According to a letter on GNCCracing.com, off-road legend, and former World and AMA champion, Shane Watts feels that “At the moment it’s pretty certain that I’ll never race again.” This is a sad loss for the world of off-road racing. Here is the full letter:
I’m laying a little low at the moment. Pretty much on a downer in regard to my racing. The rest of my life is all real positive though.
The report from my knee arthroscopy is that the ACL is busted again, and has been for over a year, hence the struggle with my confidence and the continued extremely poor results this year. This knee has already been through five ACL reconstructions.
Biggest news though was of how deteriorated the knee joint was and that if I continue to do more damage to it then I would most likely need a total knee replacement within 5 years. Not nice.
On October 12 I’m heading to Oz for the remainder of the year to heal up. Then I’ll make a decision about my racing future. At the moment it’s pretty certain that I’ll never race again.
Oh well, I’ve only got myself to blame for getting into this position by not giving previous injuries the required time to fully heal.
Live by the sword, die by the sword!!!
Good luck to you and everybody associated with GNCC racing.
– Watts
