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my Own Race: 125cc ~ 1] Andrew Short {§) 1] David Pingree Short had to go through the LCQ on his way to the main, but he was extremely impressive on his way to his first-ever podium finish, despite having one of the last picks on the start gate. "The team and I have taken a big step. Hopefully, tonight I proved it. Hopefully, I proved to Roger (DeCoster] and those guys that I am for real. It's good to have a podium at my first race this year. It kind of sets the bar for me. I achieved one goal, and now I've got another one." Short's MotoworidRacing.com Suzuki teammate Pingree started off the main event right, but he was forced to double a triple on the first lap and got stuck in the pack. "Hopefully, next week I'll get another start like that and keep it up there," he said. He finished eighth. ®@ Chris Gosselaar Preston's teammate ran up front for a while, but his forearms got the better of him. "I got up front, and I just pumped up really bad - the first race of the year. I don't know," he said. "I'm just going to go back and work even harder for next week because I definitely think I can win. 1t 1]@@ Craig Anderson Chad Reed's cousin and sort of replacement at Yamaha of Troy had a bit of a nerve-wracking night. "I was really nervous, really," he said. «Obviously it's my first big supercross here, and I kind of struggled a little bit. I had to go to the last-chance, and I knew I was going to get a bad gate for the final, but I thought, 'Hey, I might be able to pull something out of the bag and get a holeshot,' but that wasn't to be." He finished ninth. ~@ Danny Smith A fan favorite, SoBe Suzuki's Smith rode a calm, cool and collected main event. "There's a couple guys out there that are riding real well, and I'm one of them, so I just need to get up there with a little bit quicker start. I didn't really make any mis· takes, so I was happy with that." He finished fifth. ®® Sean Hamblin Although he was unable to be located for comment following the race, Hamblin showed flashes of speed throughout the night, but he dropped out of the main event with problems on the fourth lap. lIvuro;J lm! . l A!> America's only weekly motorcycle publlcation. we"re the only thing you get that you even realize IS lale! (When was (he lasl Lime you knew your monthly magazine was a week laler than usual'!) Most Cycle News subscriptions are delivered via 2nd Class mail. The bulk of whal you pay for on your annual subscription is postage. You are paying for better delivery than wnal you have been receiving... why? Around the beginning of 1997, the U,S, Poslal Service reclassified all publications into what they call "Periodicals" for the purposes of delivery speed. That means they now lump your Cvcle News in wilh all Ihe monthly publications and deliver them with Ihe same urgency (or lack of urgency). All Cycle News can do on our end is gel lhc pa~r shipped immedialely after each weekend's evenL\i, and into the mail ~ystem. whl,ch we do. every Tuesday momin o . without fail (except on weeks with a Monday holiday. then we print Tuesd;.ly andship your paper on WednesdJY morning). After IhJt. iI's out of our hands. and you need 10 regisler your delivery complainl With the U.S. PostJI Service. not us. Wc're as frustral· ed as you are. and untillhere'\i :o.ome bettcr melhod (at a reasonable cost) to get your Cycle ews delivered quicker. we're all stuck wilh (he same problem. t. Here are your alternatives for bener service: If you are able to pay for fjC)ler service. ftrst-elass mail delivery wilhin the Uniled States for Cycle ews. annual subscription price: $130.00. (Outside the U.S., firstclas> delivery is available for 5150.00: Canada & Mexico are $145.(0). Cycle News' toll-free subscription hotline is 1-800·831-2220. . orRegister your delivery complaints wilh the U.S, Postal Service on-line at: www.usps.comlreedbackifeedback.hIOi or, call the U,S, Postal Service toJl·frcc consumer hotline - 24 hours a day. seven day~ a week· at 1-800-ASK·USPS (1-800·275·8777). Please keep your message brief. to the point. descriplive of your delivery problems. and as polite as possible. If the USPS hears from enough customers. they can only pay allention and improve their service, eye. e n e _ S • JANUARY 15,2003 15