Spies on factory Kawasaki SBK in Moto America. Partnered with Fong. Wild card at Laguna WSBK. Beat Rea. 2019 Factory Kawasaki in Moto GP. A man can dream, right?
What ever happened to McCormick? IIRC he was super fast at one time (Canada?) and showed a lot of potential/promise, then he was gone. Lack of funds?
IMO he ran into a badly funded team, at a time when the talent pool was very deep (still is). Sucks. He actually reminded me alot of Spies. As far as I know he went to school, and got a real job like the rest of us. There was a bit of a rumored comeback last year, but that's all I know from the interwebz. Ya he was fast.
He was sized for a new suit back at COTA MotoGP and from what I've heard he is testing for Yosh. I think its going to come down to money though. He's given out a number he will ride for which is far less than he made in AMA before but more than what the guys are making currently.
IIRC, Brett had a very nasty crash in WSBK. I'd guess he never fully came back... I met him at a Pridmore Star school years ago. Super cool kid, great rider and a really nice guy. Rode with him quite a bit and really liked him. It sucked seeing him have that crash and I haven't seen that much from him since.
Yup, at Assen back in 2012. Fractured his vertebrae, as well as additional damage to face/eye/hand. It was pretty nasty.