he signed to race for kenny Robert's the year after this bill . from memory his first ride was at daytona , he crashed and broke his back has been in a wheel chair ever since .
Robert's being Robert's kept him on , he became the teams telemetry specialist and worked for the team in gp's for many years .
there is a funny story to why he was signed in the first place , gary was due to ride a private honda in the gp's that year , the FIM had approved his position and given him the number 19 . Robert's had Kosinski on a yamaha already signed but he wanted the number 19 . to get the number Robert's signed Cowan and sent him to america to race in the ama series for a year with the promise of a works yamaha in gp's the year after ......... well thats the story !
