Author Archives: Frank Del Vecchio

About Frank Del Vecchio

Racing since 1969, Frank has logged more than 250 top 6 finishes in 500 starts. His experience in more than 100 different Racecars has earned him several endurance racing team and manufacturer titles, fast lap and track records, and a couple of formula car championships. Well known in the world of motorsports, Frank covers major races as a professional track announcer and is qualified as a race instructor. During the off season, Frank is a real estate broker in Connecticut.

Sunday Morning 2/19/12

Good morning race fans and supporters.  Lot of TV lately and for the next week+ about Daytona.  We are/were the lead race for the Daytona speed weeks that include ARCA, Nationwide, Sprint Cup – Bud Shootout and the 500, plus … Continue reading

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Back at it – again

Good morning race fans and supporters:  5:40am here in CT and off to the gym.  I’ll do a bit on the senior driver workout schedule here soon.  Should have more time to write now that we have a spam blocker … Continue reading

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What’s next for the rest of the month

7:06am – Just back from the gym – getting prepared for the next series of racing beginning again in a few months.  Tony Kester and Douglas Grunnet were guest speakers on an Illinois radio show over the weekend with the … Continue reading

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We are here – now what?

Good morning race fans and supporters:  Thanks for all the good comments – some have been getting mixed in a pile of spam lately, so if I deleted yours, please accept my apology. There have been at least a 1000 … Continue reading

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Post race – catch-up and review

Race fans and supporters: This past week all of the team were catching up on our regular jobs while going through notes, photos and videos.  We will post new material on the web site as it comes in or gets … Continue reading

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50th Anniversary – Rolex 24 at Daytona

Race fan and supporters, we just drove the team RV into the driveway at the Connecticut base.  That’s 2 – 24 hour drives in 2.5 days.  I’ll catch you up with news and notes on our amazing race as soon … Continue reading

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Acumen Team on the move

Shiftless – not the Porsche – we will do that 20+/- times per lap X 700+/- laps – 14,000 shifts!   The team is on the move – the Morris, Illinois contingent headed down the road with a trailer full of … Continue reading

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Wow – busy day today

Joining our primary sponsor – ALM Material Handling and associate sponsor, Camping World of Jacksonville is Bridgeport Fittings of Stratford, CT.   Bridgeport Fittings is a manufacturer of electrical conduit fittings and has been in business for decades in CT. Also … Continue reading

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Posts and comments

Good Morning Acumen Motorsport fans and supporters: Thanks for all you good comments.  I wish I could respond to each separately, but there are just way too many.  check in regularly for our updates especially around the Rolex 24 Hour … Continue reading

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Check list

Up at 4 am:  Mental check list – Motor out for rebuild, gearbox same, hotel rm. reserved, RV’s lined up for team and guests, new sponsor decals and banners being made up, new pit sign under re-design for better visibility … Continue reading

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