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Brett McCormick update (March 2013) - This is a very familiar theme folks:
I had some talks with a few teams over the past months, but none of them progressed into a deal. The racing industry is in a tough place right now as everyone knows, and it seems to be getting worse every year. I spoke with teams in WSBK, BSB, AMA and even considered coming back to Canada for a little bit. Like I said, nothing came through for me so I won't be racing in any series this summer.
I would love to continue racing for a living, but I can't justify doing it with the industry like this right now. It's turned into more riders paying for their rides or riding for free than riders making a reasonable living at it. Having my accident this year really opened my eyes. I race motorcyles because I love it. It doesn't matter whether I'm racing a local motocross race, or lining up for a WSBK grid, I get the same enjoyment out of it. I'm not prepared to sacrifice all other aspects of my life just to say I'm a professional superbike racer.
That being said, I plan to race a lot of motocross this summer and keep my skills sharp! I wouldn't hesitate to race superbikes again if it's the right situation for me, but at the moment it doesn't look like that will happen. I'm going back to school while I have this downtime from racing, and going to get that aspect of my life rolling.
I will still be doing some writing for Cycle Canada and hopefully doing some other things within the industry, so don't worry I'm not leaving completely this summer
Brett McCormick update (March 2013) - This is a very familiar theme folks:
I had some talks with a few teams over the past months, but none of them progressed into a deal. The racing industry is in a tough place right now as everyone knows, and it seems to be getting worse every year. I spoke with teams in WSBK, BSB, AMA and even considered coming back to Canada for a little bit. Like I said, nothing came through for me so I won't be racing in any series this summer.
I would love to continue racing for a living, but I can't justify doing it with the industry like this right now. It's turned into more riders paying for their rides or riding for free than riders making a reasonable living at it. Having my accident this year really opened my eyes. I race motorcyles because I love it. It doesn't matter whether I'm racing a local motocross race, or lining up for a WSBK grid, I get the same enjoyment out of it. I'm not prepared to sacrifice all other aspects of my life just to say I'm a professional superbike racer.
That being said, I plan to race a lot of motocross this summer and keep my skills sharp! I wouldn't hesitate to race superbikes again if it's the right situation for me, but at the moment it doesn't look like that will happen. I'm going back to school while I have this downtime from racing, and going to get that aspect of my life rolling.
I will still be doing some writing for Cycle Canada and hopefully doing some other things within the industry, so don't worry I'm not leaving completely this summer
