Honda pulls out of Formula One

[gh]

good story, w/ a video

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsp ... 766092.stm

[gh]

and Audi out of the American Le Mans Series


http://www.autoweek.com/article/20081205/FREE/812059995

[guru]

This is nothing. Wait until we see the bloodletting in NASCAR.

[tandfman]

This is nothing. Wait until we see the bloodletting in NASCAR.

I guess it's there to see.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/sport ... ascar.html

[gh]

And if they're having trouble selling tickets to the Daytona 500, imagine what that means for our version of track.

[Daisy]

imagine what that means for our version of track.

What is our version? World championships?

[gh]

Now ING pulling out of Formula One.... wonder how they'll feel about marathons?

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 743493.ece

[observer2]

I would predict they (ING) will stay with marathon. The traditionally reason company´s chose sponsorships is because it´s (was) less expensive than TV commersials and other advertisements like in newspapers, magazines etc.

The fantasy figures are gone for now. To pay one or two millions for a logo on a drivers underpants is history,Time to go back and be conservative (or realistic) again, I think T&Fcan take advantage of that by being creative and make attractive offers to sponsors. They still will advertise, right?