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Does anybody else have trouble getting their NSSN in a timely matter? Mine just keeps coming later and later. The one I got last week was two or three weeks old, and this week it didn't even arrive at all.

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I live in San Diego, I usually have mine by Thursday or Friday the same week it comes out. No complaints from me.

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Having moved twice in the last two years, I can tell you that it is all dependent on the post office. When I lived in Texas, I could expect it on Saturday or Monday. When I lived in Wisconsin, It was horrible. I sometimes would get the old paper and new paper on the same day. Now that I live in Missouri, I always get it on Thursday.

It has been a while since I have looked, but I think NSSN has instructions on what to do if your papers are late, and how to complain to the post office.

Good luck

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Stephen,my copy usually arrives anywhere from the Thursday to Saturday following issue date. Occasionally,though not very often,it can be as late as the following Tuesday. :11: If you miss an issue you can call the office,talk to a real live person,(no automated "Press 1 for English" nonsense) and they will send a replacement copy at no charge. I hope you can resolve your problem with this,because a week without NSSN is just seven days!

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It is always the fault of the local post office. When they get behind on sorting, they simply put newspapers aside for the next light day. One of my friends works in the main USPS distribution center for our area. He says the bundles of NSSN (and other such papers) always go through on the same day, the day after they are printed. Go to your local PO and get copies of the complaint form. Fill one out and mail it (they are free postage) every week the paper is late. That will work for a while, then you'll have to do it again.

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Thanks for the tip, Dick. I moved about 5 miles in Springfield and now my NSSN usually comes sooner than it did. Usually Friday or Saturday, when it used to come on Friday once in a while, maybe Saturday, and perhaps 40% of the time on Monday or Tuesday. My wife always did say that our old postman just stopped delivering when he got tired of it. Go figure.

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I was one of a group that had gathered at Indy Mile in May,had the pleasure of speaking with Ms.Corinne Economaki,as she was handing out that weeks NSSN in the rear of pit area....among things that were a priority with her was NSSN's delv. problems all over the country!!....complaints have been filed with USPS nationwide...including by myself.....i know this for fact,coming from my long time past courier in Austin!!...as he told me about the mess i stired up inside at my station!!....after that,my paper would come on time occausionally....I had known from the inside,the problem was Mags/Papers get worked when they can....I hauled mail in Austin from Annex/GMF.....now living in Yuma,I've rec'd my paper every week since,on Thurs.....It will always depend on you're indv. USPS station,how timely you'll rec NSSN at ur door!!.....Thanks again to Corinne/staff at NSSN for a fine Weekly MotorSports Publication, receiving mine over 40yrs.!!........
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Agree with several of the earlier posts,when I had some delivery problems I was told it depends on how much if any priority your local post office gives that type of mail.

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I'm in Rockford IL and I have terrible delivery. Last week I was thinking I hadn't got a paper in awhile. Then lo and behold, the mail comes and I get 2 papers on the same day. Makes no sense to me.

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I, too, was experiencing delivery issues with NSSN..... I solved my problem by doing an internet subscription. It costs less($25 for two years) and is available on Wednesday of every week. It takes about 5 minutes to download and save the current week's issue, and I am still able to read it at my leisure.

While I had a few problems when they upgraded their website a few weeks back, their subscription services person is very responsive and helpful, and got me squared away in a few days.

Unless you're wedded to the paper and save old copies, this internet thingy is the only way to go.....and they archive old issues, too!

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Re: Internet subscription to NSSN.
How do you take it into the bathroom ? :3:

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Buy a printer that prints tabloid size (11 by 17) and a ream of paper.
Also, a LOT of ink.

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Well, with my setup consisting of DSL and wireless, I COULD take my laptop into the can......and since I save the download to my laptop, I don't need paper or ink.....

And yes, I know that you guys were just making a joke....:6:

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After over 40 years of my dad taking NSSN, when he passed away last year, I didn't renew it. Instead I went with the online version. It's cheaper and doesn't waste paper, but I forget to look a lot of times.
In years past, I subscribed myself when I didn't live in the same town as dad. When I lived in Amarillo, the postman often would deliver mine and someone else's to me. I knew him, so when I would get his, I'd just go put his in his mailbox.
One thing I noticed for decades was the slow delivery. Many times there would be a big ad in there for a race that took place before we saw the ad. I finally figured out it was partially due to the postman delivering when he got good and ready. Complaining helped a little, but not much. I understand that first class delivery was an option, but pretty pricey and I'd already learned to live with the problem.

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My response to all these complaints, all of which are valid: :15:

My only solution is for you all to move here, and live on one of the five routes that I carry. I'm very aware of who subscribes to NSSN here, at least on 5 of our city routes.

There are worse places to live.

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Knew it wouldn't be long b4 the simple solution was found!!....but what happens when ur on Vac??...or those rtes are rebid??...Its still all about da 'USPS'...their ineficency,Union policys n' procedures!!....Sorry mr. Mailpouch,we're not buy'n any more excuses from da USPS!!.....NSSN,subscribers deserve better service than most are receiving!!...JMO!!
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1. I should have included a ;).

2. Please be specific in which "union" policies contirbute this. We work under a labor agreement which was [B]jointly[B] negotiated. All I can say is that I deliver the mail that is brought to my given work area.

3. What excuses? Did you not read my statement that all the complaints were valid? I'm no more familiar with the situation in Austin (Texas or Indiana) than you are with the situation here. I thought I was affirming the gripes here. I'm not any kind of spokeman for the USPS; they pay people in D.C. good money to do PR work.

4. Well, duh. Of course, NSSN subscribers, among many others, deserve better service. Each individual customer/consumer is at the mercy of whoever is doing the service on a given day. This includes everything from race track rest rooms to fast food meals to mail service to whatever vehicle you drive or ride.

5. I don't mind the attacks on the USPS; I'm likely to join in, having observed over 22 years of managerial incompetence. But if you're gonna lump me with things that I have no control over, beware. You, or anyone else, can be painted with the same kind of brush. You won't like it. I assure you that I don't either.

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You can view the paper online without an online subscription. Wednesday I'm on there checking it out.


New Nationalspeedportnews.com Feature Untangles The 'Web' of Auto-Racing Information on the Internet

HARRISBURG, N.C. (Sep. 29, 2009) - National Speed Sport News has just made your life a little easier.

The paper's Web site, nationalspeedsportnews.com, has introduced a new feature designed to give you an online source for auto-racing news from across the country and around the world.

Instead of spending hours each day scanning the Internet for news and information about your favorite sport, representatives of the new nationalspeedsportnews.com will do it for you. They will scan the Internet for the best auto-racing stories and post them at Site See, providing a brief synopsis of each story along with links to the hosting sites.

"Site See will literally untangle the 'web' of auto-racing information available on the Internet," said Corinne Economaki, publisher of National Speed Sport News. "There is a tremendous amount of quality auto-racing news and information available on the Internet, but very few people have time to regularly visit the vast number of sites.

"When combined with our Today's News feature, Site See provides a quick and concise way to learn about all the stories that are making news in the racing industry on any given day," Economaki added. "Site See is the direct result of feedback from race fans who wanted a simpler way to better keep up with their favorite sport."

Nationalspeedsportnews.com provides race fans, drivers and industry insiders an online destination for breaking news along with access to the same quality writing and photography they have enjoyed in the paper's printed version for 75 years.

The new Site See feature is available free to all visitors, but a majority of the content at nationalspeedsportnews.com is available only to those who subscribe to the printed version of the National Speed Sport News or purchase an online subscription.

An online-only subscription is $14.99 per year while a one-year subscription to National Speed Sport News - 50 issues - is available for $47, or a two-year subscription can be purchased at the discounted price of $79. Print subscriptions include online access.

Subscriptions can be purchased online at www.nationalspeedsportnews.com or by calling 1-866-455-2531.



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Danny Burton has it right. Here in our hometown, I have never had a delivery problem, but Florida is a completely different situation. It sometimes don't arrive for 1-2 weeks late, and like another said in their post,sometimes I get 2 in the same week. So it is up to your local post office to get it right.