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THRUSTMASTER TEAMS WITH
 NASCAR? ON FORCE FEEDBACK
                 RACING WHEEL

    Hillsboro, Oregon, May 28, 1998 -- ThrustMaster, Inc. (NASDAQ:
    TMSR) a leading manufacturer of game controllers for PC-based
    entertainment officially licensed by NASCAR, has expanded its
current
    lineup to create an official FORCE feedback racing wheel for the PC
-
    the NASCAR FORCE GT? by ThrustMaster. The NASCAR FORCE
    GT is expected to ship to retail accounts in the third quarter,
during the
    upcoming holiday selling season of 1998, with a retail price under
$180.

    Computer racers can now take their driving passion to a completely
new
    level of e***ment with force feedback technology - where they feel
the
    action - not just watch it. The NASCAR FORCE GT by ThrustMaster
    will allow drivers to interact within the game scenario, and
actually feel
    the sensation of the track. Rubbing other cars and scrapping track
walls
    offer the most jarring effects, while more subtle forces such as
    understeer and road textures are combined to make the most immersive

    *** experience yet. Never before have NASCAR fans been able to
    experience such sensations from a computer racing wheel.

    "The NASCAR FORCE GT from ThrustMaster will take racing fans to
    a whole new level." stated Louis Ashford, design engineer for the
    NASCAR FORCE GT. "Giving NASCAR fans a fantastic racing
    experience was one of our major goals in designing this wheel,"
added
    Alan Smith, product marketing manager for ThrustMaster. "The force
    feedback effects will bring them one step closer to the track. We
look
    forward to bringing this innovative product to NASCAR racing
    enthusiasts."

    "Our continued relationship with ThrustMaster keeps PC racing fans
on
    the cutting edge of simulated racing," stated George Pyne, NASCAR
    Vice President of Marketing.

    Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 1998, NASCAR is considered
    Americas fastest growing sport. NASCAR racing attracted 11 million
    fans and 183 million television viewers in 1997. NASCAR has thir***

    divisions of racing which compete in more than 2,200 events each
year.
    NASCARs Licensing Department is charged with providing greater
    opportunities for NASCAR teams, drivers and tracks. NASCAR is able
    to assist licensees by utilizing its ten licensed television shows,
four
    licensed radio programs, eight licensed publications and NASCAR
Online
    (http://www.racesimcentral.net/). Other resources include partnerships with
    more than 100 other licensees, 28 official status companies and
    NASCARs offices in Daytona Beach, New York City, C***te and
    California.

    ThrustMaster, whose diversified product line leads the industry in
    realistic game simulation, currently produces the highly successful
and
    award winning NASCAR Pro?, Formula T2? and Grand Prix 1? PC
    racing wheels, and provides users with an immersive racing
simulation
    experience. ThrustMasters broad product line includes action,
    adventure, sports and arcade peripherals for the PC and soon the
    console platform. Today, ThrustMaster continues to be a leader in
the
    development of innovative peripherals, and looks forward to bringing

    outstanding PC-based entertainment to consumers. For more
    information, please view the ThrustMaster Web site at
    http://www.racesimcentral.net/

    Note to Editors: Formula T2 and Grand Prix 1 are trademarks of
ThrustMaster, Inc. All other trademarks are
    the property of their respective owners.