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chester moved up the ladder as he added a first to go along with his second. Schwartz again outgated the field and he was two for two. Castro was not about to be outdone, and he got the crowd going as he worked the outside line and passed Randy "The Rocket" DiFrancesco on the whiteflag lap to keep his perfect score intact. Three riders were perfect so far, with one more round to go. Hicks, Schwartz and Castro were all looking for the hat trick. Hicks was the first to fall, as he went heads up with Schwartz in the first ride of round three. Schwartz did it in style, going wire to wire. Josh Larsen added a first to his two sec· onds, and he was assured a spot in the Semis. Manchester put another one in the win column, and he was one point shy of a perfect score. Castro kept his perfect score as he took the win in the final round. Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell had the lead for one lap and then Castro went to work on the outside and took the lead as they came around on two. Schwartz and Castro were perfect on the night. McConnell, Bryan Yarrow and Bryan Thompson had a four· lap runoff for the final transfer to the Semis, and McConnell took it with ease. The first Semi had Castro on the pole, with DiFrancesco and Ermo lenko in two and three. On the out· side were McConnell and Manchester. The first try at a go saw DiFrancesco and Manchester tangle in one, and the red came out. They lined up again, and it was Manchester who got off the line and on his way. Castro got caught outside, and McConnell slipped through on the inside to come away with second. They would both go to the main. DiFrancesco and Castro were headed for the lastchance qualifier, and Ermo lenko was done. The second Semi saw the pole go to Larsen, with Hicks and Schwartz in two and three. Kit Nay and Bobby Hedden were in three and four. Larsen cut a great gate and went out on top. Hedden was out second, but it was short-lived, as Schwartz took over on the second lap. He would advance, with Larsen, to the main, while Hedden and Nay headed for the LCQ. After being so strong all night, Hicks was done. Nay was on the pole for the LCQ, with DiFrancesco in two and Castro and Hedden in three and four. Hedden got the gate, but Castro won the war, and he would be the final rider in the Scratch main. Schwartz drew the pole for the ain, with Castro in two and cConnell in three. On the outside ere Larsen and Manchester. Manhester is deadly from the outside, nd he proved it by launching off and itting the first tum with a full head of As America's only weeldJ_lIIolorcycle publication. we're the only thing you get thai you even realize IS 1m! (Wheo was the last time you knew your monllily magazine was a week later than usual?) MoS! Cycle News subscriptions are delivered via 2nd Class mail. The bulk of what you pay for on your annual subscription is postage. You are paying for betler delivery than what you have been receiving... why? Around the beginning of 1997, the U.S. Postal Service reclassified all publications into what they call "Periodicals" for the purposes of delivery speed. That means they now lump your Cycle News in with all the monthly publicanons and deliver them Wtth the same urgency (or lack of urgency), All Cycle News can do on our end is gel the paF. shipped immediately after eacb weekend's events, and into the mail system, which we do, every Tuesday morning, without fail (excel'! 00 weeks with a Monday boliday, thea we prinl Tuesday and ship your paper on Weilnesday morning). After tlia~ it's out of our hands, and you need to register your delivery complaint WIth the U.S, Postal Service, not us, We're as fruSlraleO as you are, and until there's some better method (at a reasonable cost) 10 get your Cycle News delivered quicker. we're all stuck with the same problem. Here are your alternatives for better service: If you are able to pay for fasler service, finil-class mail delivery within the United States for Cycle News, annual subscription price: $130,00. (Outside tbe U,S.• firslclass delivery is available for $150.00; Canada & Mexico are $145.00). Cycle News' toll-free subscription bolline is 1-800-831-2220, - orRegister your delivery complaints with the U.S. Postal Service on-line at: www.usps.comlfeedbacklfeedback.htm or, call the U.S. Postal Service toll·free consumer hotllne· 24 houlS a day, seven days a week - at 1·800·ASK·USPS (1·800.275·8777). Please keep your message brief, to the point, descriptive of your delivery problems, and as polite as possible, If the USPS bean; from enough customelS, they can only pay attention and improve their service. cue. e n e _ S • MAY 8. 2002 61