Gale Banks Given Keys To BMW’s Hydrogen 7
BMW has asked Gale Banks to road test its new advanced-technology showcase vehicle, the Hydrogen 7 sedan, and Gale’s going to blog about it! (L to R)
April 30, 2008
Banks Sidewinder S-10 Sets NADM Record
Banks Sidewinder S-10 Sets NADM Record at Saturday’s Crude Drags 2 event BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Feb. 23) — In its first appearance in an all-diesel competition, the Banks
March 12, 2008
Banks Cleans Up!
Banks Power is once again sponsoring the hugely successful Calico Clean-Up in California’s High Desert, this year set for Feb. 16. Join with hundreds of other off-road
February 16, 2008
Banks Sidewinder to Compete at Diesel World Crude Drags 2 Event
The record-making Banks Power Sidewinder S-10 drag truck will be competing at the Diesel World Crude Drags event at Bakersfield’s Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Saturday, February
February 14, 2008
Bob Robe Celebrates 30-year Milestone
Bob Robe was just 26 when he joined Gale Banks Engineer-ing.“Thirty years later, he’s still the go-to guy out in the shop, a leader by example,” says
January 23, 2008
Gale Banks — Always looking to the future
Over fifty years of engineering milestones for Banks Power president and founder Gale Banks began at age 14 with an engine teardown of his mother’s ’31 Ford
January 17, 2008
Banks Building Diesel Digger
Team Banks will be on the strip this year with its world’s fastest drag truck, and in the works is a Mike Spitzer-built rail. Check out the
January 15, 2008
Banks: First Into the Sevens!
Turning an astonishing 7.96 seconds at 167.34 miles an hour, the Duramax-powered Banks Sidewinder S-10 became the first diesel truck into the sevens on only its fifteenth
December 18, 2007
Gale Banks joins the Automotive X Prize team
The X PRIZE Foundation looked to Gale for advice on laying down the rules and guidelines for the Automotive X PRIZE. Gale is playing a part in
November 30, 2007
50th Anniversary Congrats!
Both the White House and the Governor of California sent letters of congratulations to Gale Banks for his 50 years in business. The letter from President Bush
October 28, 2007