Category: Projects

Banks Sidewinder Rattles Bonneville

Project Sidewinder’s goal is to break the Land Speed Record for any pickup, any class, gas or diesel…

April 30, 2003

Holy Smokeless!

Here’s one for the run-whatcha-brung record books. And we do mean record books. Last October 17, with the Bonneville Nationals World Finals already well underway at Utah’s

March 1, 2003

Banks Sidewinder: The World’s Fastest Pickup!

Gale Banks Engineering’s Project Sidewinder is the fastest pickup truck on the planet. And it’s a diesel!

February 1, 2003

See Sidewinder Run

Seems like hardly a week goes by that we don’t have something new to tell you about Project Sidewinder. This one will be short.

The news is that we had a video crew at Bonneville to capture all the action and sounds surrounding our record attempts, and you can now sample it on our Sidewinder web site.

November 15, 2002

Banking on Power of Diesel

Gale Banks’ goal is to push his diesel-powered Dodge Dakota to speeds up to 210 mph at the World Finals at Bonneville Flats in October. AZUSA —

August 31, 2002

Diesel Land Speed Record — Goal of Project Sidewinder

210+ mph in Dodge Dakota … illustrating diesel as a performance engine … 600 hp out of 5.9L

July 31, 2002

Banks Sidewinder Dakota

This is the truck that shattered existing speed records – and people’s perception of diesel performance. Cummins diesel-powered Project Sidewinder set five land-speed records and became the World’s

January 1, 2002

Why Diesels Make So Much Torque

For those used to gasoline engine torque numbers, diesel torque verges on the unbelievable. Most competitors at Bonneville aren’t street legal, and most arrive on a trailer.

December 31, 2000