NFSU2 Problem - Online Races, where?

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I posted this in the EA forums but no answer so I thought I'd try here.

Someone please explain how the online game menu options work to find races
in the PC version. Every time I go to the online menu option and logon, the
games available screen is either blank or maybe just one race available.
Even is I go to the filter button and change between ranked and unranked I
get the same result. The weird thing is on the upper right it says over a
hundred players are online and 30-some games created. What gives because I
don't see them? How come I can't see races to join online? I can use the
online messaging system and search for people fine so I know they are there.
I just can't see any games to join other than an intermittent race one at a
time?

Also, I am using Windows XP SP2 Firewall and have NFSU2 in the exceptions
list so any ports it wants will open as needed. I tried with the firewall
disabled too and no change at all in regards to the issues above. I do have
the NFSU2 1.1 patch installed.

Ikaros