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
Wally Parks: In the Words of Those Who Knew HIm
This is one of many remembrances of the NHRA’s late Wally Parks which were published in the January 2008 edition of DRIVE! magazine. Wally Parks was a
January 1, 2008
Power Broker
Here’s a guy who’s done it all and done it well, and he has the records to prove it.
January 1, 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
Project Horse Hauler: Banks Engineering Real-World Upgrades for Those Who Tow
If your goal is to pull more weight more efficiently, and you are looking for more power and fuel efficiency in the process, where do you start?
December 1, 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
Jay Leno’s Ultimate Hot Rod
What happens when you leave a Korean War tank engine sitting too close to the hot rod that you parked over at Gale Banks Engineering?
October 31, 2007
Safe At Any Speed
When I started in 1958, all engine tuning was a mechanical enterprise.
October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007