Russell Recommended For ISO 9001 and QS-9000 Quality Registration TORRANCE, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2002) – Russell Performance Products (PRI Booth 1612), a division of Edelbrock Corporation, has been recommended for incorporation and scope expansion within Edelbrock Corporation’s current ISO 9001 and QS-9000 quality registration by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. assessment team, its current international quality standards registrar. Russell is best known for supplying its advanced fluid systems for high-performance street, marine and racing applications for more than a quarter-century. Now an integral part of the Edelbrock “Fun Team,” Russell has established its own engineering and state-of the-art quality control departments in its new facility in Torrance, Calif. Registration to ISO 9001 and QS-9000 is awarded to organizations that dedicate themselves to continuous improvement in manufacturing and operations processes. “This recommendation highlights Russell’s dedication to quality improvement since joining the Edelbrock family in 2001,” said Edelbrock President and CEO Vic Edelbrock. Russell Performance Products is an Edelbrock company. Founded by Vic Edelbrock Sr. in 1938 and celebrating its 65th anniversary in 2003, Torrance-based Edelbrock Corporation (NASDAQ NM: EDEL) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier designers, manufacturers and distributors of performance parts for the automotive and motorcycle aftermarket and is a driving force in the $25 billion specialty equipment industry. The company owns four production facilities in Torrance and operates a “state-of-the art” foundry, plus a motorcycle carburetor manufacturing facility in San Jacinto, Calif. Edelbrock’s core product line of performance-enhancing engine, suspension and exhaust system parts, which make up The Total Power Package®, are made in the USA. Edelbrock is also a manufacturer of racing products and a major contingency sponsor of several racing organizations, including NASCAR, the NHRA and the PRO Edelbrock Racing series. Edelbrock--PRI Booth 1517 Russell Performance--PRI Booth 1612 Contact: Michael F. Hollander, Pacific Communications Group (310) 224-4981 (mholland@paccomgrp.com)