Brown took a sabbatical from professional racing from 2001-2005 and returned to racing in 2005 in a one-off effort, co-driving a BMW for Moore International in the Britcar 24 Hour endurance race at England's Silverstone Circuit.
Brown took a sabbatical from professional racing from 2001-2005 to focus his efforts toward building JMI into a venerable sports marketing firm, specializing in motorsports. He returned to racing in 2005 in a one-off effort, co-driving a BMW for Moore International in the Britcar 24 Hour endurance race at England's Silverstone Circuit.