function seabiscuit_signup_form(form)
{
	if (form.sub1.value != "")
	{
		//alert(form.tracks.length);
		//alert(form.tracks);
		//alert("now here" + form.firstname.value);

		if (form.firstname.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter a First Name");
			form.firstname.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.lastname.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your Last Name");
			form.lastname.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		// IF EMAIL DOESN'T MATCH xxxxx@xxxxx.xxxxx WITH NO SPACES, BOUNCE IT
		var mystring = new String(form.email.value)
		var i = mystring.indexOf(' ')
		var lRc = null;
		if( i == -1 )
		{
			//	lRc = mystring.match("^[-\\w]+[-\\.\\w*]*@[-\\w]+\\.[-\\w]+[-\\.\\w*]*$")
			lRc = mystring.match("^[-\\w_]+[-\\.\\w_]*@[-\\w_]+\\.[-\\w_]+[-\\.\\w_]*$")
			if( lRc == null )
			{
				alert("Please type a valid e-mail address.");
				form.email.focus();
				return false;
			}
			else
			{
				// check confirmation email
				//alert(mystring);
				//if (form.email.value != form.confirm_email.value)

				//if (mystring.value != form.confirm_email.value)
				//if (form.email.value != form.confirm_email.value)
				//{
				//	alert("Please verify email address.");
				//	form.confirm_email.focus();
				//	return false;
				//}
			}
		}
		else
		{
			alert("No spaces allowed in email address, please remove any space characters.")
			form.email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (form.address1.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your Address");
			form.address1.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.city.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your City");
			form.city.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.state.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your State");
			form.state.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.zip.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your Zip Code");
			form.zip.focus();
			return false;
			}				
		if (form.country.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter your Country");
			form.country.focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.month.value == ""){
			alert ("You must select your birthday Month");
			form.month.focus();
			return false;
			}				
		if (form.day.value == ""){
			alert ("You must enter birthday day");
			form.day.focus();
			return false;
			}				
		mystring = form.year.value
		lRc = mystring.match("^\\d\\d\\d\\d$");
		if (lRc == null)
		{
			alert ("You must enter birthday year");
			form.year.focus();
			return false;
		}
/*		if (form.gender[0].checked == false && form.gender[1].checked == false){
			alert ("You must select your gender");
			form.gender[0].focus();
			return false;
			}	
		if (form.favorite_track_id.value == ""){
			alert ("You must Select your favorite race track");
			form.favorite_track_id.focus();
			return false;
			}
*/
		if (form.prefered_mime[0].checked == false && form.prefered_mime[1].checked == false){
			alert ("You must select what format you would like to receive your newsletter");
			form.prefered_mime[0].focus();
			return false;
			}

		return true;

//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_1,"You missed Question 1")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_2,"You missed Question 2")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_3,"You missed Question 3")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_4,"You missed Question 4")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_5,"You missed Question 5")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_6,"You missed Question 6")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_7,"You missed Question 7")) { return false; };
//		if (!CheckForCheckedRadioButton(form.ques_8,"You missed Question 8")) { return false; };

	}
	else
	{
		return false;
	}
}

function IsSomethingChecked(frmElement)
{
	var Valid = false;
	var iCount = 0;
	while((iCount < frmElement.length) && !Valid)
	{
		Valid = frmElement[iCount].checked
		iCount++;
	}
	return Valid;
}

function CheckForCheckedRadioButton(frmElement,AlertText)
{
	var Valid = false;
	Valid = IsSomethingChecked(frmElement)
	if (!Valid)
	{
		alert (AlertText);
		frmElement[0].focus();
		return false;
	}
	return Valid;
}