function preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.p) d.p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.p.length,a=preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.p[j]=new Image; d.p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function change(imageName, newSRC) {
	if (document.images) {
		document[imageName].src = newSRC;
		}
	}

function doImagePreload() {
	preloadImages('/graphics/nav/news_events.gif','/graphics/nav/about_contact.gif','/graphics/nav/howtoenter.gif','/graphics/nav/media.gif','/graphics/nav/sponsors_links.gif','/graphics/nav/hover/news_events.gif','/graphics/nav/hover/about_contact.gif','/graphics/nav/hover/howtoenter.gif','/graphics/nav/hover/media.gif','/graphics/nav/hover/sponsors_links.gif');
	}

if (document.images) {
	preload_image_object = new Image();
	image_url = new Array();
	image_url[0] = "/graphics/nav/news_events.gif";
	image_url[1] = "/graphics/nav/about_contact.gif";
	image_url[2] = "/graphics/nav/howtoenter.gif";
	image_url[3] = "/graphics/nav/media.gif";
	image_url[4] = "/graphics/nav/sponsors_links.gif";
	image_url[5] = "/graphics/nav/hover/news_events.gif";
	image_url[6] = "/graphics/nav/hover/about_contact.gif";
	image_url[7] = "/graphics/nav/hover/howtoenter.gif";
	image_url[8] = "/graphics/nav/hover/media.gif";
	image_url[9] = "/graphics/nav/hover/sponsors_links.gif";
	
	var i = 0;
	for(i=0; i<=9; i++) 
		preload_image_object.src = image_url[i];
	}