The 2020 racing season was certainly a strange one. Here’s my recount of what happened with my racing season in 2020.
It started out in January with a very last-minute deal to join Rick Ware Racing / Eurointernational for the remainder of the Asian Le Mans Series, marking my 3rd consecutive year racing in the series. Despite missing the first round teammates Anthony Lazzaro, Phil Mulacek and myself grabbed 3rd in the LMP2-Am championship with a 2nd place finish in Australia, a controversial non-points-finish after leading nearly all of the race in Malaysia and then a win in Thailand.
Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of The Bend - Tailem Bend, Australia.
2nd Place to kick off the series in Australia with teammates Anthony Lazzaro, Phil Mulacek.
A dominant, winning run at night, in the rain at Sepang Circuit in Malaysia thwarted by a controversial DNF.
Victory at the 4 Hours of Buriram, Chang International Circuit, Thailand, after another dominant performance.
3rd place in the LMP2-Am Championship for Guy and Anthony despite missing the first round of the series.
Shortly after returning home from Asia Patrick Byrne and I joined K-PAX Racing for the GT World Challenge America season opener at Circuit of the Americas for what was supposed to be a full season driving the Bentley Continental GT3. Then COVID-19 hit and we all went into lock-down…
The K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 with Guy & Patrick Byrne: GT World Challenge America season opener at Circuit of the Americas.
The K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 with Guy & Patrick Byrne: GT World Challenge America season opener at Circuit of the Americas.
Guy and Patrick at COTA in the K-PAX / Bentley colors.
Lock-down was an interesting time filled with invaluable family time and a SIM-racing E-Sports adventure that was one for the books - and by that I mean one that we should only remember to learn lessons from! Let’s just say I’m much better at racing the real things - BUT, some moments of great fun were had by all.
Guy during his SIM-Racing adventures with GT World Challenge America’s E-Sports Series.
One photo to best capture the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Cosmo family.
The global shift certainly had its ramifications and sadly our K-PAX effort had to come to an end. Later during the pandemic racing had resumed under strict protocols and thankfully this allowed one more great opportunity to do what we love before 2020 was over - the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring!
Patrick Byrne, Don Yount and I capped off the year with a podium finish in the LMP2 class at the 12 Hours of Sebring! After many previous attempts driving for some great teams I finally grabbed my first podium by finishing 3rd with Performance Tech Motorsports in an Oreca 07 LMP2. And not shabby for Patrick’s first attempt, huh?
Guy, Patrick and the Performance Tech Motorsports crew on the grid for the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Guy ready for his stint.
#38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca 07 LMP2 at Sebring, at dusk.
Entering Turn 1 at Sebring, at dusk.
Podium Finish in the LMP2 class for Don Yount, Guy Cosmo and Patrick Byrne at the 2020 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
2020 was a year of adversity. Confusion, fear, change, patience, reflection, education, love, hope and more overwhelmed all of us at times. I am thankful for all of the wonderful opportunities I had this year; not just in racing, but in my family and in my community as well.
Here’s to a happy, healthy new year and a bright, safe future for all of us.
Guy