He returned the following year as the first non-American to claim the title. He was the only one to win GNCC races on multiple engine capacities, riding and winning on six different sizes of KTM motorcycles. At the time the series was still growing, and Watts continued to help draw a crowd. He was described as "brash" and "outspoken". He would show up to a wide array of events and consistently gained the attention of race fans. He would sleep under his van in a sleeping bag the night before a race, do burnouts at the starting gate of a race, and many other things to gain the attention of race fans. He acquired a large amount of injuries that prevented him from continuing to compete at the highest level. Watts has released multiple instructional DVDs simplifying some of the techniques that allowed him to win numerous championships. The first of these DVDs to be released was "DirtWise with Shane Watts". A four volume series titled "DirtWise with Shane Watts Advanced" is also well into production. Volume 1, featuring mud, sand, and rough ground, and Volume 2, featuring braking and cornering, have already been released. The other two volumes are planned to feature hills, gullies and off cambers (Volume 3) and logs, rocks and wheelies (Volume 4). Watts' main focus is currently his riding schools known as DirtWise Academy. He travels across the United States hosting many of these schools each year. The school has received reviews from many magazines including "Dirt Rider". In the "Dirt Rider" article Watts says that the focus of the academy is "...making everyone a safer, more confident and more comfortable rider through a higher skill level." Other magazines that have reviewed the school include "Australian Dirt Bike", "Motorcycle USA", and "RidersWest Magazine". Watts has gathered a long list of injuries over his racing career. He incurred multiple broken collar bones starting at the age of 17 when he began racing at higher levels. The injury that has affected his career the most is his repeatedly blown ACL. He first blew his ACL in 1996 at an International Six Days Enduro event in Europe, which he did not have treated until four weeks later. He blew the same ACL shortly after surgery, waiting only four weeks to ride when his doctors said he should have waited two and a half months. The third time he blew his ACL he followed all of the doctor's instructions and waited the appropriate amount of time. He blew the same ACL a fourth and final time wheeling for a fan and stepping off of the bike.