// IE quirk, needs to initiate event on load, so sad...
    var loadEvent;
    
    if (window.ie)
    {
        loadEvent = "load";
    
    }else{
        loadEvent = "domready";
    }
   

    window.addEvent(loadEvent,function(){
                
            var scroll = new Fx.Scroll('stageSlider',{
                wait:false,
                duration: 240,
                offset: {'x':0,'y':0}, 
                transition: Fx.Transitions.Circ.easeInOut
            });
            
            // set intro as starting panel
            $('btnIntro').addClass('homeStageSelected');
            scroll.toElement('homeIntro');
            
            // attach event listeners
            $('btnIntro').addEvent('click',function(event){
                event = new Event(event).stop();
                scroll.toElement('homeIntro');
                controlNav(this, 'stageSliderControl');      
            });
            
            $('btnVideo').addEvent('click',function(event){
                event = new Event(event).stop(); 
                scroll.toElement('homeVideo');  
                controlNav(this, 'stageSliderControl');
 
            });
            
            $('btnCars').addEvent('click',function(event){
                event = new Event(event).stop();
                scroll.toElement('homeCars');
                controlNav(this, 'stageSliderControl');       
            });     
      
      
        /* NOS Tournament Slider 
           
            var scrollNOS = new Fx.Scroll('NOSschedule',{
                wait:false,
                duration: 240,
                offset: {'x':0,'y':0}, 
                transition: Fx.Transitions.Circ.easeInOut
            });
            
             $('NOStournament').addEvent('click',function(event){
                event = new Event(event).stop();
                scrollNOS.toElement('NOSqualifying');     
            });     
     */
            
         
            
   });
 
   function controlNav(activeLink){

       $('btnVideo').removeClass('homeStageSelected');
       $('btnCars').removeClass('homeStageSelected');
       $('btnIntro').removeClass('homeStageSelected');

       $(activeLink).addClass('homeStageSelected');
   };