Sidnei Frigo Set For Return To Pro Mod After Devastating NHRA Crash

14074560_10154530335052642_830099378_o

April 30, 2016 – Sidnei Frigo’s life was turned upside down, literally. During a Friday session of qualifying for Pro Modified during the NHRA Spring Nationals at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, Frigo lost control of his Artivinco-sponsored Chevrolet Corvette at the quarter-mile mark and was along for the ride during one of the most horrific crashes that the NHRA Pro Modified series has seen to date.

Sidnei escaped that wild ride with a bruised hip and a broken arm that was surgically repaired and has made a full recovery since. His beautiful twin turbocharged C7 was completely totaled with nothing left salvageable on the mangled mess of machinery.

Fast forward less than five months, and Sidnei is fully recovered and eager to get back behind the wheel. Jerry Bickel Race Cars completed the rolling chassis of the new, modernized Chevrolet Corvette that is a near clone to the previous car, with updates to the strut mounts and more four-link bracing than before. As of Monday, August 15th, the car was a complete rolling chassis as it was wheeled into the Georgia shop of RK Racecraft, owned by Ryan Rakestraw. In less than seven days, the C7 was transformed from a roller to complete turnkey race car ready for action by the team at RK.

The Pro Line Racing HEMI is tucked neatly between the frame rails with the twin Precision turbochargers mounted alongside. RK Racecraft fabricated the custom turbocharger and exhaust piping in-house to get adequate back pressure and downforce numbers using bullhorns that exit the car on the lower front fender.

The Pro Line Racing-built HEMI powerplant was lowered between the framerails and bolted in for plenty of horsepower, being boosted by a set of NHRA-legal Precision Turbo & Engine turbochargers. Homier Fabrications was brought in to completely wire and set up the electronics, including a Racepak data logging system, FuelTech FT500 engine management system, an NHRA-mandated Hyperaktive boost controller and a Davis Technologies bump box to ensure consistent staging each pass.

14045005_10154530335562642_1749482132_o

Jerry Bickel Race Cars knocked this one out of the park with an unmatched level of professional craftsmanship. Homier Fabrications wired together all of the Racepak and FuelTech components to ensure great accuracy and function.

With the team at Pro Line Racing behind the tuning laptop for Frigo, the new C7 should be running as strong, or stronger, than the previous car did in no time. We fully expect to see Sidnei and the Artivinco Racing team debut this car at the Street Car Super Nationals: Anarchy At The Arch this upcoming weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois and possibly make the short trip to Indianapolis for the U.S. Nationals the following weekend.

About the author

Tyler Crossnoe

Tyler has been involved in motorsports from an early age, and has worked at numerous drag racing facilities and now travels the country with a track preparation consulting business. He also spends plenty of time on the racing side with his personal bracket car, and as crew member on Pharris Motorsports’ Drag Radial team. Tyler joined Dragzine in 2014 as a freelance writer.
Read My Articles

Drag Racing in your Inbox.

Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Dragzine, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE!

Free WordPress Themes
Dragzine NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE!

We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request.

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

We'll send you the most interesting Dragzine articles, news, car features, and videos every week.

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

Dragzine NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE!

We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request.

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

Thank you for your subscription.

Subscribe to more FREE Online Magazines!

We think you might like...


Street Muscle Magazine
Hot Rods & Muscle Cars
Diesel Army
Diesel Army
Engine Labs
Engine Tech

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

Thank you for your subscription.

Subscribe to more FREE Online Magazines!

We think you might like...

  • Streetmuscle Hot Rods & Muscle Cars
  • Diesel Army Diesel Army
  • Engine Labs Engine Tech

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

Dragzine

Thank you for your subscription.

Thank you for your subscription.

Dragzine - Drag Racing Magazine

Thank you for your subscription.

Thank you for your subscription.

Loading