Jeff Kosmala
Jeffrey Kosmala (born September 16, 1961 from Van Nuys, California) is a retired professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were (1978–1981). Racing career milestones. Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started racing: 1973 Sanctioning body: () First race result: First win (local): First recorded win records reveal was in 14 & over Novice on September 19, 1975, at the Van Nuys Youth Center. First sponsor: Gus Dando's bikes First national win: In 15 Expert at the National Bicycle Association (NBA) Supernationals in Trabuco Canyon, California on April 3 , 1977. Turned Professional: 14 yrs First Professional race result: 1st Beat David Clinton First Professional win: First Junior Men Pro* race result: Not Applicable First Junior Men Pro win: Not Applicable First Senior Men Pro** race result: First Senior Men Pro win: Retired: Effectively 1983 shortly after he left Redline Engineering. Height & weight at height of his career (1978–1981): Ht: 6'1" Wt: 188–210 lbs. Career factory and major bike shop sponsors. Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever-changing cosponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX  press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used. Career bicycle motocross titles. Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in "italics". Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. Amateur. National Bicycle Association (NBA) National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) and win the title, but only trophies, not cash rewards. Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* Union Cycliste Internationale  (UCI)* Professional. National Bicycle Association (NBA) National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* Pro Series Championships Miscellaneous. His pants motto* was "Just Be Kos/ nice try/ Kid Kos " A small image of what Mr. Kosmala looks like today. BMX magazine covers. Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted. Bicycle Motocross News: Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX: Bicycle Motocross Action & Go: BMX Plus!: Action Now: Total  BMX: Bicycles and Dirt: NBA World, NBmx World (the official BMX publication of the NBA): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (the official BMX publication of the NBL): ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):