Ok Jeff your up!

Tuesdays 10, Jeff “THE KOS” Kosmala.

1. GRH
Jeff fill us in on a few things to get us up to date.
Where Are you Living / Married / Any Kids? What do you do these days? Got any cool Hobbies?

KOS
Las Vegas, Married for 24 Years, Three Kids, Daughters 21 & 14, Son 17.
Finance manager for a new car Honda dealer, Hobbies are Work & Church
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2. GRH
There are rumors floating around that you are working on starting a new track in the Las Vegas Area.
How is it going, How far along are you into the project, When did you decide to do this?

KOS
I've been trying for about 9 years. The city is very hard to deal with.
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3. GRH
Have you followed BMX since you retired, if not what brought you back?

KOS
Yes a little.
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4. GRH
Do you plan on incorporating any Old School style into your track design or are you pretty happy with the current tracks of today?

KOS
It well only be old school, rocks, big jumps, no clips, it will not be a roller coaster ride!!!
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5. GRH
Considering your contribution as a Pioneer in the development of the “Cruiser” class in BMX and the bikes raced. How does it feel knowing the Cruiser class will also be up for a gold medal at the Olympics?

KOS
VERY COOL!!!!!!
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6. GRH
If you could step back in time to relive a moment of your racing past. What race would you like to relive?

KOS
Escape country. My first national win, passed Brent in 15 ex class, best track, fast and you had to have a big set!!
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7. GRH
How did it feel getting a bike named after you? How did it come to be?

KOS
It was cool and gave me a lot of credit plus I did pretty good on it too.
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8. GRH
Have you or do you plan to do any BMX riding or racing in the near future?

KOS
“NO”
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9. GRH
What competitive racer gave you the most satisfaction beating in races from back in the day. Was it on a 20”, 24” or 26”

KOS
All the guy's were tuff.
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10. GRH
What is the most prized possession you have kept over all these years, Why and what does it mean to you?
(Does Gork have it)

KOS
Yes he has one of them, any magazine, trophy's were cool, the most is the friends I’ve made and kept


KOS
Again, thank you for your time!

Gary Haselhorst

Thanks Jeff

Gary, I keep saying it, but you continue to do some really great work here.

Hey Kos!
Great that you're trying to get a track going.

Everyone remembers how great a racer you were in both 20" and your dominance in the first ever Pro cruiser class.

Someone post up some pictures of Jeff please.


Thanks Elvis, I love this site, Clips or Not!!
When is the new launch!. We need a Chat Room back!

GRH

GARY, THANKS FOR THE TIME. AND ALSO THINKING OF ME, IT'S BECAUSE OF GUYS LIKE YOU THIS PLACE ROCK'S !!!! JOHNNY YOU ROCK TOO "
KOS"

New school




Old School


1978


J.T.

Another great Tuesday read!

Thanks guys!

RL rocks it again!

Another great interview with one the great legends of our sport. It was great to see Jeff in Phoenix and catch up a bit.

The best of luck with the new track...Oldschool all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Kos, sounds like life is treating you well. It was good to talk to ya in Arizona. I am sorry we did not get to talk more. Something tells me we will cross paths again.

Here is a picture of us crossing paths in the past.

Thanks Jeff, Kos. The T10 is great, a lot of us know some history on these guys but to just recap/ renew/ and discover new insights into some of their thoughts/ experiences all these years later is a treat.

Thanks, again.

Huh?

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It well only be old school, rocks, big jumps, no clips, it will not be a roller coaster ride!!!

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Sounds like Cash's philosophy as well. I guess that's what they taught you old school Mongoose guys back then. And, what a way to be!