California Senator Huff tours Gale Banks Engineering
Senator Bob Huff visited Gale Banks Engineering and talked about everything from diesels to hydrogen, and from reducing emissions to the challenges of running a business in
May 14, 2010
A Senator is Coming – a Dragster is Running and More
FOUR (!) NEW NEWS STORIES: The latest on the dragster; Senator Bob Huff is coming to Banks; upcoming Mickey Thompson event; Bosch technology expo By John Espino
May 7, 2010
Emissions bill debate
Lawmaker wants AB 32 suspended. How would that affect California businesses … and you?
April 30, 2010
Forced Induction Madness – The Birth of an Intake-Charge-Air Cooler
Here’s a video of the monster Steam Punk Banks Twin-Turbo Marine engine in action on the dyno. By John Espino These past few Fridays we’ve been going
April 9, 2010
Size Does Matter – Installing the Banks Techni-Cooler
A larger, well-designed intercooler will improve charged airflow and reduce intake temperature, resulting in longer sustained high-power output, lower exhaust gas temperature, and better fuel economy.
March 31, 2010
Famed Hot Rodder Sees Opportunity in Clean Diesel Tech
From The New York Times: We sat down with Gale Banks and came away with a genuine hot-rodder’s perspective on the future of clean diesel engines and fuels.
October 14, 2009
Diesel Directions
MOTOR PRESS GUILD Luncheon Meeting with Bosch and Banks. Listen to the audio! Photos: By Pete Lyons and Albert Wong courtesy of MPG Even though it was
September 18, 2009
Adam Carolla Podcast with Gale Banks
Gale Banks Hangs With Funnyman Adam Carolla on his “Carcast” Show and talks about the Banks Sidewinder S-10 drag truck and the Banks-powered VW Jetta TDI and
September 16, 2009
Bonneville Speed Week 2002
(From the Archives – 08.16.02)
The big news this week is Bonneville, better known since 1949 as Speed Week. In fact today (Friday) is the last day of running, so I don’t really have final results. Gale went out last weekend for the opening days. Gale can’t stay away from Bonneville. He’s been competing there since the early ’60s. He has set many different records in several classes, and actually still holds two current records that have stood for more than ten years each (including what was, for a long time, the world’s fastest production-bodied car and the world’s fastest pickup).
May 12, 2009
Arm Wrestling or Q and A
Some of you might have had the chance to see the webcast, while others… well you were probably at work since it was in the middle of the day. For those of you who missed it, or were working for the man, I’ll post video on the whole thing once I get it in. There were great presentations from all of the panel members, including one from BMW explaining how today’s diesel works. Very simple explanation, and easily understood…
April 2, 2009