WOW, that's amazing.. after 29 years - I never thought it would be Castrol leaving them, I figured John would retire and then Castrol would walk off. Ford doesn't surprise me, they go in for a term and when it ends they walk off.

And lets face it, the national events haven't been packing the stands in any of the venues. No-one really has the spare cash when you factor in travel expenses plus the gate fees.

But if the stands aren't full, the sponsers won't hang around long either.