Kroeker-Banks KORE Baja 1000 Dodge Cummins
First diesel to finish Baja 1000 Baja 1000 Dodge Cummins drove to Ensenada, Mexico, and ran the full Baja 1000, stopping to pull a competitor out of
January 1, 2004
Banks At Bonneville
The dramatic story behind the creation of the Banks Sidewinder and its record-shattering run at Bonneville
January 1, 2004
Sideways Into the Record Book
Banks sets new world speed record with the Sidewinder diesel pickup…
June 30, 2003
April 30, 2003
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
One Camaro to Go
At least one magazine calls them Pro Tourers: a new kind of hot rod with big wheels, very low-profile tires, big brakes, super-tuned chassis, a 5 or 6 speed manual trans, and plenty of horsepower. In other words, a hot rod that drives in something other than a straight line and for distances longer than a quarter mile—much longer.
November 22, 2002
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