Guy Cosmo Lime Rock Report
No Luck at Lime Rock for Cosmo and Bach
After a successful outing racing under the lights at Daytona, driving
the #07 DIRECTV/MarineMax Crawford Daytona Prototype for Spirit of
Daytona, Guy Cosmo's New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock park, in the
#8 B-K Motorsports Road & Track / Kumho Tire Mazda Courage LMP2
prototype ended in disappointment.
After completing his race at Daytona on Thursday evening, Guy Cosmo
made the trek up to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, for the American
Le Mans Series New England Grand Prix. Upon arriving at the track
Friday, Cosmo had a good practice session in the afternoon before his
teammate Jamie Bach qualified the car.
"Coming back to Lime Rock made it very noticeable how much progress
we've made with this car since last year," noted Cosmo. "Jamie and I
were really looking forward to a strong showing as the gap between
our competition has really narrowed. Unfortunately Jamie got caught
out by some debris on track and had a terrible crash in the Downhill,
and was then hit by one of the Ferraris. We're trying to determine
exactly what happened. I trust our crew chief and the B-K Motorsport
team will get it figured out."
Bach had started the race while Guy stood ready to drive the second
stint and bring the car home. He never got that chance.
"It's like I was all dressed up with no place to go," laughed an
upbeat Cosmo. "But that's racing and these things happen. I'm just
glad Jamie wasn't hurt. Our first concern was his well being. The
car can always be fixed."
The crew is assessing what needs to be done to the car to have it
ready for the American Le Mans Series race coming up next week at the
all new Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"I'm really anxious to get on the new Salt Lake facility," added
Cosmo. "It looks like they've done a tremendous job and the long
smooth course will be a welcome change-up after the tight rough
circuit at Lime Rock. I'm looking forward to it."
The American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Utah, is set for 6 p.m. MDT
on July 15 at the new Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City. CBS
will broadcast the race from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT on July 16. American Le
Mans Radio will provide live coverage on www.americanlemans.com,
which also will feature IMSA Live Timing & Scoring.
Guy Cosmo's extensive background with open-wheel formula cars and
sports prototypes has earned him a reputation as one of the most
successful and versatile young racing drivers in North America. The
2005 American Le Mans Series Rookie of the Year ranks among the top-
level road racers in the world. He has earned overall racing titles
and major successes in many disciplines including karting, Formula
Ford, Formula 2000, Star Mazda, Toyota Atlantic, Grand American and
American Le Mans. You can learn more about Guy Cosmo at
www.guycosmo.com.