Category: Racing

No smoke with fire

Smoke free, high efficiency diesel engines are Gale Banks Engineering’s specialty. We look at how the company progressed to become the undisputed leaders in the field.

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Banks Sidewinder S10

Clean Speed

Diesel Power Magazine takes a look inside the world’s quickest and fastest diesel pickup.

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Banks Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster

…The Banks Sidewinder Top Diesel Dragster. Raw Diesel Power! Long, sleek, and blindingly quick, today’s high-horsepower, rear-motored dragsters are the ultimate racing vehicles. They’re designed, and driven

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A Tribute to Wally Parks

Drag Racing Legend Wally Parks: From Hot Rodder to Motorsports Mogul

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Wally Parks, a visionary leader, is credited with transforming drag racing from a dangerous street activity into a thriving motorsport. As co-founder of Hot Rod magazine and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Parks’ dedication to safety and organization led to the creation of safe drag strips and a standardized racing format. Today, the NHRA is a major motorsport with millions of fans.

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Banks Sidewinder S10

Banks Sidewinder S10 Diesel Drag Pickup Truck

The Quickest & Fastest: 7.77 E.T. @ 180.00 mph. The Banks Sidewinder S-10 Duramax pickup was entered in the Top Diesel Class at the NHRDA World Finals on September 25-26, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas. Driver Wes Anderson clicked off a 7.77-second pass.

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