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.

Testing results

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Acumen Fans:  Most of us are back from 2 days of hard testing at Daytona.  I’ll fill you in on the details in another email once we all catch up on some paperwork, sleep and our ‘other jobs’.  In brief:  … Continue reading →

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TGIF

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

End of the work week for most but not the Acumen Motorsport team. Crew Chief Don Hoevel is at Sebring, FL and will be headed to Daytona for the tire test.  Team owner, Doug Grunnet has been up for hours … Continue reading →

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Thanks race fans

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Thanks for all the good comments on our site.  Yesterday we were the feature story on the Grand-Am.com site and speed.com as the first Porsche to enter the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona (beating out the other Porsche teams with … Continue reading →

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Trust and contact patches

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Good Morning Acumen Motorsport fans and friends.  It’s 7:00 am here in CT and back from the gym.  Normal work today involved a zoning commission presentation – unlike next Tuesday when we will be at 170++ MPH on the Daytona … Continue reading →

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New balonies, donuts, stickers……..slicks

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Good morning racers and race fans.  The Acumen Motorsport Porsche is in the trailer and heading to Daytona.  The testing goal comprises several parts.  One is to continue to get the drivers comfortable in the Porsche and the Daytona track.  Some of us have … Continue reading →

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Daytona Tire Testing – December 6th – 7th

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Good morning Acumen Motorsport fans and crew.  It’s 6:58am and just back from the gym.  Since I’m the oldest guy on the team, conditioning is high on the priority list for the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona. We will be … Continue reading →

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New suits – Acumen Motorsport Team

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

We are going to be looking good.  No more donuts and cheese danish till February!  

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Daytona Tire Test – closing in!

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

Good Morning Gang: The Acumen Motorsport team is really ramping up the effort getting ready for the Dec. 6th and 7th tire testing at Daytona.  The new Continental Tire for the Porsche is slightly wider in front and taller in … Continue reading →

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THE ‘NEW’ CHAT WITH FRANK

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Frank Del Vecchio

OCTOBER 31, 2011  THE AUTOBAHN COUNTRY CLUB – JOLIET, ILLINOIS  Acumen Motorsport Team ran a very successful two day test at the Autobahn Country Club North and South tracks October 27th and 28th.  On Thursday, we started with a cold … Continue reading →

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