// Ticker startup
function startTicker()
{
	// Define run time values
	theCurrentStory     = -1;
	theCurrentLength    = 0;
	// Locate base objects
	if (document.getElementById) {	
		    theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
			runTheTicker();   	
		 }
	else {
            document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");
            return true;
	}
}
// Ticker main run loop
function runTheTicker()
{
	var myTimeout;  
	// Go for the next story data block
	if(theCurrentLength == 0)
	{
		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory      = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		theStorySummary      = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');		
		theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;
		thePrefix 	     = "<span class=\"tickls\">" + theLeadString + "</span>";
   		theSuffix 	     = "<blink>_</blink>";
	}
	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor
	theAnchorObject.innerHTML = thePrefix + 
	theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget() + theSuffix;
	// Modify the length for the substring and define the timer
	if(theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length)
	{
		theCurrentLength++;
		myTimeout = theCharacterTimeout;
	}
	else
	{
		theCurrentLength = 0;
		myTimeout = theStoryTimeout;
	}
	// Call up the next cycle of the ticker
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
}
// Widget generator
function whatWidget()
{
	if(theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length)
	{
		return theWidgetNone;
	}

	if((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1)
	{
		return theWidgetOne;
	}
	else
	{
		return theWidgetTwo;
	}
}
	var theCharacterTimeout = 20;
	var theStoryTimeout     = 5000;
	var theWidgetOne        = "";
	var theWidgetTwo        = "";
	var theWidgetNone       = "";
	var theLeadString       = "&raquo; ";

	var theSummaries = new Array();
	var theSiteLinks = new Array();
	var theItemCount = 4

;theSummaries[0]='7-Nov-08: TTXGP Reception on Isle of Man Nov/21. register for details'
theSiteLinks[0]='http://www.ttxgp.com/newslink.php?article=24'
theSummaries[1]='28-Oct-08: TTXGP Show 100mph+ Show Bike. NEC Birmingham. Nov/27'
theSiteLinks[1]='http://www.ttxgp.com/newslink.php?article=23'
theSummaries[2]='12-Sep-08: Rider registration now open'
theSiteLinks[2]='http://www.ttxgp.com/newslink.php?article=16'
theSummaries[3]='3-Sep-08: TTXGP merchandising collection being formed. Register to keep informed'
theSiteLinks[3]='http://www.ttxgp.com/newslink.php?article=17'

function blinkIt() {
 if (!document.all) return;
 else {
   for(i=0;i<document.all.tags('blink').length;i++){
      s=document.all.tags('blink')[i];
      s.style.visibility=(s.style.visibility=='visible')  ?'hidden':'visible';
   }
 }
}