In addition to his Formula One appearance, Cordts had been successful in Canadian and U.S. sports car racing, particularly with various McLarens run by Dave Billes's Performance Engineering.

He was also known for his participation in the SCCA Trans-Am Series, where he had, at one point, piloted a BF Goodrich-sponsored Pontiac Firebird, known as the "Tirebird" and also several FIA events with the Greenwood Corvette team.

Cordts has since retired to a private life in Western Canada where he is well known for his wood carvings and recently wrote his autobiography entitled "Blood, Sweat and Turnips".

He emigrated to Canada when he was in his early twenties to North Bay, Ontario with his wife Inga-Britt and his one-year-old son Jimmy.

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