Rick Young | Speed School Podcast EP 2
Gale Banks welcomes Rick Young, Banks’ 12th employee. Gale erupts in infectious laughter as Rick recalls hilarious antics during the company’s early years.
May 6, 2022
Ep 1 – Speed School Podcast with Gale Banks
Gale Banks welcomes Csaba Csere, former technical director and editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. The two laugh about making history in a 700-hp, 200-mph street-legal Pontiac Trans
April 26, 2022
1986 Banks Trans-Am Smashes Record
Banks Trans Am Crushes Speed Record at 267 MPH!
The Banks Power team joined forces with Pontiac and Popular Mechanics to create a record-breaking Trans Am. This powerhouse featured a monster 1,500 horsepower twin-turbocharged engine built by Gale Banks.
After just three years of development, the Banks Trans Am obliterated the 1968 record of 201 mph. Qualifying at a blistering 211 mph, the car then blasted down the track at over 267 mph, achieving a two-way average speed of 260 mph! Incredibly, this record-breaking feat was accomplished with a fully functional interior featuring air conditioning and a stereo!
July 2, 2020
When it Comes to Racers…We Roll Our Own!
Gale Banks has a long history of building and racing high-performance vehicles. Over the years, the company has experimented with various fuels, including methanol, nitromethane, hydrogen, and diesel. Banks Power has also developed innovative turbocharging technologies and engine modifications to achieve record-breaking performance.
May 3, 2016
Black Line Fever: 283 mph with Gale Banks.
Discover why the Pontiac Trans Am remains the undisputed king of speed. Learn how its aerodynamic design and immense power potential, as showcased by the record-breaking Banks/Pontiac Twin Turbo GTA, make it the ultimate choice for performance enthusiasts seeking to push the boundaries of automotive speed.
August 24, 2015
Twin-Turbo Revival: Part 1
The History and Evolution of the Gale Banks Engineering Twin-Turbo Chevrolet V-8s Shown is one of Banks’ original blow-through-design twin-turbo small-block Chevrolet engines. These first-design “production” twin-turbos
August 31, 2004
Twin-Turbo Revival: Part 2
Back to the Future: Fast-Forward Firebird Now for the kicker. Gale Banks recently pulled one of his original twin-turbo Firebirds out of mothballs, and it’s about to
August 31, 2004
Salt Shaker
Gale Banks Engineering’s 1988 Pontiac Trans Am is the World’s Fastest Street Machine
December 1, 1999