I have noticed that sometime when I click an ad of mine there is a delay when it passes through my tracking202. Is that typical of could? Also is it best to host your own tracking?
yes def. best to host it yourself, use prosper202 self hosted on your own server, i would recommend a vpn. check out beyondhosting.net they have great support and they will even install the prosper script for you
I think shoent means a VPS...VPN's are something different 
^^^I was thinking the same thing for a sec. An easy mistake. Most would have caught it anyway but now there should be no confusion