This site is performing slower than we would like, Dez and I will be looking at that over the next few weeks. There are a number of possibilities.
First, Dez's server is located in Europe so network latency could be an issue. Secondly, it is possible that VBPortal is making so many calls to the database to retrieve information that performance suffers.
In any case, stick with us, we will be doing a bunch of work over here and *will* improve performance for everyone. One of the reasons for moving was to have greater control over the site and content. We have that and will use it for the greater good of humanity ... er wait, wrong speech!