Thank you for the replies, I realised this was a customization but posted in the forum in case any other members had had the same issue and were able to help out, is that ok?
I did manage to change things around myself. With a little common sense, some risky cutting and pasting, and a lot of css tweaks I got the layout I was looking for.
Racemaker, thanks for the reply, I had been trying to limit the number of menu items and use sub menus but I like the user to see where they can go right away. And I wanted to consolidate the top of the top of the page to free up some real estate.
my site is
www.competemag.com if you'd like to check out what I did.
Cheers
David