Team (Class):
Extreme Speed Racing – Ferrari 430 GTC (GTC/E10)
Extreme Speed Racing – Ferrari 430 GTC (GTC/E10)
Birthdate:
March 12, 1977
March 12, 1977
Birthplace:
Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY
Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY
Height/Weight:
6-1, 150 pounds
6-1, 150 pounds
Residence:
West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Family:
Single
Single
Special Interests:
Music, Fitness, Rollerblading, Coaching
Music, Fitness, Rollerblading, Coaching
With a background in open wheel race cars, Cosmo has been an avid competitor in North American sports car racing since 2005. ◊ Broke into American Le Mans Series in 2005 competing in LMP2 with B-K Motorsports and Courage-Mazda effort. In 2009, transitioned into the GT Challenge class to race with ORBIT Racing. ◊ Looks to add onto his record while fighting in the GT class alongside Ed Brown and Extreme Speed Motorsports in a Ferrari 430 GTC.
Cosmo Pit Notes:
2010: At Sebring, team made debut with Brown/Barbosa. Started eighth in GT2 with Extreme Speed Motorsports and finished sixth in class. ... At Long Beach, took the wheel from Brown to claim eighth place finish.
2010: At Sebring, team made debut with Brown/Barbosa. Started eighth in GT2 with Extreme Speed Motorsports and finished sixth in class. ... At Long Beach, took the wheel from Brown to claim eighth place finish.
2009: Made five starts in the No. 47 Porsche 911 GT3 cup for ORBIT Racing in new Challenge class; Finished third in driver championship with John Baker while running on E10. ◊ At Utah, originally finished second in Challenge class but later was excluded for ride height violation with teammate Baker. Posted first fastest Challenge lap in class. ◊ At Lime Rock, finished fifth after leading early. Set race’s fastest lap. Entry crashed in the first half of the race due to stuck throttle - could not continue. ◊ At Mid-Ohio, claimed first Series pole, and took second place in class behind Snow Racing entry. Posted class’ fastest race lap. ◊ At Road America, qualified on pole with 2:16.098 and took record for fastest lap with 2:18.092. After early run-off into gravel, claimed a fourth place finish. .. At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, due to cars being excluded in post-race technical inspection, the No. 47 ORBIT Racing entry advanced and was declared the class winner. Claimed second American Le Mans Series victory. Three class poles and four fastest race laps claimed for the season.
2006: Made just five starts in abbreviated season in LMP2. Drove Courage C65-Mazda for B-K Motorsports with Jamie Bach. ◊ Placed fourth in pairing’s first race together at Sebring with Raphael Matos. ◊ Improved to second at Houston in first race with Kumho rubber. ◊ Fourth at Mid-Ohio before hard crash at Lime Rock sidelined entry for four events. ◊ Returned to competition at Petit Le Mans with Bach/Elliott Forbes-Robinson for fourth place. ◊ Ran fourth again at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. ◊ Placed fifth in P2 championship.
2005: A former Star Mazda Series champion, Cosmo and Jamie Bach were named at Sebring as drivers for B-K Motorsports’ Mazda-powered Courage C65. Duo and car made Series debut at Grand Prix of Atlanta, finishing second in LMP2. ◊ Pairing recorded first Series victory at Mid-Ohio. Also first victory for Mazda in the American Le Mans Series. ◊ Finished third at Lime Rock, and Infineon and second at Portland. ◊ Completed but two laps at Road America when drive train failure ended the day at team’s home track. ◊ Returned to podium at Mosport with third-place P2 finish. ◊ Cosmo/Bach were joined by Elliott Forbes-Robinson for Petit Le Mans and finished second in class. ◊ Ended season with another podium finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. ◊ Cosmo/Bach finished third in P2 drivers points and were named Series Rookies of the Year.
2003: Maiden Series appearance came at Sebring. Finished 12th overall and ninth in LMP900 for American Spirit Racing with Mike Lewis/Tomy Drissi.
As a motorsports veteran, Cosmo’s racing career goes back age 11 in a go-kart given by his father. ◊ Won the 2002 Star Mazda North American Championship with four victories in nine events. ◊ Also has won championships in USF 2000 (1999) and Formula Ford 1600 Southeast Division (1997). ◊ Posted four top-10 finishes in 2001 Toyota Atlantic Championship. ◊ Has tested for Indy Lights and Panoz Motor Sports. ◊ Posted three podiums in five Grand-Am races in 2003. ◊ Nine Grand-Am starts in 2006 with runner-up finishes at Utah and overall pole at VIR. ◊ Two top-10 finishes in both 2007 and 2008. ◊ Considers his best racing moment to be winning very first Formula Ford event at Bridgehampton on Father’s Day when his father was hospitalized. ◊ Would like to attend the Olympic Games one day. ◊ Says Roger Penske is the one living person he would like to meet because “he is a hero of mine”.
