Seasoned international Damian Cudlin could be sidelined in 2014 following BMW’s 11th hour withdrawal from the FIM Endurance World Championship.

After spending the final rounds of last year’s MotoGP World Championship as a replacement rider at Paul Bird Motorsports, the 31-year-old’s future remains uncertain just weeks out from the start of the international racing season.

Cudlin finished third in the German-based 2013 IDM Superbike Championship with RAC Racing BMW despite a brake failure mid-season derailing his title hopes, however that team has also exited the sport as sponsorship becomes increasingly harder to source.

“There are still a couple of options left for me, but I need to secure some personal sponsors for myself to make them viable,” former EWC world number two Cudlin admitted. “I wanted to stay loyal to BMW Motorrad France, whom I’ve ridden for in the last four seasons, but the rug’s been pulled from underneath us.

“Now it’s a race against time to find sponsors and sign with a good team, but it’s not easy. Particularly this late in the off-season, most of the other options I had are now gone.”

Cudlin believes his best chances of securing a good seat remain in World Endurance – a series Cudlin has become a leading figure of in the last five years.

“EWC is still my priority as it remains the best place for me to secure a ride with a competitive team capable of winning the world championship,” Cudlin added. “But I’m open to all options at this point… even ones in Australia.

“I feel like I’m at the top of my game riding-wise and I know I’ve got a lot of racing left in me, I just need some support to help secure a ride that I deserve.”

Sponsorship enquiries can be emailed to [email protected] or sent via Cudlin’s social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin pages.