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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.