Steve,
One thing I found was that the link posted earlier, Club Hot Rod Forums - The Front Page, takes me to a page saying that I don't have permission to access that area, that my access may have been blocked, etc, etc. I can still go up to "Today's Posts", "Forum" or another button, but the initial screen is a warning telling me I'm doing something wrong. What I have pasted into my browser favorites is this url, and it takes me into the home page with no warnings. http://www.clubhotrod.com/forum.php

Maybe saving a new link will help, but I have noticed that I get occasional "dead times" when it seems that the system is just non-responsive, then it pops back after a few minutes telling me that my "..search tool 0.01 seconds."