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.