I'd gone off it over the last few years. Missed 06 and I popped in quickly in 07 for an hour or two, really just to see the new rally track, which was ok.
However, I reckon this year the numbers attending yesterday were about half of say 2005. I have to say I really enjoyed it, no crowds or queues and straight out of the car park no bother. Not sure of it's cos of reducd tickets numbers, the credit crunch or that people are tired of the formula but it was excellent, especially as we had free tix from the Sunday Times.